Mexico Missouri message., 1918-03-07
President Wilson More Hopeful of
Austrian Peace Than Is
Lloyd George.
AGAIN SETS FORTH DEMANDS
solsheVIkl PerpIex the Germans by
Abandoning the War Without Sign
Ing Treaty-Ukralne Makes sepa-
rate Peaee-All Ready for West
Front Offensive.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

President Wilson believes Count
Czernln meant what he seemed to say
In his recent speech on peace, and
still hopes Austrla-Hungary may be
separated from Germany and that the
war may be brought to an end with
out q great deal more Of fighting.
Premier Lloyd-George believes that
In its real substance the Czernin ad-
dress was as uncompromising as that
of Chancellor Won Hertling and that
the allied war council at Versailles
was right when 1t declared<peace must
be won by force of arms.
In his address to congress on Mon
day Mr.. Wilson enunciated the four
cardinal principles to which he said
the enemy must agree before general
peace pourparlers can be begun. Brief
ly, these are:
Each part of the final settlement
must be based on essential justice to
insure permanent peace.
No peoples shall be bartered for the
gain of any sovereignty or to retain
the now discredited balance Of pow
er."
Territorial settlements must be for
the benefit of the people and not Of
neighboring states.
All well defined national aspirations
must be satisfied.
Until q peace based upon these prin-
ciples is secured, the president assert
ed, America has no choice but to go
on, and will continue it's mobilization
| Of its resources until the whole
strength Of the nation has been put in
to this war of emancipation. He de
nounced the stand Of the imperial
| chancellor, but seemed to invite Count
Czernin to lead Austria away from It's
autocratic ally.
Though hailed as sign Of weaken
ing by most Of the Teutonic press, the
presidents speech Is not so regarded
by his fellow countrymen. Many OF
them may believe he is overoptimistiC
concerning Austria, as does Lloyd
George, but they accept at It's face
value his statement Of the nations de
termination not to stop fighting unit
the results he demands have beer
achieved. They feel no harm can re
suit from leaving open the door to pos
sible negotiations with any one of thu
central powers, provided there is M
letup in our war preparations because
of the bare chance that they may no
be needed.
Premier Lloyd-George's stand in sup
porting the Versailles council ant
maintaining secrecy concerning tn
plans decided on by 1t was indorse'
by parliament, which gave him a vot
of confidence by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The German press warns Mr.. Wilso
again that his efforts to separate Gel
many and Austria Hungary will be fu
tile and calls his references to Amer
can mobilization mere bluff.
The kaiser, 1t may be noted, also d.
; llyered a speech, in which he said an
peace must be preceded by an admiI
sion of German victory.
The outside world is not permitte
; TO know much of what is going on
Austria, but such information as doe
escape the censor really indicates tht
President Wilson may not be IA
astray in his hopes. 1t is said Austri
Shows increasing reluctance to sendin
her troops to fght against the Britis
and Americans in France. The Be
!, liner Tngeblatt admits that the fnte
nal situation In Austria is serious an
that government "is no longer possihl
! since the Czechs, Jugo-Slavs and Poll
D form mn Important majority. again