The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-02-22
WILSON IS AGAINST
PEACE TERMS AS
OFFERED BY KAISER
President AssaiIs Germany's
Attitude as Voiced by
HertIing.
ENEMY WARNED THAT j. S.
Is IN WAR TO VICTORY

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MiIitarIsts Are Willing to Slaughter
Millions for Unjust Peace, Declares
President in Address to Joint ses-
sion Of congress-DecIares Austria
Would End Conflict II Ally Sane
TONED Move.
Washington, Feb. 13.-President
Wilson, in another address to congress
on the question Of possible peace by
negotiation, vigorously attacked Ger
many's attitude toward peace as voiced
by Chancellor Won Hertling. character
lied Austria's attitude as voiced by
Count Czernin as uttered in a friendly
tone" and concluded by saying that
this nation would never lay down its
arms until peace could be established
with justice to all nations, large and
small alike.
The president particularly flayed
Count o Hertling's proposal that
questions OF territory and the future
OF nationalities were matters for dis
cussion between those nations only d.
rectly affected instead Of by a world
congress. In reply he said no perma-
nent peace could come in this way.
Text Of Wilson's Address.
The presidents address follows:
Gentlemen OF the congress:
ION January 8 / 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 S.
To these addresses the German chan
cellor replied on the oath and Count
Czernin for Australia on the same day.
It Is gratifying to have our desire so
promptly realized that oil 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 chiefly to my Own address on
January g., is uttered In a very friend
ly tone.
Sees Basis for Discussion.
HE finds In my statement a suf-
fciently encouraging approach to the
views of his wv government to Justify
him In believing hat 1t furnishes a
basis for q more detailed discussion Of
purposes 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 aware OF them at the time
he was uttering them, but in this I am
sure he was misunderstood.
"Count von Hertling's reply u.s. /
must say, very vague and very con
fusing. 1t is full of equivocal phrases
leads. 1t Is not clear, where. But 1t
Is certain In 4 very different tor.c from
that OF Count Czernin and apparently
of an opposite purpose. It confirms, !
am sorry to say, rather han removes,
the unfortunate impression made by
what we had learned OF the conference
at Brest-Litovsk. His discussion and
acceptance of our general principles
lead him to no practical conclusion.
Accepts Principle Of Diplomacy.
He refuses to apply them to the
substantive items which must consti-
tute the body Of any final settlement.
He Is jealous OF International action
and of international counsel. He ac-
cepts, he says, the principle Of public
diplomacy, but he appears to insist
that 1t be confined, al any ate In this
case, to ~generalities, and that the sew
eral particular questions Of territory
and sovereignty, the several questions
upon whose settlement 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 Immediately concerned
by interest or neighborhood.
HE agreed that the seas should be
free, but looks askance ut any limita-
ton to that freedom by International
action in the interest of the common
order. He would without reserve be
glad to see economic barriers removed
between nation and nation. for that
could in no way impede the ambitions
OF the military party with whom he
seems constrained to keep on terms.
Neither does he raise objection to a
Limitation Of ornaments. That mat
ter will be settled Of itself. he thinks,
by the economic conditions which must
follow the war. But the German COLO
niles, he demands, must be returned
without debate. He will discuss with
no one but the representatives OF Rus
sia what dispositions shall be made of
the people and the lands OF the Baltic
provinces; with no one but the gov I
eminent Of France the conditions"
under which French territory shall be
evacuated; and only with Austria
what shall be done with Poland.
I'm the determination Of all ques-
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