The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-12-29

q 49, 49,
= upon terms which will certainly safe
. guard the independence, the terri
s torial integrity and the political san
commercial freedom of the nations in
volved. In the measures to be takel
) to secure the future peace of the worl,
, the people and government of thu
, United States are as vitality and al
: directly interested as the government
: now at war. Their interest, moreover
in the means to be adopted to relieve
: the smaller and weaker peoples of the
world Of the peril of wrong ant
. violence is as quick and ardent al
, that Of any other people and govern
ment. They stand ready and even
eager to cooperate In the accomplish
ment OF these ends when the war If
over with every influence and re-
source at their command.
/ Cannot Suggest Terms.
'But the war must first be conclud-
ed. The terms upon which it is to be
concluded they are not at liberty to
suggest, but the president does feel
! that it Is his right and his duty to
point out their intimate interests in
its conclusions, lest it should presently
be too late to accomplish the greater
things which lie beyond it's conclu-
| sions, lest the situation of neutral ma
| tions, now exceedingly hard to en-
dure, be rendered altogether intoler-
able, and lest more than all, an injury
be done civilization itself which can
never be atoned for or repaired.
President Feels Justified.
"The President therefore feels alto
gether justified in suggesting an i'm
mediate opportunity for comparison
Of views as to the terms which must
precede those ultimate arrangements
for the peace of the world, which all
desire and in which the neutral nations
as well as those at war are ready to
play their full responsible part If
the contest must continue to proceed
towards underlined ends by slow attri
tition until the one group of belliger-
ents or the other Is exhausted, if mill
lion after million of human lives must
continue to be offered up until on the
one side or the other there are no
more to offer; If resentments are to be |
kind1ed that never can cool and de-
spairs engendered from which there |
can be no recovery, hopes of peace and |
of the willing concert of free people |
will be rendered vain and idle
1.-THE life Of the entire world has
been profoundly affected. Every part |
of the great family of mankind has |
felt the burden and terror Of this I'M
precedentea contest of arms No ua-
ton IN the civilized world can be said |
in truth to stand outside its influence
or to be safe against it's disturbing Ell 7
fects. And yet the concrete objects
for which it is being waged have never,
been definitely stated.
Stated In General Terms.
"The leaders of the several bellig-
erents have, as has been said, stated
these objects in general terms. But,
stated in general terms, they seem the
same on both sides. Never yet have
the authoritative spokesman of either
side avowed the precise objects which
would, If attained, satisfy them and
heir people that the war had been ,
ought out. The world has been left
20 conjecture what definite results,
what actual exchange of guarantees, :
What political or territorial changes or !
'eadjustment, what stage of military !
success ever would bring the war to
IN end. Z
Peace May Be Very Near.
"It may be that peace is nearer than 7
We know; that the terms which the I
eIligerents on the one side and on s
be other would deem it necessary to :
INSIST upon are not SO irreconcflable :
s some have feared; that an inter- i
hange of views would clear the way 4
t least for conference and make the
ornament concord of the nations
ope of the immediate future, a con-
ert of nations Immediately practical
lie.
"The President IL not proposing
eace, he is not even Offering media
on. He is merely proposing that b
oundings be taken in order that we e
lay learn, the neutral nations with the '
how near the haven of a
eace may be for which all mankind II
'ngs with an intense and increasing p
'nging. Il
Believes Spirit 10 Understood.
He believes that the Spirit In which
. speaks and the objects which he Il
,eks will be understood by all con- Il
srned, and he confidently hopes for q e
'sponse which will bring new light Q
to the affairs of the world"
The note to the Allied group win be
,livered to Great Britain, France,
ally, Japan, Russia, Belgium, Mon b
negro, Portugal, Roumania and Scr W
q. That the Central Allies will be 81
'livered to Germany, Austria-Hun- G
laHungary, Turkey and Bulgaria. pl
1t is being delivered to all neutral T
for their information. Il
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