The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30
Foreign Minister Andrassy Sends
Separate Note to Secre-
tary Lansing.
ARkISTICE BEFORE REFORMS
Rebel Germans In Austria Ask for
Own Peace-Copenhagen Says
Turkey Wants Separate Peace,
While Athens Reports Riot
ing in ConstantinopIe.

Befne, Oct. oO.-COunt AndraSSy,
the Austrian foreign minister, supple
menting his note to President Wilson,
has sent a special note to Secretary of
State Lansing, il is unofficially re-
ported.
In this note the count begs Mr.. Ian
sing to prevail upon President Wilson
to arrange an immediate armistice.
The text of the note has been sent
to all allied governments, according to
Vienna dispatches.
Austria Explains Action.
Basel, Oct. 3O-A semi-official note
issued at Vienna on Austria's reply to
President Wilson says:
Austria was obliged to conform to
the methods Of President Wilson, who
had successfully replied to three mem
bers Of the triple alliance, and act
apart from her allies.
''The monarchy, which has formally
adopted President Wilson's line Of ac-
tiOn, shares his opinion, as was shown
by the emperOr's manifesto to the peO-
pies, which, in proclaiming the federal
ization of the monarchy, exceeded
President Wilson's program.
Reforms Await Armistice.
.s However, the complete reorganiza-
ton of Austria can only be carried out
after an armistice.
"If Austria-Hungary has declared
herself ready to enter into negotia-
tiOns for an arlnistice and for peace,
without awaiting the result of negoti-
atiOns with other states, that does not
necessarily signify an offer of separate
peace
"It means that she is ready to act
separately in the interests of the re-
establishment of peace"
Turks Want Peace.
Copenhagen, Oct. 3O.-Turkey, ac-
cording to apparently reliable dis
patches, has made a separate offer to
the entente for a separate peace.
Rioting in constantinopIe.
Athens, OCT. 30.-Rioting has broken
out at COnstantinOple and Smyrna, ac-
cording to dispatch from Mytilene,
Island of Lesbos. to the PATHS. At
both cities, the dispatch adds, Ger
mans were attacked.
Asks Own Peace.
London, Oct. 3O-The executive of
the German parties in Austria has
formed a provisional government, ac-
cording to a dispatch from Vienna,
and has decided to send a separate
note to President Wilson.
The Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna de-
clares that Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary will capitulate without delay.
Program Is Adopted.
Basel dispatches announce that
Count Michael Karolyi, president of
the Hungarian Independent party,
with the radical Socialist leaders has
decided upon the separate and ma
tional autonomy of Hungary and
agreed on the following program:
abolition of the present parlia-
mentary system.
1.-THE establishment of guarantees
for free political Hungary.
"The recall Of the Hungarian troops
to their homes and termination Of the
war without hope of safeguards for
the interests of Hungary at the con-
clusion of peace.
Abandon German Alliance.
''The abandonment of the German al
lance.
'aThe dissolution of the Hungarian
lower house with subsequent cleo
tions by the direct and secret ballot
of both male and female voters.
Suppression of the censorship and
the establishment of the freedom Of
speech, the press and public meet
ings.
100000 in Demonstrations.
Recognition of the new states of
Ukraine, Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, the
south Slavs and German Austria"
: Hungarian socialists to the number
of 100000 held huge demonstration
Sunday in the streets of Budapest,
according to Berne dispatches. Count
Karolyi and his followers addressed
the crowds on behalf of a democratic
Hungary. There were no disturbances
Copenhagen dispatches say the new
Hungarian state is of an entirely in
dependent and anti-dynastic charac-
ter and was formed by Count Kar-
! olyi in agreement with the Czechs
and south SlavonianS.
! In a speech at Budapest Karolyi
declared he had presented his pro-
gram to Emperor Charles, who re-
fused to accept it. Karolyi thereup-
on put into effect his plan for an inde-