Evening star., 1918-05-19
|SEES ONLY GOOD
IN TEUTON ALLIANCE
German Chancellor Declares
Only Basic Principles
Have Been Outlined.
DETAILS TO COME LATER
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. May Is.-Referring
to the negotiations between Germany
and Austria Hungary at German
great headquarters. Chancellor Won
Hertling said in an interview with
the Berlin correspondent of tho
Budapest newspaper AZ Est that nat
urally only basic principles were dis
cussed. the adjustment of details be-
ing left to subsequent negotiations.
THE deepening and further develop
rent OF the work begun by those
great stasesneV Bismarck and
Andrassy." the chancellor remarked.
will assuredly bring beneficial con-
sequences for Germany and Austria.
I need not especially lay emphasis
upon the fact that all the efforts in
tended to secure the Improvement of
Gernano- Hungarian relations, and
to bring those peoples closer together
have our warmest sympathy. ".
Clemenceau. who INDUCED in the H.
fusion that he would be able to sever
our firm alliance, will now be able to
see from the results of our negoti-
ations the fruits OF his intrigues.
Cites Advantages to Hungary.
TT gives me particular pleasure"
Count Won Hertling told the corre-
spondent of Az Est, ito address pub
lie opinion in Hungary at moment
when by the conclusion OF peace with
Rumania. German and Hungarian
comradeship in arms has obtained for
Hungary most satisfactory results.
namely. that henceforth Hungary's
frontiers would be better protected
against Rumanian attack. and IL re-
~, ~, ga
against the repetition OF similar sur
prises through hostile aspirations of
it's Rumanian neighbor.
II sincerely hope this proved COM
radeship in arms will for all time
help to keep Germany and Hungary
from forgetting the common interest
they have in maintaining a lasting
friendship
"I am quite prepared for the aggres-
sfve intentions and tendencies as
cribed to us by our opponents and
the watchword given out by the en-
tente OF an economic war after the
war against the central powers. This
assertion. however, is entirely false.
We want nothing but our place in the
sun.
The new dual alliance will in par
ticular comprise two important sec
tions. namely. economic and military
agreements. The economic agree
IDSuL OI ScTmdHy anu
gary is not aimed at any state what
ever. We are quite entitled to har-
monize our common interests and act
together. We desire to utilize the
possibilities which this union, and
nothing else can give us.
with regard to the military side of
the discussion 1 must emphasize that
our agreements for the future have
no aggressive character. We only
desire consolidation of our present
relations. We also desire to remain
just as closely bound together after
the war as during the war. which has
drawn US together. At headquarters
/ talked to Won ARR, then to Won Hin
denburg and Ludendorf. and all three
expressed great satisfaction.
POLICY Ever One OF Peace"
Our policy has ever been the policy
of peace. just as our alliance with the
monarchy is a peace alliance-an al
lance for the preservation OF peace.
We are now fighting for our exist
enie and for peace. which we also
long for. am still optimistic enough
to believe we shall have peace this
year. ! say optimistic, in spite of the
speeches we hear from entente
statesmen, who still talk of crushing
the central powers.
TT might have been thought th.t
the attacks on Lloyd George, which.
after all, indicate the strength OF tne
peace idea, would have created a
better basis for the possibility OF
peace. That, however, has not been
the case. At the moment / cannot say
any more than that I cherish firm
confidence that further events in the
west will bring us near to a speedy
end OF the war and that the alliance
between Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary. which has been tested and ex-
tended during the war. will then bring
renewed prosperity and rich bless
ings."