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Creel Discloses Letters That Reveal Intrigue Francis Ferdinand Sought to Head Off William = Czernin Correspondence on Way to America

NEW YORK, March 27.-George Greet, former chairman of the com mittee on public information, made public here tonight a summary of the secret correspondence of Count Ger min. late foreign minister of Austria Hungary, which was turned over to Edgar Sisson at Prague by the custo- dian official of the Bohemian govern ment on January A, last. One of the most sensational of the disclosures was that there was a German Magyar con- spiracy against the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the throne of Austria. who was assasinated at Sarajevo, June IS, 1914, because he was considered rival of the then Emperor William.
 MT. Greet said MT. Sisson accepted the privilege of using the correspond ence in behalf of the United States government
 Translators and d photographer in the service of the committee on public information were set at work to trans late the documents for general publi- cation in this country, as the final pub lie contribution of the committee, ac- cording to Creel He declared one copy was to be turned over to Secretary of State Lansing for use of the peace con- ference commission, Investigating re- possibility for the outbreak of the war; while another was to be sent to the committee at Washington for release to the press. He added that MT. Lansing s copy undoubtedly was in his hands and that the copy for the press probably was on it's way to-this country.
 To Be Rid of Berlin In a report to Mr. Sisson on the scope of the letters, Captain Immanuel Voska U $. A., head of the Prague bureau of the committee on public in- formation. said:
 From the documents and letters it will be shown that Francis Ferdinand was working on building up a strong Austria, which would eventually eman- cipate itself from the influence of Der | lin. This was blocking Berlins plan for expansion toward the east, and the Berlin government came to an under standing with the Budapest govern ment to offset the plans of Francis | Ferdinand.
 From one of the letters it is evi- dent that the German emeperor's sor Eitel Frederick, was selected to study the Magyar language and to make friends of the Magyar nobility.
 
 found from the documents on hand as to the conspiracy to kill Archdukt Francis Ferdinand, it is sufficiently evident that there was no conspiracy in Serbia for that purpose. The Arch duke was rather a friend of Serbia, il hatred of the Magyars. as he knew of the conspiracy between the Berlir and the Budapest governments.
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 stI is shown from letters that wheI Aehernthal (Austro- Hungarian foreigI minister) annexed Bosnia in 1900, ant Serbna protested through Russia ant was supported by England, Coun | Czernin had an audience with Fer dinand. The latter was against wa | with Serbia, as the powers would sa. halt after Serbia was Overridden ant nothing would be gained in such a wal But Count Hoezendorf, the chief o staff. was strongly for war. The Aus tro- Hungarian general staff wa strongly under the influence of tn | German general staff
 'It is also shown:
 "C)-That a strong centralized Aus tria. under Francis Ferdinand, was to strong a barrier against German ex pansion towards the far east. Franci > Ferdinand started to centrallze Ill power first with the creation of a min istry of the imperial court of whic the intention was to offset Magya power.
 "(2)-That there was a strong op position against the direct, secret an common electoral right for Austria an Hungary.
 "(3)-That there was fusion of a aristocrats and landlords in Austri and Hungary for the support of tn emperor against peoples rights and sc cial democrats. Feuladism and des potism were supposed to return unde Francis Ferdinand. The emperor an the aristocrats, with other landlord wanted to rule. In Hungary, Cou1 Tisza and certain MT. Kristoffy wei the secret supporters of Francis F'el dinand through Count Czernin Otht Hungarian aristocrats, according 1 documents, were pro-German an called rebels by Francis Ferdinand.
 William Feared SIavs , Again, Francis Ferdinand was dans l erous to the German emperor and h l aspirations Emperor William feare : and hated the Slavs, but liked the Mag vars. He said that Francis Ferdinar t wis too rabid toward the Magyars ar - Continued on page twol