The Washington herald., 1918-02-12
Troops Pour Iato France.

IFooNs four Into france.
Until such a peace can be secured.-
the President imrressiveIy declared to
an audience which on floor and in gall
leries. stood up and cheered. we have
no choice but to 90 on"
The speech was pu: forward frankly
as another step in that persistent
propaganda Of public discussion which
President Wilson started at the very
outset Of Americas entry into the con-
hict. again it was his purpose 10 en-
phasize before the world in general
and the enemy peoples in particular.
that the enemies of Wilhelm OF Hohen-
zollern and the German military party
are battling for the highest principles
Of liberty and freedom.
The tragical circumstances is he
declared. that this one party in Ger
many is apparently willing and able
to send millions OF men 10 their death
to prevent what all the world now
sees TO be just"
CternIn Speech Praised.
The reply OF Count Czernin, the AUS
trian premier. TO his speech OF Janu-
airy s. the President declared. had been
uttered in very friendly tone"
Czernin, he said, seems TO see the
fundamental elements OF peace with
clear eyes and does not seek TO oo-
scure them. Seeing and conceding, as
he does, the essential principles in
volved and the necessity OF candidly
applying them. he naturally feels that
Austria can respond to the purpose or
peace as expressed by the United
States with less embarrassment than
could Germany. He would probably
have gone much farther had il not
been for the embarrassment OF Aus
tris's alliance and OF her dependence
upon Germany"
In the speech OF Count Won HerthnS,
the German chancellor. delivered Jam
rary "a. the same day that Czernin
spoke. the President declared be
could find no such basis OF possible
understanding with the United States.
Won Hertling he described as very
vagua and very confusing
Doesn't Apply Principles.
His discussion and acceptance OF
, our general principles iesd him TO no
practical conclusions. He refuses TO
apply them to the substantive items
which must constitute tne body OF
any fnal settlement. He is Jealous
Of international action and OF inter-
national counsel 1t (Hertling's re-
l'ply), confirms. am sorry to say.
rather than removes, the unfortunate
impression made by what we hsd
learned Of the conferences at Brcst-
Litovsk"
From this contrast between the
speeches OF the Austrian and German
premiers. the President proceeded 10
hold up the striking contrast between
the demand OF the German chancellor
that the world at large shall not con-
cern itself with individual territorial
adjustments at the close OF the war.
and the clear-struck note OF the Reich
stag resolutions Of last July.
Declaring that "all the awakened
nations Of the world now sit I'm Judg-
ment" on the issues Of the conflict,
the President referred TO the fact that
the Reichstag had Itself accepted the
decisions Of that court" in stipulsting
in its resolutions that there shsil
be no annexations. no contributions,
no punitive damages" that peoples
are not TO be handed about from ors
sovereignty to another ny an inter
national conference or an understand
ing between rivals and ANTAGONISTS"
that national aspira tions must be
respected" and peoples may now be
dominated ami governed only by their
own consent"
More Than n PHRASE. .-
'Self-determination Is net a mere
phrase" declared the President. ut
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