Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-19
AUSTRIA GETS Note
OF PRES. WILSON
THROUGH SWEDEN
Washington, Oct. l9.-The United States can
no longer accept as basis for peace with Austria
Hungary the conditions Set forth by President

Wilson in his peace sug-
gestion made public on
January 8.
The President has SO informed Aus
tria.
The complete text Of the Presidents
note as made public by the state de-
partment today was as follows:
From the Secretary of State to
the Minister of Sweden, October 10,
1918:
Sir: | have thehonor to acknow-
edge the receipt of your note of the
7th inst. in which you transmit a
communication Of the imperial and
royal government Of Austria-Hungary
to the President | am now instruct
ed by the President to request you to
be good enough to your government
Oconvey to the imperial and royal
government of Hungary the
following reply.
'The President deems it his duty
to say to the Austria Hungarian gov.
ernment that he cannot entertain the
present suggestion Of the government
because of certain events Of utmost
importance which occurred since he
delivered the address of the 8th Of
January, which has necessarily al.
tered the attitude and responsibility
OF the government OF the United
States Among the fourteen terms of
peace which the President formulated
at that time occurred the following:
The people of Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we
wish to safeguard and assure, should
be accorded the free opportunity of
autonomous development
Since that sentence was written
and entered to the Congress OF the
United States, the government of the
United States has recognized that a
state OF union existing between the
Czcho-SloyaKs and the Germans and
| Aus lstrla-Hungary expires and that the
| Czecho-Sloyaks National Council,
which is doiberatiye government,
| chose proper authorities 10 direct The
military and political affairs of the
| Uzecho-Slovaks. Ii has also recog-
ni1ed in the fullest manner readjust.
ment of the national aspira tions of
lhe Jugo-Slavs for freedom
The President is. therefore, no
! longer at liberty to accept the mere
economy Of the people as a basis Of
peace, but is obliged to insist that
| hey should be the judges of what
action on the part Of the Austria Hun.
gary government wiH satisfy their
aspirations and their conceptions of
their rights and destiny in the mem.
bors of the family of nations.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurance
Of my highest consideration.
ROBERT LANSING"
The text of the Austrian note. to.
gether with the communication from
the Swedish minister which accom-.
panied it, was made public at the
same time.
EcoIoo Is Captured.
London, Oct 10 t2:15 p. m)--Al-
lied troops have entered Ecoloo and
have cauhgl 5000 Germans between
there and the Holland line, accord.
ing to a news agency dispatch from
Amsterdam
Mobs Cry Peace at Cologne.
Amsterdam, Oct l9.-4"M Make peace,
We are beaten Down with Hinden,
b burg We're the cries of a mob OF
1000 people in a demonstration in
ront of the Cologne town hail. when
the report WAS received there that
The Germans had evacuated the Boil
gian coast, according the advice
reaching here this afternoon
The soldiers Quilted the rioters, bu
it was reported they refused to shOo
} chem, Similar riots were reported t
have occurred throughout Germany
Two Million Overseas.
Washington, Oct. l9-More thai
1000 00O American soldiers are now
embarked overseas or on fronts OF
other foreign soil, members Of th,
y Senate national committee were In
!" formed at conference today with Wa
department. officials.
-. More Towns Taken.
il London, Oct. - g 40 p. m1-llriI
/. ish troops pushing ON east of Turcc
@ ing have captured Belleghem at
n Luinzat Courtrai has been com
plotely cleared OF the enemy.