Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-28
Is Ready to Join i'll Any
Feasible Plan in Service
of Common Order.
TALK BEFORE PEACE
LEAGUE is "FEELER"
Outlines Include
Freedom of Seas and Po-
litical independence.

VVTASHINGTON, May 27,-Presi- |
w dent Wilson declared here to-
night before the League to Enforce
Peace that the United States was
ready to join in any feasible associa-
ton of nations to preserve peace OF
the world against political ambition
and selfish hostility" and in the serV
ice of IA common order, a common
Justice and common peace. lie eN-
pressed the hope that terms OF peace
which end the present war Woulu in-
| clude such an arrangement.
Outlining suggestions for peace
| which the president said he hoped
| the United States would make II IL
| has the opportunity to do so, he in
| cluded provision for absolute freedom
| of the seas. a contention Whlch mas
| been the keystone of all the dlpIo-
matte discussions with GERMAN anu
Great Britain, and virtual guarantees
of territorial integrity and political
| independence.
l. Il "Fcclcr.'
Officials interpreted the presidents
address as preliminary teeler Tor
peace in Europe He outlined the
conditions on which the United States
would move if it made formal
mediatory offer with the idea, II was
understood, of learning how snch
suggestions would be received abroad.
Il am sure" said the president
that the people of the United states
would wish their government TO move
along these lines:
"First-Such a settlement with re-
gard to their own immediate interests
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 de-
gree parties to the present quarrel.
| our interest is only IN pease ana ilS
future guarantees.
: "Second-A universal association of
the nations to maintain use of all the
the nations to maintain the inVlolatc
security 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
4 trary to the covenants or WITH
out warning and full suonis-
G sion of the causes to the oplh-
ion of the world "a virtual
guarantee of territorial integrity and
o political independence
$ Outline Fundamental.
:, The fundamentals of lasting
!, peace, President w llSon Sdlu ne NC
u iieved were:
l "First-That every pjeople has &
= right to choose the sovereignty undel
which they shall live. Like other ma
o tions we have ourselves no doubt once
: and again offended against that prlh
II ciple when for little while controlled
II by selfish passion as our franker ms
:. torians have been honorable enough
II to admit; but il has become more an,
: more our rule of life and action.
$ 'Second-That the small states o
It the world have right to enjoy tn
= same respect for their sovereignty an'
o for their territorial integrity tina
y great and powerful nations expect ant
insist upon.
o And third-That the world has
|" right to be free from every disturb
Is ance of its peace that has its orlgl
II in aggression and disregard oil IN
l. rights of people and nations"
Must Have More order.
The outstanding lesson of the worl
war the presidant said. had been tina
10 the peace of the world must hence
'e forth depend upon new and NOR
p wholesome diplomacy"
l. 'If this war has accomplished noth
NJ ing else for the benefit of the world.
J. said he. "lt has at least disclosed
" great moral necessity and set forWdr
IN the thinking of the statesmen of tn
s. world bv a whole age. Repeated vi
teTdHCe Ol lut ItdhiiiS St'tN'AiiSif
most of the great nations now er
az gagged in war have made 1t plain tht
TX their thought has come to this. thi
n the principal public right mu
ne henceforth take precedence over tn
IL individual interests of particular ma
e. tions and that the nations ot Ii
or world must in some way band then
~ selves together to see that right pr'
e. walls against any sort of selfish al
= gression;. that henceforth allialC
1S must not be set up against allianC
or but that there must be commo
agreement for common object an
that at the heart of that common oi
ject must lie the inviolahle rights
. peoples and of mankind.
II Will Take Hand.
so sincerely do we believe the!
things" said the president in concll
dd sion. that | am sure that | speak II
mind and wish of the people OF Aine
lea when / say that the United stat
is willing to become partner in al
feasible association Of nations forln'
in order to realize these Objects al
G make them secure against violation
vs- The president told his hearers
r. had not come to discuss Drosra
al hut only to avow "A creed and give e
mt preston to the confidence tnat q
m world was approaching a day VIII
an some common force would be Great
is for 1.-THE service of common ord'
zee common justice and a comm'
yes peace"