The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
TURKS SEEK PEACE
VIA U. s., is REPORT


lowing an audience with King Charles.
A ministerial crisis is said to be immi-
nent in Hungary. WITH a coalition Cabi-
net the probable outcome
Vienna newspapers reaching Basel state
that Germany and Austria are In perfect
accord regarding the evacuation OF oc-
cupied territory and that pourparlers
followed Immediately the receipt OF
President Wilson'S note. Twenty Depu-
ties have been invited to n conference
at the imperial palace of Emperor
Charles, the papers say.
Kaiser Calls German I<ings.
Emperor William is reported to have
summoned all the German Kings for
conference before answering President
Wilson's note. A Basel despatch says
that Berlin has not yet framed an an
swer to the American note. but adds that
information from the German capital is
to the effect that a reply will be sent
soon. It is believed in Swiss circles
that the German statesmen, slight as are
the hopes OF success will attempt to in
volve President Wilson in "conversa-
tions' on peace.
German newspapers print a rescript
from the Emperor addressed to the
army Generals urging them to get in
touch with the presidents of the prov
inces on all except military questions,
mentioning particularly the right of
public meeting and censorship. This is
taken to mean another step in the pre-
tended plan to democratize Germany.
The Junker organ. the KrcuS Zeitun0
OF Berlin, Is much aggrieved over the
peace note sent to President Wilson. 1t
believes Teuton diplomacy, II the Of
fort had been made, could have dis
rupted the Entente.
Instead OF asking for an armistice."
It says. I'VE should have offered sep
arate peace with advantageous condl-
lions to one or two of the Allies I'm
fortunately It is too late now to take
up again this idea, which should have
remained the chief governing idea OF
any Government truly German
The Baden Presse, the semi-official
organ Of Prince Max of Baden, the Inn
perial Chancellor. says:
"If Germany Ia ready for sacrifices
II must be understood that she is not
ready to give back Alsace-Lorraine or
a single meter OF German commercial
territory in the Orient. Neither ques-
ton can be submitted to any discussion
whatsoever"
New Franchise for saxony.
The German Crown Council has issued
a decree to Saxony summoning the Lon
Tag to meet October rs. The decree d.
reefs that a measure be drafted (which
shall substitute for the franchise now
obtaining one based on broader founda-
tion." Saxony has a franchise system
of four classiflcations. The Prussian
system has three classifcations.
Georg Bernhard. In the Tossiche
Zeitun0, tries to explain the submarine
warfare. and seeks to show that It was
ordered under circumstances with which
the German people we're unacquainted
and which they would not have APP
proved. He says;
IF we had known that President Will
son had been continually requested to
act as peace mediator and even that
specified conditions had been submitted
our action would have been different.
Had we known that at the moment I'M
restricted submarine warfare was de-
clared President Wilson had agreed to
accept the role Of mediator the German
people in the great majority would never