The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-06-01
OUR INTEREST ONLY PEACE
AND FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

Ocn Nv IHIol ONI1 EGROE
AND FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
Settle Forever Contention Which Has
Been Keynote Of All Diplomatic Dis.
cusstons With Germany and Great
6ritaln.-Want Virtual Guarantee of
Territorial Integrity and Political
independence.
hington.-President Wilson de-
ciared here before the League to En-
rorce Peace, that the United States
was ready to join in any feasible as.
soclat1on OF nations to preserve the
peace Of the world against political
ambition and selfish hostility" and In
service Of "a common order, n com.
q, mon Justice, and a common peace. "
Ho expressed tho hope that the
terms Of peace which end the war
would include such an arrangement,
Absolute Freedom Of the Seas
Outlining suggestions for peace.
which the President said he hoped
the United States would make If It
had opportunity to do SO, ho included
provision for absolute freedom OF the
seas, a contention which has been the
Keystone Of all the diplomatic discus.
sions with Germany and Great Brit.
ain; and virtual guarantees Of terri.
toriai integrity and political indie
pendence
Officials interpreted the Presidents q
address as preliminary feeler f6G
peace in Europe. He outlined eShe
conditions on which the United S4Utcs
would move If 1t made fornIM med
atory offer with the idea, itaswas un.
derstood. Of learning how .{s6ch sug.
gestions would be rcceive9Gaabroad.
X Il am sure S2i.HH-;;fhe President
THAT ,peUHe or tho United States
would wish their government to move
along these lines:
Peace Only, and It's Future Guaran.
'First, such a settlement with re
gard to their own immediate inter.
ests as the belligerents may agree
upon. We have nothing material of
any kind to ask for ourselves, and
are quite aware that we are In nc
sense or degree parties to the present
quarrel. Our interests Is only in
peace. and its future guarantees
Universal Association of Nations.
Second, an universal association
Of tho nations to maintain the invio
late security Of the highway of the
seas for the common and unhindered
uso OF all the nations Of the world
and to prevent any war begun either
contrary to treaty covenants or with.
out warning and full submission of
the causes to the opinion OF the
tWorld--a virtual guarantee OF terri.
torial integrity and political inde.
pendence"
The Fundamentals Of a Lasting Peace.
The fundamentals Of lasting
peace, President Wilson said he be.
lieved were:
'First, that every people has a
right to chose the sovereignty under
which they shall live. Like other
Nations" the President said, 1--WE
have ourselves no doubt once and
again offended against that principle
which for little while controlled by
selfish passion, as our franker histor
ians have been honorable enough to
admit; but 1t has become more and
more our rule Of life and action.
Second, that the small states OF
the world have a right to enjoy the
same respect for their sovereignty and
for their territorial integrity that
great and powerful nations expect and
insist UPON.
"And, third, that the world has a
right to be free from every disturb,
ance OF It's peace and that Its origin
In aggression end disregard OF the
rights Of people and nations"
I'm full the President spoke as fol.
lows:
Desire OF the Whole World Turns to
4 bt5.E, Etyy Peace.
s'When the invitation to be here to.
night came TO me, I was glad to &C.
cepf it-not because 1t offered me an
opportunity to discuss the program
OF the league that you will, II am
sure, not expect OF ne-but because
tho desire 3f ! the whole world now
turns eagerly, more and more eager.
1y. towarda the hope OF peace and
There IS iunt ason whv we should
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