Evening star., 1918-01-29
GENERAL STRIKE
IN BERLIN FAILS
Unions Do Not Cooperate.
Government Denied a Vote
of Confidence.
VIEW OF CzERNIN SPEECH

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, January 2s-A big
general strike In Berlin announced for
Monday by leaflets distributed at the
end of last week did not materialize.
according to advices from the German
capital. The agitation had only limited
success, although the strike leaflets
were spread from house to house in
Berlin and the suburbs.
The trades unions refused to Coop
crate and only In few sections did the
factory workmen strike. The failure Of
the strike is said to have arisen from
lack of central direction.
Fails to Get Confidence Vote.
A Berlin dispatch to the Weser Zei-
tung says that the government de-
sired vote of confidence by the reichs-
tag, but at joint meeting OF the va
rfous parties on Friday. the proposal
was wrecked by socialist opposition.
The Koelnische Volks Zeitung con-
siders Count Czernin's statement to the
Austrian and Hungarian delegations on
Saturday, when he said he had commu-
nicated the text of his speech on war
aims to President Wilson before it was
delivered, strengthens the impression
that threads are being spun between
Vienna and Washington, if we recall
that Chancellor Won Hertling, as well
as Count Czernin, especially dealt fully
with Mr.. Wilson's message. If Vienna
reekons on the possibility of confer
ence between the central powers and
the entente nations by way of WASH
ington, this implies that President Will
sons fourteen points are not to be re-
garded as his minimum demands"
Agree on Minimum Demands.
The newspaper adds that a complete
agreement exists between Vienna and
Berlin regarding minimum demands
which the central powers must attain.
Germania also refers to an "Austro-
American feeler regarding peace pos
sibilities." and says the result will de-
pend, above all. on the weight of Presi-
dent Wilson's influence on the entente
allies.
In view of the happy accord between
Germany and her allies in all questions
of war aims and tactics" Germania
adds, I'VE can take it that Count
Czernin never would have made his
offer II he had not been certain of our
governments concurrence"
To Oppose Hungarian Cabinet.
The Hungarian independence party,
of which Count Michael karolyi is the
head, has decided to adopt an attitude
Of oposition toward the ministry just
formed by Premier Wekerle. but it will
support the governments franchise bill,
a Budapest dispatch reports.
In political circles In Budapest this
decision Is believed to have been due to
difference Of opinion between Count
Karolyi and Premier Wekerle regard
ing various foreign and domestic uues-
tons The premier asked Count Theo-
dependence party, who was minister Of
public welfare in the cabinet which has
just retired. to retain his portfolio on
condition that he should leave his
party. This is believed to have been
one Of the principal causes of the run
ture between the Karolyi party and the
cabinet
Count Karolyi. now openly opposed
to the Hungarian government, has been
one OF the foremost peace advocates Of
cember, 1915, by demanding in the HIM
garian parliament that the govern
ment should make peace proposals, Last
year ne was reported to have initiated
a movement to obtain peace for Hum
gary with or without the consent ~
Germany and Austria. In Noyemher
ne went to Switzerland to further his
peace plans.) As
Russian Would Go to Vienna,
PETRoGRAD, January 27.-M Jora
OF the Russian peace commission at
Brest-LltoVsk sent request to Count
Czernin, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister. that he be given permission To
go to Vienna, to confer with repre-.
sentatives OF the Austrian peopIe 70
garding peace. In a telegram to the
Smolny Institute NJ. Joffe said that his
action was prompted by a general he.
lief that the Austrian people were most
anxious for peace, regardless OF the
views OF their government.
The Petrograd newspapers ennb.,,v.
the Importance of disorders in Vienna
and Cracow and claim to have inforroaN
tion that the unrest is spreading
'hTTgush0ae Tba 4aes Hungary.
stria-Hungary already has offered to