South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-26
Austrian Premier Sees Hope
of ParIey With u. S.
Washington Holds Both
Answers as Negative
in Character.
Associated Press service

Associated Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan 15. sc
advance toward peace is seen here
in the speeches made THURSDAY ir
Berlin and Vienna by the German
chancellor and Austrian foreign
minister upon the war aims of ths
central powers.
Formal comment viii be with.
held until the texts are put out lg
an authorized German agency. bur
after reading press accounts of the
speeches officials expressed the
opinion that they were framed
largely for internal consumption
with the incidental purpose 20 plant
seeds of discord among the allies
by suggestions OF separate negotIa-
tions and To appeal 10 the sympa-
thies OF the radical sociallstic ele-
ments in the enemys countries.
One Hostile. Other Compromising
Regarding the design 10 affect the
internal conditions OF Germany and
Austria one official suggested that
the striking differences OF tone IN
the two countries. the German be
ing almost defantly aggressive. and
the Austrian compromising and in-
sinuating. were calculated precisely
10 meet the varying conditions u
the two empires. In Germany
strengthened by the Russian col
lapse resulting i'm the transfer of
vast forces from the eastern 90 the
western front, the militaristic psr-
lty is in the ascendancy. and the
chancellor abandoning the concilia-
tory attitude he occupied when he
assumed office apparently voices
the Will Of the military leaders
. In Austria the working people are
reported in incipient rebellion and
the demands for peace al almost
any price are insistent and clamor-
Gus This is the explanation found
here for the foreign minister
vague promises Of peace without
annexations or indemnities. and his
special bid for negotiations direct
with America
Both Inter-Dcpendcnt.
II is noted, however that the
speeches are inter-dependent. that
Austria viii not negotiate without
Germanys consent ans approval
and that Germany gives her sane
ton to what has been done in Aus
tra. Both spokesmen express con
fdence in the success of the peace
negotiations with Russia. in con
trast TO the bitter denunciation Of
the conduct Of the Teutous boy Leon
TrOtzky. the bolsheVik minister for
foreign affairs. This attitude ofiic-
ials and diplomats believe 90 Doe the
result Of apprehension that the con-
fession at this moment of the fail
ure OF the Brest-Litovsk ncgotia-
Jions would eXasperate the German
and Austrian publics beyond the
safety point
In some quarters there was a dis
position 10 find grain OF hope in
the concession bv both speaker
that there were points boa the ut
terances Of Lloyd George and Pres
Wilson thst might be acceptable %
the German.c peoples and afford the
basis OF further discussion. But
other officials insisted that this was
ONLY another demonstration Of the
truth Of Pres't Wilson's statement
in his address to congress, that it
was the practice Of German di-
plomacy 20 mislead by declaring adj
herence 20 large principles and then
neutralize them by insistence upon
details OF quite another character.
The present belief Of the officials
is that there Is not The slightest
probability OF n compliance by the
United State and the allies witn
the final demand OF The German
chancellor for the submission ot
them OF new proposals for peace.