The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-15
Former Premier Asserts
Peace Negotiations Will
Follow Rumanion Defeat
President Wilson Favored TO
Pave Way,
WINTER ACTION EXPECTED
Count Cites Years Changes
in Attitudes,

BERLIN. Nov l5-The opening oi
peace negotiations NAV perhaps be ex-
pected with fair prospects OF success in
the course OF the coming winter, ac-
cording to Count Albert Apponyi, vet
eran Hungarian leader, and former
Hungarian premier. Count Apponyi.
who is visiting GERMANY to deliver two
addresses on Hungarian history, cx-
pressed his views in an interview given
TO correspondent of the Associated
Press, IN which he discussed the gem
eral European situation
After Rumania Is Crushed.
We cannot expect" he said, TO SEQ
peace negotiations opened within tho
next few weeks, while the Rumaniau
campaign is still undecided However,
! regard our chances for success there
as excellent, and once Rumania is
crushed, | think both sides will be will
ing to consider the question of peace.
Rumania was the ententes lasEcard and
is proving a losing one. We are mass
ing big army against the Rumaniana
and think that the end will como
shortly.
The entry of Rumania into the war
has IN many respects been advantageous
TO us
Recent Speeches Of Statesmen.
To illustrate what he regards as the
improving chances for peace negotia.
tons, Count Apponyi referred to recent
/ speeches OF statesmen in the opposing
camps.
Not Lloyd George, OF course" he in.
teDected, parenthetically, but such a.
Lord Grey and CHANCELLOR Won Beth.
mann Hollweg, for example" He suea
gcsted comparison between the utter.
anees OF the leadrs wear ago and az
present
Change In Viewpoints.
"A year ago" he said, their respec-
tive standpoints were as far apart as
the poles, but now although there arc
still differences between them they
have most apparently drawn nearer.
The references TO the crushing OF Ger.
many have been eliminated from tho
British pronouncements and the agita-
ton for annexation is dwindling in
Germany.
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollwea
has pointed out in his latest speech
that he has never demanded the annex
alton OF Belgium. Such instances a.
these show. in my opinion. that there
are now no really insuperable obstacles
to the opening OF discussion OF fu-
ture peace. OF course the Kingdom Of
Poland must stand, but believe Rus
sia can be brought to reconcile herself
10 this situation"
Mediation IL Favored.
Count Apponyi wa, asked IL he
thought the impulse to start peace dis
cussion could come from within the
camps OF the warning powers, or
whether an outside impetus in the form
OF tender of good offices from a ner>
tral parsonage or power would be nee
essary. He replied that he saw no rea-
son why neutral mediation should not
be welcomed when the oportune mo-
ment to which he had referred should
arrive and added that he knew no rea
son why President Wilson should not
be acceptable as an intermediary.
we felt of course" he said, that
President Wilson has not treated Us
fairly and that he has departed from
the way OF strict neutrality. But even
though one does not like a person. that
: is no reason for rejecting his services
when they may be useful"
Menace Of Russia.
The Hungarian statesman believes
that the war should not only end be-
cause OF what he regards as the fu ility
OF further hostilities, but because Of his
expressed conviction as to the menace
of Russia. lie declared that the west
ern states OF Europe must band them
selves together for defense against
Russia, which country he characterized
as the great menace to the future peace
OF Europe and the world. In his opin-
ion frances efforts TO regain Alsace
Lorraine are doomed 10 failure and
France may as well reconcile herself
to peaceful relations with her eastern
neighbors He holds that Great Brit
ain has made an abortive effort 10
crush Germany as a trade rival BY ap-
peal to arms, but there Is nothing es-
sentiaI in the character OF the three ma :
,ons to prevent their union a. friends.
In respect to Russia. however, on the
other hand, Count Apponyi declared
that the organization Of the country
contains the germ, Of war aud she is
compelled by the yesy essence of her
being to atterir, TO extend her domina-
tion At every opportunity over the ma
tons with which she 10 In contact
visws shared st Hens.
"Onee this war 10 finlshed.s h ssid.
Europe will probably have u lsaso
twenty-five or thirty years Of pescs IN.
II til the generation which hes passe1
II through this conflict he's depeste4 irem
the stage. This should Givs tlsns ~
opportunity 10 . wise cd las.sesia0 q