Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-02-20
Tells Congress Austria Seeks Peace, but That Ally Is
 Hypocritical.
HERTLING IS FOR CONQUEST
President Sees MiIitarIsts Willing to Slaughter Millions for Unjust Cause-Enunciates Points Which Must Be Considered to
 End War.

Washington, Feb. 13.-President on the question of possible peace by negotiation, vigorously attacked Ger many's attitude toward peace as voiced by Chancellor von Hertling, character ized Austria's attitude as voiced by Count CZernin as uttered in friendly tone" and concluded by saying that this nation would never lay down It's arms until peace could be established with justice to all nations, large and small alike.
 The president particularly flayed Count yon Hertling's proposal that questions of territory and the future of nationalities were matters for dis cussion between those nations only di- rectly affected instead of by world congress. In reply he said no perma- nent peace could come in this way.
 Text of Wilson's Address.
 The presidents address follows:
 "Gentlemen of the congress:
 "On January I had the honor of addressing you on the objects of the war as our people conceive them. The prime minister of Great Britain had spoken in similar terms on January 5. To these addresses the German chan cellor replied on the 24th and Count CZernin for Australia on the same day. It is gratifying to have our desire so promptly realized that all exchanges of view on this great matter should be made in the hearing of all the world.
 Count Czernin's reply, which is di- rected chiefly to my own address on January 8, is uttered in very friend ly tone.
 Sees Basis for Discussion.
 'He finds In my statement a suf- ficiently encouraging approach to the views of his own government to justify him in believing that it furnishes a basis 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 I was aware of them at the time he was uttering them, but in this am sure he was misunderstood.
 Count von Hertling's reply is, must say, very vague and very con- fusing. It is full of equivocal phrases and leads, it Is not clear, where. But it is certain in very different tone from that of Count Czernin and apparently of an opposite purpose. It 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 lead him to no practical conclusion.
 Accepts Principle of Diplomacy.
 "He refuses to apply them to the substantive items which must consti- tute the body of any final settlement. He Is jealous of international action and of international counsel. He ac- cepts, 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 sev- eral particular questions of territory and sovereignty, the several 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 council, but severally by the nations most immediately concerned by interest or neighborhood.
 "He agreed that the seas should be free, but looks askance at any limita- ton to that freedom by international action in the interest of the common order. He would without reserve be glad to see economic barriers removed between nation and nation, for that could in no way impede the ambitions of the military party with whom he seems constrained to keep on terms. Neither does he raise objection to limitation of ornaments. That mat ter will be settled of itself, he thinks. by the economic conditions which must follow the war. But the German colo nies, he demands, must be returned without debate. He will discuss with no one but the representatives of Rus sia what dispositions shall be made of the people and the lands of the Baltic provinces; with no one but the gov ernment of France the conditions" under which French territory shall bs evacuated; and only with Austria