TURKEY'S OVERTURES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1918, Page 5

TURKEY'S OVERTURES.

UNITED-ALLIED ACTION NEEDED. Received Oct. 17, 730 p.m. London, Oct. 16. Newspapers point out that although turkey approached America rej^rding pe ice, there has been no direct overtures, and the question of a reply from Britain does not arise. No doubt Germany persuaded Turkey not to send a direct proposal. ' unanimously applaud President Wiljou'h unto, which interprets Win remarkable accuracy the miud of all the Allies. It is pointed cut that in some quarters the absence of organisation and machinery for common Allied ■A C "r, actio "> a««logous to the Versailles Council, presents a danger which the enemy may make an attempt to exploit, m order to divide the Allies. The difficulties of ioint a-ction have increased, owing to there being at present no American Ambassador in London, and no British Ambassador at Washington —Keuter Service.

WILSON'S PROGRAMME.

WEDGE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND GERMAN*. Received Oct. 19, 1.15 a.m. Montreal, Oct. 17. The New York Times' Washington correspondent states that President Wilson's programme for dealing with the Central Powers contemplates driving a wedge between Austria and Germany. , President Wilson regards Austria as a vassal of Germany in military matters, therefore tho Note sent to Germany does not apply to Austria. President Wilson's reply to Austria is being heid in abeyance, because it is expected that both Austria and Turkey will soon release their alliance with Germany, as it does not bring them either political or military gain. Some of the authorities at Washington expect either a split between Austria and Germany, or a breaking up of the dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. —AU3.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.