Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-26
WARL|kE PEACE SPEECH IS ANSWER
GERMAN CHANCELLOR GIVES ALLIES
Austria Hungary Minister Says
Country in Agreement
With America.
WANTS EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
Wilson's Speech Important >Ad.
vance; Dual Monarchy
Must Support Germans.

BASEL, Switzerland. Jan. 25.--Thr
reply OF Count Czernin, Austro- Hun
garinn foreign Minister to the recent
speeches OF President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George Is summarized
rather fully in a Vienna dispatch re-
ceNed today
1T is obvious to me-" said Count
Czernih, that an exchange OF views
between America and Austria Hun
gary. might form the starting point
for conciliatory discussion among
al states which have not yet entered
into peace negotiations.
Commenting on the II points In
President Wilson's war aims speech.
Count Czernin said. according h. an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen, that Austria Hungary
and America were virtually In agree
ment regarding the great principles
Tor new arrangements after the war.
Interests Less Incompatible.
Austro- Hungary and America,
Count Czernin said. were two bellig-
clcnts whose interests were less IN
compatible than they seemed lie
characterized the speech OF President
Wilson regarding war aims n an i'm
portant advance toward the Austro-
Hungarian viewpoint which con-
tamed some proposals in which Aus
tria-Iiungary would gladly Join.
The foreign minister said the pop
u.ation of Poland would decide it's
own fate. The Polish question must
not delay peace one day II Poland.
after the war wished to advance to-
ward Austria Hungary such an ad
vance would be welcomed
He qualified his statement respect
Ing agreement with some of President
Wilson's proposals by saying that
Austria Hungary would suppogt, Ger
many
Count Czernin. who s quoted AZ
speaking before the foreign affairs
committee OF the Austrian delegation.
said he considered IL his first duty
"a present faithful report of ;he
peace negotiations with tho Russians
at Brest-Litovsk, to co-relate the dif-
terent phases OF the events which
had occurred previous TO them and 10
draw from them conclusions which
were logical and justified As a re-
ply to those who found the negotia-
ttOnh 100 BLOW, puni ANtFnlH fN-
planned the difficulties attending them,
difficulties OF which one could not
even give an approximate idea. lie
dwelt upon the entire difference be-
tween the Brest-Litovak negotin tions
and any previously known 10 history.
one Of the chief differences being the
publicity given TO the various phases
OF the negotiations. the details "
which were daily telegraphed thru
out the entire world.
Yielded TO Russians
1T is quite natural In view Of the
nervousness which prevails all over
the globe" Count Czernin declared.
that they should produce the effect
Of electric shocks which agitate pub
lic opinion We are In no doubt rs
10 the Inconvenience of this system.
but nevertheless we yielded to the
Russian governments desire for pub
licity because we have Snothing to
hide. II we had wished 10 keep 20
tie former secret system that might
fave created n false impression"
Count Czernin emphasized the fact
tnat to counterbnlance this publicity
II was necessary for the public as
well as IL leaders 10 remain calm rae
business would he conducted to the
end with GOODNESS. he declared, and
would achieve good results II the peb-
pies OF the dual monarchy supported
Their. resi- sponsible delegates at the con
ference
Count Czernin went on TO declare
that the basis of the negotiations be
tween Austria Hungary and what lac
alluded to as the various recently
created Russian states was peace
without annexatio1s or indemnltieS.