Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-12

known TO all people. lney were
voiced in a historic joint session
Of congress by President Viii
son. And officials declared the
president spoke for all of Ger
many's enemies. AS the message
was being read the cables were
carrying every word of his ut
terances to the farthest corners
Of the earth. They went direct
TO Germany. The United States
closed all cables running out of
the country in order TO handle
the address.
Washington, Jan. 9.--President VIII
son, addressing congress- delivered a
restatement of war aims in agreement
with the recent declaration by the Brit
fish premier David Lloyd George.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-
once more, us repeatedly before,
the Spokesman of the central empires
have indicated their desire to discuss
the objects of the war and possible
basis Of ii general peace
"Parleys have been in progress ut
Brest-Litovsk between representatives
OF the central powers to which the at
tention Of all the helligcrents has been
invited, for the purpose of ascertalning
whether il may be possible to extend
these parleys into general conference
with regard to terms of peace and set
Element
Presented Definite Statement.
"fhe Russian representatives pre-
Sentcd not only perfectly definite
statement of the principles upon which
they would he willing to conclude
peace, but also an equally definite pro-
gram of the concrete application of
those principles
The representatives, of the central
powers. on their part, presented an
outline of settlement which. If much
less definite. seemed susceptible OF lib
eral Interpretation under their specific
program of practical terms was added.
"Ihe program proposed no conces-
sionS at AN, either 10 sovereignty of
Russia on 10 the preferences of the
population with whose fortunes 1t
dealt, but meant, in a word. thnt the
central empires were to keep every
foot of territory their armed forces had
occupied-everY province every city.
every point of vantage as peruau-
cnt addition to their territories and
their power. 1t is 81 reasonable con-
lecture that the general principles OF
settlement which they at first suggest
ed originated with the more liberal
statesmen of Germany and Austria. the
men who have begun to feel the force
of their own peoples thought and pur-
pose, while the concrete terms of ac-
tuol settlement came from the military
leaders, who have no thought but 10
Keep what they have got The nego-
uatons have been broken off.
"Fhe Russian representatives were
sincere and la earnest. They canqot
entertain such proposals of conquest
and domination.
The Who1e incident is fun OF signin-
canoe. II is also full OF pcrpleXity. With
whom are the Russian REPRESENTATIVES,
dealing? For whom are the represent
ativcS of the central empires speaking ?
are they speaking for the ma loriticS
If their respective parltaments or for
the minority parties. that military and
imperiaiStic minority which has so far
dominated their whole policy aud con
troled The affairs of Turkey and of the
Balkan states which have felt obliged
to become their associates in this Wurf
"rhe Russian representatives have
insisted. very justly. very wisely. and
in the true spirit of rtmocrncv. that
the conferences the' have been hold
ing with the Teut> nic aud Turkish
statesmen should be held within open.
not closed, doors, and all the world
has been audience as was desired. To
whom have We been listening fheu =
To those who speak the spirit and i'm
tenuon of the resolutions OF the Ger.
man reichSt9G con- the 9Th Of July lnst
the spirit and intention Of the liberal
leaders and parties of Germany. ar 10
those who resist aud defy that spfrit
and intention and insist upon conquest
and subjusuuont or are we ltStenipq
in fact To borh uureoou,ilcd and in
open and hopeless contradiction .
These are very serious and pregnant
questions.
Upon the answer to them dypeuds
the peace of the world
But whuteNer the results of the mr.
leys ut BreSJ-Litov~h. Whatever me
coufusions OF counsel and of burmese
in the utteranceS of The >poIeSm,p of
the central empires. they have again
atteHpted 10 acquaiut the world with
thri objects in the Wag and have again
challenged their advcr>8rteS To- sag
what their objects ale aud what sort
of settlement they would deem Just
and satisfactory.
"There is no good reason Why that