The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-02-22
WILSON ATTACKS
FOES ATTITUDE
TOWARD PEACE
Tells Congress Austria Seeks
Peace, but That Ally Is
HypOCritiCal.
HERTLNG IS FOR CONQUEST
President Sees MlitarIsts Willing to
Slaughter Millions for Unjust
cause-Enuneiate Points Which
Must Be Considered to
End War.

Must Be CONSIDERED 10
End War.
Washington, Feb. l3.-Presdent
Wilson, in another address to congress
on the question Of possible peace by
negotiation, vigorously attacked Ger
many's attitude toward peace as voiced
by Chancellor Won HertllEg, character
lied Austra's attitude as voiced by
Count Czernin as uttered in n friendly
tone" and concluded by saying that
this nation would never lay down Its
arms until peace could be established
with justice TO all nations large ana
small alike.
The president particularly tiayed
Count Won Hertling's proposal that
questions of territory and the future
of nationaltles were matters for dis
cussion between those nations only di-
rectly affected instead Of by world
congress. In reply he said no perma-
nent peace could come in this way.
Text Of Wilson's Address.
The presidents address follows:
Gentlemen of the congress:
"On January l had the honor OF
addressing you on the objects of the
war as our people conceive them. The
prime minister of Great Britain had
spoken in similar terms on January D.
To these addresses the German chan
cellor replied on the Oath and Count
CZernin for Australia 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 Czernin's reply, which is d.
rected chiefly to my own address on
January s, IS uttered in a very friend
ly tone.
Sees Basis for Discussion.
"He finds in my statement a suf-
fciently encouraging approach to the
views of his own government to justify
him in believing that it furnishes a
basis for a more detailed discussion OF
purposes by the two governments. He
is REPRESENTED to have intimated that
tho views he was expressing had been
communicated to me beforehand and
rhat was aware of them at the time
he was uttering them, but in this an
sure he was misunderstood.
Count Won Hertling's reply is,
must say, very vague and very con
fusing. It is full of equlvocal phrases
and leads it is not clear where. But II
is certain in a very different tone from
that of Count Czernin and apparently
of an opposite purpose. 1t confirms.
am sorry to say, rather than removes
the unfortunate impression made by
what we had learned of the conference
at Brest-LitOvsk. His discussion anC
acceptance of our general principles
lead him to no practical conclusion.
Accepts Principle Of Diplomacy.
He refuses to apply them to thu
substantive items which must consti
tute the body of any final settlement
He is Jealous of international actor
and of international counsel. He ac
cepts. he says, the principle of publ'
diplomacy, but he appears to insls
that it be confined, at any rate in thl
case, to generalities, and that the sew
eral particular questions of territor.
and sovereignty, the several question
upon whose settlement must depent
the acceptance of peace by the twenty
three states now engaged in the wal
must be discussed and settled, not Il
general council, but severally by tn
nations most Immediately cOncerne'
by interest or neighbOrhood
"He agreed that the seas should b
free, but looks askance at any limita
ton to that freedom by internationa
action in the interest of the commo
order. He would without reserve b
glad to see economic barriers remove
between nation ard nation, for tina
could in no way impede the ambition
of the military party with whom h
seems constrained to keep on terms
Neither does he raise objection b
limitation of armamenGs. That mai
ter will be settled of itself, he thinks
nv the economic conditions which mus
follow the war But the German colo
nies, he demands, must be returne
without debate. He will discuss wit
no one but the representatives of Rus
sia what dispositions shall be made Q
the people and the lands of the Balti
provinces; with no one but the go'
ernment of France the conditions
under which French territory shall D
evacuated; and only with Austrl