The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-11-01
AUSTRIA FORSAKES
THE KAISER; BEGs
SEPARATE PEACE
Agrees to Free Government for
the CzeChO- SI0vakS.
WILSON'S VIEWS ACCEPTED
Note Declares Austro-Hungary Ac-
cepts All the Conditions the Presi-
dent of the United States Has
Laid Down for Peace.

London, Oct. 2o.-The allies will
make a separate peace with Austria
upon these conditions:
I. The allied armies now advancing
on the Danube must be given the right
to 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 q note answering Presi'
dent Wilson's last message to her, &C.
cepts all of his conditions for an arm
istice 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 CZechOSlavs and the
JugO-SlavS," whom she formerly re-
fused to recognize or deal with.
She "begs President Wilson to be
good enough to take the preparatory
steps" for an immediate armistice and
peace.
The text of the note as received
here, Omits for the first time in the
dual mOnarchy's history the words
imperial and royal" as a prefix tC
government" 1t. speaks throughout
of ''the AustrO-Hungarian govern
ment" The text follows:
Text of Austria's Reply.
Basel, Oct 29.-The text of the Aus.
trian reply to President Wilson reads {;
"AustrO-Hungary, accepting all the
conditions the president has laid down
for the entry into negotiations for ar
almistice 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 armistice
upon all Acknowledgements fronts.
ut asks President Wilson to be sc
kind as to begin Overtures on this sub
ject'
The AustrO-Hungarian foreign min
lister instructed the Austro-Hungariar
minister at Stockholm to ask the
Swedish government to send the fol
lowing note to the Washington gov
eminent:
I'm reply to the note of President
Wilson of the 18th (19th) of this
month, addressed to the Austro-Hun
garian government and giving the de
cisiOn of the president to speak di
rectly with the AustrO-Hungarian gov.
eminent on the question of an armis
tice and of peace, the Austro-Hungari
an government has the honor to do
clare that equally with the preceding
prOclamatiOnS of the president, it ad
here's also to the same point of view
contained in the last note upon the
rights of the Austro-Hungarian PEG
pies, specially those of the Czecho
SlOvaks and the Jugo-Slavs
Consequently, Austria-Hungary &C
cepts all the conditions"
What Wilson Said.
In his reply TO tria-Hungary Octo.
Der 10 President Wilson said that events
of utmost importance had altered the at.
titude and responsibility of the United
States since his speech of January g. the
fourteen points of which were accepted
by Austria. The president added thai
in the interim the United States had rec
agnized the Czecho-SIovaks as a bellig
erent, and had recognized the aspiration.
of the Jugo-Slavs for freedom.
He continued:
1.-THE president is therefore no longer al
liberty to accept the mere autonomy OF
these peoples as a basis of peace, but is
obliged 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 an6
their conception of their rights and des,
tiny as members of the family of ma.
tions.'
IN the last few days it has been report.
ed that the Czechs were in complete con.
troll in Bohemia. 1t also has been re.
ported that the Jugo-S1av nations hav,
taken steps to throw off the yoke of Aus.
tria and establish a free state.
czechs Get Food Control.
Austria has handed over entire con
troll. of food supply and distribution te
the Czech authorities in Bohemia, 6
Vienna dispatch to the Vossische lei
tung of Berlin says, with the result
that 100 carloads Of potatoes are or
their way to the furnishing Austrian
capital.
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
erland-the Paris press was quick te
comment upon it. LIntransigean'
says:
Austria accepts ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
La Iiberte: austria no longer ex
lists. Hungary is breaking up. Whom
does Count Andrassy represent"
LIE Temps: "The only question now
Is that of military guarantees TO be