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SEES FRIENDLY lOtiE IN DZEF! NINS REPLY WOULD HAVE SAID MORE BUT FOR HER DEPENDENCY UPON GERMANY. HEWS SPEECH VAGUE President Says Chancellors' Utter ances Are Vague and Full of Equivo cal Phases, and Leads, It is Not Clear, Where. Almost simultaneously with the an nouncement by the bolsheviki govern nient that Russia Is out of the war anil that a general demobilization along the entire Russian front is to be car ried out, thus permitting the Teutonic allies to withdraw all their forces for use on other battle fronts, President Wilson has restated to a joint sess.on of Congress the fact that the United States is in the war to stay until those principles which the people regard as (fundamental to a permanent peace are obtained. President Wilson spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Congress: On the eighth of January I had the honor of addressing you on the ob jects ;of the war as our people con ceive them. The prime minister of Great Britain had spoken in similar terms on the 5th of January. To these addresses the German chancellor re plied on the 24th, and Count Czernin for Austriaon the same day. It 1b gratifying- to have our desire ao promptly realized that all ex changes of view on this great matter should be made in the hearing of all j Nations Sit in Judflment. the world. j ja count von Hertling not aware Count Czemin's reply, which is dl- that he is speaking in the court of rected chiefly to my own address of I mankind, that all the awakened na the eighth of January, is uttered in tions of the world now sit in judgment a very friendly tone. He finds in my on wnat every public man, of what statement a sufficient encouraging ap-! ever, nation, may say on the issues of proach to the views of his own gov- i a conflict, which has spread to every ernment to justify him in belTeving j region of the world? The reichstag that it furnishes a basis for a more de- j resolutions of July themselves frank tailed discussion of purposes by the , iy accepted tne decisions of that court, two governments. He Is represented , There shall Jbe no annexations, no con to have intimated that the views he tributions, no punitive damages. Peo was expressing had been communicat-1 pies are not to be handed about from ed to me beforehand and that I wa 0ne sovereignty 'to another by an in aware of them at the time he was ternational conference or an under uttering them; but in this I am sure ' standing between rivals and antago he was misunderstood. I had received nists. National aspirations must bo no intimation of what he Intended to . respected; peoples may now be domi say. There was, of course, no reason ' nated and governed only by their own why he should communicate privately with me. I am quite content to be one of his public audience. Von Hertling Very Vague. Count von Hertling's reply is, I must say, very vague and very con fusing. It is full of equivocal phrases and leads it is not clear where. But it is certainly in a very different tone from that of Count Czernin, and ap parently of an opposite purpose. It confirms, 1 am sorry to say, rather. than removes, the unfortunate irapres- , we are seeking is a peace that we can sion made by what we had learned of , a11 unite to guarantee and maintai i the conferences at Brest-Litovsk. His.and every item of it must be submit discussion and acceptance of our gen- ted to the common judgment whether eral principles lead him to no prac- ifc be riSht and fair an act of justice, tical conclusions. He refuses to ap-rather than a bargain between sov ply them to the substantive items ereigns. which must constitute the body of any The United States has no desire to final settlement. He is jealous of in- interfere in European affairs or to ternational action and of international i act as arbiter in European territorial counsel. He accepts, he says, the disputes. She would disdane to take principle of public diplomacy, but he appears to insist that it be confined, at any rate in his case, to generalities and that the several particular ques tions of territory and sovereignty, thy several questions upon whose settle ment must depend the acceptance of peace by the 23 states now engaged in the war, must be discussed and set tled, not in general counsel, but sev erally by the nations most immedi ately concerned by interest or neigh- borhoods. He agrees that the seas flicted by the military masters of Gei' should be free, but looks askance at imany, against the peace and security any limitation to that freedom by of mankind; and the conditions of international action In the interest of ! peace will touch her as nearly as they the common order. He would without reserve be glad to see economic bar riers removed between nation and nation, for that could in no way im-jnot pede the ambitions of the military party with which he seems constrain ed to keep on terms. Neither does he raise objection to a limitation of arma ments. That matter will be settled of itself, he thinks, by the economic conditions which must follow the war. But the German colonies, he demands, must be returned without debate. H-3 will discuss with no one bu the rep resentatives of Russia what disposi tion shall be made of the peoples and the lands of the Baltic provinces; with no one but the government of France the "conditions" under which French territory shaft be evacuated; and only with Austria what shall be done with Poland. In the determination of all ques tions affecting the Balkan states ho defers, as I understand him, to Aus tria and Turkey; and with regard to the agreement to be entered into con cerning the non-Turkish peoples of the present Ottoman empire, to the Turkish authorities themselves. After a settlement all around, effected fn this fashion, by individual barter and concession, he wou!J have no objec tion. If I correctly interpret his state ment, to a league of nations which Tould undertake to hold the new bal ance of power steady against internal .disturbance. No Peace on Such Basis. It must be evident to everyone who understands what this war has wrought in the opinion and temper of the world that no general, no peace worth the infinite sacrifices of these years of tragical suffering, can pos sibly be arrived at in any such fash ion. The methods the German chan cellor proposes is the same method of the congress 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 a new international order based upon the broad and universal principles of right and justice no mere peace of shreds and patches. Is it possible that Count von Hertling does not see that? Does not grasp it, is in fact living in his thought In a world dead and gone? Has he utterly forgotten the reich stag resolutions of the nineteenth of July, or does he deliberately ignore them? They spoke of the conditions of a general peace, not of national aggrandizement or of an arrangement between state and state. The peace of the world depends upon just settlement of each of tho several problems to which I adverted in my recent address to the congress. I, of course, do not mean that the peace of the world depends upon the acceptance of any particular set of suggestions as to the vay in which those problems are to be dealt with. I mean, only that those problems each and all affect the whole world; unless they are dealt with in a spirit of un selfish and unbiased justice, with a view to the wishes, the natural con nections, the racial aspirations, the security, and the peace of mind of I the peoples involved, no permanent peace will have been attained. They 'cannot be discussed separately and in corners. None of them constitutes a private or separate interest from which the opinion of the world may be shut out. Whatever affects the peace affects mankind, and nothing settled by military force, if settled wrong, 13 settled at all. It .will presently have ; to be re-opened consent. "Self-determination" is not a mere phrase. It is an imperative principle of action, which statesmen will henceforth ignore at their peril. We cannot have general peace for the asking, or by the mere arrangements of a peace conference. It cannot be pieced together out of individual un derstandings between powerful states. All the parties to this war must join in the settlement of every issue any where Involved in it; because what advantage of any internal weakness or disorder to impose her own wiU upon another people. She is quite ready to be shown that the settle ments she has suggested are not the best or the most enduring. They are only her own provisional sketch of principles and of the way in which they should be applied. But she en tered this war because she was mad3 a partner, whether she would or not, in the sufferings and indignities in- will touch any other nation to which Is entrusted a leading part in the maintenance of civilization. She call- see her way te peace until the causes of this war are moved, its re newal rendered as nearly as may be impossible. Whence War Sprang. This war had its roots in the dis regard of the rights of small nations and of nationalities which lacked the union and the force to make good their claim to determine their own allegiance and their own forms of po litical ' life. Covenants must now be entered into which will render such things impossible for the future; and those covenants must be backed by the united force of all the nations that love justice and are willing to maintain it at any cost. If territorial settlements and the political relations of great popuulatlons which have not the organized power to resist are to bu determined by the contracts of the powerful governments which consider themselves most directly affected, as Count von Hert'.ing proposes, why may not economic questions also? It has come about in the altered world which we now find ourselves that ustice and the riphts of peoples af fect the whole field of International dealing as much as access to raw materials and fair and equal condi tions cf trade. Count von Hertling wants the es sential bases of commercial and in dustrial life to be safeguarded by common agreement and guarantee, but he cannot expect that to be conseded him if the other matters to be determ ined by the articles of peace are not handled in the same way as items in the final accounting. He cannot ask the benefit f common agreement in the one field without according it in the other. I take it for granted that he sees that separate and selfish com pacts with regard to trade and the essential materials of manufacture would afford no foundation for peace. Neither, he may'rest assurad, will sep arate and selfish compacts with regard to provinces and peoples. Czernin Seems to See. Count Czernin seems to see the fun damental elements of peace with clear eyes and does not seek to obscure them. He sees that an independent Poland, made up of all the indisputa bly Polish peoples who lie contiguous to one another, is a matter of Euro pean concern and must of course be conceded; that Belgium must be evac uated and restored, no matter what sacrifices and concessions that may involve; and that national aspirations must be satisfied, even within his own empire, in the common interest of Europe and mankind. If he is si lent about questions which touch the interest and purpose of hi3 allies more nearly than they touch those of Austria only, it Must of course be be cause he feels constrained, I suppose, to defer to Germany and Turkey in the circumstances. Seeing and con ceding, as he does, the essential prin ciples involved and the necessity of candidly applying them, he naturally feels that Austria can respond to the purpose of peace as expressed by the United States with less embarrass ment than could Germany. He would probably have gone much farther had it not been for the embarrassments of Austria's alliances and of her depend ence upon Germany. The Test, After All. After all, the test of whether it is possible for either government to go any further in this comparison of views is simple and obvious. The princples to be applied are these: First. That each part of the final settlement must be based upon the es sential justice of that particular case and upon such adjustments as are most likely to bring a peace that will be permanent. Second. That peoples and provinces are not to be bartered about from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were mere chattels i and pawns in a game, even the great game, now for ever discredited, of the balance of power; but that, Third. Every territorial setltement involved in the war must be made in the interest and for the benefit of the populations concerned and not as a part of any mere adjustment or com promise of claims amongst rival states; and, Purth. That all well defined na tional aspirations shall be accorded the utmost satisafction that can be accorded them without introducing new or perpetuating old elements of discord and antagonism that would be likely in time to breake the peace of Europe and consequently of the world. ' A general peace erected upon such foundations can be discussed. Until such a peace can be secured we have no choice but to go on. So far as we can judge, these principles that we re gard as fundamental are already every where accepted as imperative except among the sopkesmen of the military and annexationist party in Germany. If thoy have anywhere else been re- jeceed, the objectors have not been sufficiently numerous or influential to make their voices audible. The tragi cal circumstances is that this one par ty in . Germany is apparently willing 3nd able to send millions of men to their death to prevent what all the world now sees to be just. No Change of Course. I would not be a true spokesman of the people of the United States if I did not say once more that we enter ed thi3 war upon no small occasion, and that we can never turn back from a course chosen upon principle. Our resources aro in pirt mobilized now, i and we shall not pause until they are mobilized in their entitrety. Our ar mies are rapidly going to the fighting i front and will go more and more rap- j idly. Our whole strength will be put , into this war of emanciation eman cipation from the threat and attempted mastery of selfish groups of autocratic rulers whatever the difficulties and nresent partial delays. We are in- j 'Jomitable in our ower of independ ent action and can in no circumstances consent to live in a world governed by 'ntrigue and force. We believe that our own desire for a new international order under which reason and justice and the common interests of mankind shall prevail is the des're of enlighten- , ed men everywhere. Without that new order the world will be without peace i and human life will lack tolerable con- . ditions of existence and development. Having set our hand to the task of achieving it, we shall not turn back. I hope that it is not necessary for me to aaa inai ro woru oi wul i have said is intended as a threat. That is not the temper of our people. I have j spoken thus only that the whole world i may know the tru spirit of America that men everywhere may know that our passion for justice and for self- j . . . . j j ...1 A. T ' overnment is no mere passion of i xvords, but a passion which once set in action, must be satisfied. The power of the United States is a menace to no nation or people. It will never be uesd n aggression of for the aggrandize ment of any selfish interest of our iwn. It springs out of freedom and 's for the service of freedom. NORTH CAROLINA IS GARDEN STATE NOW IS THE TIME TO GET READY SAYS STATE HORTICULTURIST. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capital. Raieign. North Carolina will become a State of gardeners if the wishes of the Di rector B. W. Kilgore, of the Agricul tural Extension Service, are realized this year. There was a great increase in the number of gardens put in last year and these did much to combat the high cost of foodstuffs during the time they were yielding. This season the need is more imperative than last. Gardens can play an important part in producing a good part of the food consumed, both in rural and urban sections. It Is possible to have something from the garden practically every day in the year if the space provided is large enough and care is exercised in handling it. The Extension Service has reprinted Extension Circular No. 43, which ghes a vegetable seeding calendar for the year with information as to keeping a producing garden throughout the year; This circular, together with a copy of "Truck Grow ing in North Carolina," by Horticultur ist W. N. Hutt, should be in the hands of every prospective gardener in the State and copies will be mailed on re quest as long as the supply lasts. According to Mr. Hutt, "Now is the time to get ready for the garden sea son. A few days of sunshine, and the land will soon be ready for hardy gar den crops. Many gardeners do not realize how hardy some of the vege table crops are and how soon they can be planted in spring. Of course the ground should not be worked while it is wet, but not an hour should be lost in spring when the ground is dry enough to plow. "Such hardy seeds as peas, beets, onions and spinach will germinate and grow even when the ground is cold. The little plants will come on all right even after being frozen. They can stand lots of cold but cannot bear hot sun and should be planted as early as possible in spring that most of their growth will be made in cold weather. "Early Irish potatoes can be planted long before freezing weather is past. The tubers will not be Injured if the ground crusts over after they are planted. If frost threatens after they are up, the tops can be covered with dirt or a light furrow turned ove"1 them. Every day gained In the early part of the season will add materially to the size of the crop." Don't Forget the Soldiers. From every nook and corner In the State our young men have gone to tho nmns to lea-n the soldier's life. Shortly they will represent us on the firing line, and others will be called to service in their places. While they are training, what can the homefolks do to help them? These men are offering their lives for us. All that we can do for them will not equal the sacrifices they are making. After talking with hundreds of them in the camps. I want to offer three practical sugestions to the people at home as to what they may do. Every person who reads this statement can easily, and should, gladly, do all of them. First, send your home paper to at. least one soldier at the camp. Pick out qne of the men you know and sub scribe for your home paper and send it to him. Any member of his family will give you his corect address. Writo him a letter and tell him you are send ing it. The cost will be trifling. The thought will be appreciated. It is not an act of charity, but an act of patri otic service. Second, at least once a week, make it a point to write a letter or a carl to some soldier at the camp. Send him a magazine or a good book occa sionally. Third, keep your troubles at home. The soldier has enough of his own. Be strong enough and unselflsa enough to cut out the trouble parts of your letters. There are plenty of good things to write about. The soldier has a man's size job, and besides, he can't help you. "Why worry him when you have a better opportunity to look aft er your troubles than he has to help you? Secretary Charters Corporations. The Litnrty Scales company, of Dur ham, received a charter with $50,000 authorized and $300 subscribed by Da vid Long, M. D. Wade and G. M. Tigh man, for a general automobile sales and garage business. The General Utility company, of Durham, is chartered with $100,000 capital authorized and $13,000 sub scribed by B. O. Townsend, M. L. Wade and G. M. TIghman for lumber, eeneral textile and cotton oil mMl and fertilizer business. Buy War Saving Certificates. Governor Bickett has issued the following appeal to the people of the State: The one supreme task that con fronts this nation is the winning of the war. To this end the government is calling on the people of North Caro lint to invest forty-eight million dol lars in Thrift Stamps and War Sav ings Certificates. To the timid this task is a terror to the heroic it is a challenge. If the people of North Carolina re spond to this call it will mean two things: First, that we have done, not ou" bit, but our best. Second, the habits of thrift neces sary to save forty-eight million dol lars and the working capital thereby created will insure the financial inde pendence of our people. To accomplish this gigantic task plans systematic and comprehensive must be laid. To this end and at the reauest of Col. F. II. Fries, state direc- ! tor of the national war savings com mittee, I hereby call a war savings institute to be held in the city of Ral eigh on the 12th and 13th days of Feb ruary, 1918. Trained experts will con duct the institute, and on Tuesday night, the 12th, speakers of interna tional reputation will address the public. All people interested in the work are cordially invited, but I nominate and appoint the following special dele gates: 1. Every county superintendent of public instruction. 2. Every superintendent of town and city schools. 3. Every farm demonstration agent. 4. Every home demonstration agent. 5. One physician from each county in the State to be named by the State Board of Health. 6. Every county chairman of a po litical party in the State. I earnestly urge the boards of coun ty commissioners to pay the actual expenses of the farm and home dem ontsration agents and the physician I earnestly urge the county and city boards of education to pay the actual expenses of their representatives. Let It be borne in mind that this meeting is not to be a celebration. but, as its name implies, it is to be a school, and all who attend will be thoroughly taught just what they are expected to do and Just how to do It. T. W. BICKETT, Governor. Senator Simomns Honored. I The United States flag that flew 'over the renate chamber of the Unif ied States during the last session of .Congress, the flag underneath which President Wilson delivered his mem orable war message before the aasem Ibled senate and house of represnta tlv3, was today presented to the Uni versity of North Carolina by Dr. Sam uel A. Ashe, In behalf of Senator F. M. Simmons, to whom the flag haJ been given as a mark of esteem. President Edward N. Graham re ceived the flag on behalf of the Uni versity of North Carolina. "At no Hime," said he, "has our flag meant as much as it means to us today." Captain Ashe said: "On the closs of that memorable session of Con gress, there was one senator, who, by his comprehensive views and master ful -management, by his devoted pa triotism and superior excellence, had so won the esteem and admiration of his associates that, as a particular mark of their appreciation of the great work he had performed, they desired i that the flag that flew over the sen iaie chamber during that remarkable session should be given him as a me mento, because of his patriotic activi ties and particular connection with jthe great measures that were passed ; during the period it was in use." This senator was Senator Simmons .of North Carolina. "Such recogni tion," continued Captain Ashe, "of the extraordinary service of a North Car lolinian, in the high forum of the Unit ed States, awakens our pride and af fords cause for congratulation." Pender Doctor Fined. "The free range for children with whooping cough was about to become as popular with the people of Pender county as free range for cattle with cattle tick used to be," said Dr. A McR. Crouch. State Epidemiologist, who returned from Pender where he convicted Dr. F. L. Brown for viola tion of the quarantine law by diag nosing whooping cough as "bronchi tis." The story, according to Dr. rouch, is that Miss Nellie Fusselle, a local school teacher, discovered that two of her pupils had whooping cough. In compliance with the State quaran tine law the two pupils were sent home, whereupon the parents of these two children called in Dr. Brown, who gave a written statement to the effect that the children did not have whoop ing cough. Consequently, they were immediately returned to school over the protest of the teacher and a few days later eleven other pupils devel oped the same violent coughing, "whooping," feverishness and nausea. Granted Law License. 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