Dr.Gratz went at length into the details of this point of view.

The Emperor then summed up the essence of the opinions expressed to-day as indicating that it was primarily necessary to make peace with Petersburg and the Ukrainians, and that negotiations should be entered upon with Ukrainia as to the division of Galicia.

The question as to whether the Austro-Polish solution should be definitely allowed to drop was not finally settled, but shelved for the time being.
"In conclusion, Dr.Burian, the Minister of Finance, rose to speak, and pointed out, as Dr.Wekerle had done, the danger of the Austrian standpoint.

Burian declared that, while the war might doubtless change the internal structure of the Monarchy, such alteration must be made from within, not from without, if it were to be of any benefit to the Monarchy at all.

He further pointed out that if the Austrian principle of the division of Galicia were to be carried through, the _form_ of so doing would be of great importance.