Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-11
President Makes Reply to
Chancellors of Germany
and Austria.
CONTRASTS PEACE
OFFERS OF BOTH
Wilson Tells Congress People Will Not
Be sartered as chattsIs in Final
Settlement Of Wa-count Czernin's
Reply Considered as Friendly, Won
HertIing's as Vague and Leaving
Door Open For Diplomatic Triekery.

WdSnlnS TON, req. il!-tTeSlQent WI.
! son, addressing congress in joint ses-
! sion at 1890 today, replied to recent
speeches Of tiernsn Chancellor v,n
Hertling and 'be Austrian foreign min
;ster, Coua+ Czernln.
The presidents decision to address
congress followed several days of con-
ference with Colonel House, the presi-
dents personal representative in
Europe. E,--r.
Chancellor Won Hertling's statement.
the president said. was very vague and
confusing and leads to practically no
conclusion. It was very different In
tone from Count Czernin's, which the
president said was very friendly
! tone.
Not MeddIina in Europe.
The presiient reiterated that the
United States had no desire to inter-
tere In European affairs and would
| "disdain to take advantage Of any in
ternal weakness or disorder to impose
her own will on any other people.
He drew a parallel between the pro-
nouncemenIs of Chancellor Won Hert-
ling and tho Austrian minister and his
hearers drew the conclusion that the
president seemed to consider Cxernln'st
utterances as more favorable.
Count Czernin probably would have
gone much farther had it not been for
tile embarrassments Of alliances and
Austria's dependence on Germany" ne
said.
Again the president reiterated that
the United States was In the war and
would PIT forth its whole strength IN
the war OF emancipation"
| No Barterina Of Peoples.
The test OF whether 1t Is possible for
belligerents to so ON comparing views
the president said was simple and OBJ
vicus and the principles to be applied
were as follows:
"One-Each part Of the final settle
ment must be based on essential JUS
tice to bring permanent peace.
| ''Two-Peoples and provinces are not
to be bartcred about as chattels to es-
tablish a balance Of power
| ..Three-Territorial settlements must
be for the benefit of pc ople concerned
and not merely adjustment OF rival
states claims.
"Four-Well defined national aspira-
tions must be accorded all possible sat
lsfaction. .....f. .,........
"A general peace upon such founda-
tions can be discussed" said the presi-
dent Until such a peace can be Sc
cured we have no choice but to go on. >
Accepted BY All But Germany.
These general principles, the presi-
orSconkoH NV V.
ery enc except the military autocrats
of Germany.
President Wilson spoke as follows:.
gentlemen Of the congress: On the
Sth Of January I had the honor OF ad-
dressing you on the objects Of the war
as our people conceive them. The prime
minister Of Great Britain had spoken
\ in similar terms on the 5th Of January.
ITO these addresses the German
chancellor replied on the cath and
Count Czernin, for Austria on the same
day. It is gratifying to have our desire
so promptly realized that all changes
Of view on this great matter should
be made in the hearing Of all the
world.
czernin's Reply Friendly.
"Count Czernin's reply, which Is
directed chiefly to my own address, Is
uttered in very friendly terms.
HE finds in my statement a suf-
hciently encouraging approach to the
views vi his own government to Justify
him in believing that it furnished q
basis for a more detailed discussion OF
purposes by the two governments. He
il represented to have intlmated that
the views he was expressing had been
communicated to me before hand and
that I was aware Of them at the time
he was uttering them; but in this am
sure he had misunderstood. There was,
Of course, no reason why he should
communicate privately with me, I am
ouite content to be one Of his public
audience. II.
Hertling Reply Vague.
"Count Won Herthng's reply Ia !
must say, very vague and very con-
fusing. 1t Is full Of eQuivocal phrases
aud leads, 1t is not clear, where. But 1t
ia certainly in q very different tone
from that Of Count Czernin. It con-
firms, I ami sorry to say. rather than
removes the unfortunate impression
made by what we had learned of the
conferences at Brest- IAtovsk. His dis
cussion Of our general principles leads
to no practical conclusion. He Is
jealous Of International action and In
ternational council, He accepts he says,
the appearance OF public diplomacy but
insists that Il be confined to general-