Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-24
BUR|AN FAVORS
WILSON'S TERMS
Austrian Minister Praises the
President,
FOR PEACE ON PRE-WAR BASIS
Declares Territorial Aims of Entente
Obstacles to Settlement OF war
Charges Allies With Intention
to Disintegrate Nation.
FOR PEACE ON PRE-WAR BASIS

Amsterdam, July 17.-Baron Won bu-
rian, the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, announced on Tuesday that
Austria-Hungary is ready for peace on
the basis of its territorial limits III
1918.
The baron in a paragraph of his as
course, made in report TO the AUS
trian and Hungarian premiers, out eVi-
IDENTIFY intended for consideration DY
the allied powers, paid remarKapie
tribute to President Wilson.
"There is hardly any difference De-
tween the general principles enuhci-
ated by the statesmen of both peillsel-
ents," he said president WILSON'S
four new points of July shall not'
apart from certain eXaggeratiohs'
arouse our opposition.
"On the contrary, we are able 10 ap-
prove them heartily to great extent
Nobody would refuse homage to thls
genius, and nobody would refuse MS
cooperation. This, however, is not the
main point, but it is what can also De
understood in the interests of MANKIND.
Both groups should certainly honestly
attempt to clear this up and settle II
by mutual agreement, but not III the
same manner as, for Instance, our
peace treaties in the East were
Judged
Sensitive About East.
In fact, the foreign minister was
very sensitive about the indignation
with which the treaties with Russia
and Roumania were received through
out the democratic world. He sought
to assure the allies at another point in
his discourse that they need have no
fear of the shameful degradation and
ruin visited by the Teutonic empires
on the East.
"None of the belligerent states" he
said, need ever come into the posi-
ton of Russia and ROumania.
'In the midst of the. terrible strug-
gle and in every phase of this war OF
successful defense the central powers
have had no other aim in view but to
secure the enemy's will to have peace.
"From the utterances of our oppo-,
nents it appears they have no fear.
Three Groups of Aspirations.
eff we sum up all that has been said
on the enemy's side in regard to their
war aims we recognize three groups of
aspirations which are being set forth
to justify the continuation of blood
shed so that the ideals of mankind may
be realized.
1.-THE freedom of all nations, which
are to form league of nations and
which in future shall settle their diff
ferences by arbitration and not by
arms, is to reign.
"The domination Of one nation by
another nation is to be excluded.
Various territorial changes are to
be carried out at the expense of the
central powers.
"These annexationist aims, though
variously shaped, are generally known.
"The intention, however, also exists,
especially in regard to Austria-Hun-
gary, to carry out her internal disinte-
grafton for the purpose of the promo
ton of new states.
Ierrlt0rlal aims are, IN 1act, lne
only things now separating the differ
ent belligerent groups.
'"The enemy's obstinacy regarding
his territorial demands regarding Al
sace-Lorraine, Triest the Trentino and
the German colonies ppears to be in
surmountable. There lies the limit of
our readiness for peace. We are pre-
pared to discuss everything except our
own territory"