Evening star., 1921-01-19
Editorial Digest
Austria Crumbles.


The utter collapse OF Austria, which
has lcft distracted Europe with one
moro we'll uish u..SJivaDlo problem
GA hSt hand. - c.ea,.oi ~ tho ma
Jottty u .tiie .....s. lG.h -. S.s., ultcGtiS
20 the setnsn Ul.aiuicss tns peace
Conference. y ie~ Writes a.e cun-
tout 10 b,.tilte AuStria ior hef own
uowni..li. uul mos, VI them admit tnat
s..e nustsuu helped 10 hei ieet. thoaeh
nou, See clearly no" TINS can he Ac-
CO.. p..i,,Icu.
-,.,-. ...,cinS the cla.is ms poilcy u
A..v.iU... "nIC!I eia.,.sd ale. C.
~ tn..L the peop.ss OF -,dsLi Ia II uH-
ea.y be accorded the IuiieSt oppoF-
,.nity oI AUTONOMOUS uS"ciophieht'
Lie BaIt.iiav. .>tNS t.IIoSp pSLocit.l
ut..a. 9 ,.!..l l..rec ..ieI. J". ans ana
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t,u.n,.., e,u"..l .nlouSn t-iS CEN
"a. .rs pI,u.., AuSti III - ici ue..eii.
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10. C,s in Dtil.t., u '" Ii.c.I. As tAS 'eS
urus S..uN, GcIt..lhIy ,..u Hot hao"
n5ut.II-, .nc " DR..
T..e Versailles t,ea.s. s-!s the we"
Lo.h II.~os ,'..u "a -
pam. C..dSe oi -luSti.. Collapse anu
IIe separation iio"i Ici i-ial,' iH.SIo
~ "a -
hurt chiefly the latter. To this the
CnIcago Post lindependenD agrees
declaring tnat the complete lSola-
>tlon of Austria has miue existence
impossible" That this cApldnatlon Is
suliiyl ent the New lofk Lse"i"s Io@l
independently denies, dec.aI ihe lha'
many AuS,rlanS we've iihe".ae op
posed to union with Geril'th3' ahu
stating that the "proDien OF austria
is really the problem OIL fiehh".
France, however, the Post believes. Is
primarily" responsible, a1d Win the
other allies she must supAy the loan
and the morale to save the day
The New York World (democratlc)
and the Springfield Union trepupii-
CAM think that, as the former pu.s
it, Austria's smash is 'undouptealy
the consequence OF trying 10 snape
the boundaries Of Europe On dls-
tinctly racial rather than economic
lines" BY ignoring trade. Industry
and commerce-everythi by Whicn
nations live" the World declares that
French fears have refused austria
to become, as it should. south Ger
man state, like Bavaria, with TRACE
outlet to the world"
The Rochester Times Union tnde-
pendent) considers that the fall OF the
republic relic of the Hapsburg empire
is partly the inevitable result OF tne
war, Out duuS tildS IL 10 IL ~
degree the sinister result or Inc SCI
fish and unwise politics pushed 70 an
only too successful issue at Paris"
The Charleston News and Courier
(democratic) expresses the hope tnat
the tragedy will impress upon the
French the inevitable result of a poll
CIV that allows the defeated states no
chance to effect economic recovery;
The Rochester Democrat and Chron1-
Gle (republican) puts the blame on
President Wilson. whose "catch-
words" were put into effect by the
The New York Herald Independently
feels that the old world, and perhaps
the new, "can get Austria on her feet
again." and this will be necessary:
because Austria is the victim OF
greed and force. parading under
thin veneer known as self-determina-
ton. and smugly calling itself right
eousness" The treaty makers, 1t con-
tinues. failed to heed even the sim
plest economic fact in their mad de-
sire to do justice to all the subject
races which had felt the depressing
hand of the Hapsburgs."
Some newspapers consider that Aus
tria is suffering from conditions with
in herself. The New Times inde-
pendent democratic) finds that her
troubles have come partly through
war WEAKNESS. partly through ex-
through inexperience and incompe-
tence." The medieval reactionaries
Of Budapest" are held Responsible for
these weaknesses. The Detroit Free
Press independently explains simply
that 1.-THE country stands where 1t
does today because its rulers and Its
people were fools. not merely because
they were wicked-though they as
suredly did sin outrageously." but be-
cause they were "bunglers."
Another view is expressed by the
Oklahoma City Oklahoman (demo-
cratic). It is "probable." it declares.
that those "mainly responsible" for
the plight Of Austria are "the boil
shevists and other radicals" Fur
thermore. the people themselves did
not have the moral fiber to stand up
under defeat" but "1oafed around"
and "bewailed their defeat" while the
reds seized the government.