Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
ALSACE-LORRAINE is
CLAIMED BY GERMANS
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in negative way. however. The
German chancellor stated specifically
that Germany agreed with the first
four points in President Wilson's
world peace program, which cover
the abolition of secret diplomacy,
freedom of the seas equality of trade
conditions and reduction OF national
armaments. The chancellor thought
some difficulties would be met re-
garding the fifth point, which treated
with colonial adjustments and aS-
serted the principle that the inter-
ests of the population concerned
mus have equal weight with the
claims of the government whose
title was to be determined.
Secs Trouble Ahead
Austria was primarily concerned
with points nine, ten and eleven IN
President Wilson's speech. Chan
cellor Won Hertling pointed out, but
Germany's interests would be de-
Tended energetically where they
were involved. These points touch
upon the readjustment of the Italian
frontiers along clearly recognizable
tllltS VI llNS SPPPi
for the autonomous development or
the peoples of Austria-HunSary, and
with the Balkans question includlnS
demands for the evacuation or Iiu-
mania, Serbia and Mo neg. Win
free access 10 the sci for Sell bia
The chancellor was notably specific
I'm his treatment of the Alsnce-Lor-
raine question, declaring this terri
tory was originally German, that II
had been taken by force from Ger
man possession and that the cession
of 1871 was merely n restoration.
While Count Won HeFtling found
Premier Lloyd George more conctli-
atory in his recent speech than for
merly. showing more of an inclina-
ton for negotiations. he did not con-
slider him yet as giving due consid-
Grafton to Germanys political, eco
nomic and cultural position" while
! he was found charging her with
being guilty of all possible crimes
League of Peace
AS to the question of a League OF
| Peace, the chancellor said Germany
would be ready to discuss that after
all the other questions had been set
! tied.
Count Czernin, Austria's spokesman,
in his address dealt at some length
with the Russian question. lie de-
| clared Austria Hungary did not desire
a meter at territory nor centime of
J indemnity from Russia, and thought
! there were not sufficient differences
| in the Russian and the German view
| points of self-determinatian to JUS
| tify an abandonment of the negotta-
! tions now in progress at Brest-Li-
| tovsk. The Polish question, he de-
| olared, must not delay the bringing
about of peace by a single day.
Austria and Germany Agree
Austria and Germany were in vir-
tunI agreement as to principles to
govern conditions after the war,
Count Czcrnin stated.
AS contrasted with the declaration
by Chancellors Won Hertling and
Count Czernin before the Legislative
bodies of their respective nations,
there comes to-day a statement by
Leon Trotzky, Russia's foreign min
lister. before the Brest-btovsk peace
conference.
In it's practical working out, he
said, the Austro-German position
had made it clear that Austria and
Germany were giving the doctrine of
self determination an illusory char
acter by their refusal to evacuate
occupied territory. practically" said
the Russian spokesman, ut means
that the governments of Austria and
Germany take into their own hands
the destiny of these nations.