Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-23
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FoNTENOY.

BY THE MARQUISE DE FoNTENOf.
That the socialist government OF
Austria, which had possessed ltsei
a, .upreme power at Vienna after the
Of the republic ana the
of Emperor Charles
,as a frantic appeal to Great n,'.
.,r in March. 1919. through us 'nA
h,rco,,or. DR.. Renner. still mem
y, the socialist party In pariia
=. for the military occupation os
49, Erg,ish army Of Vienna mas just
80, nuhIicly revealed during lhe
,rua NJ a debate in the natlonai
council of Austria. the appeal
made in March. 1919. when the peace
,on0ress OF Versailles was aireaus "
.s,on and was made by Chanceiior
pornar who travelled all the way ~
+ba Castle Of Eckartsau. wnere I'll
naror CHARLES and Empress Aita wei :.
than residing. in order 70 pre- rs
to Col. Strut and Col. slr Ihoi,ia
Cunninghame. whose names ns
t,onad in these letters yesterday as
n;n1 hern assigned by the Brltlsn
.ayarnment, and especially by klns
1900 To- take all the necessary
mea s,,res for the protection OF tne
former Austrian ruler, with ms cou
sort and his children. IroIn 'ns 20 md
fate that had overtaken the car anu
czar;na If Chancellor Renner appiea
70 Col Strut and Col. Sir Thomas II
was because he had every reason 10
believe. and very justly so, tnat tnes
enioyed in a marked desre the con
Sdsnee of their king and OF his gov
When Count Czernin. the last chan
caller Of the dual empire, mace TINS
charge in the nationalist council asalns.
his socialist successor. Renner, ne was
Violently denounced as liar. bnt ms
statement has been publicly connrmro
nv Col Edward Isle Strut. c. b: z.
and ID. s. O., himself. in letter from
the Travellers Club, in London. dateo the
9Th of May. 1923, and which has sincs
been made public in Austria and spreaa
on the records Of the national council !;
TO the effect that Chancellor Ranner diu
make the appeal. and that. 100, IN
very abject manner. and that II nau
been spurned by the two British colo-
nels at Eckartsau S dasIar,r wi'h You
are only asking for British troops
because YOU are afraid of your life.
and for that of your friends. Your
country does not count in the mat
ter" Col. Sir Thomas Cunningham1e
added to Chancellor Renner; III
L
tect the people from terrorist out
RACES. as it is your anxiety 10 sup
mort yourself and your political al
herents, and maintain yourself In OF
Ace through the aid of British sol.
diers You want to render Great
Rritsin responsible for what you've
done and are now doing" In fact.
the two English officers literally drove
chancellor Renner from their presence
with scorn.
But 1t was because of the craven raven
fear which the chancellor manifested
NJ the terrorists obtaining the upper
hand. and of his virtual confession or
that Col. EDWARD L.
strut and Col. Sir Thomas Cunning
hame came to the conclusion that the
safe refuge for the ex-emperor and
empress, and spirited them off within
forty-eight hours by specia! train
into Switzerland. One can only con .
lecture what would have happened II
s sne through Chancellor Renner's ex-
traordinary move and had induced
their government to accede to his
wishes and had resorted to military
occupation Of Vienna.
I have not seen the Life OF the
Late Gen. Sir James Grierson," which
has lust appeared in London, with the
preface by Field Marshall Lord Haig.
But as one who knew we'll this dis
tinguished soldier, who died In such
a tragic fashion Of aneurism OF the
heart in q railroad train between
Havre and Amiens. on the 18th of
August. 1914. while on his way to as
sumo the command of the I'd Army
Corps at the front, should like to
add here the real story Of the termi-
nation Of his mission as military at
tache Of the British embassy in Ber-
lin. A man of such charm, singing a
rood song, and q most entertaining
friend, he enjoyed the favor Of the
ex-kaiser to a very marked degree.
and there is no doubt that until he
left Berlin he was pretudiced In that
monarch's favor. But Grierson's re-
gard for the ex-kaiser did not extend
to the members Of the imperial en-
courage, whom he was wont TO de-