, 1918-02-21
President Wilson More Hopeful of
Austrian Peace Than Is
Lloyd George.
AGAIN SETS FORTH DEMANDS
eolsheviki Perpiex the Germans by
Abandoning the War Without Sign
Ing Treaty-Ukraine' Makes Sepa-
rate Peaee-AII Ready for West
Front Offensive.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.

President Wilson believes Count
Czernin meant what he seemed to say
in his recent speech on peace, and
still hopes Austria-H Hungary may be
separated from Germany and that the
war may be brought to an end with
out a great deal more of fighting.
Premier Lloyd-George believes that
in Its real substance the Czernin adj
dress was as uncompromising as that
Of Chancellor von Hertling and that
the allied war council at Versailles
was right when 1t declared peace must
70 won by force of arms.
In his address to congress on Mon
day Mr.. Wilson enunciated the four
cardinal principles to which he said
the enemy must agree before general
peace pourparlers can be begun. Brief
1y, these are:
Each part Of the final settlement
must be based on essential justice to
Insure permanent peace.
Nc peoples shall be bartered for the
gain Of any sovereignty or to retain
me now discredited balance Of pow
-er."
Territorial settlements must be for
the benefit of the people and not of
ineighboring states.
All well defined national aspirations
must be satisfied.
Until a peace based upon these prin-
rdples Is secured, the president assert
cd, America has NO choice but to go
ton, and will continue its mobilization
LOT its until the whole
strength Of the nation has been put In
Ito this war OF emancipation. He de-
anounced the stand of The imperial
chancellor, but seemed to invite Count
Ozernln to lead Austria away from its
0utocratic ally.
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Though hailed as a sign of weaken
ang by most Of the Teutonic press, the
presidents speech is not so regarded
Sby his fellow countrymen. Many of
them may believe he Is overoptimistic
Iconesrning Austria, as does Lloyd
George, but they accept at its face
value his statement of the nations de-
termination not to stop fighting until
the results he demands have been
achieved. They feel no harm can re-
suit from leaving open the o to pos
isibls negotiations with any one of the
central powers, provided there Is no
1etup in our war preparations because
OF the bare chance that they may not
be needed.
Premier Lloyd-George's stand in sup
porting h Versailles council and
maintaining secrecy concerning the
plans decided on by II was Endorsed
by parliament, which gave him a vote
OF confidence by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The German press warns Mr.. Wilson
again that his efforts TO separate Ger
many and Austria-H hungary will be fu-
tile and calls his references to Ameri-
can mobilization mere BLUM.
The kaiser, 1t may be noted, also de-
uvered a speech, in which he said any
peace must be preceded by an admis-
sion Of German victory.
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The outside world is not permitted
I o know much Of what Is going on In
Austria, but such information as does
escape the censor really indicates hat
President Wilson may not be far
,astray In his hopes. 1t Is said Austria
shows increasing reluctance 10 sending
her troops to fight against h British
and Americans In France. The Ber-
liner Tageblatt admits that the inter
pal situation in Austria IL serious and
That government sis no longer possible,
since the Czechs, JugO-Slavs and Poles
form an important majority, against