Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-05
PEACE TALK AGAIN.

Count Tlsza, tho Hungarian pre-
niier Is out In an interview In which
he says the Hungarian cm-
piro wants no territory as compcn-
salion for the war. and that while
the struggle has lasted longer and In
VOWED far greater hardships than ey-
er had been contemplated, the dual
monarchy Is united with Germany I'M
I'll fair and satisfactory conclusion
Is reached.
Whllo the greatest battle OF the
war is stllI. progressing. there Is CON
slant talk OF an early pence--cer-
tainly, they say. peace before the be-
ginning OF the next year. This talk
may have no foundation In fact. It
may merely be an expression OF pop
ular desire for peace.
There are no symptoms OF the al.
lies being less exacting In their terms
than when they were first announced
iH' BtiilHu piNHiitI hiAlcui IL Will w
recalled, the position OF the allies as
follows:
we shall never sheathe the sword,
which we have not lightly dnwn,
until Belgium recos era in fun meas
uro all, and moro than al. that she
sacrificed until France Is adequately
secured against menace OF aggros.
a.. lob 80 n. ~.
nationalitics OF Europe arc placed
upon nm unaasailablc foundation, and
until the military domination Of prus
sla 10 wholly and finally destroyed"
But the statement OF Mr.. AAqulth
wax too indefinite, too general IN It's
terms, TO be satisfactory; hence the
recent announcement OF c. r. G.. Mas
terman, In the house OF commons, is
regarded as expressing definitely the
terms OF the allies 1t Is Bummar-
lied. as follows. in the Independent.
"Gcrmany 20 pay an indemnity TO
Belgium sufficient 10 rehuild her cit
les, restore her industries and com.
pensate for her disabled and dead;
France 10 receive Alsace- Lorraine
and all territory up to the Rhine us
we'll as an indemnity; Denmark 10
get back Schleswig; German, Aus
trian and Russian Poland TO be re-
united under the czar; Italy 10 get
cor whole OF Italia Irrodenta; the
adtkish empire TO be partitioned,
elelNnia aud Herzegovina given 20 Ser
from he German fleet sunk or divided
yng the allies: all the Zeppellns
.rhe armed, and the German col
,h. h.s, be given TO those who have
,,,.,,,.,..,,,i them, Australia, New Zea-
''p''"' south Africa
p"'i's"h Program is adhered 60. the
n''Si'S''s ye expected TO last much
--!Fer Sr---, through the present year
= Ipger, N fact than through tho
NJ 1917. On Germany proper, there
Nnot the foot Of a single armed foe,
ccpl in one corner OF Alsace-Lor-
inc While the Russians have made
as lately in Gallcin, there is only
small part Of Austria occupied By
40 Russians and the Italians. on the
oihcr hand. the Germans occupy near
~ uil OF Belgium and are within fifty
mites Of the city Of Paris Itself. Tho
Teutons have oycrrun Serbia ana
hold an OF Poland and n dcnsely pop-
ulatod part Of ancient Russia. They
are driving fierccly az vcrdun. grad
ually forcing back the French lines
They are sinking an appallingly large
number Ell British commerce carriers
and, except during the drive against
the Russians which began nearly al
year ago never have shown so much
sustained power as now.
liut IN spite OF all OF this tremen-
dous showing by the land forces OF
the Teutons. the trend Is against
them, and has been against them
from the moment they were beaten
on the Marne.
When the war began, tho Germans
and Auslrians were prepared 70 the
last button. on land. The allies We're
totally unprcpared, except the British
fleet. which Is always ready for war.
Ensllnd could muster less than 100.
eco troops to send TO The assistance
Of France. and the French, with all
81 the haste or mobilization possible
we're not able 20 get an army that
could offer effective resistance willis
The Germans still we're in Belgium
Liege held up the invaders for al
while and enabled the allies 20 mob
ilife for the battle Of the Marine
whore Won I1luck was hurled back
and narrowly escaped annihilation.
From that moment. the allies have
been gaining in men and munitions.
and the Germans passed their zenith |
nearly a year ago. They have fought
desperately. scientifically. with almost
superhuman ability--but they have