Evening star., 1918-02-03
Won Hertling's Stand.

: On the oriental question. the evacua-
ton Of territories and Poland, Won
Hertling repelled interference by the
entente in the Russo-German negotia- :
tons. In the west he did not disclaim
Germanys intention to eyacuate the
north of France, pointing out that this
territory was for Germany a valuable
and legitimate pawn, a theory which
did not speak of guarantees, but de-
Banded only that Germany's adyer-
|. saries renounce territorial aggrandize-
ment at the expense of the German en-
pire.
The significance of the chance1lor,s
pronouncement was that Belgium
: should be held as a hostage for Alsace-
. Lorraine. Finally. says the Journal
< dS Geneve. Count Won Hertling meets
r tho demands of Article XII with a
? promise to the Turks of complete sup
!. port.
( Count Czernin in turn repels interfer-
!. ence BY President Wilson in the inter-
Z nal affairs of the monarchy On the
! subject Of Italian aspirations and the
!, Serbian and Rumanian questions he
> contents himself with declining to give
those countries prizes which would per-
!, init them to carry on war without risk.
J. On the Polish question he declares
z agreement to be easy.
!. Differences Reduced.
!. Thus. says the Journal de Geneve. the
1rreconcilable differences apparently are
I. reduced to Alsace-Lorraine. Austrian au.
. tonomy and Balkan affairs While The
), ofhciai position stands thus, the JournaI
!. de Geneve he iieves that 1t is fair to draw
ON sources unofficial, but authorized. in
! order to arrive at a better understand.
pared ultimately to accept. For this pl,r
!. pose an article recently published h,
Count Andrassy in the Review Polittaue
International Is cited The fact that An
grassy previously was alone in the Hun.
, ear1an delegation In demanding annexa
tions Is pointed out as showing the
value OF Andrassy's more conciliatory
= tone in the article
: Andrassy comedies the reconstruction
: OF Serbia In certain conditions. wifi
= . port on the Adriatic, and connlet,
; restoration of Rumania but demand.
I OF both countries certain rectification.
; acter is purely defensive" And An.
: grassy adds: To-day any Austrian OF
. Hungarian government would h,
!. eeourged by public opinion II II under,
= TOOK to refuse peace without con.
: The Journal de Geneve holds that re.
- epecting Rumania and Serbia tn.
American war aims approach those o.
!. : Austrfa-Hungary. This agreement /.
: even greater than it seems III it is tru,
> that the central empires disapproy,
. the Bulgarian pretensions to the Ru
Manian Dobroudja and IL lie Temps ex
- ptSSseS authorized opinion when 4
y eays some cession of Macedonia b,
= Serbia would facilitate granting tha,
country access to the sea.
- While Andrassy remains silent con
- oerning Italys aspirations II is impos
yabie he should have overlooked Barol
8urians proposals in 1915 While ter
- rftory was then offered. IL is true. i,
= exchange for Italian neutrality, thi
oner had lapsed. and now 1t is purel,
:. Q moral question. The Andrassy speecj
- showed such a horror OF war that w
= cannot believe. says the Journal d
: 0eneve. that he would go on merel
!. on the question of prestige.
= Admission as to Alsace-Lorraine.
There remains Alsace-Lorraine. TIL
= German standpoint is still resolutel
: negative in its manifestations Blu
e meanwhile. the well informed Deutsch
= XTAgeszeitung has recently made a sig
1ntAcant admission.
I'm numerous circles" says tn
Taeeszeitung. "it is doubted whethe
cur quarrel toward the west can be An
= ashed hy arms. 1t is desirable that a
ngreenent be reached, at no matte
What price. The phrase of Scheide
s 3nsnn, On the subject of Alsace-Lor
&xnine there Is still basis for discus
114u.s does pot represent the opinion q
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