New-York tribune., 1919-11-10
Conflict Merely Start of
World Revolution, De-
clares One Time Aus
trian Foreign Minister
Germs of Death in Peace
London's Ideas Prevailed at
Versailles, Not Theories
of Mr.. Wilson, He Writes

VIENNA, Nov. 9 (By The Associated
Press).-The book of revelations re-
garding the war, written by Count
Czernin, formerly Austro- Hungarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs, is COM
plete and has come into the possession
of Vienna political personality, who
briefly and pithily sketches what the
count, writes: 1t presents in detail
one section of. the war, saws the writer
and throws light on dark episodes bv
official documents, archives and letters.
Czernin publishes astonishing writ
!ngs of the one-time German Chancel
lor, confidential messages from ambas-
sadors and minister's, protocols about
government meetings-in short. facts
and proofs.
The writer quotes Count Czernin as
saying:
"Versailles is not the end Of the war;
it is only phase of it. The war will
continue, even if in altered form.
believe that coming generations will
not call the great drama that ruled the
world for five years the World War, but
the world revolution, and will know
that the world revolution only began
with the war.
Germs of Death in This Peace"
"Neither Versailles nor St. German
will create any lasting work In this
peace there lie the germs Of death.
The cramps that twist Europe are not
decreasing. Like the great earthquake.
the underground rumble continues. But
other generations will arise and will
reconstruct what war and revolution
have destroyed. Each winter is fol-
lowed by spring, and the eternal law
will prevail that resurrection follows
DEATH"
The count, the writer says, tries
above all to prove he never had any
blame or guilt, and that ne always was
right and saw what was coming. In
two important points Czernin is able
to prove completely that he was a good
prophet, for in 1916 he was the only
Austrian displomatst who predicted
the Rumanian war, and, in 1917, the
breakdown and the revolution. The
writer continues:
"The submarine warfare and Presi-
dent Wilson form two separate chap
ters. The struggles Of Czernin against
the u-boat warfare are shown from the
reports and protocols, which are repro
duced Germany, however, would not
this method. Czernin discusses the
idea of separating Austria from Ger
many, but Is convinced this would have
brought no advantage.
Says Presidents Ideas Failed
"Should America come into the war
against Germany, Austria Hungary
automatically would be drawn in, for
Austro Hungarian artillery already was
at the West 'front.'" Czernin says.
Full of gripping interest,"" the writer
adds, "is the chapter about President
Wilson. Czernin considers Mr.. Wilson
unquestionably honorable, but he ques-
toned from the first whether Mr.. Will
sons theories would prevent the carry
ing out Of London's ideas.
"Czernin says he made efforts to de-
termine whether President Wilson's
program of the Italian conQuests would
be the deciding factor in the peace dis
cussion, but right in the middle of his
fee, he says. His suspicion of the
fourteen points was justified. At Ver-
ssallies, he declares, the terms of the
London conference triumphedc not the
theories of President Wilson,"
Major General ARR Won Straussen-
burg, who was chief of staff of the
Austro- Hungarian army, concluded yes
terday his testimony before the com
mission Investigating war delnquen-
cles. lie confirmed his previous testi-
mony that nothing could be done to
prevent the breakdown of the Aus
trans on the Italian front just before
the armistice, which resulted in the
capture by the Italians of several hun
dred thousand Austrians.
He said that the Italians were above
reproach from a military viewpoint in
their procedure during the twenty
four hours preceding the armisticc