The Washington herald., 1918-01-29
TEUTON SPLIT
WIDENS; PRESS
SHOWS RANC0R
Germans Accuse Austrian
Premier of Traitorously
Courting America.

Amsterdam. Jan. 28.-Hand-in-
hand with the growing labor unrest
in Germany and Austris-Hungary
goes a violent press controversy re-
volving around the Austro-iunga-
rian foreign ministers peace aims
reply, particularly the hint at con-
citation with America contained
therein. This was clearly shown by
today's adyices from the two leu
tonic capitals.
A wide gap has been sprung be-
tween strong sections of public opin-
ions in the two nations by the diver
sence between the German chancel
lor's and Count Czernin's speeches.
1t was consic lbly widened by a
statement att, yIted to the Austrian
foreign minister today. that he had
sent a copy of his speech to Presi-
dent Wilson beforehand.
(No such copy was received
by President Wilson person
ally or by the State Depart
ment.)
CEernIn Called Traitor.
While the press controversy RACES,
some OF the pan-German organs going
so far as to call Czernin a traitor to
Germany. the censorship both at Ber-
lin and Vienna has cast an impene-
trable veil over everything that could
tend positively to answer the question
whether there is an actual split be-
tween the two governments. or
whether the divergence between the
TWO leading statesmen's addresses was
shrewdIy framed beforehand as
part and parcel OF a far-reaching
scheme OF diplomatic camoufiage
whose ultimate purposes are known
only 20 the schemers themselves.
Two days after Scheidemann told
the Reichstag main committee that the
Austrian ETnr Sror had been openly in
suited in the streets of Vienna, equally
outspoken references to the Kaiser
could be heard in the streets of Berlin.
Dubs Kaiser Hangman.
And the Deutsche Tages Zietung,
7iu which Count Reventlow vents
lfs views, today featured" an edi-
soriI on "Germany's hangman"-
no name being given, but only one
inference being possible as to who
meant The Tages Zeitung
charges the emperor with selling
the empire to the Socialists.
This paper leads a section of the
junkerist press in a well-defined
campaign for creating popularity
for the crown prince as the sole
saviour" of a greater Germany"
The pre-w4r plot, to which Pre-
mier Lloyd George vaguely alluded
in one of his recent speeches, to
force the Kaiser to abdicate in IA
vOr of his eldest son, already the
uncrowned emperor of the war party,
appears to have been fully revived.
Angry at CEernin.
The report that Count Czernin sent
an advance copy of his speech to
President Wilson drew from the pan
German press today bitter inyective
against the Austrian statesman. The
Post, speaking Of "Czernin's fraternal
kiss for Wilson," insinuates it is his
Judas kiss for Germany" Reventlow
Numbered in his paper that this
meant a menace to "Germany's life
interests
The Tagliche Rundschau bluntly
stated, I'VE do not trust Austria"
and another junkeTist journal urged
WiIhemstrasse to abandon the dual
monarchy.
But in his own country Count
Czernin is stronger than ever. Proof
of this was furnished today when the
foreign relations committee of the
Reichsrath tenderd him a vote of con-
fidence, IA to z.
Meanwhile the German Socialists
are rejoicing over a notable local
election victory. In the little town of
Bantzen, SaxOny. Herr Uhlig, a
Socialist candidate in a by-election
contest, defeated DR.. Hermann,
Conservative. The fight had been
bitter, both sides asserting it was the
hiG test Of the German peoples feel
ing