The Washington herald., 1918-06-01
HUN ALLIANCE
GIVES MOSTLY
GERMANY RULE
Austria Bound for Twenty
FIVE Years by Junker
Iron Bands.


London, May a.-DetaiIs Of the mill
tary alliance between Germany and
Austria, formed at a high war council
of the rulers of the Central Powers,
have at last been made known to the
people Of the empires. correspondence
from Milan states.
The new treaty, which was practi-
cally forced upon the Emperor OF
Austria and his people. completes the
subjugation Of the Austro-H -HunSar1an
empire to the German yoke. seven
clauses are included in the terms.
They are as follows:
First-His High Majesty, the Ger
man Kaiser and King Of Prussia, on
the one hand, and His High Apostolic
Majesty The Kaiser of AsutrIa AID
King of Hungary, on the other, form
a close military alliance for twenty
five years, during which both parties
10 the alliance pledge themselves 10
EMPLOY the entire strength Of their
peoples for military purposes. The
allied nations of Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary shall divert all their
care to have their armies enter into
eny eventua! future conflict fully pre-
pared and at the maximum Of their
strength. Only thus can a future war
be of brief duration, for had the
armies of both allies been in this con-
dition in 1914 this war would have oeen
ended long ago.
Second-All the male inhabitants
capable of Tearing arms shall receive
proper and thorough military instruc-
tions. Special formations, moreover.
shall provide for all auxiliary services
in connection with the production Of
arms and ammunition.
"PrIncIpalIy to Germany"
Third-Regulations for the organiza-
tion, instruction and employment of
the allied troops shall be drawn up
according to one common principle,
the initiative of which shall be left
principally to Germany. The forma-
ton of the troops of the various
states Of Germany and of Austro-
Hungary shall constitute one sole
army, without being considered
strangers to each other.
Fourth-Armament shall be on a
uniform basis, to the extent that the
formations of one country may draw
their supplies from the nearest depot
in the other country, wherever sta
toned, without having to depend, as
in the past, on supplies from some
distant home base.
FIfth-The Allied troops shall be
brought into contact with each 9TH
er for the purpose Of educating them
to mutual esteem, love and appre-
citation. This principle shall guide
,the training Of future officers. and an
exchange of officers shall be organ
lied between the German and the
Austro-Hungarian armies, so that the
Austro- Hungarian officers may, as
occasion requires, command German
troops and vice versa.
Sixth-All preparations for future
wars shall be made on a common I'M
derstanding between the General
Staffs. This will require, naturally,
close collaboration between the Cen
eral Staffs and the Government Min
listers. All preparatory economic
measures conected with eventual war
shsfifbe taken beforehand, in time of
peace, snd the necessary departments
created.
Germany Prepares.
Seventh-RaiIway lines and con-
struction shall be erected and un-
dertaken by both allies in common
accord and on a unified plan.
Thus Germany has succeeded in
completely Incorporating the Austro-
Hungarian army with her own and
preparing herself for future wars. As
the clauses of the new treaty be-
come gradually known it is no won
der that discomfort and dread of
the future become general in Aus
tria
All the Socialist papers raise a
warning cry, asking whether the
world has not had sufficient expert
ence of the Moloch Of war, and why
should Austria he dragged into a
perpetual alliance for perpetual
cycle of wars simply to please Ger
man war madness.
The meeting of the heads of the
central powers was first made known
in London and Paris dispatches of
May u. According to these dis
patches, the Kaiser, Emperor Charles,
Foreign Minister Count Burian.
Chief of STAFF Won Strassenburg. and
Count Hunyado were all present al
the conference. which was held at
the German field headquarters. After
the conference, Emperor Charles
went to Budapest. Sofia and Con-
stantinople. possibly on a mission
connected with the conference.