French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-07
Austria and Germany
Answer Wilson's Peace Speech
ArOumeUt ON Some Points

argument On SONIC 1OAnts
Berlin, Jan. 25.-(via London).-
Count Won HertIing in his address be-
fore the reichstag, committee said that
the evacuation of Russian territory
was a question which only concerns
Russia and the central powers.
Commenting on the "A points in the
program for world peace set forth In
president Wilson's address to con-
gress, the chancellor said an agree
ment could be obtained without diff
Guilty on the first four points.
New Proposals Called For.
The chancellor demanded that the
! leaders OF the nations at war with
tGermany set forth new proposals. The
terms outlined by President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd-George contained
certain principles which could beac7
cepted by Germany, he said.
The chancellor said the question OF
the limitation of ornaments Wassqufte
open to discussion. The chancellor
added that the financial position OF all
European countries after the war
would probably operate most eHectlVe-
ly for the solution of this problem.
There is no difference between Ger
many and President Wilson regarding
the freedom of the seas Count o
Hertling said. He added that the
thorough freedom of navigation dur
ing time of war, as well as in peace,
was one of Germany's main demands,
it being eminently important for future
free navigation that England should
be made to ~relinquish her strongly
fortified points of support on interna-
tional sailing routes, such as Gibral-
tar, Alden, Hong-Kong, and the FaIk-
land islands.
Want Exchange of Views.
London, Jan. 25.-Austria has de-
cided to continue peace negotiations
with Russia on the basis-ef~ no annex
lions and no indemnities, according to
a Vienna dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company, quoting from
count Czernin's address before the
reichstag.
1T is obvious to me" said Count
Czernin, 'that an exchange of views
tbetween America and Austria-Hun-
gary might form the starting point for
a conciliatory discussion among the
states which have not yet entered into.
peace negotiations"
Austria-Hungary and America,
EOO0AI ~ o0Au1 UOIG lWO O6l1k6T-
ents whose interests were less incom-
patible than they seemed. He char
acterized the speech of President VIII
son regarding war aims as an import
ant advance toward the Austro-Hunr
gar1an viewpoint which contained some
proposals in which AustriaHungary
would gladly join.
Commenting on the IA points in
President Wilson's war aims speech
Count Czernin said, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen, that Austrja-Hungary and
America were, virtually in agreement
regarding the great principles for new
arrangements after the war.
Fer Local Eject.
Washington, Jan. 25.-No advance
toward peace is seen here in h
speeches made yesterday in Berlin
and Vienna by the German chancellor
and Austrian foreign minister upon
the wal aims of the central powers.
Formal comment will be withheld
until the texts are. put out by an au-
thorized German agency, but after
reading press accounts Of the speeches
Dmcials expressed the opinion that
they were framed largely for internal
consumption with the incidental pur-
poses to plant seeds OF dfscord among