Show FROM T AUSTRO HUNGARIAN 1101 1 ARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER FINALLY FORCED OUT OF OFFICE emperor charles letter to prince sixtus given publicity by french renders the position of the count un untenable tenable Aluster amsterdam dam count czernin the austro hungarian foreign minister lie ac col ling to 11 dispatch front vienna lias has resigned leagued emperor charles Clin rles accepted the res resignation 9 aliat liat on and dentri entrusted I 1 sted count czernin M it it tile conduct of foreign affairs ill until t I 1 I 1 his I 1 1 1 9 successor Is appointed an official statement received here from f loin vienna asserts asb that the latest sta statements terne rits of tile the french premier pie iuler AL clebit sceau concerning the conversa tlona bc teen austila and france regarding ie the possibility of opening pence peace negotiations do not alter the situation as regards the majority of count Cz ernins declarations 3 count cernin did not know of rin bill geror charless letter to prince sixtus when alien lie made the statement that fiance had initiated the conversations with alth austria according to it a vienna dispatch to the bokal Ati Anzel gnei of berlin on lel lining of tha letter lie resigned but yielded to a request that lie he remain in office until the conclusion of the peace agreement with ith rumania the alie recent publication by the french government of the futile peace appeal by emperor charles of austria hun gary in march 1917 and the efforts of the ein emperor piror and mhd austro hun garlan foreign office to explain the letter to the satisfaction of germany and tile german emperor probably were the mosi most potent influence in bringing about the resignation of count czernin Czer since lie was appointed foreign minister as ter on december 23 in succession to baron burlan count czernin lias has been very active in ili attempting to bring about peace and the moderate tone of ills his speeches lias has been in aliar sharp P con contrast with that of tile german cli chancellors ancello and foreign secretaries however ill ills participation in ili tile hie forced peace upon russia usla It its as well as that upon rumania ila did not show that lils ills actions kept step with ills words in the pence offensive offen she of I 1 the lie present year sear count czernin in tl the ie austrian Au on oil J 25 sugg suggested ted tin an exchange of bews views between austria aus tiia hungary and the united states ile he announced also that austria based liei her negotiations with russia on the policy of no annexations or indemnities but there always was some doubt whether ills pacifist maneuvers were honest or were eie inspired inspire I by berlin in fin an effort to bring about a split among the entente allies count czernin on april 4 in ili ili address at vienna declared that Pre premier niler Clemenc clemenceau enu had sought pence negotiations A with ith austria the F rench french premier replied that count czernin lied the french and austrian offices then alien issued statements explaining the unofficial in switzerland haily early last week tile the french government bovein declared that emperor charles and count czernin loth both had find said that the claim chilin of france fiance to alsace lorraine was nas just this brought a denial from emperor charles in the form orm of it a tele grain giam to emperor Willi william alil to whom he reiterated ills his loyalty to the german cau cause re an and 1 I dented denied that lie he and said france w was as justified in wanting al sace lorraine returned turned le |