Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-30

derstood the unofficial version as
transmitted by the Associated Press
from Basel, Switzerland, +, was given
consideration, IL any definite conclu~
sion was reached, the fact was not
revealed officials stating they could
not Indicate what disposition would
be made of the note In advance OF a
careful study OF the official version.
The text received al the Swedish ie-
cation was in French and 1t has not
yet been translated at the state de-
partment, After q prelitniHaryleSani
ination IL was, said there that IT. did
not differ essentiails from the uuof-
ficial version as received from swift
zerland No indication was given as
to when the translation Of the note
would be made public. ~
New Complex Factors
Thosa adhering to tho opinion that
different treatment should t.a accord
ed to the Austrian request than wes
given 10 the plea OF the German gbvt.
! ernment, pointed 10 cabIa dispatches
today reporting the establishment of
the independent state of Hungary. 0f
the recognition BY that state OF tho In
dependence OF tho Cnecho- -Siovak and
Jugo-Slav provinces and also OF Ger-
man-Austria as suggesting the intro
duction of complex factors into the
problem Of settling with the dual en-
pire. Even IL each of the many ma
tionalities that make Up that empire
becomes independent before peace Ia
arranged, 1t was said they still must
bear their individual shares of the
responsibility for the nets committed
by the empire. Logically each might
have to sue for a separate peace.
However il is believed that the
American government will not be di-
verted from the pursuit of it's main
object by the consideration OF thesa
indieidual uprisings in Austria Hum
gary. 1t probably will fellow consist
entity tho course pursued In dealing
with Germany. and inaist on treating
first the proposition for an armisttce.
which 1t regards as a purely military
question, leaving to the final peacs
conference the adjustment OF tha
claims to independent existence OF the
various oppressed nationalities In Aus
tr!a Hungary. Ss
All Must Accept Terms.
II that course is followed, then NOT
only the remnant of the dual empire
ever which Emperor Charles atill holds
sway, but the separatist state of Huns
gary and even Bohemia and the Jugo-
Slavs sections must accept the terms
to he laid down b. the supreme niil-
tary council at Versailles. This, many
observers said, probably would involve
disarmament, rehabilitation. opening
of the Austro-Hungarian railways 10
the entente allies and guarantees In
the shape Of occupied fortrets;eS to i'm
sure the safety of the entente armies
against treacherous attacks In the
rear II they advance to strike Ger
many from the south.
Vienna's plea for an armisticc IL
interpreted generally in military cir
cles here as an offer to capHuiate az
completely az did Bulgaria, Military
officials both allied and American.
believe the complete elimination OF
Austria Hungary as belligerent
would bring the world war within
sight of an end. sh
While there is doubt that 1t would
be practical to attack German from
the sodth, tho best Informed entente
officers OF, duty here firmly believe
that Germany would not attempt 10
fight on with Austria out Of the war.
The greatest fear the Germans have.
they say. Is of invasion of German soil
and in the end they believe. Germany
will capitulate rather than face that
contingency.
Release OF Italian Army.
ASSESSING the probable results o.
Austrian surrender. officers pointed
cut that il would release the Italian
armies for operations elsewhere. I'M
less Turkey has also dropped out OF
the fight by that time It would seem
logical, ii was said, to expect that these
forces would be turned n once 10
pressing the campaign against Con~
stantinople. with Turkey also out.
the two Italian divisions now in France
could be quickly supplemented and
another great army erected on that
front to crush the wavering German
lines
One result OF Austrian capitulation
which cannot be gauged reliably in
advance is the sitIatinn OF the thirty
or more German divisions In Russia.
The German general staff is known
to have reduced the German forces n
Russian to what was regarded as the
minimum of safety wken the spring
drive in Fra nee Yves prepared Re-
t-entlv. however. it has been learned
that some of the divisions left there
had been brought hastily to tha wests