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Show FAITH IN GERMANY IS EXPRESSED BYBURIAN Austrp-Hungarian Foreign ; Minuter Also Hat Good Word for Wilson. i , By Assoelstsd Frees, BASEL, Switzerland. Oct. 1C Conn dene that Turkey would remain faithful lo the Teutonic alliance was expressed by Baroa Burtan, the Aiiatro-Hungarlan for j sign minister. In the course of a state- I ! idem Wilson's Ideas of tha solution of 1 world democracy, "even when ha Joined our adveraartrs and laid down certain principles dtrerted against us. Hla declarations decla-rations t he re fore never remained wit flout fl-out influenca amongst us and were never rejected by us In principle." LCAOUI OF NATIONS. The foreign minister expressed the view that the creation of a league of nations na-tions constituted a preliminary condition for the establishment of a peace of Imperial Im-perial justice "such aa President Wilson and we desire, ttuch a league," he aded, "would form tha framework of tha new world. It Is upon It that tha various states will build up their reciprocal reflations. re-flations. "Such a league, Baron Burtan con tin -I ued, "will replace the policy of an equlll-tvrium equlll-tvrium of groups of powers depending on force by sn organisation of statee olun- established by themselves with the 'creation 'cre-ation of an executive power above lha states to enforce the law." International arbitration tribunals wilt settle disputes, the foreign minister said, sad armaments will lose the reason for their existence. Tha baron then said: "ft Is not my place to enter Into a dlscuneion as to the reasons why President Presi-dent Wilson Relayed his rply to us when j h hag communicated with Germany with a view to enlightening certain preliminary quentlorts, for I should ba reduced to a pure hypothesis. I would only say that our confidence In President Wilson's word Is so firm that we categorically reject supinations attributing at-tributing to his procedure motives, tactical tacti-cal reasons or Intentions malevolent to- 1 ward the monarchy."- : ment to the foreign affairs committee of the Hungarian delegation, according to Vienna advices. The foreign minister also reasserted Austria-Hungary's fidelity fidel-ity to Germany. . We shall enter upon the negotiations," he said, "closely united with our faithful faith-ful German ally and with Turkey, which continues to keep her engagement toward the alliance, notwithstanding the difficult diffi-cult situation In whtch she Is placed by the dtauppearanee of Hulgarla. I w1nh to point out as a self-evident f s rt result I ng -om this close union of tha allies that we shall always regulate our at tl t ude In t he approaching nego tlatlone In constant reciprocal agreement with them. If the baees of the agreements agree-ments to he concluded exist aa the result of the acceptance of the points of the I r'm l ltitr"n H"-1! aaa mvUlmtlx .xa. fei ring in President Wilson s program . the sppltcallon snd execution of these diverse points In thtr practical bearing, rsn nevertheless!, give rise to differences of opinion aluch we must try to rilxal- : pate by carefully weighing the opposing point of -view snd vigorously defending; the conditions of our constitutional existence. ex-istence. The allies will have to support each Other" Trt ttiess nH sens) a I one, They- will have to find in the settlement of litigious auestlons that line of aereement which will protect their Interests from Injury." WILSON STAND JUST. Baron Burls n told the committee of the Hungarian delegation that I'reeldent Wilson's Wil-son's declaration that the. evacuation of territory was necessary before an armla-tlrs armla-tlrs could be granted waa "perfectly Juat and founded, not only on political reasons, but on poMitlve military reasons." "Our aereement and that of Oermany to this evacuation la certain." he added. Baron Burtan said that a sentiment |
