Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-19
WILSON REFUSES
AUSTRIA s PLEA
FOR ARM|ST|CE
In Answer TO Peace Proposal Presi-
dent Says Subject Nationalities
Must Have Liberty
PEOPLES ASPIRATIONS
SHALL BE SATISFIED
Demands Fullest Measure of JUS
tice Of the Jugo- Slavs in Their
Demand for Freedom

81 Associated Prrss - Eyur- Evening
Washington. Oct 49, President VIII
son has rejected the AustrO- Hungarian
governments offer to conclude an arrnis-
I fice and negotiate peace on principles
enunciated by him and has given notice
that mere autonomy for Austria's sub
iect nationaiitics is no longer acceptable
and that they must have Iiberty.
The reply was made by Secretary Laff-
sing through hp swedish Minister II
Washington II calls attention ~ The
tenth condition 81 peace enunc,ated hE
President Wilson on January Il which
says the people of Austria-Ifungarv should
be accorded the ireest opportunity 81
autonomous Development
The note calls attention 10 the recog-
nition by the United States of the Czecho-
Slovaks national council ~ q defarto
beillgerent government and states that
thus country also has recognized the JUS
tice Of the natlOnalistic aspirations 81 the
Jugo-Slavs for freedom
The text Of the note handed ~ tnc
Swedish Minister, signed by Secretary
Lansing follows.
The President deems it his duty
10 say 10 the AasstIo-duagarsan gov
eTnrnent that lie cannot entertain the
present suggestions Of that govern
rnent because ot certain events ri
utmost importance, which occurring
-Ince the delivery Of his address p
he eighth 81 January IaSf. have neceS-
,arliv altered he attitude and re-pon-
-lbilIfv of he government pl inc
nlted state Among The fourteen
terms III peace which the President
formulated ut that time. occurred ne
following
Am
gary. whose place among the nations
We wish 10 see Saieguar,led and as
~urcd should b. accorded fhe iree>t
opportunity ii autonomous develop
nen
Since that sentence was written
AMI uttered 10 the Congress 81 fhe
nited States, the government oi the
United States mas recognized that
state Il beihgerency cNisJs between
the Czecho-Sovaks and the German
and the AuStro-EIungaTian empires
and that he Czecho-Slovak National
Council Is a de facto belhgerent gov
elnment clothed with proper author
ity 10 direct the military and political
Affairs of tic C1ccho-Sloy2kS Ii has
also recognized n the .u,ieSt manner
the Justice OF the natIonaistic lSpITa-
tions OF the Iugo-SlavS for freedom.
The President IS therefore, no
longer at liberty to accept the mere
autonomy OF these peoples basis
of peace. but is obliged to INSIST that
they and not he shall be lhe judges
OF what action ou the part ui the AUS
tro-Hungarian government VIII sat
lsfy their aspirations and their con
ceptions Of their rights aud destiny
.s members of the family q nations.
TENT on AusrMA's PLEA
In announcing his reply. Secretar,
Lansing also made public thc ofhcia
text OF the Austro-Hunga-lan note
II follows
The Nlsgru-IiUugaIlan Monarchy
which has Maged war always and ~olel,
as a defensive war and repeatedly give
documentary evidence oi ITS READINGS
to stop he shedding ot blood and I,
arrive al lt,st and honorable peace
hereby addresses itself to his Lordshil
the President Of the lnitcd States q
America and offers to conclude Wit
him and has allies an trmsuct on eyer
front on land, i sea and N ,he air. an
70 enter immediately upon ncgutla
tiuus for peace for which the tourtee
points IN the message of President WI
son 10 Congress Of January ), 1912
and the four points continued IN Pres
| ldent Wilson's address OF February +
1915, should serve. as a foundation am
III which the viewpoints declared b
President Wilson in his address of Ser
rember y, 1918, also viii be taken int
] account