Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-09-11
Minister Of Foreign Affairs
Outlines the Situation of the
Dual Monarchy in the Con-
tIiCt Now Raging,
SCOUTS THE IDEA OF
PEACE AT ANY PRICE

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Vienna. Sept, tyu Berlin to Lon-
lon Sept 10, D. Min thor
lughly frank manner the Austro-
minister of foreign affairs,
Baron stephan nurien Won Rajecz, dis
,usscd today I'm an interview with the
correspondent of the Associated Press,
.he position of the dual monarchy IN
The world war. which. he said. had
been erroneously characterized by ene-
mics and certain neutrals as unsatis-
factory
"Austro Hungary is far from lying
down, as hoped by some." said the
minister, In tone carrying conviction.
.lt Is true we would hail peace with
ioy but not the sort of peace our
enemies would impose So long as we
have to defend ourselves against those
who want 20 take our territory, We
naturally are unwilling to discuss
peace and so long We also are deter
mined TO hold out and win. Tho
thought that we are eager for peace
ON any terms. originates probably in
minds hoping that such viii become
the case
Rcvicws Situation.
The minister then reviewed the sit
uauon prior to Rumana's declaration
of war, aud said
we offered lllHuania na territorial
at any time after having
discovered, In the case OF Italy, that
the world was likely to mistake our
reasonable attitude for weakness Nor
were we ever taken by surprise by
Rumania what did fool us was that
RumanH made up her mind so quick
ly. We knew i'm Juuc, after the set
ting in OF the latest Russian often
gyc. that Rome and Bratiano (the
ljumanipn premicr), had made a defl-
mite bargain We ALSO knew that Ru-
mania wus not quite ready toward the
end of August.
Make Preparations.
For all that our military authori-
ties made an possible preparations,
which did not consist, as has been be
lcvcd. ina holding the mountain SUM
IhIa "h" I"79'7 ''""b '"' i'"'','''''''''
border, '"' "n'''' ro'''s.'' III '''' ''
laOIlahm'n' Oh 'i'e '''' % 0,'''.'7' ~"
occupied boy our troops Contrary TO
the general iWpre4 ,ob ru, i-,4us
h"' "I our 'I'"I'7 l''s ''''" W wy ""
vantage To- the Numuntaus. which fact
mas I'""'IS """''yu on 'l'' .,u','' '''.,"
mllli'rN 'oHiinanueIa' since l''f navy
h''om" very 'auuouS 'e'en'S
Diplomats Lied
THE military Held - not my de-
/ know that Rumanios ac-
tion was no surprise. despite the fact
that the Rumantan diplomats led to
me constantly Toward the last their
assurances became too fcrvent ana
their lying too patiently Obvious, so /
reached the conclusion that trouble
was not far Off Whether the doelar-
alton of war was due on sunday or
! did not know. But ! felt
ii was due, because in addition, the
reports from bucharest indicated that
the Russian pressure was getting moro
acycrc each day, the entente govern
mculS waning To add the Wcl6Hl "t
their own futile otfcnsives in the east
and west, and Salonikb the great i'm
pres ion the war declaration was eN-
pcctcd TO mako, but in reality did not
make, because we were ready for it,
played q Good Game.
II win say That Gratano played
good game though When the cntcn-
tr finally had shown all its cards,
Rrauauo siffeucd up in his own de
mund4. which were granted fully some
time before the outbreak Of the war.
Then Hrauano Thought he would play
the part Of taking from the Austro-
HUNGARIAN corpse what he could.
"Eut the entente had its own no.
lions. which Hntiauo learned when he
was told that he was mistaken if he