OCR Text |
Show EMPEROR HAD DESIRED PEACE Letter Written to Crown Prince Discloses Attitude of Former Austrian Ruler. BERLIN. Wednesday. April 16. Hh the Associated Press) The Vienna correspondent of the Zeilung Am Mit-sayi Mit-sayi that there has been published pub-lished there a letter alleged to have been written by former Emperor Charles of Austria to the former German Ger-man crown prince. The letter, it is stated, was dated August 20, 1917, and among other things said "Bulgaria is on the point of dropping drop-ping out of the war and the situation demands that peace should be concluded con-cluded before winter. I have positive indications that we could win over an opponent if Germany would be willing to make certain territorial sacrifices in Alsace -Lorraine but I do not want Germany alone to make sacrifices. I will myself bear the lion's share in this direction." Pointing out that Austria in 1915 of-tared of-tared Trentind to Italy to avoid Italy's ! UJL-LL-Hgg?g (entrance into the war, tormer Em-I Em-I peror Charles proceeded : "Germany is in a similar but far 1 helpless situation and you. etc M their to the throne, have the right tc throw a weight') word into the scale H 1 beg you to unite your efforts wWi H mine to end the war quickly and hon- |