Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-12
Wilson'S Reply to Count
Won Hertling and Czernin

Gentlemen Of the Congress On the
eighth OF January / had the honor OF
addressing you on the objects OF the
war MS our people conceive them, The
prime minister OF Great Britain has
spoken In similar terms on the nth OF
January. To these addresses the Ger.
man chancellor replied on the twenty
fourth and Count Czernin for Austria
on the same day. IL Is gratifying Ia
nave our desire so promptly realized
that all exchanges OF view on this
great matter should be mado In the
hearing OF all the world
Count C2ernins reply, which is di.
roCtly chiefly 10 my own address ON
the eighth OF January Is uttered i'm a
very friendly tone
lie finds In my statement a suffi-
CIenty encouraging approach 10 the
views OF his own government TO Justify
him In believing that II furnishes A
basis for more detailed discussion OF
purposes by the two governments uc
Is represented TO have intimated that
thc views he was expressing had been
communicated 10 me beforehand ana
mat | was aware Of then az the time
n" was uttcring them: but in This |
am sure he was misinformed. 1 had
no lhtlmatlon OF what he intended 10
say There was no reason why he
should communicate privately win
me. ! am quite content to be one OF
~ public audience
Count Won Hertling's reply "A. /
must say. very vague and very con
luslhf II TX fun OF PquivOcal phrases
ana leads II Is not clear where. But
certainly II Is In n very different tnnc
I" mat of Count Czernin and applr.
thtly or an opposite purpose II tln-
ilrms. ! am sorry 10 say, rather Than
removes the unfortunate impression
made by what we had learned OF tho
conference at Brest -Iltovsk. His dls
cuSsion and acceptance OF our general
principles lead him to no pructi al
conclusions
lie refused TO apply them TO the
substantive items which must constt-
tute the body OF any final settlement
ne ~ jealous OF international action
ana OF International council. He ac-
cepts. ne sayt, the principle Of public
diplomacy, but he appears To insist
mat II he confined. at any rate In this
case, To sencralities and that the soy
'fal particular questions of territory
and soYef eighty. the several questions
upon whose settlement must depend
the achievement of peace by twenty
thfee states now engaged In the war
must be discussed and settled not in
general council but severally by the
nations most Immediately concerned
by interest or nelGhhorhood lie agrees
that the seas should be free but looks
askance at any limitation to that free
dom by International action in the in
ierest OF the common order. lie would,
with reserve be glad to see economic
barriers removed between nation and
nation, for that could in no way i'm
pede the ambitions OF the military
party with whom he seems constrained
to keep on terms. Neither does he
raise objection to n limitation OF arma-
ments. That matter will be settled of
Itself. he thinks. 10y the economic con-
ditions which must follow the war
But the German colonies, he demands
must be returned without debate lie
will discuss with no one but the repre-
sentatives OF Russia what dispositions
shall be made OF the peoples and the
lands of the Baltic provinces no
one but the government OF France the