| Show THINKS PEACE MAY BE MADE I THIS WINTER I Crushing of Rumania Will Willi WilliI I Mark Beginning of End I of War Tar Is the Opinion I of Count Albert Apponyi I WILSON l iA MAY Y ACT I AS INTERMEDIARY Hungarian Leader Believes Western Vestern States of Europe I Must JIust Band Together for Defense Against Russia REASON GAINING SWAY Y B Nov No 13 via ia via London No Nov 13 Thc j-Thc The opening of peace negotiations O- O tony inny perhaps be expected with fait fair prospects of success in t the lac course of the time coming coining winter according to Count fount Albert Apponyi veteran Hungarian hungarian Hun hun- garian leader and nud former Hungarian premier Count omit Apponyi who is visiting visit visit- sit sit- in lug ing Germany to deliver two addresses on Hungarian history expressed his views vic s in an interview given n to a correspondent correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent of the Associated 4 Press in which he lie discussed sed the general Eur European Eu Eu- r penn situation We e cannot expect ho hG said to see peace negotiations negotiations' opened within the next few fow weeks while the tho Rumanian campaign n Is still unde undecided However I regard our chances chanceR for success there thero f ceU 1 t and 2 tIt Rumania lIm lla Is Is is crushed I I. sides Ides will be will- will lag InS to consider life Uie question n of t pc peace 1 ce Rumania was the ententes' ententes last arl arland l and proving a f losing one We c are massIng massing mass mass- Ing a big arm army against the Rumanians I and I think that the end will como come shortly Of OC course our progress on the tho front Is a bit slow owIng owing ow ow- ing lag to the great difficulties s of ot the country countr and particularly to to the j do In rearward communications Those These communications aro are far tar poorer than In tho the west wesl or even in and Russia Hussla However the thc entry of at Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania Into the war has in man many re- re been really ran advantageous to us l Modify To Illustrate what he lie regards as the improving chances for peace Count Apponyi referred to lo recent f 51 I of oC statesmen In the opposing camps Not Llo Lloyd George of cour course e he Interjected parenthetically lly but such ns as Lord Grey and Chancellor von yon Hollweg Bethman-Hollweg for tor example Ho lie the suggested a comparison between utterances of then Ules leaders n a year ago and at present ent Then he said their respective w sere re as far apart a aa as the tho poles pole but now although there are arp still wide differences between between be bo- tween them they have most appreciably n ably ly drawn l nearer The reference to crushing ru Germany Germans have bao been n from th the British pronouncements and the time agitation for tor annexation is s dwindling in Germany German Chancellor von on Hollweg Bethman-Hollweg he went on on ha has pointed out In his latest latest lat lat- at- at est eat speech that he has never demanded the of Belgium Such In- In stances s as these show In iii my opinion that there thero are aro now no really Insuperable insuperable able obstacles to tho the opening of a u discussion discussion dis dis- on future peace pence Of course tho the kingdom of ot Poland must n-must stand but I bellevo bellou Russia can be brought to reconcile recon cue cile herself hersel to this situation Would Mediation Count Apponyi was asked l If ho thought the tho Impulse to start tart peace discussions could come corne from rom within the camps of tho the warring powers or whether an out outside Impetus In the tho form of a n ten- ten Continued on Page 2 2 PREDICTS PEACE MOVE IN WINTER Count Apponyi Says IF War iVar ar j Will ill End When Rumania f Is Crushed r 1 I I f Continued From Page Pae I 1 der der of ot good offices from rom a 3 neutral persona per per- would be bo necessary arY sona o or Io power or AlEc JHo Ho replied d that he saw aw no reason why should not be neutral mediation corned when tho the opportune moment to 1 which ho lie had referred should arrive land an added that ho knew no reason why President Wilson should not be acceptable accept- accept able as an Intermediary I We c tee foci of ot course he said that 1 President t Wilson has hM not treated us has departed from Iron fairly and aid that he the way oC ot strict neutrality But Dut even oven though on ono one does docs not like a a. person that thatIs t rejecting rejecting- his services Is Is s no reason for when these may bo be useful 4 The Tho Hungarian llan statesman beli believes cs that tho the thear war ar should not only end because ot of what hat be he regards reg as ns s the futility of ot further hO hostilities but because of his expressed se-d se conviction as ns to tho menace menaco ot of Russia lie Ile declared that the western west west- porn ern states otates of Europe mu must t band themselves them- them selves together to for defense a I Russia which country ho characterized as as s the tho greatest rette menace to the future peace of or and nd tho the world In his opinion Frnces nce's efforts to regain AI Al- Al sace are arc doomed to failure and nd the republic may as well reconcile 1 herself e elt to peaceful and friendly relations rola- rola 1 I with her ea eastern neighbors neighbors- He holds that Great Britain has made an 1 f abortive e effort to crush Germany as a n trado trade rival b by appeal 1 to arms but that there thero is ts nothing nothing- essential In the tho oj j character of or the tho three nations to pre pre- j. j vent their uni union m as friends I Con Constant Con nt M Menace c. c c In respect to Russia however howe on the thel theother l other han hand Count Appon Apponyi i declared f that the o organization of ot tho the country contains the germs genns of war and that she she 4 is compelled b by the very essence of ot her herr herf 1 f r being being- to attempt to extend her domination domi domi- J nation at very cry opportunity over the nak na na- k with she is In contact Once this war j Is fini finished he he said salA win have o least Euro Europe probably at nt I twenty five or thirty years o of peace I i. i until the generation which has passed r through this conflict has departed from fromi i the stage This should give o time and opportunity to a wise and far far- seeing far 4 diplomacy by which the western states L r f- of Europe can arrange for or protection i t. t against the disturbing element in the cast east Count Apponyi says that his views were ere shared b by all leading leading- Hungarians t d and arid with Urn the possible exception o of certain Slavonic Sla elements In Austria v are also held by the leaders in that II countr country |
