Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-04-05


is all Premier Clemenceau had to say
when told of the statement Of Count
Czernin that he had inquired whether
Austria Hungary was ready to nego-
tate and if so on what basis. The
premier departed from Paris for the
front and learned of Count Czernin's
speech on his arrival there.
London, April 4.-Austria- Hungary
was recently almost ON the point OF
beginning peace negotiations with the
entente, Count Czernin. the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, declared
in an address to the Vienna municipal
council. The wind suddenly veered,"
he added, the entente deciding to
await developments in his country,
which caused 1t to hope that the dual
monarchy would soon be defense
less
Forced Peace Is Teuton Plan.
London, April III do not intend
to go begging for peace or to obtain
it by entreaties and lamentations. but
to enforce it by our moral right and
physical strength Count Czernin, the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, de-
clared in an address to the Vienna mu-
nicipal council here. ANY other tao
tics I consider will contribute to the
prolongation Of the war;
In regard to Bulgaria's claims
against Serbia the foreign minister
said:
Bulgaria must receive from Serbia
certain districts inhabited by Bulgar-
ians. We, however, have no desire to
destroy Serbia. We win enable Serbia
to develop and would welcome closer
economic relations with her"
Lays Peace Move to France.
Count Czernin declared, according
to dispatch from The Hague to the
Daily Mail, that Premier Clemenceau
of France had asked Austria-Hungary
on what basis she would negotiate
peace. Austria replied that the only
obstacle to peace with France was AL
sace-Lorraine and Premier Clemenceau
said that it was impossible to nego-
tate on that basis"
"Some time before the western Of
fensive began Count Czernin said,
premier Clemenceau addressed to ME
an inquiry whether and upon what ba-
sis | was prepared to negotiate. In
agreement with Berlin. ] Immediately
replied that / was prepared to nego-
tiate and that as far as France was
concerned the only obstacle could
see in the way of peace was the
French desire for Alsace-Lorraine.
The reply from Paris was that it was
| impossible to negotiate on this basis.
| Thereupon there was no choice left.
"The colossal struggle in the west
has already begun. Austro-Hungarlan
and German troops are fighting shout
\ der to shoulder as they fought in Rus
| STA, Serbia, Roumania and Italy. We
| are fighting together for the defense
| of Austria-Hungary and Germany.
Come what may we will not sacrifice
Germany's interests any more than she
will leave us in the lurch. We are not
fighting for imperiaIistic or annexa-
| ZIONIST aims for ourselves or for Ger
many"
! Had Desire for Peace.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign min
lister. according to an Amsterdam dis
patch to the Daily Chronicle. declared
also that he had an earnest desire for
peace and that his country wished to
avoid any further military offensive.
After referring TO his reply TO Premier
Clemenceau regarding Alsace-Lorlaine,
he said that Austr:., would insist on
the status quo, adding:
'sThe aspirations of Ftance and Italy
are utopias, which will be terribly
avenged"
Count Czernin declared he did not
| believe that President Wilson in his
recent address really desired to cause
| n separation between Vienna and Ber-
lin. because the president knew that
such thing was impossible. The
count added that President Wilson
| x,robahlvy Sayv that Austria HIM era Y.xr