The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-19
DUAL MONARCHY
TO CONTINUE
BIDS FOR PEACE
Every Effort to Divide
Opinion of Allies Will
Be Put Forth
ITALY is VERY FIRM
Influential Newspapers
Vigorously Assail the
Motives Of Central
Powers.
ITALY is VERY FIRM

Washington. Sept 1s.--Despite the
rebuff given the Austro- Hungarian
governments peace parley proposal
the dual monarchy viii not abandon
It's efforts in the direction Of peace
This was the belief expressed today
in Official quarters. where the Austrian
note is considered merely III" forerun-
ner of series ot proposals which the
allies expect Ia receive this winter
from The central powers The enemy,
il is flrmiy believed. will leave no stone
unturned TO upset the morale in the
allied countries and also to assure
whatever diplomatic advantages may
accrue from succession Of peace
drives. Each Of the latter is expected
IL he a Htti" mote couctliat0ry than
its predecessor though all are expect
cd to keep wide Of the mark that
Presiden; Wilson has SGT for peace
At The state department today some
doubt WIS expressed as to the actual
psri played by Germany IN th@ pres.
ont peaee proposal. ti1e answer TO
which IS now being q eested in both
Vienna and Berlin THIS government
H. TO, positive IN ifs knowledge that
Germany approved he plan hut what
ever disere pancy. II any existed be-
tween the two governments can hest
ne explained IN 'hs words OF = high
state department offcial this afternoon,
He said
of course when one power abSo-
lutelN dominates another that fact il
clfcumStantlaj evidence that it turned
the key that released The feiters FOR
the hand 20 write the note Whether
or nor Germany was a GO partner in
The matter, she had no Objection IN
senlng ifs effect
There was no doubt ia Germany
mind, however that the proposal
would he rejected. Il WAS said, be-
cause il was in reality 4 repetition of
Court Won RprnSturfT'z famous round
table proposal in 1915. which was so
fatty rejected This put Germany in
the position OF saying 10 her vassai
state. when the peace note was pro
posed Not much chance for it, but
try It out to sec what tho effect will
be
For this reason. officials think I'll
Will he natural for tho central pow
ers. one OF which saw beforehand the
failure of the peace move. TO put forth
another effort in the very near future,
and It would naturally devolve upon
Austria 10 make the move.
Perhaps only second to President
Wilson's reply was the united and
vigorous answer the Italian press gave
to the note, according 10 information
transm tilted today to the Italian en-
hassy Without exception. the news
papers deemed the move one of war
instead of fr~acr- ami ast1rfi tfar II be
sQueiched Immediately, The Epoca
said;
Italian common sense will never
be a victim Of such maueuvers The
enemy, having lost the strategic ini-
tiative. now attempts to reacauire il
on the diplomatic field, The duty OF
ali the alifes is TO consider the Austro-
German proposal as merely a STRAIT
egen1 OF war and not A peace offer
ing"
The Journal dftala SAYS the note
looks like a joke rather than a dipio-
matte move. and will be drowned in
ridicule." II continues: The events
-a are going n-iaexeFs bly,; the peoples
who want to be free are bound in
hrmer lines and will not allow them
selves 10 he overcome by vienna's
asphyxiating gases"
The attitude taken by the Idea Ma
tionale is this.
The peace offensive of the CEN
trail empires goes on in ever increas-
ing intensity. This note. however.
shows a dii>>rent spirit. In Austria
and Germany, thus far the domi-
nant spirit was treachery. In this
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