The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-14
AUSTRIA INVITED
To TALK PEACE
PRESIDENT WILSON WANTS
FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
ALL MOVES MUST Be IN OPEN
Basis of Terms Between Two Coun.
tries Do Not Seem Far Apart and
America Is Willing To Bridge
Them over Fairly.
(By Robert J. Benders, }


Washington, Feb. II. - President
Wilson today openly invited Austria
to further discussion of peace terms
with the United States.
In a leading address to congress,
in joint session, the President laid
down the basis for such negotiations.
Austria" he said, "sees and con.
cedes to the essential problems in.
volved, and to the necessity of can.
didly applying them to the proposals
of peace as expressed by the United
States, with less embarrassment than
could Germany.
I'VE cannot turn our backs to the
basis which Count Hertling pro.
posed" he continued.
America Is Ready.
America is ready to show that the
settlements which she has suggested
are for the best.
However, we cannot see our way
to peace until the causes of this great
war are removed"
President Wilson laid down the ba.
sis of future negotiations in the fol
lowing outlines:
THAT each part of the final set.
Element, must be based upon the es.
sential justices of that particular case
and upon such adjustments as will
most likely bring about a peace that
will be permanent.
2-That the people and the prov.
inces are not to be bruited about like
shackles and pawns in a game, not
even in the greatest game that is be.
ing played at this time, but that
Democracy Must Be Recognized.
Each territory settlement in.
Volved in this war must be made to
the interests and for the benefit of
the populations which are concern.
ed. and not a part of a mere adjust
ment among rival states, and
4-That all will define the aspira.
lions which are to be accorded in this
situation, without introducing any
new elements which are likely to dis
courage lasting peace in Europe in
the characterization of the world"
A general peace founded upon this
foundation can be discussed.
Causes for Address.
Washington, Feb. II. - The Presi-
cents action is based on the frequent
conferences he had during the last
week with Colonel House, eliminating
with long session Saturday in which
Secretary Lansing ana Food dictator
Herbert c. Hoover were present.
Food Must Be Conserved.
General conditions throughout the
world have reached the stage where
Inless a definite agreement can be
reached on the means of settling the
war right tremendous additional stress
must be born by all, and particularly
by the neutrals.
The demands for more food from
the allied powers and the increased
and serious conditions IN Austria and
Germany mean, it is stated that this
government if the wa IS 20 go on in
definitely, must more vigorously than
ever before restrict the shipments of
her war wealth to the nations associ-
aeed with it in the war
Pork at Hog Island.
Washington, Feb. 11.-There is a lot
of pork in the fat jobs of the Hog
Island ship yards, according to testi
mony made before the senate inter
state commerce commission
Publicity men and laboring men are
receiving the largest share OF it if the
testimony of Commissioner Reed, a
member of the emergency fleet corpor-
alton, delivered before the committee
is correct.
Reed told the committee that d. B.
Pierce was drawing $S33.33 per month
from the government as a publicly
manager. r. L. Hunt $56666 as assis-
tant to the publicity manager and T..
3. Reed $500 per month as assistant to
the assistant.
Reed said that these three men did
practically nothing except issue the
Hog Island News a monthly paper
for the plant. This is the most work
that think they ever do"