Evening star., 1918-04-05
NEGOTIATIONS ON,
AUSTRIA BELIEVES
Report in Vienna Says They
Have Advanced Further Than
Czernin Has Disclosed.
PREMIER TO MEET KAISER
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ZURICH, April 5.-Austrian parlia-
mentary circles believe that negotfa-
tions have been opened between Presi-
dent Wilson and Count Czernin. the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. A
telegram from Vienna to the Neueste
Nachrfchten Of Munich. says:
Count Czernin's speech has created
q profound impression in Austrian
parliamentary circles, where 1t is be-
lieved that communications have been
opened between Count Czernin and
President Wilson. which already have
reached further than Count Czernin's
speech shows"
AMSTERDAM, April At an i'm
portant conference held today at Ger
man headquarters between the en-
peror, Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
Gen. Won Ludendorn and DR.. Richard +.
Won KuehImann. the German foreign
minister, Count Czernin's speech was
discussed, among other matters. 1t is
understood that Won Kuehlmann VIII
deliver an important speech at his
earliest opportunity.
Count Czernin is expected at Berlin
and a { headquarters early next week
The National Zeitung states that pro-
ceedings against Prince Lichnowsky
have been started as a result of his
memorandum fixing the blame of the
war on Germany.
Michaelis Sounds Warning.
DR.. Georg Michaelis, former imperial
chancellor. on leaving to assume his
post of president of Pomerania, made
an address at Berlin. He said
IF were ever responsible again for
the government I would decline to ask
. war indemnity. Rather than see our
people throw itself into the abyss of
materialism, which would be the case
II our war expenditures were betrayed
by our enemies, we must teach our peo-
pie to become simple, sober and eco
nomical.
Our time of trial will not end with
the termination of the war. Our mis-
cry will continue. We must bear 1t
without muTmurlng. Poverty VIII pc
our cook. We must admit we. too, are
guilty for this war, not in a political
sense for the emperor tried to main
tain peace to the last minute, but cir
which threaten to make money the
master of the day. We must save the
country from surrender to material
ism"
German Paper Attacks Czernin.
The German papers comment on
Count Czernin's speech in contradictory
terms The Berlin Boersen Courier
says Count Czernin evidently does not
think that the offensive on the western
front has paralyzed the possibility of
an understanding.
The Deutsche Tageszeitung attacks
the eAustro-Hungarian foreign minister
for his weak placidity.
The Lokal Anzeiger says: Berlin
will be particularly glad to hear of the
manner in which Count Czernin re-
jected the peace offer of Clemenceau."
LONDON, April 5.-The Neue Freie
Presse of Vienna, taking a hand in the
peace offensive of the central powers,
reyerses the Clemenceau story told by
Foreign Minister Czernin It says that
before the offensive on the western
Lloyd George favored discussing peace
terms. but Premier Clemenceau vetoed
the suggestion and finally caused them
to adopt his standpoint of war to the
end. The paper adds:
'Tt is impossible to confirm this re-
port absolutely. but there is consider
able truth in IL"
Still Germany's Slave, Rome View.
PARIS, April "A Havas dispatch
from Rome says:
Political circles are unreservedly
satisfied by Premier Clemenceau giving
the lie to Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. 1t now is
agreement with Austria and separate
peace Is forever dissipated. In the re-
peated shameless bad faith shown by
her statesmen, Austria is regarded as
more than ever Germanys slave. BY
her Germany succeeded in making war
and by her Germany now is trying to
make peace"