Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-12
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many political groups The agrinon bloc
as we-c call Il Ia America. is In evidence
In Italy. too Existing poliiiul units
have multiplied and the line Of cleavage
IL so clearly drawn that Il has been
quite impossible 20 assemble lcgisln.
tive majority In support 81 n concrete
policy II was this condition Of affairs
which prevented Orlando from forming
u ministry when we were In Rome.
The most interesting u not the most
critical situation in Europe IL In Aus
triu. There has been a great deal of
criticism over the establishment OF new
countries out OF what was the Austro
Hungarian empire. The first man |
met In Vienna was an American who
has been in the Austrian capital for
several years In unmeasurcd terms
he denounced the Treaty Of Versailles
FOR the forntiers created. implying that
the succession states should not have
been formed He apparently overlooked
the fact that the Bohemians HunRari.
ans and Serbs had been fretting at the
leash for a long time.
Austrian Royalty Helpless
In Crisis. II Report.
IL IN unnecessary 10 recall tho nation.
al ambitions which these races held.
Enforced measures had developed the
seeds OF revolution. II might be re-
cited pertlncntly In this connection that
the killing Of the Austrian grand duke
In Serbia was the match that fired the
magazine 81 war The remnants OF the
old Hapsburg regime contend that
Franz Joseph who was totterlng and
scnile, and his successor. Carl, were
both unequal to their tasks.
a story In told in Vienna OF the old
emperor. War had actually been de.
ohred several days before he knew
anything about IL. one OF his ministers
was finally selected to advise him Of
what had happened. without waste OF
words the announcement was made that
the declaration OF hostilities had come.
FfRnz'Joseph, with remaining impres.
sions OF the last conflict between Ger.
many and Austria. said. That's good:
hope we whip the Dutch this time"
Speaking OF Carl brings to mind a
piece ~ Information which was supplied
by reliable journalist from Argentina.
a very wealthy ranchman purchased a
rope OF pearls from the Empress Zita
wife OF Emperor Carl. for over ono
million dollars. All the proceeds were
expended In organizing and carrying
out Carts last adventurous attempt to
regain the throne Dupliclty on the
part OF important persons who were
paid by Carl for assistance which Was
never given. IN charged.
us Of New States Held
Largely Imaginary
Return ng TO the question Of frontiers
uecting what " now Austria and tho
Three succession states. Czechoslcyakia
hungary and Jugoslavla. one frequent.
~ encounters the expressed belief TINT
out OF tie ruins OF the war have com
more confusion and distress than were
Witnessed under the old order. The log
teal response 10 this Is that bad as the
situation Is now. Il would ultimately
have been worse II imperlalistic rule
secret diplomacy. and recurrcnt vars OF
conquest had gone on.
y mar who has undergone n maIor
surgical operation ordinarily relieves n
day or two after IL has been performed
that the measures OF relief arc worse
than tbs disease itself In time he real
lies that tho germ would have bbcn In
tai and mis- experience. even trough
y involves great suffering. brings ulti
mate recovery. The SUCCESS OF the new
order obviously presupposes that tho
recognition Of national rights II 20
enforced by an insistent world opinion
In the future. II this IL not TO BE-. then
civilization az We understand n. lacks
the potential eIcments OF self.preserva.
ton.
Tho treaty was made by human
hands. No one has contended that the
work Is perfect. The war which had
come % an end was not fought by two
nations. Elements had entered into 4
that wTe based upon the national as
pirations OF sundry and distinct racial
groups all over the continent. Tho tine
came whcn the loose ends ~ EXTENSIVE
DISCRIMINATION had 20 he put together
Authority had 10 be established and this
involved tho laying out OF frontier
czcchosi0vaks. Roumania and Jug.
slavia do rot possess homogeneous pop.
ulations TOW. II may be that Illogical
ordinations have been made. II that be