The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-04
BIC PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE
REPUBLICS Of FORMER MONARCHY

VIENNA, Thursday. Nov. 2S.-(By the
Associated Press.)-Two big problems
confront the republics which have arisen
from the ruins OF tho Hapsburg empire.
First, 1t is becoming daily moro difficult
TO maintain order within the republics
until tho peace conference and. second,
will the decision OF the peace conference
really solve the racial and commercial
questions which now are more urgent
than ever.
The first problem involves Internal
conditions in each republic. and also be-
tween the republics. Relations between
the governments and tho situations
within each republic depends on food.
coal and living condition. The common
people do not yet understand that order
and freedom are synonymous terms.
When it suits their political convent
enco the residents of the former empire
readily declare they arc acting accord
Ing to the spirit of President Wilson'S
messages. 50 much so that the peasants
who generally are -hard-hcndnd and
conservative lot. have begun To think
t''at democracy means socialism or att
archy.
A state employr who was excited by
events In Berlin asked the correspondent
II. according 10 American ideas. II would
not be a good thing TO assassinai" me
royal family and also to ovcrturn fnrcl-
blv the Austrian republican govern
mruts that arc too conservative. IL was
with difficulty that hr was made 10 I'M
dcrStand that Americans obtained gov
ernincntal changes by orderly voting.
Some observers insist that 1t ~ the
duty OF the United states not only 10
scatter n f"w military oNicrrs through
out. the empire in III" guiSc OF missions
but also tn send American citizens WIN
blood tics in tho former empire. AMI
srraking the vari"ns tongues l"r 'n'
nuruose Of Undertaking propaganda l"
explain how American politics are gum"
hy reason and also by force. and also
,io, rrnuhllcs do rot fight with each
Other, otherwise. these observers say.
tr,- pccplcs of the former empire. VIII
never scttlaldown II Is pointed out thh'
tI,;r;nrs the. hes; days Of the empire the
Ilarahurgs kept order only with the
greatest difficulty.
Tho delegates OF tho German-Anstrian
rryrrnmrnt Mt tho peace conference
prnhahlv will endravor Ia OBTAIN per
mission 10 form some sort or CONNER
riai federation within tn" limits OF IN"
n,i rnrirc They have dropped the plan
Of ;nin.ng tho German federation since
Tho, feel that the allies arc not Wiling
TO permit this.
Ti"y dcclnr" that ono of the MISTAKES
nr the old rulers Of Austrih-HunE'rf
WIS 10 compel thn use Of the German
languag~ In Austria. and the Magyar
louguacc in Hungary. This mistake
thcv say. should be r"ctif1cd by granting
autonomy To "ach race, ne well AS sHP-
aralc schunls md separate churches.
The Danube federation plan has hrch
altered somr what. As outlined now II
would be n purely economic arrangement.
permitting the ronttnnanc" Of tho new
governments as political entities. huI
with the Czrrho-Slovaks. German-Aus-
trims. Rumanians. Ilunsnrians and
.iug0-Slars all Joined commercially IN
using the Danube route to the HACK sea
and the Mediterranean. The fcd"ra-lon
nlsu would take over the port Of Tricst