Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-30
7 NUT CONSIDERING
SUCH REMUNERATION
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY READY TO
ACCEPT HONORABLE PEACE
tBy Associated Press.1

VIENNA, July % (via Copenhagen.
-Reiterating that Austria Hungary
was ready to accept an honora
peace. but that the dual monarchy. in
conjunction with its allies, would fight
to the last extremity if the entente
powers declined to enter negotiations
on the basis OF a peace by Understands
ing, as recently outlined by the Ger
man imperial Chancellor and tho Reich
stag. Count ottokar Czernin Won
Chudenitz the Austro- Hungarian For
eisn Minister. in an interview TODAY
discussed at length peace possibilities
The Austrian statesman took occa-
sion to reply TO the speech made by
David Lloyd George in London July
81, when the British Premier charac-
terized the address delivered In the
Reichstag by Or. Michaelis, the Ger
man Chancellor. as IA sham.
PEACE RESOLUTION
NOT "PIECE OF BLUFF
The count said Lloyd George vas
mistaken when he represented the
ReichstaG peace resolution to be
piece OF bluff"
"The Chancellor and the Reichstas,"
tho Foreign Minister said. declared
that Germany was conducting a de-
fensive war. and that the German peo-
pie only asked for an honorable Deace
agreement offering the basis for a last
ing reconciliation OF the nations The
Chancellor and the Reichstag solemnly
replied that the German people desired
no forced conquest and ahhorred eco
nomic isolation and Indictment to en-.
NIFTY between nations after the war.
II must reply to Premier Lloyd
George with the question: what are
we finally to expect from the entente!
What we desire is quite evident from
The well-known decisions made in
Vienna. and the dem onstrations by the
German people showing that com.
plete agreement exists to the very last
detail between Vienna and Berlin
What the Chancellor and the Reicbstap
declared Ia what / described months
ago as an honorable peace which the
Vienna government is ready to ACCEPT
and whereby 1t seeks a lasting recon
citation Of the nations. But there
also exists the complete agreement
that we never shall accept peace
which is not honorable for us
III the entente does not wish to en-.
ter negotiations on the basis which we
| nave clearly indicated we shall con-
tinue the war and fight to the last ex-
| tremity.
ONLY SIGN OF COMMON
SENSE AND MORALITY
II don't care whether this admission
| is regarded as sign Of weakness or
OF strength. To me tt seems only a
sign OF common sense and morality.
which revolt against the idea of pro-
longing the war. / am absolutely con-
WINGED the entente will never succeed
In crushing US. and, since in our posi-
| ton OF defense we have no intention
| OF crushing the enemy, the war will
end sooner or later in peace by un-
| derstanding. But to my thinking, the
| natural conclusion is that the further
sacrifices and suffering imposed on all
humanity are useless and that 1t is
necessary in the interests OF humanity
soon as possible.
las we have fought in conjunction
with our faithful allies. 80 we snail
make peace In conjunction with them
now or later. and we shall night in con-
junction with them to tho last extrem-
! Ivy unless the enemy shows willing
ness 10 understand our viewpoint
u shall not put the question who
was responsible for the war, because
| II is useless to discuss tie past In this
| connection. But I shall speak Of the fu-
turc. and wish to express the desire
| that the world may succeed after tho
conclusion of peace in finding ADEQUATE
means and expedients to prevent for
ever the recurrence of such a frixhtful
| war.
ALL MUST COOPERATE
IN GIGANTIC TASK
Ev"ry man with any moral feeling
must cooperate IN this gigantic work
All states must unite in efforts to pro.
cure guarantees which will make i'm.
possible In the future such a frtghtfuI
disaster as the present world war. The
road may lie difficult. but 1t IS not I'M
possible
Referring to the internal situation
Count C7ernin said:
; The characterization of conatitu.
tons Is the great demand OF tho times
Both In Austria and IN Hungary tn.
governments are putting their hands
10 this great work, but they ar,
: against Intervention from the outside