The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-11-21
THINKS TIME NEAR
TO CONSIDER PEACE
WILSON MAY BE MEDIATOR
Says Rumania Was Allies Last
Card and it Is Proving
a Failure.
WILSON MAY BE MEDIATOR

course OF the coming winter, accord
ing to Count Albert Apponyi, veter-
an Hungarian leader and former
Hungarian premier. Count Apponyi,
who is visiting Germany to deliver
addresses on Hungarian history, ex-
pressed his view given to cores
pondent of the Associated Press, in
which he addressed the general Eu-
ropean situation.
we cannot expect" he said. "to
see peace negotiations opened within
the next few weeks while the Ru-
manian campaign is still undecided.
However, / regard our chances for
success there as excellent and once
Rumania is crushed / think both
sides will be willing to consider the
question OF peace. Rumania was the
Entente's last card and is proving a
losing one. We are massing a bis
army against the Rumanians and |
think the end will come shortly. OF
course, our progress on the Transyl-
vanian front is a bit slow owing to
the great difficulty of the country
and particularly to the deficiency in
rearward communications. They are
poorer than in the west or even in
Galicia and Russia. However, the
entry Of Rumania into the war has
in many respects been really advan
tageous to u.s."
Recent Speeches.
To illustrate what he regards the
improving chance for peace negotia,,
tions Count Apponyi referred to rel
cent speeches of statemen in the op-
posing camps. Mot LLOYD George;
of course" he interpreted parenthet-
ically, but such as Lord Grey and
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg,
for example.
He suggested comparison be-
tween the utterances of these lead
lers year ago and at present
Then" he said, their respective
standpoints were as far apart the
poles. but now although there are
still differences between them. they
have most appreciably drawn nearer
The references to crushing Germany
have been eliminated from the Brit
ish pronouncements and the agitation
for annexation is dwindling in Ger
many
Against Annexation.
chancellor Won Bethmann-Ho
veg" he went on, has pointed out
in his latest speeches that he has
never demanded the annexation OF
Belgium. Such instances as these
show, in my opinion, that there are
now no really inseparable obstacle
to the opening Of a discussion on fu-
Iture peace. OF course, the Kingdom
of Poland must stand, but believe
Russia can be brought TO reconcile
herself TO this situation"
Count Apponyi was asked if he
thought the impulse to start peace
discussions 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 neutral parsonage or power would
be necessary. He replied that he
saw no reason why neutral mediation
should not be welcomed when the op.
lportune moment to which he had re-
ferred should arrive and added that
he knew no reason why President
Wilson should not be acceptable as
an Intermediary.
Attitude Toward Wilson.
1--WE feel 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 per-
son that is no reason for rejecting his
services when these may be useful. I"
The Hungarian statesman believes
that the war should not only end be-
cause of what he regards as the fu-
tility OF further hostilities. but be,
cause of his expressed conviction as
to the menace of Russia. He de-
clared that the western States OF Eu-
rope must band themselves together
for defense against Russia, which
couptry he characterized as the great
menace to the future peace of Eu>
rope and the world In his opinion
Frances efforts to regain Alsace-
Lorraine are doomed to failure and