Capt. Resnatipies in FallOfNewTlaneWinf of Giant Caproni Col¬lapses During Test Flight

at Mineóla

Side Slide BlamedFor Fatal Accident

Paring Italian Had Foughtin Alps and Set Air

Records Here

^Special Dispatch to The Tribune)MINEÓLA, May 17..Captain An¬

tonio Silvio Resnati, the Italian avi-

,tor who had flown and fought above

the Alps and whose skillful guidancef the mighty Caproni 'planes hadbeen the marvel of Eastern America,».as killed to-day when a Caproni ma¬

chine fell with him on Field No. 1,here.The preat airplane had never left the

ground before. It was built in Italy»nd assembled here and had beentested with the utmost care by Resnatihimself, yet he had barely left the»round when it was noticed that theleft wing sapped. Before he reached»p. altitude of 200 feet the wing crum¬

pled up and the huge 'plane, built to

carry tons, crashed to the ground withits single occupant.

Side-Slide Caused AccidentMajor E. L. Canady made public to-

tight the findings of the board of in-

Quiry, of which Major Thomas Hitch¬cock was head, in the following state-,pent:«We find that the accident to Cap¬

tain Resnati occurred as follows: He,,in order to avoid hitting a hillock inthe ground, rose too quickly in theair and side-slid, causing the accident.His machine was not an American-made machine, but was made in Italyand assembled on this side."The field was crowded with officers

this noon when the record-breaking,Italian aviator came out to groom hismammoth steed for its first flight. Itwas a Caproni biplane, similar to thatin which he cut skating figures aboveManhattan during the second LibertyLoan campaign, the wake of his pas¬t-age fanning the astonished faces ofthose who peered from windows in theMetropolitan Life tower.

Machine Tested CarefullyStruts and bolts were examined care¬

fully by Captain Resnati, who likewisetwanged.the wire stays, inclining hishead to«catch the first suspicious notein their vibrant response. He foundall secure. The engines ran, to hisaccustomed ears, as smoothly as* aneight-day clock.Apparently the Italian mechanics who

Jud assembled the machine had turnedoat s flawless flier. Captain ResnatiVad sought and obtained permission tobe the first to try it. It was the 'planein which he hoped soon to make a non¬stop flight to Chicago.He climbed into his seat, buckledkimself in and waved his hand in fare¬well and as a signal to clear the way.The engine roared and he sailed off.Propelled by 350 horsepower and carry¬ing only a small fraction of its weightcapacity of five and a half tons, theCaproni climbed eagerly. Spectatorsnoticed at once that it seemed to be tilt¬ing, but before they had time to com¬

ment upon the fact the crash came.

Left Wing CollapsesWhen the 'plane had barely clearedthe treetop level its drooping left wingcollapsed completely and down it slid.The entire incident was marvellouslyswift in passage, yet marvellously clearin every detail, owing to the proximityof the aviator. In the space of timethat a man might take to raise his handto shield his eyes from the sun theplane left the ground, tilted andcrashed to earth, an utter wreck.

WASHINGTON, May 17..The newsof Captain Resnati's death was a shockw his numerous admirers here. "Inave shared the admiration of allAmericans for Captain Resnati," saidbecretary Baker. "His loss will be se¬verely felt by our aviators, and to a«grée by the whole army."Resnati, still strapped to his seat,was buried in the debris and barelybreathing when extricated. He died ashe was being carried into the hospitalclose by.h few hours later American aviators»ere taking to the air almost besidethe tangled wreckage that had been thecoming queen of the skies. The armytraining programme brooks no delaysior accidents.

Made Record FlightsCaptain Resnati was twenty-five?efrs old. He had fought in seven"»"ties on the Isonzo front and beenwounded five times. Last November heestablished an American record by car¬rying eight passengers from Hampton,v«-> to »Mineóla, a distance of 320«»les, in four hours. On Septemberm at Langley Field, Va., he set an-l «." uew mark on thi8 8ide of the At¬lantic by carrying twelve passengers tog altitude of 17,000 feet.1,000 feet»¦«fner than any single aviator had"own here before.

Kaiser Says He HasRock-Like Confidence'AMSTERDAM, May 17. "I have

rock-like confidence that my people»ill be equal to the great tasks of^»e future, the "Colongne Volk*«itung" quotes Emperor William as»»yug when inspecting the gravesot soldiers during his recent visitto Aix-la-Chapclle.The soldier who has struggled«rough the iron time of the world-w>r will be a teacher and leader of.t0*r growing youths at home in"»Hiding up and consolidating theieoom empire."

Nival AviatoiTcilled WhenSeaplane Hits Pile in LandingNORFOLK, May 17-Ensign Calvin

Crawley, United .State« Naval Re¬vives, of St. Louis, was* killed at theHampton Roads nav»l operating baseaw school here to-day when a seaplanef« was piloting struck a pile in land-lag.

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Conunon» Adjourns; Home RuleBui Is Not Yet Introduced

.WWDON, May 17..The House oftonuaon* adjourned last nigjbt until**T 28 without any sign of the long-f*lw«d Irish Horn« Rule bill. Appar-3*2*f the members of the governmentgjM» Id«» when tho bill will be in-

ITALIAN FLIER KILLED BY fALL

Captain A. S. Renati, famous pilot of the giant Caproni 'planes.

Casualties Among OurFighting Men Abroad

WASHINGTON, May 17..The cas-1ualty list to-day contained 106 names,divided as follows:

Killed in action, 15; died of wounds,6; died of disease, 4; c.ied of gas poi¬soning, 1; wounded severely, 12;wounded slightly, 60; missing in ac¬tion, 8.The list follows:(All names not otherwise marked are

those of privates.)Killed in Action

MOORE, Walter G., corporal. Fitzdale, Vt.

BAILEY, Vernon. Alden, Minn.BLAHOVEC, Vincent J., 2112 South

11th Street, St. Louis.CLEARY, Thomas W., Portage. Mich.DANFORTH, Henry L.. Danville, Vt.LOW, John W., care of Texas Glass &

Paint Co., Dallas, Tex.LYON. William R.. Indianola, Iowa.MARTIN, George F., Fort Kent, Me.MATHIS. Wyvil L., Johnstown, Ohio.PERKINS, Clarence L., 17 School Street.

Manchester, N. H.POULIN, Joeeph L., Augusta, Me.ROBERTI, Gino, Lucca Tuscana, Italy.SULLIVAN, Emmet D., Fine. N. Y.THOMPSON, Charles R.. Kinsman, Me.

Died of WoundsGOULD, Daniel B., corporal, New Vine¬

yard, Me.INGERSON, Dew«»y W., corporal. White-

field. N. H.

REYNARD, Luke, wagoner, 440 HolcombAvenue, Detroit, Mich.G1ROLAMO. Martino, Cheida, N. Y.RAND. Talmage T., Sunnyplane, Ky.STONE. William H., Norway, Me.

Died of DiseaseTORMEY. Cecil G., sereeant. Thorp. Wis.CORCORAN, John J., cook, Branford.

Conn.

BECKER, Joseph L., 76 Herald Street,Rochester, N. Y.BRADSHAW, Fred L.. Murphy. N. O.

Died of Gas PoisoningGRAVELLE. Clement W.. 147 West Hollis

Street. Nashua. N. H.Severely Wounded

MEISTER, William A., sergeant, Elgin. 111.HELMAN, Einer IL, corporal, Evanston,

III.YOTHERS, Otto, corporal. 417 South

Fourth Street, St. Joseph, Mo.

BOWMAN, Howard A., Clyde, N. Y.BRIGGS, Amos P., South Charleston, OhioCULLY, Joseph, 7906 Park Avenue, Cleve¬

land, Ohio.GRAHAM, Clarence L. 61 Elm Street,

Lynn. Mass.HICKEY, Ernest F., 26 Congress Street,

Hartford. Conn.KREUTZER. William, 432 West Tenth

Street, Newport, Ky.MOATS, Edwin C, Mount Gilcad, Ohio.STEWART. Bert L., Idaville, Ind.WANTELET, Ferdinand. Oscila Mills,

Penn.Slightly Wounded

PFEIFER, Averill Brazlon, lieutenant,520 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohiiv

SHLIFLET. William E., sergeant. Water-vliet. Mich.DEAN, Harry T., corporal, 177 Spear

Street, Logansport, Ind.HALL, Robert J., corporal. Kings Mills.

Ohio.HENKEL, Emil G., corporal, R. 1, Du-

buque, Iowa.LEONARD, Everett, corporal, Sycamore.

111.MORRELL, Cecil O., corporal. Galena,

Kan.MURRAY. William A., corporal, Utlca,

KyPRICE, Thomas to., corporal, Eldorado,

111.WEIDNER. William J., corporal. Bluff-

ton, Ind.

WILSON, John D., corporal. Gaffney,S. C.WITT, Joe A. P., corporal, Irvine, Ky.KROGH, Arthur G., bugler. Spring Grove,Minn.ROSENE. Friend W., mechanic, Shelton,Conn.AUKERMAN, Charles, 1156 Summit Ave-nue, Jersey City, N J.BAUER. Charles, 35 Abbey Street, Kings¬ton, N. Y.BAVER, George Joseph. Jr., Plainfield,N. J.CARPENTER, Andrew J., Dickey, N. D.CHRISTIE, Raymond Valentine, 261 Elev¬enth Street, Hoboken, N. J.CLARK, Henry, Candor. N. Y.DELL, George William. Malvern. Fa.DORAN, James F., Stockton. Cal.DURKIN, Isadore, 163 Beech Street.Bridgeport, Conn.E.-iKER, Prentice, Paris, Tenn.ELLIOTT, Arthur C. 4135 Midñeld Avo

nue. Seattle, Wash.FARRIS, Roy L., Carmichael, Sask., Can¬

ada.FELSKEY. Alexander, 890 Fifteenth Ave¬

nue, Milwaukee; Wis.FERREN, Michael, 44S Mitchell Street.Milwaukee. Win.FINCH, Jim, Kingston, N. M.FREEMAN, Joseph, 52 Springfield Ave¬

nue, Newark, N. J.GAFFNEY, Frank R. 232 Bay State Road,Boston.GILLOGLY, Julius Joseph, 764 West Ave¬

nue, Buffalo,GOLDEN, Charles, East Chain, Minn.HANLETT, David M., McGregor, Iowa.GRIFFEN, John J. Mount Pulaski, 111.HICKS, Ray M., Finley, Tenn.HUDSON, Eugene, Ferry, Okla.JOHNSON, Elmer A., 840 North Lararni«

Street, Chicago.JOHNSON, Joseph. Grafton, N. D.JOYCE, John R., Crosby, N. D.KABAT, Stephen J., 1715 West Seventeen«

Street, Chicago.KING, Matthew, Kilmore Drummin, Ire

land.KNIGHT, Less L., Macon. Ga.LEAKY, William, Ironwood, Mich.LEWINE, Isidore. 2015 Olive Street, Kansa:

City, Mo.MACDONALD, Boyd, Grafton, N. D.O'DONNELL, Peter Joseph, 33 West Thirtyfifth Street, Rayonne, N. J.PLUMMER, Christopher C, Matthews, MoRAY', Daniel J., Moulton, Iowa.SCHOTTINGEK, John Joseph, DunellenN.J.SCHRADER. Edgar A., Vaca ville, Cal.ZEKE, Danny, 1801 Mcade Street, Racin«

Wis.SHEEHAN, Raymond John, 147 Sarana

Avenue, Bultalo.SIMER, Lon E., Kinmundy, 111.SMALLWOOD. William Joseph, SalerrN.J.STRIVENS, Charles, 2317 South SawyeAvenue, Chicago.WEEKS, Paul L., 103 West Nevada Stree'

Urbana, 111.WEILAND, Theodore G., BridgewateS. D.WEILER. John R., Mengelwood, Tenn.WELD, Kenneth I., Slayton, Minn.

Missing in ActionMAXSON, Charles W., lieutenant, 12Í

North Broadway, Baltimore.WALKER, Robert, corporal, 212 GrarStreet, Jersey City, N, J.WHITEHEAD, Lee H., corporal, JeffreKy.

DODSON. Russell E., Wintondale, Penn.HICKMAN. Fred C, Loogootee, Ind.KORMAN, George, .167 Broome Stre«Newark, N. J.KRAKUSZESKI, Alexander. Dobre, PolanSWEENEY, William C. 375 Athens Stre«South Boston, Mass.

Prisoners (Previously Reported Mising)

GOODRICH, Harold A., lieutenant, NeHaven. Mo.REDMOND. M. S., iieutenant. 331 SouPacific Avenue, Pittsburgh.KINCH. Sidney C, Clayville, N. Y.Killed in Action (Previously Report«

Missing in Action)JENNINGS. John M., Belle Plaine, low

Japan and ChinaForming Army Pact

Scheme is Designed to Com¬bat German Menace

in Asia(By The Associated Press)

TOKIO, May 13..Important nego¬tiations between the Japanese andChinese governments for a militaryun ierstanding are making progress.The fundamental idea is to'reach a

military agreement to act in commonin the case if the extension of Germaninfluence eastward menaces the peaceof Asia.

Reports that Japan contemplatestaking an aggressive policy in Chinahas caused excitement among theChinese students In Tokio. Five hun¬dred scholars have returned to Chinato warn their countrymen.Baron Goto, Japanese Foreign Min¬ister, has sent a memorandum to theprincipals of the Chinese schools inJapan, saying that the negotiationswith China concern military actionagainst Germany in case of necessity.

Pastor Wins War CrossORANGE, N. J., May 17..The Rev.

Henry Johnston, pastor of the ParkAvenue Methodist Episcopal Chureh,has won the Croix de Guerre for gal¬lantry under fire in the front line, ac¬cording to,* letter from him receivedby one of his congregation. He wentto France as s Y. M. C. A. worker.

Eugene Gilbert KilledFrench Aviator Twice Escaped

From SwitzerlandPARIS, May 17..Eugene Gilbert,

French aviator, was killed yesterdaywhen his airplane plunged to theground at the Villacoublay airdrome.

Eugene Gilbert was one of the lead¬ing French aviators in the years justpreceding the outbreak of the war.When hostilities began he joined theFrench aerial service and after a battlewith the Germans was forced to landin Switzerland. He gave his paroleand was not detained by the Swiss gov¬ernment. Later he violated his paroleand escaped to France, but was re¬turned to Switzerland by the Frenchgovernment. He recently escaped fromSwitzerland a second time and rejoinedthe French forces.

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Increase of Women in ArmyWorries Austrian Press

BERNE, Switzerland. May 17..Aus¬trian newspapers are exhibiting con¬cern at what they call the effeminiza-tion of the army.

It appears that 36,000 women andgirls are now employed in the auxiliaryservices, as clerks, servants, etc., andthat others are being enlisted at therate of 16,000 a month. They are be¬ing enrolled at Vienna and sent intothe field.

Czecho-SlavsPrepare forRevolution

Leader Warns Austria-Hungary Against German¬

izing Bohemia

Serbs and CroatiansTo Defend Slovenes

Parliamentary Club Presi¬dent Ready to Accept War

and Fight to End

..S'yirrial Dispatch to The Tribune)WASHINGTON, May 17..The Czechs

and Jugo-Slavs of Austria-Hungary arethreatening a revolution, according toa telegram from Zurich to-day, quotinginformation received there from Vien¬na. The dispatch says:"Word from Vienna to the 'Neu¬

este Münchener Nachrichten' says thatthe. Czech delegation, whose leader,Deputy Stonek, visited Premier vonSeydler, has declared that if the gov¬ernment proceeds with the constitu¬tion of German districts in Bohemiathe Czech nation will answer this prov¬ocation with a bloody revolution."In Jugo-Slav circles they are prepar¬ing in every way for a struggle. Thespeech of von Seydler tending to sep¬arate the Slovenes from other Jugo¬slavs in order to secure a free Germanexpansion toward the Adriatic has pro¬voked the organization of resistance.The Jugo-Slav Parliamentary Club ofVienna, suddenly convoked, has repu¬diated the attempt of the Austriangovernment."The Serbian Deputy Voukotinchhas declared that the Serbs will faith¬fully stand by the other Jugo-Slavs anddefend to the last drop of blood theSlovene countries against Germanicgreed. The Croatian Deputies havemade similar declarations."The president of the club, M. Ko-rochec, thus sums up the results of theJugo-Slav decisions: 'To accept war im¬posed and to conduct it to the end.'"

German AnnexationOf Austria, Swiss

Paper Calls PactZURICH, May 17.The "Volksrecht,"

a leading Swiss Socialist organ, de¬clares that the new Austro-Germanalliance is nothing less than annexa¬tion of Austria-Hungary by Germany.The Czechs and the Slavs are in greaternumbers than the Germans in Austria,the newspaper points out, and it de¬clares that these, and even the Magyars,will oppose the Dual Monarchy beingmade subject to Germany. All this,however, the Socialist organ argues,will not alarm the Germans, who willproceed to restore order in Austria-Hungary.The Vienna "Arbeiter Zeitung" re¬marks that if Germany and Austria-Hungary enter into a permanent, close,political, military and economic al¬liance, the Entente nations will do the

same, and alliance will stand againstalliance.Then the world will be divided intotwo hostile camps, the newspaper de¬clares, the war will be followed byeconomic conflicts and a struggle for

raw materials, and further warfare willthereafter be continually threatened.

Emperor CharlesStarts to Visit TurkAnd Bulgar Rulers

VIENNA, May 17..Emperor Charlesand Empress Zita left' the Austriancapital to-day for Sofia and Constanti¬nople to visit King Ferdinand of Bul¬garia and the Sultan of Turkey.The Emperor was accompanied byBaron Burian, the Minister of ForeignAffairs; Baron von Weiser, Minister ofCommerce, ajid Count Zichy, the Min¬ister of Court Affairs.

General Bell Reileved FromCommand of 77th Division

WASHINGTON, May 17..To-day'sarmy orders announce the relief ofMajor General J. Franklin Bell fromcommand of the 77th National ArmyDivision.

General Bell recently was examinedfor duty abroad. The report of themedical board was not made public.For the present General Bell is to re¬main in command at Camp Upton.

Salvation Army Worker TellsOf Need for Pie at the Front_/

Captain Ethel Renton, Here to Aid $2,000,000 Drive,Shows How Girls Brave Death Under Fire to

Give Comfort to U. S. Soldiers

Back from the front line trenchesm France, where for hours they havegiven battle to the Boches, the Amer¬ican soldiers fir3t want what?A cigar«3tte, as has been stated time

and again ?Not at all.A piece of homemade pie, brown

crusted and spiced.the kind motherused to make in the yester years, andyou used to "borrow," sometimes, whenshe left them on the window sill tocool.This is the report that Captain Ethel

Renton, of the Sajvation Army, broughtbuck to Comm.-irider Eva Booth yester¬day, on her return from nine months'work back jf and along the firing linein France.

Captain Renton, with fourteen menand women officers of the army, sailedfor France last August. They openedhuts back of the American army, whereour soldiers, when not in the trenches,could rest arid enjoy homemade cook¬ing.Captain Renton does not resemble

the Salvation Army worker one seeson the streets. The blue bonnet andcoat cape, that are known whereverthere are slums, have disappeared. Adivided skirt of an olive drab and aMontana peak service hat have replacedthem.

Four Women in Pioneer PartyFour women were in the pioneerparty of Salvation Army workers that

*eit, here last August. On Septemberl they had erected a hut 30x60 feet afew miles back oí a sector occupied byAmerican troops. The women in theparty were the first of their sex doingwar relief work at the front."Then, as the American force, which

we had joined, moved," s*aid CapfcinRenton, "we shifted quarters withthem. American apple pie, chocolate,cocoa and doughnuts were our spe¬cialty."When we got our affairs in tip top

î£8? ,two American girls could cook.5,000 doughnuts a day and 150 pies.The tops of biscuit can3 served asplates until our supplies arrived. Andat first we had to use a French stove inwhich we could cook only one pie at atime, or 50 a day."Day after day there would be 250

soldiers in line, waiting for their pieand their doughnuts."The pie cost the soldiers ten cents

a cut.At the huts officers and soldiers stand

on an equality. First come, first served,is the motto. With the officers it is"See that the boys are taken care offirst," according to Captain Renton.

Has Forty-six Hnts in FranceThe Salvation Army has forty-sixhuts in operation in France. Theise are

given over at certain times for relig¬ious services. No creed is recognizedat the army's exercises, "And on Sundaymorning the chaplain at that particularplace holds devotional exercises in thehut."The American soldier," said CaptainRenton, "is religious. And let me saythat in the nine months I spent at thefront I never heard him utter a profaneword."All night long Salvation Army work¬

ers are busy at the front, tending to thewants of the munition carriers comingto and from the firing line.Ducking German shells is a commor

occurrence for those as near the firingline as the Salvation Army workersCaptain Renton has been in two town;during bombardments and, with th.other workers, has sought refuge iithe dugouts. German airplanes, benon destruction, have been an everydajexperience in her life. One nightwhile on a sector defended by American troops, she ate her supper whil«twelve Boche airmen hovered above th<house. None of the bombs struck heresidence.

Germans Use Odorless Gas.Being gassed is no new experiencfor Captain Renton and other Salvatio;Army workers."The Germans," she said, "now hav

an odorless gas that caused great destruction until a method of learninof its approach was evolved. A gaattack is dreaded more than shells bthe men. Many of them go to sleewearing masks."It is to enlarge the scope of the Savation Army work that Captain Rentohas returned for a conference witCommander Booth. Her presence heiis expected to prove a stimulus to tl

army's drive for $2,000,000, all for tlwelfare of the American soldiersFrance.

Would ForceGermans to

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LONDON, May 17..The German com¬

mission appointed to examine the de¬cline in the birth rate in Germany hasreported a recommendation for thecompulsory marriage of Germans be¬fore their twentieth year is passed, ac¬

cording to a dispatch to "The DailyExpress" from Amsterdam.Financial assistance would be granted

by the state, according to this plan,which provides penalties for those fail¬ing to comply. Provision is also madefor the punishment of married coupleswho remain childless.A report compiled by the local gov¬

ernment board based on informationfrom German sources shows a fall inthe birth rate in Germany during thethree years 1915-'17, inclusive, equiva¬lent to the loss of 2,000,000 infants.Forty per cent fewer births occurredin 1916 than in 1913. These figuresare compared with a decrease of 10 percent in the- birth rate in England andWales.The infantile death rate in Germany

has been kept well down, but, never¬theless, the report shows, it is 50 percent higher than in England and Wales.This fact has led to a large extensionof infant welfare work in Germany, inwhich voluntary societies have playedan active part, but the movement isbecoming one increasingly in the con¬trol of the municipalities.The infant mortality rate in Ger¬

many in 1913, it is shown, was 151 in1,000, as compared with 108 in Englandand Wales. The rates in 1914 forPrussia, Saxony and Bavaria were, re¬spectively, 164, 173 and 193 in 1,000.A.i abnormal increase in infant mor¬tality during the first months of thewar is shown by the fact that inPrussia, in the third quarter of 1914,the rate rose from 128 to 143, inSaxony from 140 to 242 and in Bavariafrom 170 to 239.The records in England and Wales do

not show any abnormal mortalityamong infants during the early monthsof the war.

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Germany ReducesDaily Flour Ration

AMSTERDAM, May 17..The Germanfood department has ordered a re¬duction of the' flour ration from 200to 160 grams (5.6 ounces) daily perperson, beginning June f¿, according toadvices from Berlin.The announcement by the depart¬

ment breaks the news to the Germanpeople by saying:"While the supply of promised grainfrom Ukrainia can certainly be reck¬oned upon, it is uncertain whether suchsupplies will reach Germany in largeamounts before this year's harvest.The reduction \$ made in order to bequite certain oí meeting the people'sneeds."The addition of 10 per cent of potatoflour is to be permitted. This means'that the normal bread ration of about200 grams daily, with an extra allow¬ance to workmen, will be continued.The ration will be restored aft'/.- theharvest, if the arrival of supplies doesnot permit this s«|mer. To make upfor the reduction of flour ration, thesugar ration will be ddibled and thedistribution of groats and corn flourwill be increased,"Only 1,852 tons of grain have ar¬rived in Germany from the Ukraine,"says the "Koelnische Volkszeitung," acopy of which has been received here."This is less than one-fiftieth ofwhat we ought to have had by now,"the newspaper adds.

New Teuton PactCalled DefensiveAlliance for Peace

Premier of Hungary Ex¬plains Purpose of Kai¬

sers' Parley

Heckled in Parliament

Insists No Treaty Will BeMade Robbing Nation of

Independence

AMSTERDAM, May 17.."The new al¬liance between Austria-Hungary andGermany Will make for better mutualrelations," said Premier Wekerle ofHungary, in an address to the lowerHouse of Parliament. "It can in no¬

wise be taken as a hindrance to rela¬tions which might be established event¬ually with other peoples in the eco¬

nomic domain."Premier Wekerle's speech was made

in reply to a request from Count Ka-rolyi, opposition leader, for more in¬formation as to what took place at theconference of the two emperors ini¬tiating the new alliance."War aims were not discussed," the

Premier also declared, "for there canbe no question of war aims. The alli¬ance aims only at the maintenance ofpeace in all directions.-

"Purely Defensive AUiance.""Neither will the alliance be a hin¬

drance to eventual entrance into theso-called league of nations," the Pre¬mier added. "The guarantee of thislies in the fact that we have arrangeda purely defensive alliance."

Count Michael Karolyi, president ofthe Hungarian Independence party,said he wanted to know whether theterms of the new alliance would besubmitted to the House for considera¬tion. Premier Wekerle referred thecount to the official announcement ofMay 12 relating to the meeting of Em-peror William and Emperor Charles.The Premier at this point was inter-rupted with the observation that theannouncement conveyed meagre infor¬mation. He replied: i"The official communique could not

contain more than what happened. Thediscussions took place on questionswhich led to a prolongation of the ex¬isting alliance and for strengtheningit for a long time to come."Here the Premier was interrupted

with strong applause from the rightand the centre. He continued:"The emperors have agreed to re¬

quest their governments to open nego¬tiations, but beyond this no formaltreaty of any sort has been made. Thenegotiations will soon begin, and Ithink they will have the general ap¬proval of Hungarians, who will be sat¬isfied that our interests are so wellmaintained by such a proved alliance.

Explains Military Pact"Naturally, certain military agree¬

ments also will be concluded. Agree¬ments can be made during war whichrelate to common action, but whichhave no connection with army organi¬zation. We shall in no respect give upour right of decision. No one doubtscloser economic ties are as desirable aspossible.

"I repeat we shall not give up in asingle respect our independent rightof decision. The validity of the eco¬nomic agreement will depend on theapproval of the House."Extension of the Austro-German

alliance, which after long years ofpeace has stood the test of difficulttimes and has taken deep hold on theminds of the people, corresponds withwhat has become an historic necessity,"said Baron Burian, Austro-HungarianForeiem Minister, in an interview withthe Vienna correspondent of the "AzEst," of Budapest. i

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