The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-03

aims ana our views rs 10 the nnakine
81 a peace proposal. General Won
Cramon asked me on the telephone
TO answer him as accurately as
possible. as the Emperor Charles at
taehcd great Importance 70 IL.
CAUTIOUS WITH
EMPEROR
OF course my replies had 10 be
cautiously wordcd. because there was
a leakage from Vienna TO France
as proved by the Emperor Charles
Parma letters. lie refers TO EN-
press Zita and her family. She had
a brother In the Belgian armyl
We replied that the German army
would hold It's present line In the
West. In particular the Slcgfried line
but that we were In favor OF I'm
mediate peac. proposals., We did
however. advise against those Of
Count Burian. drafted this reply
ard II was discussed at our CONVEX
sation with Secretary Won iinize be-
fore being dispatched.
Secretary Won Hintxe was inform.
ed In detail OF the military situation.
As n result OF the discussions OF
September ? he wired from Spa 70
the ministry OF foreign affairs. stat
ing that his majesty and q. II. @
agreed TO an immediate appeal 70
the Queen OF The Netherlands. and
requesting that our allies should be
invited to approve this step and to
join In It.
Austria Hungary did not abandon
Count Burian's plan In favcr OF ours,
and his note was published on Sep
temher 10. dor't know whether
our proposal appeared to them. too
distant. or what other reasons guild.
I'D the dual monarchy do no,
know.
Emperor Charles explained IN
n letter to his majesty that the
telegram he had received from q. ~
O. had Induced him to taxi. early
steps for peace. remarked 20 Col
Heye that II was perhaps as well
that Count Burian had taken the
step he did. and II was thus with my
approval that we did not assume an
attitude OF opposition to H.
cannot agree with the diploma.
lists that Count Burian's peace note
rendered mediation BY the Queen OF
The Netherlands impossible. II made
IL more difficult. but did not exclude
II by any means. ABOVE all. / can
not understand why Dutch media.
ton was not sough, before the publ.
cation OF Count Burian's note. for
which there would have been time
enough.
don't believe that Secretary Won
Hlntze seriously discussed the matter
with the Dutch ambassador In Der,
lin.
In those days I no longer con.
cerned myself to any extent with
military.political questions.
Secretary Won Hintxe discussed the
Polish question with O.. II. Q. on
lines laid down by the chancellor.
replied. as my duty dictated. and
gave him my views. In n communi.
cation dated August 2s. after con.
ferring with n Polish gentleman In
Berlin. the secretary Of state placed
definite proposals before us as 70
how Poland might best be consti.
tuted and our relations with that
state might be governed. lie par
ticularIy wanted to give Wilma "a
Poland. az 1t would always constL
tute a foreign element In any
Lithuanian state: Poland must Ger.
tainly undertake to fulfill certain con.
ditions. particularly the military con
yention. to our complete satisfaction.
@. II. Q. replied on August 30,
secretary and calling attention to GER.
tain points which had been raised
in the previdhs discussions OF which
he might be unaware.
We laid stress. for example, in the
interests Of our economical and mill
tsry policy. on the necessity Of rail.
way alliance with Poland and Of In.
surfing safe communication thru
Poland to Russia.
WANTED To TIE
UP POLAND
considered II essential. too. tina,
fulflllment OF Poland's obligations
should be more closely secured In
some way. for / could not overcome
my mistrust OF that country. wilma
had formerly been promised to the
Lithuanians by the chancellor. I,
was TO be feared that they would
very naturally regard the cession 10
Poland as a breach OF faith. II was
a matter for the foreign office TO
take steps TO avoid the disadvantages
resulting therefrom.
With regard to Lithuania, even
after this serious mutiIation, I was
still Of the same opinion and EN-
phasized the necessity Of attaching
II az a seIf-governing state 10 Ger.
many or Prussia thru personal union.
Torn from It's context. this minute
was used I'm the reichstag TO convict
me of mUddIed political thought.
The story or rts origin Is simple,
but II In not clear how II came TO be
purloined from the foreign office.
Plans should be followed as long az
possible. provided damage In other
directions does not result therefrom.
which there was in this case no
ground to fear. In this instance the
policy OF the foreign office was
sound, and my position quite cor.
rect.