The sun., 1918-09-30
BERLIN Is AGITATED
BY BULGARS' MOVE
Peace Initiative Also Brinps
Austrian Factions Together
for Council.
APPEAL MADE FOR UNITY
Neutral in Germany Reports
That People Still Cling to
Hope Of Victory.
Special cabH Despdtch TO THr sr> troo, ne
London Times Serrtcs

Special CabS Despatch 10 TIN sr> ,roo. n,
London Times Serr,c,
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THE HAGUE. sept 29.-Reports from
Berlin and Vienna indicate the agitation
into which all parliamentary circles h.v.
been thrown by the Bulgarian overtures
for peace. No doubt exists among the
leading pereonages that the Governments
of both Germany and Austria Hungary
were prepared for the Bulgarian inlta-
tive, and Germany at least took party
leaders To some extent into her conf.
dence. This Is explained by the tame.
ness with which the proceedings o, tho
Main Committee of the Reichstag passed
of. as compared with the sensational
scenes predicted when the Deputies came
to close quarters with the Chancellor and
his colleagues.
Great concern appears to prevail In
Berlin parliamentary circles. it being
reported after the revelations of Ad.
m!rnl Won Hintze the German Foreign
Secretary, on Friday, by which the Rul.
garian development seemed to he dis
posed of for the time being. little knots
Of Deputies continued to discuss the
situation among themselves, all the
other affairs being entirely overshadowcd
by this much larger issue. An appeal
| to all parties to drop their differences
| in the face OF common danger ap-
pears to have had the expected response.
From Vienna comes q report that
Premier Won Hussarek of Austria-Hun-
| gary, in consequence of the alarming
news from Bulgaria. has invited tho
various party leaders to meet him. He
made statement to them regarding thu
| serious significance of the events occur
ring there. He asked them whether in
view of the situation they considered il
advisable to hold meeting of the House
of Deputies as fixed for Tuesday. Tire
Deputies opposed the postponement.
Immediately after the discussion Of
| the party leaders with Premier Hussaret
rumors circulated in Parliamentary
circles that the premier had received a
| commission to form coalition Ministry
| in which the Parliamentary forces
| should be concentrated Former Premier
Won Wekerle also arrived in Vienna on
| Thursday night after all important meet-
| ing Of the Council Ministers at Budapest.
| Emperor Kari received Baron Won
| Burian. the Austro Hungarian Fore gn
Secretary. and Premier Hussarrk IN
special audience both Ministers remain.
| ing In conference with him until late At
| night
| The Bulgarian Legation in Vteura in
Y
quiet in Vienna and that negotiations
were proceeding with the political
parties individually.
| A Vienna telegram refers tn an Aus
| tro-Hungarian Government request to
| the Dutch Government TO place The
| Hague At its disposal for the contem-
| plated discussions in Baron Won Burian |,
| note of September IA. 1t SAYS that the
| Vienna papers observe that considering
! that tins step occurred after the allied
| governments replies to Baron ypn
! Burlan's note had been made known, the
! Austro-H Hungarian Government prohah.-
wishes to emphasize the fact that despite
the failure Of its efforts II will hold
/ firmly to it's proposal of September Il
| Whatever expectations may be enter
| tained from Bulgaria's action il l., de-
| slrable that opinion should not bc ~ =
taken about Germany regarding the var
as lost. | convcrscd to-day with au-
other neutral from the Rhinc-Wes'-
phalian Industrial district. He arrived
yesterday from DuisburE, where news
| apparently pcnetrates slowly Tho Bu-
| gaiidn peace proposal was not known
when he left, while no Importance w.E
attached to the Turkish collapse .g
| Palestine.
| The Germans, he said absolutely id
| not admit the possibility Of defva,,
/ They regard the German retreat on .
| west front as really a victory for e
German arms and as a mgsterpic.a :
strategy accomplished with small 70 e
! to the Germans but terrific 10 TIE a.
| tente.' Their retreat. they say. js o. 20
vital Importance since. while they a."
lot advancing. they still stand ID. %
the enemy country and such ground $
| they yield being 50 dcsOiatc a. 80 ,C
useless 10 the adversary.