Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-04-15

Amsterdam, April 15.-Count Germ
in, the Austro- H hungarian foreign min
lister. according to a dispatch from
Vienna, has resigned. Emperor Charles
accepted the resignation and entrusted
Count Czernin with the conduct Of
foreign affairs until his successor is
appointed.
The recent publication by the French
government of the futile peace appeal
sent out by Emperor Charles in March
1917, and the efforts Of the emperor
and the Austro- Hungarian foreign
office to explain the Letter to the salts
faction of the German emperor prob
ably brought about Count Czernin's
resignation.
Was Advocate of Peace
Since he was appointed foreign min
lister in December. 1916. Count Czernin
has been very active in an effort to
bring about peace.
In the peace offensive of the pres
ent year Count Czernin in the Austrian
reichsrath on Jan. 25 suggested an
exchange Of views between Austria
Hungary and the United States. He
announced also that Austria based her
negotiations on a policy Of no annexa-
tion and no indemnities. bit there also
were doubts whether his efforts were
honest In addition to being foreign
minister Count Czernin was premier of
the dual empire.
Count Czernin cn April 4. in an adj
dress at Vienna. declared that Premier
Clemenceau had sought peace negotia-
tions with Austria. The French premier
replied that Count czernin lied.
Early last week the French govern
ment declared that Emperor Charles
and Count Czernin both had said that
the claim of France to Alsaca- Lorraine
was Just.
This brought a denial from Emperor
Charles. and the French government
then puhiisisti & letter from The
emperor to Prince Sixtus which the
emperor asked to be given to Prcs-
dent Poincare. In the letter the en-
reror said France should have Alsacc-
Lorraine and that Serhic and Belgium
should he restored.
German NEWSPAPERS have attacked
Dotll ELtupiIOI N4lidI''~ d'd itS loitiSh
secretary because Of this letter and at
tempts have been made to snow that
the letter was not written by tho
emperor.
Claims Letter Forged.
An official statement received here
today from Vienna asserts that the
latest statements from the French
premier NJ. Clemenceau. concerning
the conversations between Austria
and France regarding the possibility
Of opening peace negotiations do not
alter the situation as regards the ma
jority Of Count Czernins declarations.
The Austrian minister. the state
ment says. was unable to discover
who was to blame for the forged let
ter sent to France in substitution for
the letter Of Emperor Charles"
Count Czernin did not know Of En-
peror Charles letter TO Prince Sixtus
when he made the statement that
FRANCE had initiated the conversa-
tions with Austria, according to a vi
enna dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger
of Berlin.
On learning OF the letter ne re-
signed but yie!aea TO the request that
he remain in office until the conclu-
sion Of the peace negotiations with
Roumania.
Emperor Cancels Conference.
Emperor Charles. according to
Vienna dispatch. dated Saturday, to
the Berlin Tageblatt, has Cancelled
visit he intended to make to Buda-
pest. Important conferences on Aus
trian foreign and internal policies
t,olJ
min, DR.. Seydler, General ARR Won
Straussenberg, chief of the general
staff, and other officials were to have
been present
1.-THE text OF this letter appears on
page 5 Of this issue e.--Editor.1