Evening star., 1924-10-05
SMALL STATESPUT
FAITH IN LEAGUE
Former Austrian States, Di-
, vided by Strife, Have
Clean of Hope.
BY MAMMALIAN HARDEN,

BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN,
BY Radio to The Star.
BERLIN, October 4.-"Every de-
scendant of great Austria must be-
come a little Austria in himself the
old Vienna diplomats used TO say to
appease their conscienceS-if they
had any.
They now declare that the present
situation proves they were right, be-
cause of the succession of states that
have suffered from Quarrels between
different nationalities, as did the
HapSburg monarchy.
II is true that the Czechs, the
Slovaks, the Magyars, the Croats, the
Macedonians. the Mohammedans, espe-
cially in Rumania; the Walachians, the
Moldavians, the little Russians, the
Bessarabians, the Transylvanian Ger
mans. the Jews and the Hungarlans
are able only with difficulty to accus-
tom themselves to new state OF
community.
Suffering Injustice.
Many minorities are suffering IN
Justice. Young and financially weak
states are disturbed by Internal
struggles and unrest. But even those
old croakers could not imagine rlu-
ding people in five years or poison
which had been accumulated over
centuries.
These people. no longer subject TO
,ynastic interests, vote as they
Dlease. The stronger the little entente
and the League of Nations become
the surer is each oppressed race 70
find an international hearing. 1he
first CLEAN Of hope has just come
from Jugo-Slayia. where the bTeeh
Catholic Serbs, with the Roman Cath-
olic Croats and Bosnians. the Mace.
Germans seemed irreconcllaDle-
All attempts by that Veneranle
statesman, Nicolai Patchich, to estap-
lish a strictly centralized COVER @
in Serbia were torn asunotr ny III
farent races His frustrated succts
sor. pavidovich. is confronted Win
the task of bridging over the chasri
between wild and obstinate HhuoNal-
titles.
King Yields to Feur.
The natural unwillingness OF hing
Alexander to see state~unitY threa'
en.,d after such sacrifices yleideu ~
fear that the Croat revolution 1niEh'
,ause Europe or the League OF Ma
rions To intervene. Now the Croat
peasant leader, Raditch, supported IN
rbe Belgrade Skuptschtina by ~
IDENTITIES. has decided to fill the front
sasts in the Davidovich ministry with
men of his own party, thus enSurihs
himself a large majority. uhIil I""'
Haditch has been against the Ming
4 false legend of the JuSo Sia'
states has demanded an lndepehdtht
peasant republic for the troatS'
having nothing in common with lhe
Serbs.
Following the example of the ia
nous Barber Of Seville, who hung
out a notice saying gratis shaving
tomorrow" the eloquent demagogue
lured the crowd with promises that
tomorrow. when everything has been
changed and there is Croat republlc'
the peasants will see paradise. This
man. however, who has escaped
death of charges of high treason. had
learned in Moscow and London OF the
great repugnance with Whlch the
west would see fresh adventures in
the Balkans and how unwiuingly the
Eolshevists-genera glad to get
infiammable mate rial-would show
open hostility toward Serbia. They
only made Raditch promise not to
help RumaRia against Russia in the
coming war for Bessarabia and ad-
yised him to continue his Separatst
ASitation.
Attitude Explained.
Because the monarch fears Europe S
intervention, he opens the gates for
Capitalization Because the Repub-
lican demagogue hopes nothing from
such intervention, he swears allegi-
ance to the King and becomes a
minister.
Europe is gradually becoming in
ternational. This is seen iE the Satir-
ical play, the chief scene of which is
Vienna Across Trieste a Jew calling
himself Camillion Castiglioni. bene
fits of exchange rates an en-
ploye Of a motor car factory and be-
comes a partner in the prosperous
works.
After the defeat of the Austro-
Hungarian troops, he takes money
from the Italians. the Serbians and
the Rumanians, as well as francs
paper crowns; becomes a head of a
new rich Vienna deposit bank, the
owner of Austrian mines; joins the
German SHINES and the French
Schneider-Creuseot concerns and the
Milan Banco Commercials; buys
factories in Upper Silesia, Hungary
Czechoslovakia and wonderful busi-
ness headquarters in Berlin; pur-
chases newspapers and makes" pub
lie opinion; lives at Vienna in a
palace decorated with masterpieces;
presents Max Reinhardt with Won
derful theater; travels with a large
staff in a special carriage and ap-
pears as the richest heir Of mon
archial Austrian splendor
Now, it is said, he is ruined by un-
fortunate speculation. There is talk
OF his arrest and prosecution for
theft. Will he end as an upstart.
or. like the Hapsburg kingdom, often
declared dead, will Castiglioni sur
vive the dangers?
In any case, this descendant of
great Austria with internatiora
possessions has become little Austria
in himself.
Copyright, 1924, by Consolidated Press,