Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-15
.SEESFA|R CHANCE
|. Of AN EARLY PEACE
Count Apponyi Predicates
. View onPossibiIity of Con-
quering of Rumania.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. November 13. via London
November - (delayed) The opening o.
peace negotiations may perhaps be expec.-
ed with fair prospects of success in the
course of the coming winter, according to
Count Albert Apponyi, veteran Hungarian
leader and former Hungarian premier
Count Apponyi. who is visiting Germany
to deliver two addresse on Hungarian his
tory, expressed his view in an interview
given to a correspondent of the Associated
Press. in which he discussed the general
European situation.
I'VE cannot expect he said, Ito see
peace negotiations opened within the next
few weeks while the Rumanian ca npaign
is still undecided. However. | regard oar
chances for success there as excellent, d
once Rumania is crushed / think both
sides will be willing to consider the ques-
ton of peace.
"Rumania was the ententeS last card
and is proving losing one. We are mass
ing a big army against the Ruman a ,s
and think the end Will come shortly. OF
course. our progress on the Transylvanian
front is bit slow, owing to the great
difficulties Of the country and particu-
larly to the deficiency in rearward com
munications These communications are
far poorer than in the west or even in
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of Rumania into the war has in many
respects been really advantageous TO us.
Refers to Recent Speeches.
To illustrate what he regards the i'm
proving chances for peace negotiations.
Count Apponyi referred to recent
speeches of statesmen in the opposing
camps. Not Lloyd George. of course"
he interjected parenthetically. but
such as Lord Grey and Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg, for example" He
suggested comparison between the
utterances of these leaders year ago
and at present. Then" he said, their
respective StandpointS were as far
apart as the poles but now although
there are still wide differences between
them they have most appreciably
drawn nearer. The references to crush
ing Germany have been eliminated
from the British pronouncements and
the agitation for annexation is dwind-
ling in Germany.
Chancellor Won Hollweg."
he went on. has pointed out in his
latest speech that he has never de-
manded the annexation of Belgium.
such instances as these show in my
opinion, that there are now no really
inSuperable obstacles to the opening OF
a discussion on future peace. OF course
the klHBdom or Poland must stand but
l believe Russia can be brought to
reconcile herself to this situation
President Wilson Acceptable.
Count Apponyi was asked If he
thought the impulse to start peace dis
cussions could come from within the
camps of the warning powers or
whether an outside impetus. in the form
OF a tender of good offices from a neu-
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 opportune 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 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 person, that