Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-19
Austria Told Plea For
Peace Comes Too Late
by Weeks.
MERE AUTONOMY
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Official Recognition Of Czecho- SoIvaks
as BelIieerent Government Fighting
Against Germany and Dual Monar-
chy Bar to oAcceptanee-Wilson An
swer Designed Further to Disrupt
Dual Monarchy.

Son has answered the peace note Oh
Austria Hungary with declaration
that the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment must satisfy the national aspi-
ration Of it's own people, and that they,
the people, shall be the judges of their
rights and destinies.
The reply ANas made by Secretary
Lansing yesterday thru the Swedish
ministers in Washington. 1t calls at
tention- to the tenth provision foe
peace ennunciated by President Wilson
on jan s.
The note calls attention to the rec
ignition by the United States of the
Czecho- -Slovaks national council as n
de facto belliserent government and
states that this country has also rec
ognized the justice of the nationalist
of the Jugo- Siavs for free.
dom.
Conditions Have Changed.
The text Of the note handed to the
Swedish minister follows:
Sir: / have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the note. e.
of the 1th inst, in which you
transmit communication of the
imperial and royal government
of Austria Hungary to the presi-
dent. l now am instructed by the
president to request yo,, to convey
to the imperial and royal govern
ment the following reply:
THE president deems it his duty
to say to the Austria Hungarian
government that he can not enter
tain the present suggestions Of that
cover nment because of certain
events of utmost importance.
which, occurring since the delivery
of his address OF the Sth OF jan
uary last, have necessarily altered
the attitude and responsibility of
the United States. Among the
fourteen terms Of peace which the
president formulated at the time
occurred the following:
TX. The peoples Of Austria
Hungary, whose place among the
nations We wish to see safeguard
ed and assIred. should be accorded
the freest opportunity Of autono-
nous development
SIovaks Recognized Officially.
Since that sentence vas written
and uttered 10 the congress Of the
United States. the government Of
the United States has recognized
that a state Of belligerency exists
between the CZecho- -Siovaks and
the German and Ausro- Hungarian
empires and that the Czecho- Slo-
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.belligerent government, clothed
with proper authority to direct the
military and political affairs Of the
Czecho- Slovaks. 1t also has rec
ognized in the fullest manner the
justice of the nationalistic aspira-\
tons OF the Jugo- Slavs for free
dom. ,
THE president Is therefore no
longer at liberty to accept the
mere autonomy of these peoples
as a basis Of peace but Is obliged
to insist that they, and not he,
shall be the judges Of what action
on the part OF the Austro- Hungar-
ian government will satisfy their
aspirations and their conception OF
their rights and destiny as men,
bers OF the family OF nations.
Accept. sir. the renewed assur-
ances of my highest consideration.
-3F (signei1 # Robert Lansing"
Austrian Note Published.
In communicating his reply. secre-
tary Lansing also made public the Of
fetal text OF the Austrian Hungarian
note It follows:
Legation OF Sweden. Washington.
D. c., Oct. Z. observation-disclosures
order OF my government I have the
honor confidentially to transmit here
with to you the following communica-
tion OF the imperial and royal govern
ment OF Austria Hungary to the presi-
dent Of the United States Of America:
1.-THE Austro- Hungarian monarchy
which has waged war always as a de-
fensive war and given repeated cvi-
dence of it's readiness to stop the she'd
ding OF blood and TO arrive at a just
and honorable peace. hereby addresses
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