Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
C,z!'E|:RN||N QUITS
IS anti KAISER
FEELING RISES
Revelation Of Charles
| Sympathy For France
I Rocks Austria.
BOHEMIAN THRONG
CHEERS ENTENTE

1 Amsterdam, April 15.-Emperor
4 Charles, according to Vienna DIS
patch dated Saturday to the eer-
liner Tasebiatt has cancelled
visit he Intended to make to buda-
pest. Important conferences on
Il Aus4ro-H Hungarian foreign and In
I. ternal policies were to have been
/ held. Count cxernin; ;S0r. Won seyd-
i eef, Austrian premier, General Arz
ven straussenberu, chief OF the
s0ensral staff, and other offictals
wore 20 have been present.
Amsterdam, April 15.-Count Ger
hin, the Austro- Hungarian foreign min
lister, according to a dispatch from
Vienna, has resigned. Emperor Charles
accepted the resignation but entrusted
Count Czernin With the conduct of for
efgn affairs until his successor Is ap-
pointed.
In addition to being foreign minis
ter, Count Czernin was premier and
chancellor OF the dual monarchy. He
1s about 81 years old.
SEQUEL TO EXPOSURES
The recent publication by the
French government of the futile peace
appeal sent out by Emperor Charles
QtAustria-H Hungary In March, 1917, and
the efforts OF the emperor and the
4 Austro- o-Hungarian foreign once to ex.
plain this letter to the satisfaction Of
Germany and the German emperor
probably were the most potent infiu-
epces in bringing about the resignation
q Count Czerntn.
K. PRAGUE rs ANTl-t<AlsER
,fhOOSandss Of neopie gathered in
tn Feets OF Prague, capital Of Bo-
on. Saturday. denounced the
Germans and cheered the entente and
President Wilson. says dispatch
from that city to the I1okal Anzeiger
OF Berlin.
All the Czech members Of parlis-
nent and party delegates, together
with Sloyene and Serbo- Croatian dele
gates met in the town hall and
adopted manifesto. The crowd
gathered In the streets outside the
hall in support of the policy Of the
delegates. The principal demonstra-
tion occurred at the close OF the
meeting. The feeling against Foreign
Minister Czernin was .Aiown by the
shouts of disapproyal with which his
name was greeted The crowds dis
persed singing anti-German songs
TO RESIST DECENTRALIZATION
A conference Of representatives Of
all Czech parties at Dux, the dispatch
says, unanimously opposed the estab-
lishment Of German-B Bohemian pro.
vince. asserting the Czech minority in
the German speaking region would re.
sist Germanization to the utmost.
Since he was appointed foreign min
lister on December %, 1916. Count
Czernin has been very active in at
tempting to bring about peace and the
moderate tone OF his speeches has
been in sharp contrast with that OF the
German chancellor's and foreign Sec
Eetary''s.
CHIEF TEUToN PAciFIsr
In the peace offensive" of the pres
ent year Count Czernin, in the Aus
trian reichsrath on January 25. sug-
gested an exchange OF views between
Austria-H hungary and the United
States. He announced also that Aus.
tria based her negotiations with Rus
Sia on the policy Of no annexations or
1ndemnities, but there always was
some doubt whether his pacifist man
euvers were honest or were inspired
BY Berlin in an effort to bring about
q split among the entente allies.
Count Czernin on April in an ad-
dress at Vienna declared that Premier
Clemenceau had sought peace negoti.
ations with Austria. The French re.
piled that Count Czernin lied
GERMAN IRE AROUSED
Early last week the French govern.
lnent declared that Emperor Charles
and Count Czernin both had said that
the claim Of France to Alsace-Lorraine
was Just. This brought denial from
Emperor Charles and the French gov.
ernment then published letter from
Emperor Charles to his brother-in.
law, Prince Sixtus of Bourbon, which
was autographed and which the emper-
or asked be given to President Poin.
care. In the letter the emperor said
that France should have Alsace-Lor.
raine and that Belgium and Serbia
should be restored. He also asked that
London and Paris be felt out as to
probable peace terms.
German newspapers have attacked
both Emperor Charles and his foreign
secretary because of this letter and at.
tempts have been made to show that
It was not written by the emneror. It
has been reported in Vienna that there
was no attempt to hide its authenticity
but that the French version was
garbled.
EXPLANATION Is TAME
An official statement received here
today from Vienna asserts that the lat.
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