French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-18
AUSTRIAN PREMIER GIVES Up
HIS OFFICE AT REQUEST
OF GERMANY.
THOUGHT POSITION BETTER
However, He Had Involved Emperor
Charles In Most Unpleasant Posi-
tion-czechs in Revolt. /.

COinc1dent with the report or the
acceptance of the resignation Of
Count Czernin, the Acknowledgements
premier, comes a report of a serious
outbreak ofthe Czechs at Prague,
which for many months has been re-
ported to be seething with anti-pan-
Germanism. Bohemians, or al least
the Czechs minority in that countryS
object to the creation Of a German
government there, but the incident
may be significant than has so
far appeared. The Slavic races of
Bohemia have long been standing out
against the Germanization- Of their
country and the outbreak at Prague
may be only another indication of the
deep-seated opposition to the war as.
pirations of the central powers.
Washington.-News Of the resigna.
ton of Count Czernin as Austro-Hun.
garian foreign minister lead to much
speculation among officials and diplo-
mats here as to the causes which
brought about the rather dramatic
exit of the Austrian official at a mo-
ment when, through his decided
chang of attitude toward war issues,
involving his complete acceptance Of
the extreme German views, it had
been supposed that he had greatly
strengthened his position.
This change was manifested soon
after the Brest-Litovsk peace confer
ences, where CzeFnin had become
convinced that his moderate views re-
garding the basis Of peace were I'M
acceptable to the dominant annexa-
ton and forced indemnity party.
Therefore officials here are inclined
to b~elieVe-that it was not because the
count was obnoxious to Austria's great
ally that he was forced out Of office,
but rather that the explanation was
to be found in internal Austro-Hun-
gartan issues.
1t is recognized that Czernin in
volved Emperor Charles In a most
unpleasant position by his speech try
ing to faSten upon France the re.
sponsibihty for initiating peace pro-
posals last year, thereby enabling the
French government to deliver a mas
ter stroke 10 diplomacy by producing
the famous lettGf 81 Charles "a
Prince sfxtus. Bat quite aside from
tAS Stxtus letter. recent Oveats IN
AustNa-EtuagAry have indicated that
Count CGerRtA's tenure ninAt be
sheFt. La the 6rst place there vas the
haEhNEA HHhsEinE 81 the p~oaaIatiea
AAd especially In Bohemia. fro1 tha1
state Of seN4i-staEE4EOA Cor which they
held the govOEnment responsible be.
u It would net make peace NJ
once. Thea there was the bitter dis.
S~atiS1aotiOa OF the Poles and CzeeAa |
over the relinQHishmsnt Of the pich
couDtEy OF Cholm to the Ukraine as
n Of the conditions Of the Rreat.
LttoVsk peace: Finally there was the
concentrated hatred OF the foPeAeni
minister by the anti-German elements
OF the Austrian confederation because
OF his relapse into extreme conserva.
esm and his adoption OF the pan.
German program in it's entirety, with
all Of its reactionary policy.
1t Is understood Emperor Charles
himself still has liberal leaninRs and
is disposed to moderation SO far as
war is concerned, it is conceived that
he might easily be inclined to rid
himself Of an official so unpopular !
with a large part of the Austro-Hun.
garian population.
1t has been known, too, for a long
time thai the count has been a sick
man and that he has often shown
signs OF distraction and has MANY
times been near the point OF absolute
physical-collapse as the result of his
strenuous efforts to maintain control
OF the widely discordant elemenIs that
make up the dual empire.