The circle banner., 1918-02-22
ANSWER TO PEACE
TALK OF TEUT0NS
GREAT DIFFERENCE NOTED BE.
TWEEN GERMAN AND AUS
TRAN VIEWPOINT.
U. S. WILL NOT TURN BACK
Chief Executive Tells Members of Con-
gress and the World That Whole
Force of This Country Will
Be Put Into War.

Washington, Feb. 12-President vii.
son addressed congress- yesterday to
clear the atmosphere of any confu-
sion resulting from the recent speeches
On peace terms by the German chan
cellOr and the AustrO-Hungarian for
eign minister, and to reiterate that
until the military masters of Germany
are ready to consider peace on prin-
ciples of justice the United States will
continue the fight it is just beginning
for the safety of itself and mankind.
In the speech of Count Won Hertling,
the German chancellor, the president
found no approach to the path of
peace, but rather proposal TO end
the war upon German terms and to set
up league of nations to maintain
the balance of power, so established.
! Count CZernin, the Austrian spokes-
man, the president said employed
very friendly tone, seemed TO see the
fundamental elements of peace with
clear eyes and probably would have
gone much further if it had not been
for Austria'S alliances and her de-
pendence upon Germany.
Members of congress accepted the
address not as a peace message, but
as notice to the central powers that
the United States cannot be turned
aside from the object for which it is |
fighting, and a warning to congress |
and the American people that the task |
of sending the nations fighting men
to the front must not be interfered
with by unequvocal and misleading
utterances of Teutonic statesmen.
The Address.
President Wilson spoke in part as
Gentlemen of the congress:
"On the eighth of January / had
the honor of addressing you on the
objects of the war as our people con-
ceive them. The prime minister of |
Great Britain had spoken in similar
erms on the fifth. of January. To
hese addresses the German chancel-
or replied on the twenty-fourth and
Count CZernin for Austria on the same
lay 1t is gratifying to have our de-
ire so promptly realized that all ex-
hanges of views on this great matter
hould be made in the hearing of all
he world
Count Won Hertling's reply is, I {
lust say, very vague and very con- /
using. 1t is full of equiyocal phrases s
nd leads it is not clear where. But h
is certainly in very different tone v
'om that of Count Czernin and ap-
arently of an opposite purpose. 1t
)nfirms, / am sorry to say, rather
ian removes, the unfortunate impress u
ON made by what we had learned g
the conferences at Brest-Litovsk. e
is discussion and acceptance of our II
,neral principles lead him to no 2
'actical conclusions. u
81 would not be q true spokesman
the people of the United States
/ did not say once more that we X
tered this war upon no small occa- q,
)n, that we never can turn back. pe
ON course chosen upon principle. w
II resources are in part modified b,
w, and we shall not pause until
ey are mobilized in their entirety.
lr armies are rapidly going to the
ghting front, and will go more rap al
". The whole force will be put ue
to this war of emancipation. We M
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pendent action and can in no cir III
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lieve that our own desire for q new
ernational order under which rea-
4 and justice and the common in fol
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: desire of enlightened men every te,
ere. Without that new order the raj
rid will be without peace, and hui an
IN life will lack tolerable condi- No
ms of existence and development.
Will Not Turn Back.
set our hand to the task
achieving it, we will not turn back. ie'
hope that it is not necessary for nc
to add that no word of what | have "
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the temper of our people. l have
ken them only that the whole world ]
y know the true spirit of Ameri- the
that men everywhere may know Le'
t our. passion for justice and for min
government is no mere passion Of min
rds, but a passion which once set can
action, must be satisfied The pow
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nation or people 1t VIII never be GeI
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