New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-07

in a manner which will lessen instead
OF Increase the danger Of future wars.
"Thc loyal words which the President
of the United States spoke, that "the
United states is ready to accept clear
demonstration that the solution which
has been put forward is not the best
and most lasting inspire me- with the
greatest hopcFulneEs that we shall be
able to come to an agreement on these
questions. II viii be possible by the
interchange Of IDEAS TO bring tire full
est evidence Of the o.:istcnce Of ma
tional claims whose fulGllmcns would
neither represent a good and lasting
solution. nor, moreover, correspond 70
the wishes Of nations whose problems
would thereby only be made the more
difficult.
II should also like for my part 10
express how important it seems to me
mat one of my eprescntatives should
discuss with the President Of the
United States any method which might
be the means Of preventing new con-
flagrations. In the foregoing express
sion Of principles entire remuneration
OF anncxat ton and complete emnncip
ton of Belgium is Included All other
questions Of details, such as that of
tho access Of Serbia to the sea and the
y
economic expansion to Serbia and other
states, the uniting of scattered Bull
garlan m'norities with their mother
country and many others, could be
cleared up in preliminary discussion
and prepare the way for a peace con-
gress.
Agreed on Disarmament
"The second pinciple which the
President puts forward is the absolute
avoidance of future economic war /
agree unreservedly with this. With re-
gard to the third fundamental prin-
ciple which the President cnunciated
and which eliminates in a demand for
general disarmament to prevent future
world wars there is not the smallest
difference of opinion between the Presi-
dent and myself
81 believe, in conclusion, that be
tween these principles of the Presi-
dent of the United States on one hand
and my views Oh the other every shade
OF agreement exists which is necessary
to enable US to hope for a result from
this direct conversation and that this
expression Of opinion is essential to
bringing nearer the peace that is 80
ardently longed for by all nations"
President Wilson replied, expressing
professed to hold views similar to his
own and asked him to give his views
as to a possible European settlement
in detail. The Presidents letter fol-
lows:
Letter from the President
II am very glad my latest declara-
items concerning the principles to be
observed in drawing up conditions of
peace are agreed to so completely by
his Majesty the Emperor of Austria,
who desires to assure himself that the
viewpoints of the two countries coin
eide, and | should be most happy if
his majesty is willing to go into
further details relative to the four
leading principles which | outlined in
my message to Congress February II.
In my message February II I mere
ly put forward, perhaps with greater
clarity than before, fundamental prin-
clples which I endeavored to bring out
IN mymessage to Congress January
last year. In this earlier message |
described methods by which the prin-
clples IN question could be brought to
practical application. presume the
Emperor of Austria received my mes
sage Of January 8, and is informed of
the details of the program which. in
my opinion, should lay a foundation
for general peace, details which |
then described more clearly than
personal representative sent by me
might do.
at might aid toward a closer and
more personal understanding in our
Viewpoints if it were thought worth
while to inform me of the Austrian
hmperor's program. According to the
message sent me, his majesty believes
that he possesses convincing proof
that certain arrangements proposed
with regard to the disturbed situation
m the Balkan Peninsula would be less
acceptable to these nations and more
calculated to cause fresh trouble than
the settlement proposed by the En-
peror Of Austria, but he fails to inform
me of that which | am particularly
DESTROYS Of learning point by point
that is to say, his exact propositions.
Ready to Consider Every Solution
81 can assure his majesty that on
my side there is the greatest readiness
10 take into consideration every solu-
ton he envisages.
II was particularly anxious to know
what proposals his majesty would
make for settlement of the Balkan
complications and for the satisfaction
Of the national aspirations of all the
Slav nations, who are so close to his
own country and who bear such close
relationship to large numbers of his
own people; also what disposition he
would suggest with regard to the Adri |
attic coast; what definite concessions to |
Italy he would regard as Just; how, in |