New-York tribune., 1918-01-22
Labor Throughout Empire
Demands That Hos
tilities Cease
Berlin Is Alarmed
BY the Outbreak
Emperor of Dual Mon
archy Says End of Con-
flict Is Near

''oA'OON' Jan. 21.-The Austrian
"i"'S'ry mas resigned, according to q
vienna dispatch to the "Berliner No.
gen Post," received by way of Amster.
dam: Count Won Toggenburg, Minister
OF the Interior, has been charged with
the task of forming new Cabinet
The brief Vienna dispatch does no.
make 1t absolutely clear which of the
ministries has resigned, the imperial
ministry, of which Count Czernin IS
the head, holding the portfolio of Mio-
lister of Foreign Affairs, or the minor
body, of which DR.. Won Seydler is
president. But the fact that Count Won
Ioggenburg, who held the post of MIN.
lister OF the Interior in the Won Seydler
oao>net, has been asked to organize a
new ministry, would indicate that it ,s
the latter.
The great strike movement started
Friday is said to involve nearly 1.o5o :
ooo workers, who desire an Immediate
peace. and is said to be extending all
over the empire.
feace Imminent. Says Emperor
The young Emperor Karl and Count
Azernln have made statements that
peace IS imminent, and the strikers are
now considering whether to resume
work in the food industries and rail-
ways. ''"u ''''-
Berlin is reported extremely alarmed
over the outbreak, Won Kuchlrnann
having come back to Wilhelmstrasse
from 'Brest-Litovsk. ' ~''~
+ A Vienna dispatch under SATURDAYS
date received here by way Of Amster-
darn to-day reads:
mo newspapers appeared to-day. the
cnly issue being a sheet published
oy the 'Arbeiter zeitung. which con-
Calned novhlng put announcements re-
garding the strike and peace deyelop-
ments.
"At the head of the announcements
was one ny the directing board of the
German Socialist Democracy of Aus
tria making an appeal to the workers
OF both sexes. The board, said the ap-
peal, had taken cognizance with sat-
isfaction Of the declarations regard
ing peace by Count Czernin (Austro
Hungarian Foreign Minister) and rec
ognlzed their firmness. The board, how
ever, held 1T to be necessary that labor
be enlightened concerning the govern
ment's attitude upon the concrete ques-
tions which are the subject of the me-
gotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
See Food Minister
"This demand and other demands of
labor were to-day the subject of nego-
tiations with the government. The Food
Minister received a large deputation
of strikers, the appeal rectcs. and re-
ported to them on the food situation.
The delegates had an opportunity
frankly to enlighten the minister con-
corning the views of labor, aud par
ticularly to leave him in no doubt that
the demand for peace took precedence
of all other demands.
at was decided that railway and
streetcar services were to be main
tanned undisturbed and that work was
to be resumed in all the industries en-
and wines and in gas and electric
plants.
Quotes the Emperor
An official dispatch from Vienna. re-
ceived by way Of Amsterdam, reported
these remarks of Won Seydler at the
labor conferences: at is his majcsty's
wish to end the war at the earliest mo-
ment possible by an honorable peace
In pursuance of this desire and on the
principles it repeatedly has announced
has done everything in its power, and
will continue to do everything possible,
to bring about most speedily a general
peace. If for the present, however,
only separate peace with Russia is
practicable, the responsibility rests
solely with the Entente powers, which
have rejected repeatedly our peace Of
fers."
The conference between the govern
ment and labor leaders took place in
the Ministers Room in Parliament
von Toggenburg, Minister of the In
terror; Lieutenant General Czapr, Min
ister of Defence, and Labor Represent
atives Adler, Seitz and others.
After announcing that the present
serious time demanded harmony in la
Dor circles and clear and sincere dis
cussion of all problems, the Premier
made his announcement on peace. Al
terward he proceeded to disavow any
aim at conquest and declared that the
government continued its adherence in
the belief that international agreement
regarding disarmament and arbitra-
tion courts could form suitable basis
for q general peace.
The Pemier insisted that, as far as
Austria was concerned, the negotiations
with Russia should not be shipwrecked
on projects of territorial acquisition.
The government, Ae added, regarded
Poland as an independent state, with
independent relations with thD mon
archy. although, of course" he con:
tinued, 1--WE shall preserve the consti-
tutional. influence of the legislative
bodies Of both states of the monarchy
in this settlement"
at is therefore far from our inten-
tion to dictate to Poland regarding her
relationship with u.s." said the Premier.
Central Poacers negotiate sepo-
rate peace agreement with Ukran;nr
delegates; Berlin hints that Brest-
Litovsk porley wiI be ended unless