The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01

PEACE RUMOR CROP
HAD ZERO HARVEST
All Reports Of Bclligcronts'
Willingness to End War
Come to Naught.
PONT1TF's EFFORTS FAN.

Scarcely a week has passed since N,
beginning Of the war which has m.
produced either a move by a non.beuv.
erent country to end hostili,les or
rumor that one or another Of the fgh..
ing nations was In a mood to enter,ait
a peace proposal.
The rejection OF all overtures made b,
neutrals and the denial by belligerer,,
that an early peace was desired ha,.
mination with which the countries In.
volvsd are waging the conflict.
Three days after the war hes,-
President Wilson made known to each q.
the warning nations his willingness u
act an mediator whenever they wished
to avail themselves of his services. Al
replied tina the time was not ripe n.
consideration of such a proposal
Pope Benedict has been persistent N
urging the ~belligerents to lay down
their arms. Early In September a r..
port from Rome stated that he hal
addressed an urgent appeal to Emperor
Francis Joseph to set an example whoa
Germany could follow, thus hr ng,rc
about a cessation Of hostilities Tn" plea
was OF A somewhat sentiment Al nature
Tpmln0tnk the auftTldH NFNtI'IEN o.
his advanced age and imploring him mt
To permit the curtain Of his fe 70 De.
scend on a country torn by way. Tss
Emperor's answer was unfavorab.c.
l.. PontiR's Efforts Fail.
In his New Years message a few
months later the Pontim asked the sup.
port OF the press of the world 20 hi.
- " 1.
I.church activities, also IN January, h.
stated that he was direct ng all his Plan.
in an effort to bring about peace Late
in February II was reported that 10,
Pope had tentatively approached he
German Emperor, asking for a STATE.
! ment OF conditions on which he Won!
accept peace. II is understood that the
| Kaiser gave little consideration 20 n.
communication.
With all dispatches sent from eacr
Of the belligerent countries rigidly zen.
sored II Is impossible to make an &C.
curate division between fact and ruro'
in the various reports Of peace aDtlv'
! ties. When the Russians were lrvad-
| ing Galicia. threatening the Carpa'hIa-
| strongholds and even throwing force,
into Hungary there came persistent rn'
mors that Austria was seeking a sep.
arate peace. Early in December ,o,.
lowing the fall of Lemberg, Austria a'
curding to current reports, cndeaN"i'I
TO open negotiations with Russo T''s.
demands, formulated by the cars u"r'
eminent. compelled a prompt WIZ
drawal Of Francis Jcseph's advance,
The cession of Galicia to the prop','!
Polish kingdom the cession ~ %
to Serbia the establishment ~ FL '-
stitutional empire on a federal basis
the grant Of autonomy to BOHEMIA .1.
Croatia the rupture %: the t'fne
with Germany.
That overtures a been made w1s a..
MED by the Austrian officials hH' '
r.,nors attracted great Interest "
most Immediately after the ''''Ii1'
Of this report word come from N-h ''A'
Serbia had declined a peace offer Zee
ceived from Vienna.
said Germany Made O,crtnrcs'
A rumor from Berlin In No,'H.''
had Germany attempting 4" con poe
pea e with France alone, II ar''.t:
i'm the same month said she W. -rrh'
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10 made, were repealed Late ~ jH''
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