The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-02-15

A. the same time he gave notice that
no basis for peace appears In the la
test utteranccs Of tho rulers 81 Ger
many. Before a hastily summoned
Joint session Of congress. he drove I'm
place what many u his hearers re-
Eardcd as the most powerful wedge
yet employed 20 split apart tho Austro-
German alliance and To separate the
people of Germany itself from the
military masters who rule them. Once
more the president set In place the
cornerstoncs upon which America de.
nands that the peace Of the world
shall be rebuilded. The fourteen par
tlcularized terms. which he laid down
IN his epoch making address Of Janu-
ry sth. he assembled today under the
following principles:
No Morc Bartcring.
"FIrut-That each part Of the final
settlement must be based upon the
essential justice Of that particular
case and upon such adjustments aa
are most likely Co bring n settlement
that viii be permanent.
"Sccond-That the peoples and pro-
WAGES are not Co he bartered about
from sovereignty TO sovereignty M "
they were mere chattelH or pawnH In
n game. even the great game. now for
ever discreditod. OF the balance OF
power: but that.
''Third-tsvery territorial settlement
involved In this war must be made In
the interest and for the benefit OF the
populations concerned and not as part
&C any mere adjustment or compro-
misc OF claims amongst RIVAL states
and,
"Fourth-That all we'll defined ma
tional aspirations shall be accorded
the utmost satisfaction that can be
afforded them without introducing
new or pcrpctuatinR old elements OF
diacord and antagoniHm that would
he likely In time 90 break the peace
% Europe and consequently the
world
Until such a peace can be secured e
the president imprcuivoly declared "a
an audience which. on floor and In
galleries. stood up and chcercd. I'VE
have no choice but 10 70 on" In face
of the toll OF the transport Tuacania
and the announcement that Russia
has definitely quit and Ukraine has
signed n separate peace with the cen
cheering audience that more Ameri.
can troops. and always more. would
40 20 France until Just peace was
attained.
War OF Emancipation.
I'VE can never turn back" he de-
cInred, from course chosen upon
principles our resources are In part
mobiIlxed now and We shall not pause
until they are mobilised In their en-
tirety. our armiea are rapidly COINS
90 the fighting front and will go more
and more rapidly. our whole strength
will be put into this war OF emanclpa-
tlon-omancipation from the threat
and attempted mastery % selfish
groups OF autocratio ruiers-whateyer
the difficulties and present partial de-
lays. We are indomitahle In our
power OF independent action and can
in no circumstances consent to live In
a world governed by Intrigue and
force"
The speech was put forward frank
~ az another step In that persistent
propaganda OF public discussion that
President Wilson stated at the very
outset of Americas entry into the
var. II was his purpose 10 ompha-
sine before the world In general and
the enemy peoples In particular. that
the enemies OF German military rulers
are battling for the highest principles
OF liberty and freedom. The tragieal
circumstance lH." he declared, that
one party In Germany In apparently
willing and able TO send millions OF
men 20 their death 90 prevent what
all tho world now sees 90 be just"
The reply OF Count Czernin. the
Austrian premier. 10 his speech or
January sth. the president declared.
had been uttered In very friendly
tone. cEernin seems 10 see the fun
damental elements OF peace with clear
eyes and does not seek 10 obscure
them. Seeing and conceding as he
does. the essential principles involved
and the necessity OF cRndidly apply
ing them, he naturally feels that Aus
tria can respond TO the purpose OF
peace as expressed by the United
States with less embarrassment than
could Germany He probably would
have gone much further had II not
been for the embarrassment OF Aus
tria's alliances and OF her dependence
upon Germpny"
Discusses Hertling's Speech.
In the speech OF Count Won Hertling,
the German chancellor, delivered jan
uary cath, the same day that Czernin
SPOKE. the president declared he could
find no such basis OF possible under
standing with the United States. Won
Hertling. he described as very vague
and very confusing. His discussion
and acceptance Of our general princi-
plies lead him 10 no practical conclu-
sionA He refuses Ia apply them 20
substantive items which must consti-
tute the body OF any final settlement
lie Is Jealous OF international action
and OF International counsel. II
(Hertlings reply confirms, | am sor-
ny 20 say. rather than removes, the
unfortunate impression made by what
we had learned OF the conferences at
Brest- Litovsk."
From this contrast between the