New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-03
Italy's Pledge to Fight
to End Comes with
Austrian Bid.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
TO DISCUSS TERMS
Berlin Cannot Understand Why
Allies Do Not Seek to
Terminate War.
tBy Cable to The Tribunal

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London, Dec. 2.-Rumors that peace
is possibility Of the near future con-
tinue 70 interest official circles here.
Reports of internal troubles in Ger
many and Austria are increasing. At
Berlin the Socialists will demand the
Kaiser's terms at the next session Of
the Reichstag. while from Vienna come
mutterings of dissatisfaction with Ger
man attempts TO take control OF the
internal administration. as military af-
fairs have been absorbed.
The situation at Berlin becomes
more intense every day. From Milan
comes a report thai 200 persons were
killed by the troops during food riot
OF the day that the Reichstag con-
vened. But these dispatches are re-
ceiyed with skepticism in Paris, and
denied from Berlin. However, all signs
point to a more acute food situation
and louder discomfort among the Ger
man people as consequence.
AS for conditions at Vienna, it is
considered significant that all the new
Austrian ministers are men with Ger
man leanings. This is thought to in
dicate that the Kaiser met with OPP
position in some demand he made OF
the Austrian Cabinet and that as a
result he forced the men who stood in
his way from the ministry.
Whether the dispute arose over 4
desire by these ministers TO negotiate
separate peace with Italy is not vet
clear, and has been denied by Teutonlc
sources. But it Is now reported that
Italy gave adherence on Monday TO the
London agreement OF the Entente Al
lies not to conclude separate peace.
A Rome dispatch said that formal
announcement Of this action was made
to Parl ament by Foreign Minister Som
nino. If the pledge TO fight TO the end
was given on Monday, then IL came
almost simultaneously with the reports
that Austria had instituted through the
Vatican tentative negotiations for
separate peace. The announcement at
this particular time from Rome Is
thought to indicate that Austria act
ually made overtures 70 Italy and that
the plan for peace was curbed BY the
Kaiser, as had been reported
But denial is made by the Overseas
New Agency. the semi-official German
bureau, which says:
"Vienna newspapers, commenting on
the German Emperors visit 70 that
city, state that there was no special
motive behind the meeting between the
two monarchs. Friend met friend with
simple cordiality, in striking contrast
to the theatrical descriptions OF the
meeting as made by our enemies"
Commenting on the proposed Social
list Interpolation in the Reichstag con-
corning the conditions on which Ger
many would make peace, the Overseas
News Agency says:
"This Interpolation is due TO the fact
that in Germany nobody understands
why our enemies, after diplomatic de-
feats In the Balkans coupled with mill
tary failures, have not yet begun peace
negotiations. The Imperial Chancellor,
DR.. Won Bethmann-H ollweg, probably
will discuss these possibilities IN the
Reichstag during one Of the next few
DAYS. Ensuing debates will likely show
that the rulers of countries at war with
Germany, still blinded, believe in Ger
many's starvation, her economic pros
tration and in similar illusions. There
fore. any peace conditions put forward
by Germany, though dictated by her
successes along all fronts, would be in
terpreted by the nations opposed to
her as signs OF weakness and WEAKNESS
Of war"