The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-16
EXPECTS PEACE
overture DURING
COMING WINTER
View of Count Appanyi, a
Veteran Hungarian
Statesman

Statesman
Berlin, Nov. 13, via London, No
vember Is, delayed. 1.-The opening of
peace negotiations may perhaps be ex-
pected with fair prospects of success in
the course Of the coming winter, &C
cording to Count Albert Apponyi, vet
eran Hungarian leader and former
Hungarian Premier. Count Apponyi,
who is visiting Germany to deliver
two addresses on Hungarian history,
expressed his views in an interview
given to a correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press, in which he discussed
the general European situation.
1--WE cannot expect" he said, 'to see
peace negotiations opened within the
next few weeks, while the Rumanian
campaign is still undecided. Howev-
err, I regard our chances for success
there as excellent, and once Rumania
is crushed I 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 I think that the end
will come shortly. OF course our pro-
gress on the Transylvanian front is
bit slow, owing to the great difficulties
of the country, and particularly to the
deficiency in rearward communica-
tons. These communications are far
poorer than in the west, or even in
Galicias and Russia. However, the en-
many respects been really advanta-
geous to us"
Why the Count Is Optimistic.
TO illustrate what he regards as the
improving chances for peace negotia-
tons Count Apponyi referred to recent
speeches of statesmen in the opposing
camps.
mot Lloyd George, of course he
interjected parenthetically "but such
as Lord Grey and Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, for example" He
suggested a comparison between the
utterances of these leaders a year ago,
and at present. Then he said,
their respective standpoints were as
far apart as the poles, but now, al
though there are still wide differences
between them, they have most appre-
Gladly drawn nearer. The references
to crushing Germany have been elm
mated from the British pronounce
ments, and the agitation for annexa-
ton is dwindling in Germany
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Holl-
weg," 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
g. ~ -. -
of a discussion on future peace. OF
course, the kingdom Of Poland must
stand, but I believe Russia can be
brought oreconcile herself to this sit
uation."
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 tender of good Offices from
a neutral power, would be necessary.
He replied that he saw no reason why
neutral mediation should not be well
coined when the opportune moment to
which he. had referred should arrive,
and added that he knew no reason
why President Wilson should not be
acceptable as an intermediary.
Would Accept Wilson's Mediation
1--WE feel, of course" he said, chat
President Wilson has not treated us
fairly, and that he has departed from
| the way of strict neutrality. But ev-
en- though one does not like person,
| that is no reason for rejecting his
services when these may be useful
The Hungarian statesman believes
| cHD Il \
cause of what he regards as the flu
| tility of further hostilities, but be-
cause Of his expressed conviction as to
the menace of Russia. He declared
that the western states of Europe must
band themselves together for defence
against Russia which country he char
acterized as the great menace to the
future peace of Europe and the world
In his opinion Frances efforts to re-
| gain Alsace-Lorraine are doomed to
failure, and the republic may as well
reconcile herself to peaceful and
friendly relations with her eastern
neighbors. He holds that Great Brit
ain has made an abortive effort tc
| crush Germany as a trade rival by ap-
/ peal to arms, but that there is moth
| ing essential in the character of the
| three nations to prevent their union
as friends. In respect to Russia, how.
| ever, on the other hand, Count Ap-
ponyi said that the organization of the
country contains the germs of war
and that she is compelled by the very
essence of her being to attempt to ex.
tend her domination at every oppor.
tunity over the nations with which she
Is in contact.
"Once this war is Finished he said
Europe will probably have at 1eas
twenty-five or thirty years Of peace
until the generation which has passed
through this conflict has departed
from the stage. This should Civ.
time and opportunity to wise ant
far-seeing diplomacy by which tn,
western states Of Europe can arrang