New-York tribune., 1918-09-16
$500 Jeer New
Peace Bid at
Carnegie Hall
Representatives Of Down
trodden Races Denounce
Austria's Offer of Farley

raace was denounced pE o'ooV Peisohs
Lo crowded Carnegie Hall yesterday
....rnoon to attend a "victory meet
;ncr held under the auspices of the
nlns,rsssed lns Nationalties of Central
Uppans' ,,ne Leaders of the movements
Eu'ebb ~. .be freedom Of the Poles, the Jugo-
W., ~. the Czecho-Slovaks and the
SS',o,;ans Si"s demanded that no peace
he..a'h . no considered. either with Ger
,eln,s or any OF her allies until the
n."my ,yr;tv of the small nations is as
su1t,, uTbnDderous cheering greeted Ignace
poderewski. OF the Polish National
oommjttee, when he dramatically con-
Serned any compromise peace. Ges-
,icmlating with clenched fists and
sneaking in impassioned tones, the
Polish leader predicted that the pres
ent military successes OF the Allies
we're making "a glorious and decisive
victory certain and lmmedlate.
While the audience, which filled
..orT vs. seat and crowded the aisles to
.be gallery, fairly shrieked with en-
tbnsissm. Mr.. Paderewski launched in
a \ discussion OF peace.
Germany, with plans for another
war is asking for peace" he said.
"What kind of peace will it be ? What
vii, be the terms? Very modest. A
free hand for Germany in Russia, in
Tho Baltics. in Poland. in Rumania. A
free hand for Germany all over the
world,
thing loft!er than temporary peace.
She wants not merely to modify the
man of Europe. but to rectify it. 1t
can never be rectiied until the nations
enslaved to Germany are made free
forever
Professor Thomas G. Masaryk, presi-
dent Of the Czecho- -Slovak National
Council asserted that peace with Ger
many now meant only that the Teu-
aspirations in the West OF Europe.
while they would continue to WELD
their influence in the East
He said the dismem berment OF
Austria Hungary is imperative to the
existence OF the small nations, and
continued:
Austria Hungary will be replaced by
a barrier of smaller yet strong nations
which for centuries fought the German
aggression. From the Baltic TO Italy,
and from Italy TO Switzerland and
France. the Germans will have to face
free nations
Next to the dismemberment of Aus
tria- Hungary. the restoration of Rus
sa is OF vital Importance, not only
for these smaller nations forming that
weaken and control Russia has always
i been the German and Austrian plan
II Prussia and Austria control Russia
slhey will master not only the Near but
-so the Far East.
The Austrian and German peace
rotes confirm this political analysis.
SThe Germans Will give up, of course,
Temporarily, the West, buy they try to
keep the East. and. above ALL to pre-
serve Austria Hungary. The Austrians
3devise various plans OF mock autonomy
land mock federation to bribe the op-
pressed nations and the Allies.
Austria Hungary in any form will
always be tool Of Prussia; it is the
jAustrian idea which must be killed
spirit murderer it has been called
Austria Hungary is. in fact, the or
1eanization OF violence and machiavel
slStc craft to domineer the majority
Iby the minority. That, in fact, is the
shameless aim of the Austro- German
|aad Magyar union.
This war, then. and the ensuing
peace conference have to solve the old
Oriental question. The reconstruction
and reorganization of the whole Near
East are the urgent problem of the
Allies statesmen"
That America Is determined to listen
j 70 no peace talk until the small nations
aoi Europe have been given complete
j Independence was the opinion eX
leoch, chairman of the Senate Commit
atee on Foreign Relations, who came
from Washington TO preside.
~! believe the American people will
never be content with peace until self
government has been given to the
100000 Jugo Slavs of Austria Hun
gary until the 100000 Czecho- -Slovaks
establish the Republic of Bohemia,
and until the 20000,000 Poles have
sell government. Nor Will we be salts
red until the original boundaries of
france, Belgium, Italy, Serbia and
fumanla have been restored.
We must win a military victory
lover Germany and her allies. Nothing |
less will do. The German people must |
actually taste of the bitterness of mill |
larry defeat IN order to learn the les
Ssoh That military autocracy is a fail
ufe. ne truth must be burned into /
.Ae soul OF Germany in order that her |
people may permanently abandon the |
!9ea OF world conquest. Until they
Sssoandoa it the world Will not be free
aiyom war."
4 lmpatience al any peace discussion
aSSaS rejected in kilograms read by |
g,Senator Hitchcock. Secretary of the |
y 8N"efior Lane telegraphed:
j MS war, which began with Aus
VIA determination to crush a little
u na'ioh' mas evolved INTO crusade
,Ol , me freedom of the world There
WI oe no peace on earth until the
sn'S OF men are recognized as su-
4 ron ren.oI 10 the compelling power of
Secretary Daniels sent regrets that
H. was unable to attend-
a d meeting of the representatives Of
] wSoso JVoe nations nations of Central Europe
"rose voice is suppressed by mill
'arism and whose peoplcs suffer
,nuer me heel of aggression. Amer
Sn I", as has been stated by the Presi-
"vms' n', mas entered the war with no
p"i pose except to serve mankind /
"n,l, "ma u stands alike for the rights of
''".' W,l as well as great nations.'
NH;ie'S VINO spoke were Lieutenant /
,nan;a ae Seolca, president of the Ru-
U;n'i'"m U;nl"m National League; DR.. Hinko
tiI'1 tionai yen OF the Jugo-S Slovak Ma
of o.ai . council, and Pierre de Lanux,
p the French High Commission.
|m part: "'''0' were adopted s"ia
ina' the peace of the world and the
Is, ,;sn, s~Hos OF justice require the recon
deneu'Ioh OF united and independent
|oemro,cratic Poland. '''
|bah;;,mn@. since the majority of the in /
|C1S~llS ., OF Austria Hungary, to wit, /
lO-$ ~ oil