Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-01
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London. Icb. (2;f7 a. m.)--Thc
Copenhagen correspondent ~ the
Daily Mail asserts that Baron Rurian.
the Hungarian foreign minis
ger at his recent meeting with the
German emperor drew dolefnl pie
ture Of tho plight OF the dual mon-
nrchy and urged that the time had
arrived for the Germnnic powers to
consider nost seriously the POSSIBLE
ties for "a tolorable peace.
The Daily Mail attnohes great Inn
p0ftnnce 60 the dispatch, which II
dated Thursday and wns delayed IN
iranfmlssion
Tho dispatch says
From a most Trustworthy and
weii-lnformed source IN Berlin. re-
celyed the following statement ro-
gafdlng The NEGOTIATIONS between the
German statesmen and Baron Burian.
who recently visited tho German
chancellor IA Berlin and Emperor
William at the army headquarters in
France.
Baron Burlan. whose sole object
u IL to save what can be saved Of
the dual monarchy. represented 10
the Germans that the situation In
Austria Is most precarouA and that
II the Russlnn advance on Budapest
Il not stopped. the effect may very
probably be the downfall Of Austria
ana the complete collapse Of Hun
gary, which must later entail, az
logical sequence. also the downfall OF
Germany,
therefore, Baron Burian urged
that the Russians must, nj all costs
be repulscd and that Germany must
send large reinforcements to Hun
gary to prevent catastrophe. In
any case. he said. II was doubtful II
Il would be possible for them 20 re-
siat tho Russians ana scryians and
perhaps also the Rumanians. There
fore, Il was necessary, seriously, to
examlne into the question Of peace,
"a definite defeat would mean a
dehacle for Austria Hungary and the
partition OF the empire, His advice TO
Germany WAS to consider most aerl-
ousiy the possibilities Of a tolerable
nhnce. lie advised Germany not to re-
jert Fundamentally, The thought of
peace. bot on the grounds of prob
nblo disarmament OF Europe. If Ger
many were disposed 60 treat on such
terms. he believed tho other condi-
ti0ns would 90 tolefable. Perhaps It
a l.. 80 IA
Irfcneh part Of Alsace ia France and
"a give un some Polish provinces to
new Poland, but If Russia would
r6linquish province and Austria q
part OF Galleia 60 Poland, no real
aacsifice for Germany would be en-
tailed
Austria would then leave the rest
81 Galicia To Russia aud Bukowlna
70 Rumanln and. IL necessary. a part
II Bosnia aud Herzegovina to servia
and MONTENEGRO"
"rhe leading German statesmen adj
mitted Huron linrians Intentions
wore excellent and. 20 some extent,
justified BY circumstances, but they
declared such q peace would be more
ninous to Germany than total de-
feal Disarmament Of Europe. they
oMsended. would only mean that
oiyat Britain would he able 10 tyran-
nlEc the whole world and Germany
would have lost sll chance FOR safe
guarding her commercial, industrial
and economic interests The other
terms advanced hy Baron Burian,
namely the status uuo ante bellum,
that il 60 say, the restoring OF Bel.
elufn and northern France. but also
the recovery by Germany Of her col.
ones were. with the exception Of the
accomplishment TO France o. all Al.
SAGE aud Polish provinces 70 Poland
M absolute hindance 20 peace
Fer the reasons set forth the Ger.
man statesmen declare the negotia
tions for peace are hopeless and tina
therefore, Il would be madness e
take any steps revealing q disposition
for peace on Tho part OF German
and Austria HUNGARY as this woel'
only weaken their ease
Baron nurian thereupou admitto,
hat there WAS no other way than Il
reject all ideas Of peace ana to TAXI
an the chances and all risks in con
tnuing the war, In the hope tina
something undreamcd might occur
Perhaps disagreement among IN
allies or some great victory NIGH
prove their salvation.
THE Germans agreed that it wa
necessary TO dispatch reinforcement
"a Hungary aud promised to transte
trops up 10 the number Of 1000, 90
hy spring
hne and one-haif million soldier
would bo sent 10 France as last al