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gary has become q mere fra gment,
& without frontiers, indefensihle. eco
/ nomically impossible. all its outlets
in the hands Of enemy tribes. Noth=
: ing is more certain than that Hun
gary viii follow the road Of Austria
and in its turn become a member Of
the German confederation unless Eu-
ropean craftsmanship can substitute
more favorable course. and such
: course can only be discovered in
citation with the Austrian, the Czech
and the Hungarian
Southern sluvs Must Come In.
Finally, even an economic ass0cla-
ton between the Czechs, the Aus
trians and the Hungarians would be
( incomplete unless the southern Slavs
in their turn should also be enlisted.
Only in this way can sure access TO
the sea be offered 10 the other three
peoples II seems TO me almost
automatic that the next two decades
must see either some form OF restora-
tion OF the union between the terri
tories and the races included in the
old Hapsburg monarchy with the pos
sible exception of the poles and the
kumanians, or the establishment Of
that Mittel-EurOpa under German
control which viii mean in fact the
domination Of the European continent
by Germany together with the posses /
sion Of the land routes into Asia and
Africa through Turkey and by Suez-
Is it possible 10 reconcile the Yari-
Gus tribes OF Austria-H Hungary on
the surface at least IL seems not. Re
+ cent events have stimulated rivalries
and jealousies, some OF them thou
sand years old, while in addition they
have created new antagonisms- If the
Rumanians and the Hungarians have
been at each others threats for fully
ten centuries, it is only since the
Augtr0- Zimmerman n0IfanEn that rhnre-
has come a quarrel between the Serbs
and the Rumanians- If the Serbs and
the Bulgarians have been foes from
the beginning of modern history. the
Italians Is OF very recent origin Ac-
tually the last year. in which the
world was theoretically engaged in
restoring peace after the great struE-
gle, has been marked by a multiple
cation OF animosities. The Czechs are
embroiled with the Poles, the Ru-
manians with the Serbs the southern
Slavs with the Italians, while all the
old quarrels have grown bitterer in
the meantime.
Italy Opposes Federation.
To any federation Of the various
races Of central Europe there is in ad- I
dition the obstacle created by mutual !
hostilities the not considerable bar !
rier erected BY the aspirations OF
great powers II the British and the I
French. like the Americans, would ]
welcome the erection Of United Z
States OF the Danube, nothing could bs !
more undesirable from the Italian s
point OF view such a state would in I
falibly dispute with italy possession {,
OF the eastern shore Of the Adriatic. (
supremacy in albania Greece IN her +
turn, II only for protection against !
italy, would find her way into such a
confederation and Italian hopes in +
the Aegean would likewise be brought T
10 nothing
As a consequence the Italian policy /
with respect Of the old Austria-H Hun I
gary must be exactly what the French I
policy was in the case Of Germany for 4
several centuries. II French predom-
nance on the continent were 70 be /.
maintained il was always essential Z
that the rivalries between the Prus-
SLAMS and the Bavarians should be
stimulated and Austria and Prussia
remain foes. The union Of Germany
marked the loss by France OF her
dominant position on the continent.
IN the same way federation between
the various races Of central Europe
would be fatal to italian policy and
purpose
Germans WIN Fight Union.
Even more than the Italians. the
Germans must fight such a felera-
ton II IL is prevented. then the
mere economic forces will drive the
empire into association with Germany.
The Austrians have already sought
such fusion and If German states
manship can only preserve the confu-
sion in central Europe until Germany
gets on her feet again, then the out
come seems sure We have then al
once a common interest between italy
and Germany and a common policy.
italy prefers to see Germany acquire
portions Of the old Austro- Hungarian
empire rather than TO see this empire
restored.
While the course OF Rumania in re-
cent months has beenSin no small de-
gree Influenced BY the conflict be-
tween the allied powers themselves in
the matter Of Austria-HunEary Ru-
manian occupation Of Hungary as
have pointed out before was d.
rectly encouraged By Italy and at
least unofficiaIly tolerated by France.
Even the reports OF a combination be-
tween the Hungarians and the Ru-
manians seem less preposterous when
it is recognized that Italian policy re-
Qulres the destruction OF all chance OF
reunion between the Germans. the
Hungarians and the Slavs of austria
and even an enforced association be-
tween the Huugarians and the Ru-
manians would contribute TO this re-
suit
Hungary Has Little Choice.
As far as the Hungarians are con-
cerned their choice now must be be-
tween immediate ruin left to domestic
anarchy and at least temporary sub
mission to outside power which could
at least preserve order and permit IN
duskry TO live The evacuation OF
Budapest BY Rumanian troops would
almost inevitably mean a return OF
Bolshevism- With the Danube con-
troled by the Rumanians and the
Serbs and the outlet to the Adriatic in
the hands Of the southern Slavs. Hun
gary is sealed up from the world and
coDdemned TO continue in misery.
An association with the Rumanians,
however calling 10 Hungarian pride.
would at least remove some Of the
chief dangers q the present time.
order would be maintained. Hun
garian disputes with the southern
Slavs, the Austrians and the Czecho-
Slovaks would be championed by a +
powerful Rumanian army. and Hun
gary herself might save many terri
tories otherwise certainly lost Such
a union would hardly be more impos-
sible than the Austro- Hungarian as
ISOLATION seemed after the terrible
circumstances Of the Hungarian rev.