The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-30


American republic, whose women and
children he murdered, except by Of
fering to recognize the United States
as a nation holier than others and
forgiving judge. ;,
American idealism has been splend-
idly revealed by the unselfish activf-
ties of the United States in this war.
The kaiser is now trying to utilize
that idealism to save Germany from
her Just fate The Germans holding
no higher motives than those OF force
and ruthlessn ess, believe that Amer1-
can idealism must necessarily pc
based on sentimentality and weak
ness Of character.
The kaiser therefore, expects the
Unitod States to accept his flattery
and to summon all the rest or the
world as sinners to hear the irrevo-
cable judgements of the American ma
ton. BY this means the democrac1es
of Europe would immeasurably pene-
fit German interests. 1t is not through
any such intrigue as this that just
peace can be imposed on the Germans.
Peace must be in agreement with the
fundamental terms of all the demo-
cratic nations, if democracy is to win
the war
Germany must not be allowed to
gain the victory by subtly planting
seeds OF future strife between Ameri-
ca and the democracies of Great Brit
ain and France.
Independence of Hungary.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30-Archduke
Joseph, second cousin Of the Aus
@-s- N1oY 10.
ton declaring that Karl charged hlrn
to effect complete independence OF
Hungary which would join the league
Of nations. according to Budapest dis
patch received here today.
REPORTS received yesterday stated
that Count Karolyi who was elected
head Of the national council, already
had formed an Independent, anti-dyn-
astic state in Hungary, in which the
Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs had
joinedl
Riots in Budapest.
ZURICH, Oct 3O.-A state of seige
has been proclaimed in Budapest, fol
lowing the attempt OF hundred
thousand demonstrators to enter the
palace Of Arch Duke Joseph. The DEM
are demanding a republic.
German troops are reported to be
arriving
Students in the city have formed a
council to cooperate with the Magyar
council
Budapest in Uproar.
LONDON. Oct. 3O.-The ferment in
Budapest is becoming chronic, it is
indicated in reports from Zurich and
Copenhagen. Street fighting in which
machine guns are employed Is COM
mon and many have been killed and
Injured. Great demonstrations were
hourly yesterday. There
were frequent violent combats, gener-
ally between loyal soldiers and stu
dents.
The republican movement Is still
brewing and a general labor revolt is
feared
The Chronicle and Daily News sug-
gest the trouble perhaps is the begin
ming Of revolution against the Haps-
burgs It is reported that Emperor
Karl's opposition to Count Karolyi's
for majority coalition
touched off the recent outbreaks.
Prague Is Celebrating.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30.-The
Czecho-Slovak national council was
in complete possession of Prague, CAPT.
tai of Bohemia, ON Monday Vienna
dispatch reported today. The popu-
lace was enthusiastically celebrating.
Reply to Austria.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-President
Wilson was reported this morning as
a reply to the latest Aus
trian peace plea, which was expected
to be completed and made public some
time today-probably not until late
this afternoon. That the president
would merely pass on the Austrian ap-
peal to Versailles for settlement, no.
tifyirg Austria Of his action, was the
conviction here.