Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17

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Of English policy met together and
drafted The statement Of peace terms
mat was issued by Lloyd George
Wilson'S spcech to congress. with its
detailed terms. has eNerted a power
tul influence here Whether lhe
necessary concessions Am he made
nN the enemy is up 10 The German
people
There are five main territorial
problems that present difficulties to
il" statesmen ui the allies These
are Nisacu.Lurrdlue the question of
Iopid and me- Russian provinces
conquered by tuo enemy. the tangle
oi claims IN Austria Hungary and the
lW tlus present the aspirations uf
lrH and tho dilemma concerning
tnu rr1ylugoH conquered FROM the
Turk ana tho colonies wrcstcd from
tDlUauy
Upon rl of these points opinion
h.ru has ,1nHrrI sumev hat during
axe past Few weeks
/ lh,lhnnS Greatest
Tho MOST difficult question of all.
hN urbuiwouS consent Is the settle.
mrnt in Austria hungary and the
IHibbrs. 10 would be too much to
say iva, nr ANY time there has been
uwnlWtN un the many complex is
sues iu these regions but up to the
time uf 'ho Russian revolution. there
Was d general understanding that
Austria must bc broken up II was
proposed tn restore Serbia, Monte
negro and Eumnuia and to ada To
ui'se states thceSd Joining districts
Humans aud Serbs The Italians
were to have lstrlu and Dnlmatia
I Co give them the control OF the
AdriHtic. and the allies nlso con.
HIdrrct setting Up an independent
BuhemiR, as well Ms free Poland.
disposition now exists In Eng
lHpd and apparently has won the
support Of President Wilson. to he
satisfied with free Poland. with
the restoration OF Serbia, Montenegro
and Kumanla. and with fun auto
nomy under 'ho llnpahurr crown for
th" p"rsecui~d nationalitles whose
aspirations 20 complete nationhood
nov appear impractioaslc
This modification Of war aims ls
not regarded here as an abandon
wv 'fN W. v. ifA' 70 NNF. W 10 ~ fFtihlhl VI
weak nations which had been prom
iscd support II is felt by many OBJ
servers who formerly supported
plans FOR the partition Of Austria
that the disappearance Of Russia az
q great military force makes II inn
possible for the proposed free states
in southeastern Europe to stand
alone.
luhomtH. ugprandiZcl Serbia and
Eumania, expecting 10 lean for sup
port hgSinst the enCroachments Of
tho Teutouic power upon Russia II
lS row evident that whatever may
happcn in Russia she viii not for
Ions be able or inclined 10 maintain
hCr Sluv policy in Austria and the
la'kdus. Hence, the present feeling
that " the entente fulfills its debt Of
honor and cumpels Germany to dis
g. fe Srrbiu and Rumania. II will be
better Tor the other nationalitles IN
develop freely inside "A llbcrallzed
Austrin than To be set up as inde-
pcudeSs' but helpless states subject to
economic persecution from the Teu,
tonic power and unable TO look for
holr to Russia
lINlthu 7NtbffNIF t7rODlrUt.
Poland represents separate prob
lem. and both Lloyd George and VIII.
son have declared In favor OF com
pleic independence. president VIII
sons demand that Poland shall have
'rcc access 60 the sea In interpreted
here by some as meaning that he
proposes TO give Poland the port OF
bUutzic on the Baltic, which would
cut of East Prussia from the rest
of Germany Others incline to think
this suggestion impracticabie, and
heIcye the president referred only
tu guarantees for economic freedom
OF trade The question OF Poland
is one ~ tho greatest obstacles to
pence, because Germany is deter
miHeI that whatever happens that
country shall be kept in her diploma p
tc and economic orbit. even II the
plan ~ present agreed upon to In
ciude the country in the Hapsburg
federation should be abandoned un-
Ger pressure from the allies
only second in difficulty to the
territorial readiustment OF southeast p
ern Europe Is the Alsaos- Lorrain
question. Everyone is willing TO
George said. for decentralization
ot this problem Hut there has been
.s change In opinion about Alsace-
Lorraine from year ago, when nine
IuclIshWcn out OF ten dismissed the
question hy saying that the provinces
must simply be handed back TO
France
This is due to the increasing hold
upon mens minds of the democratic
pr rciplcs of self-determinstion OF
tutIOnHitlcS MANY Influential lib.
oruls think that 70 lay down "A gem
cral principle and attempt TO apply
~ everywhere excepting In Alsace
LoimI'e but TO refuse plch hlscitr
iu these provinces IN the ground that
they belong to France regardless
Of tire win ot the Inhabitants. Is an
inconsistency that cannot be permit
tod \ strong section Of the French
Socialist party agrees with the de-
nnud FOR q plehiscite
II Is not denied that the ditflcul-