Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-25
RECOMMENDS THAT u. 8. JOIN
LEAGUE or NATIoNs--uRGES
MONROE DOCTRINE FOR
ALL COUNTRIES.
PRECEDENT BROKEN
BY EXECUTIVES TALK
President Addresses Branch Of Con.
Crsss Separately for FIrnt Time
Since Jefferson--Declares Self
In Favor Of Peace With
out Victory.

Washington, Jan. 23.--untt, Monday
no president had addressed either
branch Of Congress separately since
Thomas Jefferson In 1901. In fact, no
president addressed Congress In Joint
session since that time until President
Wilson revived the custom In 1918.
Washington, Jan, 23.--speaking. he
said, tor liberals and friends OF hui
manity In every nation and Of every
program Of liberty" President Wilson
has just outlined to the United States
Senate n program Of peace for the
world, which he believed would keep
oil the world safe from future agrees
sion.
He declared that the only peace
which can last In q peace based upon
equality and q common participation
In common benefit"
The guarantees exchanged, he said,
must neither recognize nor imply
difference between big nations and
small"
Lays Down Basis.
He then laid down the following ba.
sis for lasting peace:
Add the authority and power of the
United States to the authority and
force of other nations to guarantee
peace and justice throughout the
world.
A peace founded on All equality of
rights, A united. independent and au.
tonomous plan. ~
So far as practicable freedom to all
nations for full development of re.
sources and direct outlet TO the great
highways of the seas.
Freedom of the seas and Limitation
OF naval aud military armament.
Explains Course.
The President explained his course
BY declaring that It was 'ineonceiv.
able" that this government should play
no part In the great enterprise OF
peace. Owing, he said, to the fact
that this government did not wish to
withhold It's services, he felt the people
of the United States were called upon
TO state the conditions under which
they will feel free To render it,"
In closing his address, the President
said:
Il am proposing, as II were. that the
nations should with one accord adopt
the doctrine OF President Monroe as
the doctrine OF the world that no ma.
ton should seek to extend its policy
over any other nation or people, but
that every people should be left free
to determine its own policy. its own
way OF development, unhindered. un.
threatened, unafraid, the little along
with the great and powerful.
Avoid Alliances.
Il am proposing that all nations
henceforth avoid entangling alliances
which would drive them into competi.
tons OF power. catch them lin net OF
intrigue and selfish rivalry and dis.
turh their own affairs with influences
intruded from without"
OF some form of q league to enforce
peace, the President said:
There Ii no entangiing alliance In
concert Of powers. When all unite
to act In the same sense and with the
same purpose. all act In the common
interest and are free to live their own
lives under a common protection"
The President declared these to be
the American principles and policy.
We could stand for no Others" he
declared.
peace Without Victory"
The President declared that the
very explicit assurances" regarding
peace, received from belligerents, i'm.
ply that the peace that comes must be
= peace without victory" Victory,
he declared, would be peace forced
upon the loser. victor's terms i'm,
posed upon the vanquished.
Tho Presidents speech to the Sen.
ate y already In the hands OF foreign
governments, II was officially an
nOunced. At the same time It was
stated there was no need for press
agencies here TO cable 1t. leaving the
Impression that II was available for
publication from the foreign govern
monts.
Seeks ssnats Approval.
Tho step Ii taken b. the President,
Y = understood. followins what vas