, 1918-02-21
r,Ils Congress Austria Seeks
Peace, but That Ally Is
Hypocritical.
HERTLING IS FOR CONQUEST
President Sees MIIitarIsts Willing to
Slaughter Millions for Unjust
c,use-Enunelates Points Which
Must Be Considered to
End War.

Washington, Feb. 13.-President
Wilson, In another address to congress
IN the question Of possible peace by
oerotIation, vigorously attacked Ger
uany's attitude toward peace as voiced
BY Chancellor Won Hertling, character
led Austria's attitude as voiced by
Count Czernin as uttered in. a friendly
tone" and concluded by saying hat
This nation would never lay down its
arms until peace could be established
with Justice to all nations. large and
Imall alike.
The president particularly fiayed
Count Won Hertling's proposal that
questions of territory and the future
II nationalities were matters for dis
.ussion between those nations only d.
rectly affected instead of by a world
congress. In reply he said no perma-
uent peace could come in this way.
Text Of Wilson's Address.
The presidents address follows:
Gentlemen of the congress:
son January 8 I 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 Path and Count
Czernin for Australia on the same day.
It is gratifying to have our desire SO
promptly realized that all 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
iy tone.
Sees Basis for Discussion.
HE finds in my statement q suf-
aciently encouraging approach to the
views of his own government to justify
him in believing that it furnishes a
basis for a 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 i was aware Of them at the time
be was uttering them, but In this I am
sure he was misunderstood.
Count Won Hertllng's reply is, I
must say, very vague and very o III
fusing. 1t is full of equivocal phrases
and leads, 1t is not clear, where. But it
Is certain in a very different tone from
that of Count Czernin and apparently
Of an opposite purpose. 1t confirms, 1
am sorry to say, rather than removes,
the unfortunate impression made by
what we had learned of the conference
1t Brest-Litovsk. His discussion and
acceptance of our general principles
lead him to no practical conclusion.
Accepts Principle Of Diplomacy.
II refuses to apply them to the
substantive items which must consti-
tute the body of any final settlement.
de Is jealous of international action
and Of international counsel. He ac-
cepts, he says. the principle Of public
diplomacy, but he appears to insist
mai 1t be confined, at any rate In this
case, to g~eneralities, and that the sew
eral particular questions of territory
and sovereignty, the several questions
upon whose settlement must depend
he acceptance of peace by the twenty
mree states now engaged in the a
must be discussed and settled, not in
general council. but severally by the
nations most Immediately concerned
oy interest or neighborhood.
He agreed that the sea- should be
nee, but looks askance at n limita-
uon to that freedom by international
action in the interest of the common
order. He would without reserve be
gao 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
.f Will be settled Of itself. he thinks.
w the economic conditions which must
toiIoW the var. But the German colo
mes he demands. must be returned
without debate. He will discuss with
no one but the representatives of Rus
~ what dispositions shall be made of
ue pso1le and the lands of the Baltic
p'oWAces; with no one but the gov
eminent of France the conditions"
under which French territory shall be
evacuated; and only with Austria