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of Wilson Program, But Want En-.
tente to Put Forth New PROPOSE.
tons.
London, Jan. 26.-Count Won Hert-
ling, the German imperial chancellor.
in answering the addre 5 Of Presi-
dent Wilson and David II yd George,
announced Germany would not give
mp Alsace-LorTaine under any cirG UNI.
stances.
AS TO Belgium. the cham ellor said
Germany did not desire any forcibla
annexation OF territory there. Re-
garding occupied French ta ri DRY. he
declared while GermGny did not de.
sire anneNations of it by violence he
would discuss the question on'y with
France. The evacuation CT Russian
territory would be discussed only
with Russia.
Count Czernin, the Austro Hungari
an foreign ministe', also replied tc
the addresses. He voiced a desire te
Continue the exchange of peace views
with the allies. In particular. he
thought such exchanges between Aus.
trieHungary and the United States
desi able. There was no great incom
De ID 'itv between the interests OF
thesn two nations, in his opinion, and
IN exchange of views between them
might open the way for the other ma.
tens TO join in concilatorv discus
si0rs
Chief interest centers in the an.
nounrement of Germany's terms
which are defined for the most part
in a negative way. The chancellor
stated specifically Germany agreed
with the first four points in Prasi,
den Wilson'S worlds peace program
thu abolition of secret diplomacy,
freedom of the seas, equality of trade
conditions and reduction of national
a"m1nents The chancellor thought
some difficulties would be met regard,
ing the fifth point which treated with
colonial adjustments He asserte
the principle that the interests of the
population concerned must have equal
weight with the claims of the gov
eminent whose title was to be deter
mined
Austria was primarily concerned
with points 9, 10 and II. the chancel-
lor pointed out, but Germany's in-er-
ests would be defended theoretically
where they were involved. These
points touch upon the readjustment
Of the Italian frontiers nnelong clearly
recognizable lines of r-Dnality, free
opportunity for the -onomous de-
ve'opment of the peoples of Austria
Hungary. and with the Balkans ques-
ton, including demands for the evac-
uation of Rumania, Serbia and Mon
tenegro with free access to the sea
for Serbia.
AS to the question of a league of
peace. the chancellor said Germany
would be ready to discuss -sasst--ssfftt es
all the other questions had been set
tied.
Count Czernin dealt at length with
the Russian question. He declared
Austria Hungary did not desire a
metre of territory nor centime OF
Indemnity from Russia, and thought
there were not differences enough in
the Russian and the German WV
point of self-determination to justify
an abandonment of the negotiations
now in progress at Brest-Litovsk. The
Polish question, he declared, must not
delay the bringing about of peace by
q single day.
AS contrasted with the declarations
by Won Hertling and Czernin, there
came a statement by Leon Trotzky,
Russia's foreign minister. Before the
Brest Litovsk peace conference, in Its
practical working out, he said. the
Austro-German position had made 1t
clear that Austria and Germany were
giving the doctrine of self-determina,
fion an illusory character by their
refusal to evacuate occuDiad territory