Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-18
Prem. WEKERLE
OF Hungary on ALI
ance of Central Powers
Says Il Will Make For Better Mutual
Relations and Can in kowise Be
Taken as a Hindrance to Relations
Which Might Be Estfb'''h'd Even
tuaIly With Other Peoples IN
the Economic Domain"

Amsterdam. May 1.-THE new al!
lance between Austria Hungary and
Germany will make for better InU-
tual relations" said Premier NeA-
erie OF Hungary, in an address TO
the lower house of parliament. 1t
can in nowise be taken as a hin
drance TO relations which might be
established eventually with other
petoples in the economic domain
two Emperors initiating the new a
lance, the premier said.
War aims were not discussed for
there can be no question of war aims.
The alliance aims only at the main
tcnance of peace in all directions"
Neither will the Alliance be a
hindrance to the eventual entrance
into the so-called league of nations,
the premier added. The guarantee
CT this lies in the fact that we have
arranged q purely defensive alli-
ance."
Count Michael karolyi. president Ct
the Hungarian Independence party,
said he wanted to know whether the
terms of the new alliance would be
submitted to the House for consider
alton. Premier Wekerle referred the
count to the official announcement
Of May II relating to the meeting
of Emperor William and Emperor
Charles, and continued.
quest their governments to open ne
gotiations. but beyond this no formal
treaty of any sort has been made
HThe negotiations will soon besi q
and l think they will have the ger-
eral approval of Hungarians, who
Will be satisfied that our interests
are SO we'll maintained by such a
! proved alliance.
Naturally, certain military
agreements also will be concluded
Agreements can be made during war
which relate to common action, but
which have no connection with army
organization. We shall in no respect
give up our right of decision. No one
doubts that closer economic ties are
as desirable as possible
Il repeat we shall not give I'D IN
q single respect our indepedent right
of decision. The validity of the eco
nomic agreement will depend on The
approval of the House"
Zurich, May 1.-THE Volksreicht,
leading Swiss Socialist organ, de-
clares that the new Austro- German
alliance is nothing less than annexa-
ton of Austria Hungary by Ger
many. The Czechs and the Slavs are
in greater numbers than the Germans
, IN Austria, the newspaper points out,
and it declares that there, and even
the Magyars, will oppose the Dual
Monarchy being made subject to Ger
many. All this, however, the Social
! list organ argues, will not alarm the
Germans, who will proceed to re-
store order in Austria Hungary as in
other occupied lands, such as Poland
! the Ukraine, Rumania and Finland.
The Nolksreicht adds that whether
the Austro- Hungarian proleta riate
will bow submissively to the Ger
man yoke and agree to the indefinite
prolongation of the war for German
| imperial aims remains to be seen.
The Vienna Arbeiter ZeitunG re-
marks that if Germany and Austria :
, Hungary enter into permanent
close political, military and economic
alliance the Entente nations will do
the same. and alliance will stand
| against alliance. Then the world will
be divided into two hostile camps.
the newspaper declares. the war will
+ be followed by economic conflicts,
and struggle for raw materials, and
+ further warfare will thereafter be
continually threatened.