Cheyenne record., 1916-06-01
BASIS FOR MEDIATION
Speech Before League TO Enforce
Peace Outlines What He Will
Propose II Offer Of Mediation
10 Made BY America to Bel
llgerents.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

tions to preserve the peace OF the
world against political ambition and
selfish hostility" and in service OF "a
common order, q common justice and
. common peace" He expressed the
hope chat the terms Of peace which
end the present war would include
such an agreement.
Outlining suggestions for peace,
which the President said he hoped the
United States would make II it has
opportunity to do so. he included the
provision for absolute freedom of the
seas, Q contention which has been the
keystone OF all the diplomatic discus
sions with Germany and Great Brit
ain, ana virtual guarantees Of terri
torial integrity and political. independ-
ence.
Officials interpreted the Presidents
addreas as . preliminary feeler for
peace In Europe. He outlined the
conditions ON which the United
States would move II It made for
NAL mediatory offer with the idea, it
was understood, Of learning how
such suggestions would be received
ABROAD.
Outlines Peace Proposal.
II am sure" said the President.
that the people of the United States
would wish their government to move
along these lines:
First, such q settlement with re-
gard 10 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 no
sense or degree parties to the pres
ent quarrel. Our interest is only In
peace and it's future guarantees.
Second. q universal association Of
nations to maintain the inviolate se-
curity Of the highway of the seas for
the common and unhindered use Of
all the nations of the world and to
prevent any war begun either con-
trary to treaty covenants or without
warning and full submission of the
causes to the opinion Of the world
virtual guarantee of territorial in
tegrity and political independence"
The fundamentals of a lasting
peace, President Wilson said he be-
lieved were:
First, that every people has right
to choose the sovereign under which
they shall live.
Same Libert/ for All Nations.
Like other nations" the President
said, I'VE have ourselves no doubt
once and again offended against that
principle when for little while con-
trolled by selfish passion, as our
franker historians have been honor
able enough to admit; but It has be-
come 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
and insist upon.
"And, third, that the world has q
right to be free from every disturb
ance of it's peace that has its origin
in aggression and disregard of the
rights of people and nations"
The outstanding lesson of the world
war, the President said, had been that
the peace of the world must hence
forth depend upon new and more
wholesome diplomacy"
'''If this war has accomplished moth
ing else for the benefit OF the world"
said he, sit has at least disclosed q
great moral necessity and set for
ward the thinking of the statesmen
Of the werld by q whole age. Repeat
ed utterances Of the leading states
men OF most of the great nations now
engaged In war have made it plain
that; their thought has come to this:
That the, principle OF public right
must 6enoeforth take precedence over
the Individual interests of particular
nations, and that the nations of the
world must IN, some way band them
selves together to see that that right
prevails against any sort OF selfish
must not be set up against alliance,
inent for q common object, and that
at the heart Of that common object
must lie the inviolable rights Of peo-
pies and of mankind.
$50 sincerely do we believe in these
things" said: che President In con-
clusion, 'sthat am sure that 1 speak
the mind and wish Of the people ~
America when say that the United
States il willing to become partner
in any feasible association of nations
formed I'm order to realize these OBJ
dects and make them secure against
y violation" -.
. The President told his hearers he
had not come to discuss q program
but only. to avow creed and give
expression to the confidence that the
world was approaching day when
some common force would be created
for "the service Of common order
comMon Justice and a common
peace. m
When the Invitation to be here to.
night came to me. he said. 81 was
glad to accept it-not because It Of
fered me an Opportunity 20 discuss
the program Of the leaguethat you
WIN, am sure, not expect OF me
hut because the desire OF the whole
world now turns eagerly. moro and
ymore eagerly. toward the hope Of