The sun., 1918-09-16
AUSTRIA SEEKS -
UNBINDING TALK
HELD SECRETLY
Ignores Aims of America !:
Protests Against Ruin
alton of Europe.
NEUTRALS ARE INVITED
Wants Delegates Of Belliger-
ents to Exchange Views on
Basic Principles.
NEUTRALS ARE INVITED
b. TIE Aasoci1ted Pr>sr.

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 1j.-In extend
ing an invitation 10 all the belligerent
governments 10 enter into non bind
ing discussions al some neutral meet
ing piare the AustrO-Hungarlan Gov
eminent states that the object of the
conference would be 70 obtain an ex-
change Of views which would show
whether those prerequisites exist
which would make the speedy IN
auguration OF peace negotiations ap-
pear promising"
The Austrian proposal. which is an
nounced in an official communication
teiegraphed here from Vienna, sug-
gests that there he no interruption
Of the war. and that the discussions
would go only 80 far as is considered
by the participants 10 offer prospects
OF success.
would Discuss Basic Points.
The proposal calls for all helligerents
10 send delegates for -eonfdentis.
and unbinding discussion ON the basic
principles for the conclusion of peace
In a place In a neutral country and al
a near date that would yet have 10
be agreed upon"
The proposal says the conference
would be one Q. delegates who would
- charged 70 make known 10 one an
other the conception Of their Govern
ments regarding those principles and
20 receive analogous Communications,
as well as 20 reques; and give frank
and candid explanations on ali those
points which need 10 be precisely de-
faed"
The Goyernrnea; announces that
note ernbodying is suggestions rad been
addressed 20 the various helligerert
Powers and that the Holy See had been
Spp-ised o. the proposal II s2ec.al
note. The Governments o. the neutrs.
States slso had been made scqus!n !nied
HiIh the proposal.
The omci.I Comm nicatios.
The text 0. the Official communication.
reads
animation OF he situation or all tha be
Agereat states no .onge- ieayez ooG5.
that HI peoples. on whatever see the,
may te fighting. loTs Tor SPEEDY END
70 'he Bloody struggle Despite tbs nat !
ursl and oornp-eht 1s!ble desire for peace
Il t.zs not 80 tar been poss ule 20 create !
those preliminary conditions calculated I
70 bring the peace efforts nearer 70 Z
.H.-
present s'4A separates tie tel seTer;s I
:Tou cue aDo;he-
a more effective means nus ,le.e- {
fore be considered whertry TIE -cs5.or-
slble factors pf ali fAe countries can he F..
r1Srec an opportunity 20 irN NsstiEats -. T
present ;cssi ib!l't3eS Of IN Enterstsr.5lrg
The fra step NHics Australia -1Ear. J. (
IN scr-o'd with hEr allies. gn1eT,ock. or. ?
D-ce rrf~r Il 1915. To- tie bringing 4
about Of peace CD not lead - The END I
boT-ei for
ne grounds lo- in4F Icy asgu-tdly .
IN ~ situation 81 mat 'irne. IN orde-
20 1ns!rtslr ln their I-eorses ,l.e MAJ
spirit which Sst steadily ceclirinE. the
allied Gc'e-ruertg Rad by ihs most
severe means suppressed even suy Dis
cass o. ot The peace idea A1d 50 !,
came about that the ground for = peace 7
rneeTttzno.ng was NOT properly pIe-
Ia sr-'d The natural transition from the
Nl!oHsf var agitation 10 condition of .
,ro-r..is'Ion Mas lacking
il would. however. he vrone 10 he
.le7e 'hst the Teaoc stsp We then iooK
Sss cntrely without result. Irs .-ul,F
consist o. something which Is ~, % De
oTe; fc'nse3--that the peace question hsk
nri Fiuot vanished frorl tie ur-sp- of
The day The discgsEtorT which Ea,r
been carried On before 'he tribunal ,F
p1tlc opinion have disclosed proof n
TIE Le' siEh' differences which to-day
s1lI separate 'he warning Powers IN
their conception Of peaCe cons ticnE
Nevertheless al sIfnuFphsie haE
beer created which no longer excludes
the discussion Of the peas. problem
without optimism Il a. least zEsur-
aoly may be deoUued from the utter
aDoes 0? responsible Statesmen that the
desire 10 reach an underKtaneinF and
not 20 decade tine WSr eIClusi,eiy by
fo-oe Of srTus - also gradually beF4n-
Dlng 10 penetrate into allied StstEE ave
Tor Some exceptions in the case Of
blinded Nsr sFitsto-E, whira ere cer-
tainly not 10 t,e estimated lightly
The Ausiro-iIunxsrLsn Government
r aware that after the deep reaching
,onTglsions v hich nave been caused ip
he life o. Ths peoples By ths 6e,sFat.rlr
effects q the wsrld war i viii not De
pohs!hls 20 rtssts bllkH order IN the tot.
.ering world a. single EfrokE The
path that lfSds 20 The rtS'o-a'lor o.
peaetfp. relations between the paop.eg
70 cut bY hatred and efr biitsrfren- u
e toilsoTns aud wes srisOrns se- Il 4 our
9pty 10 tread Chls psth--ths path ef
IL ihsr. are stin such
c'eniis4sd o. Second PaS,