Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
Tells Congress Austria Seeks
Peace, But Ally Is Hypo-
critical.
HERTLING IS FOR CONQUEST
President Sees Militarists Willing to
Slaughter Millions for Just
Cause - Enunciates Points
Which Must Be Considered
to End War.


Wilson, in another address to congress
on the question of possible peace by
negotiation, vigorously attacked Ger
many'S attitude toward peace as
voiced by Chancellor Won Hertling,
characterizing Austrias attitude as
voiced by Count Czernin as uttered IN
Il friendly tone" and concluded by say
ing that this nation would never lay
down its arms until peace could be es-
tabliShed with justice to all nations,
large and small alike.
The president particularly tiayed
Count Won Hertling'S proposal that
questions of territory and the future
of natiGnalitieS were matters for dis
cussion between those nations only di-
rectIy affected instead of by world
congress. In reply, he said no perma-
nent peace could come in. this way.
Text of Wilson's Address.
The presidents address in part fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
con January 8 l had the honor of
addressing you on the objects of the
war as our people conceive them.
The prime minister of Great Britain
had spoken in similar terms Cd Janu-
airy 5. To these addresses the German
chancellor replied on the oath and
Count CZernin for Austria on the same
day. 1t is gratifying to have our de-
sire so promptly realized that all eX-
changes of view on this great matter
should be made in the hearing of all
the world.
Count Czernin's reply, which is di-
rected chiefly to my own address on
January s. is uttered in a very friend
~ tone
Sees Basis for Discussion.
''IIe finds in my statement a suffi-
GENTLY encouraging approach TO the
views of his own government to JUS
tffy him in believing that it furnishes
a 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 I was aware of them at the time
he was uttering them, but in this |
am sure he was misunderstood. | had
received no intimatiOn of what he in
tended to say. There was, of course,
no reason why he should communicate
privately with me. 1 am quite content
to be one of his public audience.
Count Won Hertling's reply is, I
must say, very vague and very con-
fusing. 1t is full of equivOcal phrases
and leads, it is not clear. But it is
certain in a very different tone from
that of Count Czernin and apparently
of an opposite purpose. 1t confirms, l
am sorry to say, rather than removes,
the unfortunate impression made by
what we had learned of the confer
enceS at Brest-LitOvsk. His discus
sion and acceptance of our general
principles lead him to no practical con-
clusion.
Accepts Principle of Diplomacy.
"He refuses to apply them to the
substantive items which must con-
stitute the body of any final settle
ment. He is jealous of interna-
counsel He accepts, he says, the
principle of public diplomacy, but he
appears to insist that it be confined,
ut any rate in this case, to generali-
ties, and that the several particular
questions of territory and sovereignty,
the several questions upon whose set
Element must depend the acceptance
of peace by the % states now engaged
in the war, must be discussed and
settled not in general council, but sew
orally by the nations most Immediate
" concerned by interest or neighbour
hood.
Foe for Barter and Concession.
'In the determination of all ques-
tions affecting the Balkan states he de-
ferS as l understand him to Austria
and Turkey; and with regard to the
agreements to he entered into con-
corning the non-Turkish peoples of the
present Ottoman empire to the Turk
ish authorities themselves. After a
settlement all around. effected in this
fashion, by individual barter and con-
cession, he would have no objection. if
I correctly interpret his statement. TO
league of nations which would I'M
dertake to hold the new balance of
power steady against external dis
turhanceS.
''It must be evident to everyone who
understands what this war has
wrought in the opinion and temper of
the world that no general peace, no
peace worth the infinite sacrifices of
these years of tragical suffering, can
possibly be arrived at in any such
fashion.
Peace of World Is at Stake.
1.-THE method the German chancel-
Tor proposes is the method of the CON
greSs of Vienna. We cannot and will
NOT return to that What is at stake
now is the peace of the world. What
we are striving for is new interna-