ECHO OF THE WAR.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16726, 8 January 1920, Page 7

ECHO OF THE WAR.

« s EX-EMFEROB KARL'S PEACE 3 NOTE. 3 r l (By C»ble—Fnu Association—Copyright.) (Australian tad N.Z. Csblo Aagoclation.) , PARIS, January 5. l A circumstantial account of Austria's negotiations for a separato peaco in 1917 states that tho Empress Zita, when in Switzerland,, gavo her brother, Prince Sixie, a note from tho Emperor Karl, soliciting his aid to secure peaco. Princo Sixte said that peace was un- ■ obtainable without tho restoration of > Alsaco and Lorraino to Franco, the cession of Constantinople to Russia, and • Albania to Serbia. » Princo Sixto, on March Sth, handed I to M. Poincare tho JSmperor Karl's . note declaring that ho was a strong r supporter of France, and adding: "Wo i are not absolutely in Germany's hands. ; Wc only want to maintain our present t frontiers." Princo Sixlo later visited Austria. . Tho Emperor Karl said that if he could . not induce Germany to mako a just I peace he would malco a separate poaco Tathor than sacrifice tho Empiro to Garmany's madness. Prince Sixto had numy interviews in Franco, including some with M. Poincaro, M. Ribot, 'and Mr Lloyd George. He went to England and saw Mr Lloyd George, who took him to seo tho King. Tho overtures failed, because tho Eni tcnto was unable to- arrange terms satis- > factory to Italy, who insisted on recei\nng tho Tyrol, though, according to tho Emperor Karl, General Cndornu. sent an emissary to Berne, offering a setiarato peace on condition that Italy should receive tho Italian portion of tho Trcntino. General Oadorna denies the story of the Berne mission as a pure invention. The Italian newspaners suggest that the story is circulated during tho present negotiations in order to sow dissension between Italy and the other Entente peoples by blaming Italy for the failure of tho negotiations.