PLIGHT OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2376, 4 February 1915, Page 5

PLIGHT OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

WHAT DEFEAT WOULD MEAN . GERMANY URGED TO CONSIDER POSSIBILITIES OF A TOLERABLE PEACE „ London, February 2; Ihe Daily Mail's" Copenhagen correspondent reports that Count Burian do Rajecz (Austrian Foreign Minister), on the occasion of his recent visit to the Kaiser, drew' a doleful picture of the plight of the Dual Monarchy and Urged that the time had arrived for the Germanio Powers to consider 'most seriously the possibilities of a tolerable peace. He declared that the Russians must be repulsed at all costs, but was doubtful if it was possible to resist the Russians and the Servians, and probably the Rumanians as well. Definite ac-leat would mean a debacle and the partition of Austro-Hungary. Ho aduseci Germany not to fundamentally reject any thought of peace on the ground or the disarmament of Europe. Leading German statesmen held that such a plan would be ruinous to Germany and Austria. Disarmament of Europe would mean that Enzland would police the world. Count Burian do Rajecz contended tha! the only thing to do was to take the chance that something would cwiir. 'Dip Germans replied that if necessary they would send a million and a half soldiers to France in the SDrmpr, crush the Allied forces, and compel pcaoe. /T1 . A Hungarian publicist, writing to England, states that Count Tisza (Prime Minister of Hungary) is aiming at the ascendancy of Hungary within the Dual Monarchy, and the transfer of the capital to Budapest Count Burian de Rajecz was merely Count Tisza's representative at Vienna

GRAVE INTERNAL TROUBLES IN AUSTRIA. (Rec. February 8, 5.15 p.m.) t, •,-.,., . ... . , London, February 2. Lans learns that Austria's internal troubles are graver than is generally believed. The gendarmes at Agram joined the rioters, who were mostly university A mob at Susak, in Croatia, broke into the arsenal and stole guns and ammunition. • . 6 The rioters at Istria attacked the barracks. • It is stated that German troops have been sent to prevent a recurrence of the riots.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)