Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-30
impression Prevails at Capt.
tai That Note Will Receive
Special Consideration.
MANY COMPLEX PROBLEMS
CONFRONT DUAL MONARCHY
Official Text Is Delivered to Sec
retary Lansing by Swcd-
ish Minister.
MUST BEAR RESPONSIBILITY
creation Of Independent States VIII
Not Relieve Any From SI,ar-
Ing Empires Acts.
MUST BEAR RESPONSIBILITY
tBy As.ocia-cd rrcss.

iBy As.ocia-cd rrcssl
WASHINGTON, October 2e-ln The
absence OF any official announcement
there was somewhat widespread i'm
preston here to-nigh; that Austria's
renewed appeal TO President Wilson for
An immediate armistice and peace
would be transmitted 10 the allied gov
crnmcnts, before which Gcrnany's re-
quest has been placed
In some quarters, however there
was q disposition 20 accord different
treatment 10 the Austrian plea because
OF tho complex problems arising from
me new conditions that apparently
nave developed in the dual monarchy
sinSe the PRESIDENT replied TO Austria's
original request Tor AN immediate
cessation of hostilities.
inc oiiicia! text Of the Austrian note
vas deiiPered 70 Secretary Lansing
.9,da! by the swedish minister soon
a,ecI 'hu the regular Tuesday meeting or
tnc Sapinct al which it MAS under
stood the unoiiicial version, as trans
miltcd oy the Associated i'ress from
Basel, Switzerland, was given ronsid.
era'ion;; II amy aefinitc conclusion was
reached, inc Tact was not rcyGa led. Of
nvlais stating that thcy could not in
h!cate what deposition would be made
s'u1E OF the oihci'i version
INC tcAt received At the Swedish ic-
Satioh was IN French and IL has not
!.l oecn translated at the State De-
paTtnent. After II preliminary cAaini-
hat!on, II WAS sn;d there thar II did no,
u!hcr essentially from the unoin..I:,l
rs received from Switzerland. No in,Ii-
tatioh was given as 10 when the trans
ta'ioh oi thc note would be made pub
iIr.
Those adhering 70 the opinion ,ha,
=ai,iSrent treatment should oc accorded
~ the Austrian request than was given
she plea of tiie German government
pu.hted 70 cable dispa tches to-a day re-
pUrting the establishment OF the indc.
nf h.
NIXON py that state OF the independence.
or the Czecho- SlovIk and Jugo-Siav
as suggeslnS the Introduction OF COM
p.e& FACTORS Into the problem of set
tnns with the dual empire. Even II
each Of The many nationaiities that
MAKE up that empire become indc-
pendent before peace is arranged IL
was said tina; ihey SUI must bear
their Individual shares Of the resnonsl
billy tor the acts committed by The
empire Logically each might have 10
sue Tor a separate peace.
WILL TREAT FIRST NITH
AHMiSlICE pHOPOSITION
However IL is believed tina, the
Ainerlcan government VIII not he al
nsfted Nst from tho pursuit Of its main
individual uprisings in Austria Hun
gar sars; II possibly will follow con
with Germany. and Insist on ,reaiins
frst the proposition FOR an armistice.
which IT rega:cs as = purely military
terence the adjustment OF the claims
TO independent existence OF the various
oppressed nationalities in Austria
If that course is followed then not
oni! the remnant al the dual empire,
over which Emperor Charles still holds
sway, out the separist state Of Hum
gary. and even Bohemia. and the Juso-
SiaH sections must accept the terms
council at Versailles. This' mnnw .,,''afy oh.
servers said, probably would invoke
disarmament. demobilization, opening
Of the Austro- Hungarian railways 10
the allies and guarantees in the shape
OF occupied fortresses TO insure the
safety OF the entente armies against
south. ''''
sa,aa vienna's pie, plea for an arnrstice is in
circles here an offer TO capitulate
as completely as did Bulgaria Military
officials, both allied and American. be-
leve that the complete elimination of
Austria Hungary as a belligcrent would
bring the world war within sight of
While thero is doub, that it would be
practical TO attack Germany from the
south the best informed entente Of
Ulcers on duty here firmly believe that
Germany would not attempt to night on
with Austria out of the war The
sreatest fear the Germans have. they
in the end they believe, Germany will
capitulate rather than face that con-
tingency.
AUSTRIAN SURRENDER TO
RELEASE VAST FORCE
assessing the probable results OF
Austrian surrender. officers pointed ont
that ii would release the Italian armies
for operations elsewhere Unless Tur-
key has also dropped out of the hight
by that time, il would seem logical il
was said. to expect that these forces
would be turned at once to pressing
The campaign against Constantinople.
I. al, rs n 1GFl ..
divisions now in France could be quick
" supplemented and another great
army erected on that front to crush
the waverinS German lines
25rT One result of Austrian capitulatiou
h.ch cannot be gauged relia bly, in ad-
Sance, is the situation of the thirty or
more German divisions in Russia The
German general staff is known TO have
reduced the German forces in Russia
10 what was regarded as the minimum
Of safety when the spring drive in
ever. II has been learned thst some OF
Tie divisions left there had been
brought hastily TO tho western line. and
several were hurried to tho Danube
front.
Lacking austrian help in Russia. the
situation OF the German forces ,herc
GERS say II would become vitaIly neces-
.,ary that they be so disposed as to rest
upon tho Russo German frontier That
ES russian TERRITORY hey ccuId iIise' polise and
complete evacuation OF Russia by the
Germans was regarded as tho logical
result.
WILSON NOTE COMPELLED
ACTION, AUSTRIA CLAIMS
A message tonight from Basel
Switzerland. says that e. scmioficial
note, issued at Vienna to-day. on Aus.
trla's reply to President Wilson SAYS:
"Austria was Obliged TO conform to
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