The state herald., 1918-02-15
PRECEDENT sEEs HOPE IN AUS.
TRAN BUT NONE At ALL IN
oERMANY's ANSWER.
PEACE MUST Be FOR ALL
Declares Every Nation Must Be oIvsn
Voice Upon Every Issue Involved
u Conflict 10 Settled With
Justice to All.
western Newspaper unlon New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WashingtoE.-Presidont Wilson i'd
dressed joint session Of Congrccs
Monday with the kopa OF ending the
war. The full text OF his address fol.
lows:
Gentlemen Of the Congress-:
On the Sth Of January I had the
honor Of addressing you on the OBJ
Jects OF the war, as our people con.
oeive them. The prime minister of
Great Britain had spoken in similar
terms on the 9Th Of January. To these
addresses the German chancellor re.
Piled on the 24th. and Count Cxernin
for Austria on the same day. 1t is
gratifying to have our desire SO
promptly. realized that all exchanges
OF view on this great matter should
be made in the hearing Of all the
world:
Count Cxernin's reply, which is d.
rected chiefly to my own address on
the Sth Of January. is uttered in q
very friendly tone.
He finds In my statement q suffi.
ciently encouraging approach to the
views of his own government to Jus.
tfy him In believing that It furnishes
. basis for more detailed discussion
OF purposes by the two governments
He ID represented to have intimated
the views he was expressing had been
communicated to me beforehand and
that ! was aware Of them at the time
he was uttering them: but in this l
am sure he was misunderstood. had
received no intimation OF what he in.
tended to say. There was, OF course,
no reason why he should communi-
cate privately with me. I am quite
content to be one OF his public audi
ence.
Count Won Hertling's reply is, I must
say. very vague and very confusing.
It is full Of eQuivocal phrases and
leads It Is not clear where. But II Is
certainly in different tone from that
OF Count Cxernin and apparently OF
an opposite purpose. 1t confirms, l
am sorry to say. rather than removes,
the unfortunate Impression made by
what We had learned OF the confer
ences at Brest-Litovsk. His discussion
and acceptance OF our general princi.
pies lead him to no practical conclu.
sions.
Hertiins's Views Too General.
He refuses to apply them to them to
the substantive items which must
constitute the body Of any final set.
tement. He 10 jealous OF interna.
tional action and Of International coun-
sci. He accepts. he says. the principle
OF public diplomacy. but he appears to
insist that Il be confined. at any rate
In this case, to generalities. and that
the several particular questions Of ter
ntory and sovereignty. the several
questions upon whose settlement must
depend the acceptance Of peace by the
twenty-three states now engaged In
the var. must be discussed and set
tied. not In general counsel. but sew
orally by the nations most immediate.
ly concerned by interest or neighbor-
hood.
He agrees that the seas should be
free. but looks askance at any limita.
ton TO that freedom by international
action In the interest OF the common
order. He would without reserve be
glad TO see economic barriers removed
between nation and nation, for that
could In no way impede the ambitions
Of the military party with whom he
seems constrained to keep ON terms.
Neither does he raise objection to a
limitation OF armaments. That matter
will be settled Of itself. he thinks. by
the economic conditions which must
follow the war. But the German col.
onics. he demands. mrst be returned
without debate.
He will discuss with no one but the
representatives Of Russia what dIspo-
sitions shall bc made OF the peoples
and tho lands Of the Baltic provinces:
with no one but the government Of
France "the conditions" under which
French territory shall be evacuated; /;
and only with Austria what shall be
done with Poland. In the determine.
tion Of all questions affecting the Bal.
kan states he dsfsrs. - ! understand
him. to Austria and Turkey: and with
regard TO tho agreements to be en-.
tered into concerning the non. Turkish
peoples Of the present Ottoman ON.
pire TO the Turkish authorities them.
selves.
ssttisnsnt BY individual Barter.
After . settlement all around, effect.
Cd in this fashion. by individual barter
and concession. no would havo no oh.
lection, II correctly interpret his
wAp IN pllecll ENncn