The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-05
Request for Conference Came
Thru Hollands Agency.
Was for "NOncOmmittal"
Peace Talk at The Hague.
ALLIES PAY LITTLE ATTENTION
Will Reply With Double Offen-
sive at Austria.
Bring Her to Terms of a Real
Peace Ere Long.

The Hague, Oct. 5.-Holland has not
invited the belligerents to negotiate
for peace, it was declared by the for
eign office today. There is not a word
of truth in the statement of the Ber-
lin Tageblatt to that effect, the Off
ciai announcement states.
London. Oct. 5.-Reports from
Swiss and German newspapers indi-
cate that a great political disturbance
is going on in Hungary. 1t is
stated that the position of Baron Won
Hussarek. the Austrian premier, is
shaken and that he is likely to be
succeeded by Heinrich Lammasch,
who is one of Austria's foremost peace
advocates.
According to the vossische Zeitung
Vienna correspondent, German parties
IN the reichsrat are sending their
leaders to the emperor to urge drastic
changes in the constitution in the
direction of liberalization, with self
determination for the German races in
Austria The correspondent adds that
Count Czernin and representative of
the constitution parties in the upper
mouse. also are going to urge the
emperor to adopt a similar course of
action. The Budapest correspondent
of the Vossische Zeitung reports that
Premier Wekerle has requested Count
julius Andrassy to enter his cabinet
Stephen Tisza. Count Andrassy. how
ever. Will only consent to enter a coali-
tlon cabinet on condition that Count
I1sza be excluded and wishes the par
t1cipation of the Karolyi party and the
ooclal democrats. No common plat
form yet exists. and it seems there is
much opposition to a coalition gov
ernment.
Washington, Oct. 5.-The allied
armies will make the reply to Aus
tria's reported peace plea via Hollands
government
indications today pointed to develop
ment of a clawlike offensive against
the dual monarchy, one claw being the
allied forces in the near east; the 9TH
er' the gallant Italian army. While it
may be unnecessary to develop this
double offensive. it is favored by men
OF military importance and signs are
increasing that this will be a propor-
ton of General Foch's strategy
Application of the claws to Austria
hungary, it is held, would force her
to make a genuine peace offer. The
present reported Austrian request upou
Holland to seek peace conference is
regarded here as only another step in
the known plan to develop a peace
offensive thruout the fall and winter.
However, if the claws were sunk into
the monarchy, it Is felt here that IL
would be only matter of very brief
| time before Austria would be out with
a real offer to quit
incidentally, some authorities here
foresee plainly that Germany proposes
| new and particularly sinister peace
offensive before long. Its indicated
lines are based upon a retirement from
i Belgium and northern France. When
this retirement has been accepted, it
is likely Germany will endeavor to ap-
| peal to the pacifist element of her
foes. particularly in Great Britain
| among the Lansdowne and labor fac
tions, for a peace contemplating no
claim to any French or Belgian SOIL
Such an appeal must be co1nbatted,
authorities here say. especially as it
would be based largely upon retention
of an enfeebled grasp on Russia.
Military men viewed the war situa-
| ton today with increasing delight. The
German retirement in the north and
the big American smashes in the south
were taken as spelling the ultimate
/, military downfall of the Teuton.
| What Is 1t?
Amsterdam, Oct. 5.-RepIying to an
alleged request by Austria Hungary
| for a peace conference of all belliger-
ents, Great Britain is reported to have
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