SEEKING PEACE.
A MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA. POURPARLERS WITH RUSSIA. , TO ESCAPE DEVASTATION OF HUNGARY. THE EMPEROR APPEALS TO THE POPE. Received April 12, 9.15 p.m. ' Petrograd, April 12.
According to the Bourse Gazette negotiations to obtain honorable terms of peace have been opened by the Emperor Franz Josef of Austria. Fear that irreparable devastation will be the fate of Hungary is reported to be the moving cause. England and France, it is said, have agreed to allow Russia to conclude a separate peace provided Austria accedes to Russia's demands, and that Servia is allowed to realise her aspirations. It is understood that the Austrian Emperor personally appealed to the Vatican to- aid the negotiations. It is stated that Russia will demand the surrender of the whole of Galicia, including Cracow, as portion of her terms. Germany is expected to protest against the lastnamed concession, as it would be regarded 'as a menace to Prussian Silesia. Nothing is known as to the full extent of the concessions the Czar will insist upon.
Milan, April 12. The newspaper le Seccolo says that insistent reports are heard in Russia that negotiations for peace are based on the supposition that Austria will exchange some territory for guarantees for the preservation of Austrian 'ntegrity in the Transylvanian provinces. Sentiment in favor of the movement is said to be increasing in Russia. NEWSPAPERS FAVOR DELAY. THE TIME NOT YET RIPE. Received April 12, 9.20 p.m. Vienna, April 12. Newspapers approve the Pope's desire for peace, though they admit the time i 3 not vet rine.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 260, 13 April 1915, Page 5
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259SEEKING PEACE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 260, 13 April 1915, Page 5
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