The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-02-22
WILSON ATTACKS
fees ATTITUDE
TOWARD PEACE
Tells Congress Austria Seeks
Peace. but That Ally Is
HypoCTitiCal.
HERTLING Is FOR CONQUEST

President Sees militarists Wiling to
Slaughter Millions for Unjust
Cause-Erunciates Points Which
Must Be Considered to
End War
Washington, Feb l3.-rreSident
! Wilson. iu another address 20 congress
on the question Of possible peace by
. negotiation. vigorously attacked Ger
mauy'S attitude toward peace as voiced
/ by Chancellor Won HerlIiag, character
. lIrl Austria's attitude aS voiced by
. Count Czcruin as uttered in a friendly
tone" and concluded 10y saying HAT
This nation would never lay down IT'S
arms until peace could be- established
with Justice TO an nations large and
small alike.
/ The president particularly flaycd
Count Won HrrrIings proposal that
/ questions Of territory and the future
| of nationaIitics were matters for dis
cus~ion between those nations only di-
rrctly affected instead Of by world
congress. In reply hc said no pcrma-
, ncnt peace could come in this way.
Text Of Wilson's Address.
The presidents address follows:
Gentlemen of the congress:
"On January | had the honor Of
addressing you on the objects Of the
prime minister OF Great Britain had
spoken In similar terms on January D.
TO these addresses the German chan
cellOr replied on the oath and Count
Czernin for Australia on the same day.
II is gratifying to have our desire so
promptly realized that all exchanges Of
view on this great matter should be
made in the hearing Of all the world.
Count C2ernin's reply, which Is di-
rected chiefly to my own address on
January 8, is uttered in very friend
ly tone.
Sees Basis for Discussion.
"lIe finds in my statement n suf-
fcicntly encouraging approach TO the
views Of his own government TO Justify
him in believing that il furnishes
basis for more detailed discussion of
purposes by the two governments. He
is represented to have intimated that
the views he was expressing had been
communicated TO me beforehand and
that ! was aware OF them at the time
he was uttering them, hut in this l am
sure he was misunderstood.
Count Won Hertling's reply is,
must say, very vague and very CON
fusing. II is full OF equivocal phrases
and leads, il is not clear, where. But II
is certain in very different tone from
that of Count Czernin aud apparently
Of an opposite purpose. II confirms,
am sorry TO say. rather than removes,
the unfortunate impression made by
what we had learned of the conference
AT Brest-Litovsk. his discussion and
acceptance Of our general principles
lead him to no practical conclusion.
Accepts Principle Of Diplomacy.
lie refuses To apply them to the
substantive items which must consti-
tute the body of any final settlement
He Is Jealous of international action
and Of international counsel. He ac-
cepts, he says, the principle OF public
diplomacy, but he appears To insist
that it be confined. at any rate in this
case, 10 generalities. and that the sew
eral particular questions OF territory
and sovereignty, the several questions
upon whose settlement must depend
the acceptance of peace by the twenty
three states now engaged In the war,
must be discussed and settled, not in
general council, but severally by the
nations most Immediately concerned
by interest or neighborhood.
''He agreed that the seas should be
free. but looks askance at any limita-
tion to that freedom by international
action In the interest of the common
order. He would without reserve be
glad to see economic barriers removed
between nation and nation. for that
could In no way impede the ambitions
Of the military party with whom he
seems constrained to keep on terms.
Neither does he raise objection TO a
limitation of armaments. That mat
ter will be settled of itself. he thinks.
by the economic conditions which must
follow the war. But the German colo
MES. he demands. must be returned
without debate. He will discuss with
no one but the representatives of Rus
sia what dispositions shall be made Of
the people and the lands of the Baltic
provinces with no one but the gov
ernment of France the conditions"
under which French territory shall be
evacuated; and only with Austria