Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-07
RUM0Rs OF SEPARATE
PEACE ARE UNFOUNDED
Austria, Although Hard Pressed, Is
Standing Loyalty by Ger
man Ally.
HUNGARY IS IN FULL ACCORD
Budapest Entertains No Ideas Differ
ing Materially From Those of
Nienna-Even Turkey Still Con-
vinced That Ali Is Not Lost.
Bf DIR. E. j. DILLON.

ROME, April 6.-Rumors of Aus
tria's desire to conclude n separate
peace and OF informal overtures made
TO Russia for It's attainment. have been
frequent of late Being in contact
with sources of information worthy of
implicit confidence. am absolutely
certain that these rumors are without
foundation in fact.
austria. as soon as she perceived the
magnitude of the conflict she was in
strumental in provoking, would gladly
have composed her differences with
Russia. but Germany burned her
bridges and precipitated war.
Since then the Austrian Emperor
and the government, have displayed nb-
solutc loyalty toward their ally under
most trying conditions. they are to-
day as far removed from any idea or
breaking away from Germany as they
were at the outset of the war. The
Emperor proclaims himself German
potentate, and is resolved to act the
part at every cost
SEPARATE PEACE
NEVER CONSIDERED
The question OF separate peace
therefore, has never been considered,
even spcculatively.
From Budapes, | am assured on
equally trustworthy authority, that no
member of the Cabinet or any party
entertains at present any views on the
subject of peace differing materially
from those held in Vienna The diff
ferenccs between the two govern
ments. which occasionally have arisen
during the campaign, turned upon sec
ondary matters with no bearing on this
topic.
While it would be rash to assert that
the political leaders of the Hungarian
nation will adhere TO this or that prin-
ciple I'm defiance OF Austria, events
which especially affect their own peo-
pie might call for exceptional trent
ment
IL seems highly proba able that Count
risza's Cabinet will preserve stead
iastiy its fidelity TO the German alli-
ance. On the other hand, have posi-
tive personal knowledge that certain
hungarian politicians who have no
connection with the government arc
and have been for some time turning
over in their minds the effect that
certain eventualities might have upon
tho attitude of Hungary toward its
enemies and it's ally.
If, for instance, the Russian army
completely defeats the Austro- Hun
gariai troops in the Carpathians, and
is able to overrun the Hungarian
plains and advance on Budapest then,
according TO this patriot. il would be-
hoove the nations leaders 10 consider
"a Of
veal OF the Hungarian state with
their minds untrammeled by extrinsi-
cal considerations.
Hungary's present ties are only n
means to n desirable end. and il this
end ceases to be desirable, or If the
means heretofore effective were to be-
come useless. the ties would he
severed by force of circumstances.
STORIES ABOUT TURKEY
ABSOLUTELY MISLEADING
With regard TO Turkeys alleged
eagerness to conclude a separate peace,
and the tentative efforts about ts be
made in Switzerland, i am enabled 10
state that they are as misleading as
the stories which are afloat about Aus
tria's proposals.
David Bcy has no peace mission:
neither has HALL Bey. At the same
time, the belief prevails among mem
hers of the Turkish Cabinet that all ia
not yet lost. and that IL tho fortunes of
war frown upon them. they can always
appease the wrath Of their adversaries
by submission, and obtain at least
lenient treatment and more or less
acceptable terms. They do not yet
realize that defeat will mean the dis
appearance of\Ottoman rule from Eu-