The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-11
Czernin's Replies Favorable.

SZeTUlU ne puSS TdtOTAOtS.
All the way through, the President
drew a parallel between the pro-
nouncement of Chancellor Hertling
and Foreign Minister Czernin and his
hearers drew their conclusion that the
President decidedly considered Czern-
ms utterances as being more favor
able than Hertling's.
'sCzernin seems to see the funda.
mental elements of peace with clear
eyes and does not seek to obscure
them" said the President
Count Czernin probably would
have gone much farther had it not
been for the embarrassment of Aus
tr1a's alliances and Of her dependence
on Germany"
Again the President reiterated that
the United States was in the war and
would put forth its whole strength in
this war of emancipation OF the pro-
letariats.
Text Of the Message.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congess:
On the eighth of January, had the
honor of addressing you on the objects
OF the war as our people conceive
them. The prime minister of Great
pIlIdlu udu SpOA0u III
the fifth of January. To these ad-
dresses the German chancellor replied
on the oath and Count Czernin on the
same date for Austria. It is gratifying
to have our desires SO promptly real
lied that all exchanges of view on this
great matter should be made in the
hearing Of all the world.
Count Czernfn's reply which is di-
k<A <~ks g.
the Sth Of January is uttered in very
, friendly tone.
Detects Friendly Tone.
He finds in my statement q suffic.
iently encouraging approach to the
views Of his own government to justify
him in believing that it furnishes a
base 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 / was aware of them at the
time he was uttering them; but in this
am sure he was misunderstood. had
received no intimation of what he in
tended to say. There was, of course,
no reason why he should communicate
privately with me. am quite content
W VIC o1fC VI pQplIt duu1S1Nt-
Won HertIing Is Evasive.
Count Won Hertling's reply is, must
say, very vague and very confusing
It is full OF phrases. and leads. it is
not clear, where. But it is certainly
in very different tone from that of
Count Czernin, and apparently of an
opposite purpose. 1t confirms ] am
sorry to say, rather than removes the
unfortunate impression made by what
we had learned of the conference at
Brest-Litovsk.
His discussion and acceptance OF
our general principles led him to no
practical conclusions. He refuses to
apply them to the substantive items
which must constitute the body OF
any final settlement. He is jealous
Of international action and interna-
tional counsel.
He accepts, he says, the principle
of public diplomacy, but he appears
to insist that it be confined. at any
rate in this case, to generalities, and
that the several particular questions
of territory and sovereignty. the
questions upon whose settlement must
depend the acceptance of peace by
the twenty three states now engaged
in the war, must be discussed and
settled, not In general consul, but sew
eraly by the nations most immediate
ly concerned by interest of neighbor-
hood.
Friendly with Miiitarists.
He agrees that the seas should be
free, but looks askance at any limita-
tions to that freedom by International
action in the interest of the common
order He would without reserve be
fo1 %p no,
between nation and nation, for that
could in no way impede the ambitions
[Continued on Page Four.