The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-07-19
''The Ramshacl1Ie Empire. :


YOu ere FOOLS said Max Harden to the clique that is
N control Of the AussFo-Hungaran government "YOur
only escape Is to make peace with the United States
You are bankrupt and you cannot borrow money from
anybody but America. II America should deny you
money after the war your empire would collapse"
These words are faithful paraphrase Of Hardens utter
anee.
Baron Burian Austrian foreign minister, takes hint
from Harden. He eudes 70 President Wilson as ge-
MUS and pretends that Ausria-ungary is willing 70 dis
cuss peace on basis Of fairness and justice. When he
gets into details he shows that Austria Hungary alarm
ed on account Of the activity Of the entente allies stir
ring up revolt in the Hapsburg empire while prosecuting
vigorous military campaign in Macedonia He asserts
that the entente willing to see half Of the Hapsburg
empire perish in order to make the other half happy
That wholly untrue. The entente allies are not seek
ing the destruction Of the TeutOns Magyas Of Austria
which trying to escape from the minority rule Of
these TeutOns and sMagyars.
"Three-ffths of the population Of Austria-Hungary
are completely out Of sympathy with the object Of the
war-as matter Of fact they far in sympathy
with the aims Of the allies. Threefhs Of the pOpula
KNOW perfectly well blell OHy CHANCE Oh
ming their only chance Of achieving anything in the
ture Of freedom for themselves, is to great al
lied victory These are the words of Mr. Lloyd George
in the house Of commons They are not idly spoken
They are most gratifying evidence that the British gov
ernment is giving close attention to the state of affairs
in the ramshacke empire" and afford proof that Mr.
Lloyd George now has clear.sighted of the situation
u
in the integrity Of Austra-Hungary. On the contrary
he perceves that Austria Hungary is one Of the weak
spots in the German amor The whole Of the Austrian
prisoners" said Mr.. Lloyd George, Belonging to
great powerful in Austria actually congregatng
together in order to and fight on the allied
side in Sibera-the Czecho-Slovak troops All of this
lis matter full Of Significance and venture to say full
Of hope"
Baron Burian deceives America no more than he de-
ceives Great Britain The United States no longer main
tans policy which would handle Hungary with
soft gloves The words Of Baron Buran like those of
Count Czernin may be smooth and soft but America
recognizes the Hapsburg empire as rotten system Of
oppression whereby coterie Of grafters enabled
turn millions Of persons Of various naonaltes to
De eXpioLe0 Dy Germahy Inc hapSDhg DeLraya OF the
peoples of Austria Hungary is as base as the Lenne
Trotzky betralal Of the peoples Of Russia.
The speech of Burian is obviously intended to deceive
the oppressed races of Austria He tries to show them
that the Austrian government is strong and determined
to maintain its grip. The world knows that the Haps
burg regime is nearing its end The asco in Italy DEM
onstrated it. the allied offensive in Macedonia proves it,
and the inability Of Austria to lind aid to Germany in
her extremity the western front still further ex
hbits to the people Of the central empires that their d
vine" rulers are approaching the abyss
What do the starving people of Austria Hungary think
when they learn Of Germany's fifth failure the west
front? Where is the food that Germany promised?
What do the deuded followers of Hohenzoern and Haps
burg think when they learn that the Czecho-Sovaks
those despised and oppressed Bohemans have cut the
railroads in Siberia and shut Off the food supply that was
Ito 60 forward to Germany and Austria?
Sand the central powers have other difficulties in other
countries said Mr. Lloyd George "in Bulgaria and Tur
key" Yes they have serious difficulties, as was admit
ted by Dr. Kuehmann in that remarkably frank address
which caused his downfall Whatever the faults Of the
allies, and however serious their difficulties the enemy
nations have committed greater faults and confronted
with greater difficulties Washington Post.
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