a serious consideration. But a telegram of congratulation that was sent to the Austro-Hungarian General, Boroevitch, made a far worse impression on me. He had only been successful in a minor action on the Italian front, and it was all the more striking that our people should have congratulated him especially upon it.
Yet the disavowal was soon forgotten. The Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States into the war filled men’s minds and strengthened hopes of an Allied victory; and its influence at home was evident in the manifesto which our Members of Parliament issued on April 14, 1917. This manifesto helped us because it contained, albeit indirectly, a criticism of Austria. And when, in view of this situation, the Austrian Parliament was convened, my fears began to diminish.
