The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
AUSTR|A'S PEACE
FEELER IGNORED
Allied Countries Refuse to
Consider Proposition
Seriously
LOOKED UPON AS
GERMAN TRICKERY
And Part of Peace Offensive Kaiser
Was Expected to Launch as Soon as
Military Operations Went Against
Him-No Effect on Wall Street.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The for
NAL plea of Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary to the belligercnts for con
fdential and non-binding discussion of
the basic principles for the conclusion
of peace" announcement of which
came from Amsterdam yesterday, is
being discussed today by representa-
tlvcs of all entente countries, but there
IS no disposition to believe that it is
other than another German peace feel
er which best finds its answer in Pres
ident Wilson s Baltimore speech deliv-
cred last April: Z" Force, force 10 the
utmost, force without stint, or limit, the
righteous and triumphant force which
shall make right the law of the world,
and cast every selfish dominion down in
the dust. =
That was the President : answer
then, and it was reiterated yesterday.
il is his answer now No one doubts
that it is the answer of all the trium-
phant allies. In the suggestion of Em-
peror Charles is recognized the long
heralded peace offensive upon which
Germany is counting to arouse enough
people
of the allied countries to compel an
end of the war on terms which sub
| stantially would preserve the Prus-
sian conquest
The allied leaders recognize it as
the cry Of a Germany which knows
she IS beaten and hopes by negotiation
to get the best terms possible. There
viii be no round table conference. no
sounding out process, such as Germany
proposes and which she hopes will give
opportunity to deal with her enemies
separately.
If any reply at all is made, it will
| be after an exchange of views be-
tween the United States and the other
co-belligercnts so that reply for all
may be made in one. On the other side
| among American officials and allied
| diplomats it seems agreed that the only
| ground on which Germany may have a
| conference is the acceptance of the
| principles laid down by President vii
son and which have been accepted by
the allies as their watchword
/ AMSTERDAM, Sept. 16.-The note II
which Austria Hungary invites tho bel
| ligerents to conference for discussion
OF possibilities of peace was despatched
| by Baron Burian, tho Austria Hungari
an foreign minister, on the order o.
Emperor Charles, Cologue newspape
declares.
An important conference Of leader
of the majority party in the rcichsta.
was held on Sunday with reference Il
the Austrian peace note, Telegram
| tod.
| PARIS, Sept. lG.-The Austrian pro
posal for u conference of the belligcI
cnts was not much of a surprise i
Partisan political centcrs where it /
considered to be Il consequence of til
recent military successes of the allies.
1t is reported from Berlin sem
official course that Foreign Ministe
Buran s move in inviting the belligcl
cnts to Il conference constituted an &C
binding Austrians alone, says a Zuric
despatch. Germany, it is declared, too
no part whatever in drawing up tn
note.
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 16-
The Guardian discussing the Austria
peace note asked if the central power
would be willing to restore the countriC
they have overrun, reverse the Bres
I4itovsk treaty, set Russia free an
leave Poland, Lithuania, Finland an
Ukraine to determine their own de
tiny.
NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Austria
| peace proposal was virtually ignored /
| Wall street as interpreted by the opcl
| ing quotations today.