Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-11-01
AUSTRIA FORSAKES
THE KA|SERBEGs
SEPARATE PEACE
Agrees to Freedom for the
Czecho- SIovakS.
WILSON'S VIEWS ACCEPTED
Note Declares Austro-Hungary Ac4
cepts All the Conditions the Presi-
dent of the United States Has
Laid Down for Peace.


Laid Down for Peace.
: London, Oct. 2o.-The allies will
make a separate peace with Austria
upon these conditions:
1. The allied armies now advancing
on the Danube must be given the right
ito use the Austrian railway, thus OPEN
ing the door to Germany.
2. The Austrian armies released
from the front must not be used
against the revolving peoples OF the
dual monarchy.
Berne, via Paris, Oct 29.-Austria-
Hungary, in a note answering Pres1-
dent Wilson's last message to her, ac-
fceptsl all of his conditions for an arIn-
Iistice and peace.
She ."gives appreciation to the pres
,ident's ''ideas on the rights Of the
peoples of Austria-Hungary, specially
the rights of the Czecho-Slavs and the
IJugo-S lavs," whom she formerly re-
fused to recognize or deal with.
She "begs President Wilson to be
IgOod enough to take the preparatory
lsteps" for an immediate armistice and
lpeace.
The text of the note as received
there. omits for the first time in the
dual monarchy's history the words
Imperial and royal" as prefiex to
government" 1t speaks throughout
Iof ''the Austro-H Hungarian govern
Iment" The text follows:
Text of Austria's Reply.
Basel, Oct. 29-The text of the Aus
trian reply to President Wilson reads:
"Austro-H1ngary, accepting all the
conditions the president has laid down
for the entry into negotiations for an
armistice and peace, no obstacle ex-
lists, according to our judgment of the
Austro- Hungarian government to the
beginning of these negotiations.
"The Austro- Hungarian government
declares itself ready, in consequence,
without awaiting the result of other
negotiations, to enter into negOtia-
tons upon peace between Austro-Hun
gary and the states in the opposing
group and for an immediate arm'Stice
upon all Austro-Hungarian fronts.
cit asks President Wilson to be SO
kind as to begin overtures on this sub
lject."
The Hungarian foreign min
lister instructed the Austro-Hungarian
minister at Stockholm to ask the
Swedish government to send the fol-
flowing note to the Washington gov
lernment:
"In reply to the note of President
Wilson of the Is (19?) of this
month, addressed to the Austro-Hun-
lgarian government and giving the de-
Ecfsion of the president to speak di-
frectly with the Austro-Hungarian gov
Iernment on the question of an armis-
ltice and of peace the Austro-Hungari-
ian government has the honor to de-
clare that equally with the preceding
lproclamations of the president, it adj
heres also to the same point of view
contained in the last note upon the
rights of the stro-Hungarian peo-
piles, especially those of the Czecho-
OlONdlhS anu lIIC OuSsO-KiUfH.
! consequently, Austria-Hungary ac-
lcepts all the conditions"
What Wilson Said.
In his reply to Austria Hungary Octo-
Der 10 President Wilson said thet events
of utmost Importance had altered the at
ltitude and responsibility of the United
States since his speech of January s. the
fourteen points of which were accepted
by Austria. The president added that
in the interim the United States had rec
9ognized the Czecho-S1ovalxs as a bellig-
ent, and had recognized the aspirations of
the Jugo-Slavs for freedom.
He continued:
1.-The president is therefore no longer at
liberty to accept the mere autonomy of
these peoples as a basis of peace, but is
lobliged to insist that they and not he
shall be the judges of what action on the
part of the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment will satisfy their aspirations and
their conception of their rights and des-
tiny as members of the family of ma
ltions."
In the last few days it has been report
ed that the Czeehs were in complete con-
troll in Bohemia It also mas been re-
ported that the Judgo-Slav nations have
taken steps to throw off the yoke Of Aus
ttria and establish free state.
Czechs Get Food Control.
Austria has handed over entire con-
Itrol of food supply and distribution to
the Czech authorities in Bohemia,
vienna dispatch to the Vossische lei
itung of Berlin says, with the result
that 100 carloads of potatoes are on
their way to the furnishing Austrian
lcapital.
French Press Comment.
Paris Oct 29.-This being the first
allied capital to receive the Austro-
Hungarian note to President Wilson
the unofficial text came via Switz-
lerlaud-the Paris press was quick to
comment upon it. L'Intransigeant
says:
austria accepts ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
La Liberte austria no longer ex-
lists. Hungary is breaking up. Whom
does Count Andrassy representa-"
lie Temps: "The only question now
g. oF ,,,;l;Aorv o11oropthn, m no