The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-02-01
HERTLiNG DEMANDS BRITAIN
GIVE UP GIBRALTAR FORT.
REss TO FREE SEAS.
AcREEoNW.LSON PLANS
cZER NIN ASSERTS NEITHER TEN
RiTORY NOR INDEMNITY WILL
BE ASKED OF RUSSIA.
wspapsr Union Nsws Service.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Based On
short cabled outlines OF the speeches
Of the German and Austrian premiers
70 their respective parliaments the
opinion was expressed by officials
here that no substantial advance to-
ward the final peace sought by AL
bslligerents has resulted from these
declarations. -
Berlin, Jan 16.-Count Won Hertr
ling, the German chancellor, in an
swering tho recent speeches Of Prest
dent Wilson and Premier Lloyd
George, announced in the Reichstag
main committee that Germany would
not give up Alsace-Lorraine
There are NO differences between
~ and President Wilson as to tree
dom of the seas" the German chan
cellor asserted. But It IL most I'M
portant for future freedom Of navigar
ton that England relinQuish strong
fortified points d'appui on important
sailing routss-such ~ Gibraltar. Nal
u. Alden. Hong Kong end the Talk-
land islands,"
A. to Belgium, the chancellor said
Germany did mot desire any forcibls
annexation Of her territory. Regard
ing occupied French territory he de-
elared that while Germany did not de-
sire annexations Of It BY violence h
would discuss the question Of this To-
rftory only with Franco The svaCua-
ton Of Russian territory could b Dis
sussed only with Russia, he an
A~RAA~Ank
With certain points In President Wf
sons speech and invited new pro
posals from the allies.
Count Cssfnin. the Austro-H1nr
eA1ian foreign minister. in an address
before the Reichsrath. also replied 70
the speeches Of the British and Amer
ioan executives. He also voiced de-
sire to continue the exchange a
peace views with the allies.
In particular. he thought such a.
changes between Austria Hungary and
the United States were desirable
There was no great incompat1bdlity
between the interests Of these two M
tons, in his opinion, and An exchange
Of views between them might open the
way for the other nations to join In
conciliatory discussions.
Chief interest centers in the an
nouncement of Germanys terms.
which are defined for the most part
in a negative way, however. The Ger
man chancellor stated specifically that
Germany agreed with the first four
points in President Wilson's world
peace program which cover the abof-
ton of secret diplomacy. freedom q
the seas. equality Of trade conditions
and reduction of national armamsnts.
The chancellor thought some di6-
oulties would be met regarding ths
NTH point which treated with colonial
adjustments and asserted the prina-
pie that the interests Of the popula-
ton concerned must have eQuA
weight with the claims Of the govern
ment whose title was to be deter
mined
A to the question Of . league Of
peace, the chancellor said Germany
would be ready to discuss that after
an the other questions had been ST.
lied
Austria was primarily concerned
with points .. 10 and II In President
Wilson's speech, Chancellor Won Hert-
ling pointed out 0sfmAny's interests
would be defended energetically
where they wsre involved These
points touch upon the readjustment q
the italian frontiers along clearly rec
ognisable lines Of nationality. free op-
portunity for the autonomous dsvsl-
opment Of the peoples Of Austria-Hun-
gary and with the Balkan question, In
oluding demands for the evacuat1on
Of Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro.
with free access to the sea for Serbia.
The chancellor was notably specific
in his treatment Of the Assce-Los>
raine question, declaring this territory
was originally German, that it had
been taken by fores from German pos-
session. and the csoeion Of 1871 was
merely . restoration.
While Count voa Hsrtling found
Premier Lloyd George more conoilia,
tory in his recent speech than former
II, showing more Of an inclination to
0ermany's political. economic and
cultural position" while he was found
charging her with being guilty Of all
possible crimes"
Count Csernin. Austria's spokss-
man. in his address. dealt At some
length with the Russian question. He
declared that Austria-Hunsary did not
lesirs . meter Of territory nor q cen
time Of indemnity from Russia and
thought there were not differences
snouSh In the Russian and German
Viewpoint Of self to ~
0Sy an abandonment Of the nAeuelA-
ions now IN progress ct Brsst-L 3tovsk.
ne Polish question, - declared, must