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<p>[Page 17]</p><p>they should now have enough love for their country to tell themselves: we should first achieve a favourable end to the war before we pursue our political agenda. After the Kaiser’s speech from his Berlin palace, when he said “I no longer distinguish between political parties”, I automatically thought that the government had voluntarily granted many a Socialist request. It is possible that this is what happened and we just didn’t hear about it here, otherwise the Kaiser’s statement would have been a mistake as it unnecessarily raised hopes!</p><p>The last days of the month have brought a few political surprises. On the one hand the resignation of Jagow, who will be replaced by undersecretary Zimmermann, and on the other hand the death of good old Austrian Emperor Franz Josef. The demise of our long-standing and trusted ally again raises the question: Will the Austrian monarchy survive? The English, with their knack of grasping at any and every straw, already talk of the collapse of the “ram-shackle Empire”, as if it were fact indeed. But without</p>