The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-15
Both Germany and England
Show Signs of Giving In.
Hungarian Count Expects Ne
gOtiatiOns This Winter.
MUST CRUSH RUMANIA FIRST
"Entente'S Last Card in Game
Was Losing One."
Allies Have Given Up Idea OF
Crushing Germany.

Berlin, Nov. 13. via London. Nov
15.-The opening of peace negotia-
tions may perhaps be expected with
fair prospects of success in the course
of the coming winter, according to
Count Albert Apponyi, veteran Hun
garian leader and former Hungarian
premier Count Apponyi, who is visit
ing Germany to deliver two addresses
on Hungarian history, expressed his
views in an interview given to a cor
respondent of the Associated Press in
which he discussed the general Euro
pean situation.
1--WE can not expect" he said, "to
see peace negotiations opened within
the next few weeks while the Ruman-
ian campaign is still undecided. How
ever, I regard our chances for success
there as excellent and once Rumania
is crushed, 1 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 big army against
the Rumanians and 1 think that the
end will come shortly. OF course our
progress on the Transylvanian front is
a bit slow owing to the great difficult
ties of the country and particularly to
the deficiency in rearward communi-
cation. These deficiencies are poorer
than in the west or even in Galicia or
Russia. However. the entry of Ru-
| mania into the war has in many re-
spects been advantageous to u.s."
Posts Hope on Lord Grey.
To illustrate what he regards as the
improving chances for peace negotia-
tions, Count Apponyl referred to re-
cent speeches of statesmen in the op-
| posing camps. mot Lloyd George. OF
course" he interjected parentheticaly
tbut such as Lord Grey and Chancel-
lor Won Bethmann-Hollweg for ex-
ample"
| He suggested a comparison between
the utterances of the leaders a year
ago and at present. Then" he said
their respective s:andpolnts were as
far apart as the poles, but now a,tho
there are still differences between
drawn nearer. The references to
crushing Germany have been elm
| mated from the British pronounce
ments and the agitation for annexa-
ton is dwinoling in Germany.
Don't Demand Belgium.
Chancellor Won Bethman-Ho ollweg,"
ne 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 discussion on future
peace. OF course the kingdom of Po-
land must stand, but I believe Russia
can be brought to reconcile herself to
this situation"
welcomes Outside Influence.
Count Apponyi was asked if he
! thought the i-.4pulse to start peace
discussions could come from within
the camps of the warning powers OF
whether an outside impetus in the
| form of a 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 welcome when the op-
perfume moment to which he had re-
ferred should arrive and added thai
| he knew 10 reason why President
| lCnntinned ON Pare TXn1