The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-11

N ueSIpfru thtt tne mintafisU OF
4 Germany were the only element now
preventing q world-peaee. When he
csscluded. after speaking twenty pin.
uees. the entire audience as usual,
rec and cheered.
Adlrsss Sent Broadcast
! Following the custom inaugurated
with other addresses Of its kind, presl-
dent Wilson's words today will he
csbled by the government TO all The
paincipai eapitols Of the world. In this
way the government hopes TO get hi,
answer TO Hertling and Crernin into
the ears Of the people Of Germany,
Austria and Russia.
Approval OF President Wilson's adj
dress was expressed by many members
OF both houses who thought Il oppor-
tune and the essence Of permanent
peace.
Senator Reed democrat, thought il "a
shrewd move to dissolve Germany and
Austria"
johnson Approved II.
Il reg&fd the speech as an lntefpre-
tstion Of the speech Of January 8" said
Senator Johnson, republican Of Cali
fornia. u could not have subscribed TO
all OF the presidents utteranceS oi
January 8 ! am delighted with most
OF his speech and il is modification Of
the statements OF the presidents war
aims address While I am not criu-
Ching any other address am sure To-.
dayS expresses more clearly Americas
thoughts and Americas hopes in this
war and will bring us much nearer TO
peace"
President Wilson spoke as follow,
Gentlemen Of the congress -
On the eighth Of January had the
honor OF addressing YOU on the objects
Of ihe war, as onr people conceive them
The prime minister Of Great Britain
had spoken in similar terms On tie
fifth Of January To these addresses
the German chancellor replied on the
twenty-fourth and Count CIernin for
Austria on the same day II Is crafty
ing 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
Crernin is Friendly
Count CIerninS reply, which is di.
rected chiefly TO my own address on the
eighth OF January is uttered in a very
friendly tone .t4. ...
He finds in nv statement a Suiii-
cienily encouraging Approach TO the
views OF his own government to Justify
him in believing that it furnishes a
base for a more detailed discussion Of
purpose by the two governments He
is represented to have intimated that
the views he was expressing had been
communicated to me beforehand and
that was awareSd them at the time he
was utering them; but in this am
sure he was misunderstood had re-
eeived no intimaton OF what he in
tended to say There was OF course no
reason. why he should communicate
privateisswith me. am quite content
to be one OF his public audience
Herting is Vague.
Count Won Hertllng's reply Is, ImuSt
say, very vague and very confusing II
is full OF equivocal phrases and leads,
il is not clear. where. But il is certain
that in a very different tone from that
OF Count Czernin and empty OF an OPP
posite purpose II 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 and accep-
tance OF our general principles lead him
10 no practical conclusions
He refused to apply them 10 the sub
stantiative items which must constitute
the body Of any final settlement. He
10 jealous Of international action and
Of International counsel. lie accepts,
he says, the principle Of public diplo.
macy, but he appears to insist that II
be confined, at any rate in this case, to
keneralities. and tina, several particular
questions of territory and sovereignty,
the several questions upon whose set
tlement must depend the acceptance OF
peace by the twenty-three states now
engaged in the war, must be discussed
and settled, not In general council, but
severally by the nations most immedi-
ately concerned by interest or neigh
borhood.
He agrees that the seas should he
free, but looks askance al any limitation
TO that freedom by international action
in the interest OF the common order
He would with reserve, he glad to see
economic barriers removed between ma
tion and nation, for that could in no
way impede the ambitions OF the milf
tary party with whom he seems con.
strained TO keep on terms. Neither
does he raise objection to a limitation
OF armamentS
Must Return Colonies
That matter will be settled of itself.
he thinks by the economic conditions
which must follow the war But the
German colonies, he demands, must be
returned without debate. He will dis
cuss with no one but the representa- o.
tives 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
conditions under which French terri
tory shall be evacuated and only with
Austria what shall be done with Po-
land. In the determination Of all uues-
tons affecting the Balkan states, he
deieIs, as ! understand him, to Austria
and Turkey; and with regard to the
agreements to bel entered into concern
ing the non. Turkish peoples of the
present Ottoman empire TO the Turk
ish authorities themselves. After a
settlement all around, effected in this
fashion, by individual barter and con