The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-22


communicated TO me beforehand and
that | was aware or them at the time
be was uttering them, but In this am
sure he was misunderstood. had re-
ceived 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
to be one Of his public audience.
Hertllre's Reply ls Vague.
Count Won Hertling's reply is,
must say very vague and very confus-
ing. \ is full Of equiyocal phrases
and leads, Il Is not clear, where. But
Il Is certainly 10 very different tone
from That 0. Count Czernin and appar-
emily " no opposite purpose. II con-
firms, am sorry 10 say. rather than
removes, the unfortunate impression
made BY what We had learned o. the
conference at I3rest.iitovsk. His dis
cussion and acceptance Of our general
principles lead him TO no practical
conclusion
lie refuses 70 apply them 70 the
substantive Items which must consti.
tute the body Of any final settlement.
He Is Jealous Of international action
and Of international counsel. He nc
cepts, he says, the principle Of public
diplomacy. but he appears TO Insist
tint II be confined, NJ any rate In this
case, 70 generallties, and that the sew
ernl particular questions OF territory
and sovereignty, the several questions
upon whose settlement must depend
the acceptance of peace by the 23
stntes now engaged IN the war, must
be discussed and settled, not in gem
eral council. but severaIly by the ma
tlens most Immediately concerned by
Interest or neighborhood.
Military Party Favored.
''IIe agreed that the seas should be
free, but looks aslSanee at any llmlta-
tl0n to that freedom by international
action In the Interest of the common
order. lie would without reserve be
glad 10 see economic barriers removed
between milton and nation, far that
could iii no way impede the ambitions
Of Tie military party with whom he
seems constrained 10 keep on terms
Neither does he raise objection to a
limitation OF armnments. That mat
ter VIII be settled Of itself. he thinks,
BY the economic conditions which must
follow the war But the German col
onles. he demands, must be returned
without debate. He will discuss with
no one but the representatives Of Rus
sin what dispositions shall be made
Of the peoples and the lands OF the
Baltic Provinces With no one but the
government o. France the conditions"
under which French territory shall he
evacuated; and only with Austria
what shall be done with Poland
Cannot Accept Vienna Peace.
Sin the determination OF all ques-
tons affecting the Balkan stutes he
defers as understand him TO Aus.
trin and Turkey; and with regard to
the agreements 10 be entered Into con-
corning the non-Turl,ish peoples OF the
present Ottoman empire to the Turk
lsh authorities themselves. After
settlement oil around. effected In this
fashion. By individual barter and con-
cessinu, he would have no objection, IL
correctly interpret his statement, to
Q league Of nations which would un-
dertake to hold the new balance OF
power steady against external disturb
ances.
1T must be evident 10 everyone
who understands what this war has
wrought la the opinion and temper OF
the world that no general pence, no
peace worth the infinite sacrifices OF
these years Of tragicnl suffering, can
possibly be arrived at In any snch
fashion
Refers to the Relehstag.
"Thc method the German chuncel-
lor proposes IS the method of the CON
gress Of vienna, We cannot and win
not return to that What Is at stake
now Il the peace Of the world, What
SIC are striving for is new iuterna.
tlonal order based upon broad aud uni,
versal principles Of right and justice
mo mere peace of shreds and patches,
Is II possible that Count Won Hertling
does not see that. does not grasp Il, Is,
Ia fact. living hi Ills thought In world
dead and gomez Has he utterly for
gotten the reichstag resolutions of the
10Th of July, or docs he deliberately
ignore them2 They spoke Of the con
dltlous OF general peace, not Of ma
tlonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT or III grange
ments between state and state. The
peace Of the world depends upon the
lust settlement Of each OF the several
problems to which | udyerted In my
recent address 60 the congress. |. OF
course. do not mean that the peace of
the world depends upon the accept
ance OF any particular set Of sugges-
lions as to the way In which those
problems are 10 be dealt with, mean
only that these problems, each aud
an, affect the whole world that unless
they are dealt with ia spirit OF I'M
selfish and unbiased Justice with a
view 20 the wishes, the natural connec.
tl0us, the racial aspirations, the SEE