The Washington herald., 1920-03-12

Further revelations Of the Austrian
peace proposals Of 1917. ms advanced by
Prince sixte to the Entente, are pre-
! sented herewith.
Yesterdays installment left the Prince
In conference with President Poincsre.
The French newspaper L'Opinion Of Paris
continues the story as follows:
After the Poipcare interview
Prince Sixte again went to Switzer-
land, where he first of all met Count
Erdoedy. envoy of the Emperor
Charles, to whom he. transmitted a
project to be accepted by Austria
containing the following points:
Return Of Alsace-Lorraine to
France and support given to France
re-establishment and indemnity for
Belgium; re-establishment OF Ser
bian sovereignty and access to the
Adriatic; negotiations with Russia
for Constantinople, where Austria
gives up her interests: military ar
mistice; promise OF help by the En-
tente TO Austria, II Germany should
oppose this agreement by force
Secret Meeting With Emperor.
In a letter to the Emperor. the
Prince insisted he should accept the
Following the pressing invitation of
Count Erdoedy. the Princes Sixte and
Xavier went to Vienna. where they
secretly met the Emperor at the
Castle of LaXenburg on March %.
Charles / assured them he
would attempt the impossible to
bring Germany to make peace. but
that not wishing to sacrifice the
monarchy to the folly of a neighbor
he would be disposed to make peace
separately. Count Czernin then
came in and the conversation took
on a more rcticent tone. The 24th
the Emperor handed a letter to the
Prince which was more precise. 1t
Expressed his admiration for France
and contained promises Of support
to the just French claims in regard
to Alsace-Lorraine.
"On the 31st of March, back in
Paris, Prince SiNte went to the Ely
see. where he was introduced by a
back stairs. Monsieur Cambon. del
egated by Monsieur Ribot. was pres
ent at the interview. The Prince
gave an account of his mission. and
told of the desires of the Emperor
for an alliance between Russia,
France. England and Austria. On
April Monsieur Cambon again re-
ceived Prince Sixte.
RIbot nnd Lloyd George Confer.
in the meantime. Monsieur Ribot
met Mr.. Lloyd George at Folkestone.
where he spoke to him of the nego-
tiations of Charles j. On April IL
the first meeting of Monsieur Poin-
care and Prince Sixte with Mon
sieur Ribot took place, when the
latter announced that England apI
peared favorable but pressed the
view that they should not wait any
longer before advising Italy. Mon
sieur Ribot was of the same opin-
ion. but Prince Sixte feared indis-
cretions from Italy. Messrs. Ribot
and Lloyd George then went to St.
Jean de Maurienne. where Monsieur
Sonnino insisted on the satisfaction
OF the full territorial claims of
Italy.
Germany was multiplying her
communications in regard to the in
dissoluble bond of Emperor William
and Charles l and Monsieur PoiD-
care feared the Emperor of Austria
might be playing a double game.
Interviews continued between Prince
Sixte. Messrs. Cambon and Lloyd
George, and following them the
Prince wrote to Emperor Charles
begging him to show all possible
good will.
April 20 he returned to Switzer-
land, where Count Erdoedy met him
I~' zoug. The Count left for Vienna
the Princes letter and returned
J.. 4, bringing a piece of news
which might well astonish the whole
world.
The Italian Propositions.
THE Emperor IL said, estimates
II IL unnecessary to be disturbed by
the exaggeration Of the Italian de-
mands, as three weeks before an
emissary from Cadorna had come to
Berne to offer peace to the Austrian
minister by means OF the cession of
the Trentino where Italian Is spok-
en-. On April II dispatch from
Rome announced that Gen. Cadorna
did not fear an Austrian offensive