Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 11 | Austria Holds Open Its Offer

AUSTRIA HOLDS HOLDSt t ITS OFFER L r 4 d ll lared Blared to f ec in in u ent r. r By By- Associated Press AMSTERDAM Sept 20 Notwithstanding standing the apparent rejection of the Hungarian Austro proposal for a conference conference confer confer- ence o of the belligerents to discuss the I possibilities of p peace ace that governments government's offer is still open says an official statement statement statement state state- ment received from Vienna today The The- statement reads From reports received from abroad the rejection o of the Austro Hungarian governments government's suggestion that a preliminary preliminary preliminary nary discussion of the peace question be entered into can h hardly be longer doubted The official reply to Foreign Minister Minister Minis Minis- ter tel Burian's Burlan's note has not yet been re received received re- re and ind therefore the reasons which prompted the attitude of the governments of the entente cannot be discussed at present Only from Secretary Balfour Isan is isan isan an exhaustive discussion of our suggestion suggestion suggestion tion available His arguments show how correctly Baron Burlan's Burian's proposal Judged the situation and that only the adoption of Baron Burian's line of thinking could master the confusion of minds prevailing prevailing prevail prevail- ing everywhere ere until today The peace peace question as C discussed bf bt Secretary Balfour Balfour and and the same applies I to the debates in n the French and American American Ameri Ameri- can senates under senates under the pressure of big catchwords and overmastering passion can naturally make no favorable progress Especially Especially- regarding Mr Balfour's Balfour s speech it must s be pointed I out that a it contains a series r of f rash conclusions I fo concerning o lt in inh the h attitude of the central powers toward concrete peace questions which he would not have arrived at had he entered a discussion in n the spirit of Baron Burian's Burlan's proposal Only If It discussed under conditions free ree from rom the Influence of of passion can the peace question make that progress which is In the interest of ot humanity The Hungarian Austro governments government's offer Is ls still open