The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1918-02-16

Wilson, before congress on Monday, re-
piled to the recent peace speeches by
Count Won Hertling, the German chan
cellor, and Count Czernin, the Austro-
hungarian foreign minister.
The president openly regarded Count
Czernin's speech sympathetically, but
he considered the Austrian foreign
minister restrained by the embarrass-
ment of Austrias alliance and her de-
pendence on Germany.
Count Czernin," said the president,
seems to see the fundamental ele-
ments of peace with clear eyes and
does not seek to obscure them"
Chancellor Hertling's speech, how
ever, the president characterized as
very vague and confusing" and full
of equivocal phrases" leading clearly
nowhere. The aim of the German
chancellor, as judged from his speech,
the president thought, evidently was TO
secure a peace advantageous to the
aims of the German military autocracy
and then subscribe to an international
covenant to make it secure
Warns Military Autocracy.
The president reminded the states
men of the central empires that peace
can be discussed only on the basis of
permanency and essential justice and
broadly warned the people of the cen
trail empires that the participation of
the United States in the war for the
emancipation of humanity has only be-
gun.
Plainly the president warned the
German military autocracy that there
was to be no pausing In the mobiliza-
ton of Americas vast military re-
sources now steadily on their way to
the battle fronts, and that If peace
were to be discussed, 1t would have to
be on a basis of sincerity.
Otherwise, the president made 1t
plain, there was to be no turning back
until military autocracy was crushed
by force of arms.
Count Hertling, the president de-
clared, evidently was seeking such n
peace as was made at the congress of
Vienna.
what is at stake now" said the
president, sis the peace of the world.
What we are striving for is new uni
versal principles of right and Justice
no mere peace of shreds and patches.
Will Force Justice.
In conclusion the president warned
the central empires that the vast re-
sources of the United States would &C
complish in the end what might be
accomplished by peaceful negotiation.
"Our resources are in part mobilized
now" said he, land we shall not pause
until they are modified in their en-
tirety. Our armies are rapidly going
to the fighting front and will go more
and more rapidly.
Our whole strength will be put into
this war of ncipation-emancipa
ton from the threat and attempted
mastery of selfish groups of autocratlc
rulers-whatever the difficulties and
partial delays. We are indomitable
in our power of independent action
and can in no circumstances consent to
live in world governed by intrigue
and force.
1.-THE power of the United States is
a menace to no people and no nation.
1t will never be used in aggression
or for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any
selfish interest of our own. 1t springs
out of freedom and is for the service
of freedom"
The president was interrupted by
applause at every reference to the
United States standing steadfastly
against patched-up peace.
Probably the greatest applause broke
out when the president declared that
the militarists of Germany were the
only element now preventing n world
peace. When he concluded after speak
Ing 20 minutes, the entire audience as
usual rose and cheered.
Presidents Address.
The presidents address is as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the congress:
"On January i 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 5.
To these addresses the German chan
cellor replied on the Oath and Count
Czernin 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 Czernin's reply, which is d.
rected chleny 10 my own address on
January 8, is uttered in a very friendly
tone.
"He finds in my statement suffi-
GENTLY 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
the views he was expressing had been