The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-25
CAN AGR EE ON
ONLY 4 POINTS
SAYS HERTLING
Austria to Continue Negotiations
with Russia Despite Ger
many's Attitude.
NO TERRITORY DEMANDED
Central Powers Not Ready to Ac.
cept Fourteen Proposals
of United States.

VI OlAttU 0Vdt0S.
Berlin, Thursday, Jan. 24.-Coun;
Won Hertling, in his address before
the reichstag committee said that the
evacuation of the Russian territory
was a question which only concerns
Russia and the central powers.
Commenting on the fourteen points
for the world peace, set forth in Pres
ident Wilson's address to congress,
the chancellor said an agreement
could be obtained without difficulty on
the first four points. Regarding the
fifth point mentioned by President
Wilson the chancellor said some diff
ficulties would be met with.
Germany never demanded the incor-
poration of Belgian territory by vio'
lence, the Chancellor said. He sale
the fate of Poland would be decided
by Germany and Austria Hungary.
When all other questions had been
settled he said, Germany would be
ready to discuss a league OF peace.
The chancellor demanded that the
leaders of the nations at war with
Germany set forth new proposals. The
terms outlined by President Wilson
and Premier Lloyd George contained
certain principles that could be ac-
cepted by Germany, he said, but the
concrete proposals were unsatisfac-
tory. r..
~ Turkeys Attitude. 49,.
Count Won Hertling said he would
not forestall Turkeys attitude toward
point twelve in Mr.. Wilson's address,
but he added that the integrity OF
Turkey and the safety of her capital
closely were connected with the ques-
tion of the Strait which was OF i'm
portant interest to Germany -.
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London, Jam 24.-Austria has de-
cided to continue peace negotiations
with Russia on the basis OF no annex
ations and no indemnities, according
to a Vienna dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Co. quoting from Count
Czernin's address before the reich
srath. - .
II demand from Russia not metre
of territory, not centime Of indem-
nifty" the foreign minister is quote;
as having said, "and peace can be OBJ
tained If Russia maintains the same
standpoint as she evidently intends to
do" i
ut is obvious to me,' Count Ger.
min said, that an exchange OF views
between America and Austria.Hun'
gary might form the starting point
for conciliatory discussion amone
All states, which have not yet enter
ed into peace negotiations"
Count Czernin qualified his state.
ment respecting agreement with some
of President Wilson's proposals by
saying Austria Hungary would sup
port Germany.
czernin Hopeful. ....... r..
Austria Hungary and America,
Count Czernin said, were two belli-
gerents whose interests were less In.
compatiable than they seemed. He
characterized the speech of President
Wilson, regarding. war aims, as an
important advance toward the Austria
Hungarian viewpoint, which contained
some suggestions in which Austria
Hungary would gladly join. ri
The minister said the population OF
Poland would decide its own fate. The
Polish question must not delay peace
one day. If Poland . after the war
wished to advance toward Austria
Hungary, such an advance would be
welcomed. ~
Interpretation of the right Of free
actions of. peoples had caused diff
ference between Russia and Germany,
Count Czernin said, but a compromise
must be, reached. The differences of
view were not great enough to justi'
fy abandonment of peace negotiations.
Commenting on the fourteen points
in President Wilson's war aims speech
Count Czernin said, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch, from
Copenhagen, that Austria-Hungary
and America were virtually in agree
ment regarding the greater principles
for ne arrangements after the war.
viii Not Be Bribed.
First an American officer, then a
British and then French officer
came. We were asked if the army
would fight. l said we hoped so. Then
they asked about money They were
willing to pay us for fighting for our
revolution, thinking we would be use.
full to them. Bpt we shall not be can
non fodder in order that the allied i'm. +
perialists may celebrate the victory.
We are against the whole world. We
shall fight for the revolution, and the
revolution alone"