Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
HUN To CONTROL
AUSTRIA ARMY
Must Help Kaiser IN All Wars for
IS Years. is Terms of New
Agreement

London, Nav 81 The Deutsche Volk-
szcitung publishes the text Of the military
treaty between Germany and A,lstrla-
Hungary, which was forced upon En-
pcror Karl during his recent soiourn Mt
German Army Headquarters The treaty
comprises seven articles, as follows
% Ills High Majesty. the German
Kaiser and King of Prussia, on the ono
hand, and His High Apostolic Majesty,
the Kaiser Of Austria and King of Hun
gary, on the other, form close military
alliance for twenty-five years, during
which both parties tn the alliance pledge
themselves 10 employ tho entire strength
Of their peoples for military purposes.
The allied nations Of Germany and Aus
trla-Hungary shall devote all their care
to have their armies enter INTO an eventual
future conflict fully prepared and Mt a
maximum of their strength Only thus
the future war shall be of brief duration.
for, had the armies of both allies been IN
tins condition IN 1914. tins war would
have been ended long ago
(2l All male inhabitants capable of
bearing arms shall receive proper and
thorough military instruction. Special
formations. moreover. shall he provided
for all auxiliary service IN connection
with tho production of arms and am
munitlon
~ Regulations for organization, in
strtIction and employment Of the allied
troops shall be drawn mp according to
one common principle, the initiative of
which shall bc left principally to Germany
The formation of the troops OF the various
States of Germany and Hungary
shalt constitute ono sole army without
being considered strangers Ia each other.
a. Armament shall be on a uniform
basis to the extent that formations Of
one country may draw their supplies
from the nearest depot IN the other coun-
try wherever stationed without having
TO depend, MS IN the past, on supplies
from some distant home base.
IS The allied troops shall be brought
into contact with each other for tho p,Ir-
pose of educating them To mutual cstecn,
love, and appreciation. This principle
shall guide the ira ming of future ofhcers.
and an exchange of officers shall bc or
ganzed between the German and Austro-
Hungarian armies, so that Austro-lfun-
garian officers may, rs occasion requires,
command German troops and vice versa
i6) All preparations for future wars
shall be made in common understanding
between the General Stats This will
FFtllllts Hditli tiho' tpif'bNt s.SfoI
between the General Staffs and Govern
ment Ministers All preparatory eco
nomic measures connected with the
eventual war shall be taken beforehand
in time of peace. and the necessary de-
partments be created
IL Railway lines and construction
shall be directed and undertaken by both
allies in common accord, and on a unified
plan.
The Daily Telegraph Milan correspon-
dent saws that Austrian and German
public opinion is Informed at last of the
details of this military convention and
they are bound to create u deep impress
sion. The correspondent adds
Germany has succeeded IN completely
Incorporating the Austro-I hungarian army
with her own and preparing herself for
future wars As the clauses of the new
treaty become gradually known 1t
is no wonder discomfort and dread of
the future become general IN Austria
All the Socialist papers raise "a warning
cry. asking whether the world has not
had sufficient experience of the Moloch
Of " ar and why Austria should be dragged
into a perpetual alliance for perpetual
cycle OF wars simply 10 please German
war madness