The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-14
WILSON OUTLINES
POLICY TO RUSSIA
GERMANS WILL BE COMPELLED
TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE AND
MAY LOSE TERRITORY.
UNCLE SAM ASKS NOTHING
Requirements Must Insure World
Peace-can Not Revert To Con-
ditions Before War Because
of Danger of Future Strife.

communication to the new government
of Russia has made plain the war aims
of the United States and its position
on mo annexation, no indemnities."
In unmistakable terms President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the status quo"
before the war.
at was the status quo ante out OF
which this iniquitous war issued
FORTH" he says, "the power of the i'm
perial German government within the
empire and it's widespread domination
and influence outside of that empire.
THAT status must be altered in such
fashion as to prevent any such hide
GUS thing from ever happening again"
The presidents communication was
delivered to the Russian government
by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd.
In full 1t is as follows:
Uncle Sam Seeks Nothing.
I'm view OF the approaching visit OF the
American delegation to Russia to express
the deep friendship of the American peo-
pie for the people of Russia and to dis
cusJ the best and most practical means
Of corporation between the two peoples
In carrying the present struggle for the
freedom OF all peoples to successful con-
summation, it seems opportune and APP
propriate that should state again, In the
light of this new partnership, the object
the United States has had in mind in en-
tering the war Those objects have been
very much belciouded during the past few
weeks by mistaken and misleading state
ments. and the issues at stake are too mo-
mentous. too tremendous. too significant
for. the whole human race to permit any
tc&S Nf0rx afof dor 1SIt
however slight, to remain uncorrected for
moment.
THE war has begun to go against Ger
many. and in their desperate desire TO
escape the inevitable ultimate defeat those
who are in authority in Germany are
using every possible instrumentality, are
making use even Of the influence or
groups and parties among their own sub
jects to whom they have never been just
or fair or even tolerant, to promote
propaganda on both sides Of the sea
ence at home and their power abroad. to
the undoing OF the very men they are
using.
THE position of America in this war is
cused for mistaking it. She seeks no ma
terial profit or ACKNOWLEDGMENT of any
kind. She Is fighting for no advantage
or selfish aggression OF autocratic force.
1.-THE ruling classes in Germany have
begun Of late to profess like liberality
and justice of purpose, but only to pre-
serve the power they have set up in Ger
many and the selfish advantages which
they have wrongly gained for themselves
and their private projects of power all
the way from Berlin to Bagdad and be-
yo1d. Government after government has
by their influence, without open conquest
of it's territory been linked together in a
net of intrigue directed against nothing
less than the peace and liberty Of the
world The meshes of that intrigue must
be broken. but cannot be broken unless
wrongs already done are undone; and ade-
Quate measures must be taken to prevent
1t from ever again being rewoven or re-
paired
Wrongs Must Be Riohted.
"Of course the imperial German gov
eminent and those whom it is using for
their own undoing are seeking to obtain
pledges that the war will end in the
restoration of the status quo ante. 1t
was the status quo ante out OF which this
Ubiquitous war issued forth. the power of
the imperial German government within
the empire and it's widespread domination
and influence outside of that empire. That
status must be altered in such fashion as
to prevent any such hideous thing from
ever happening again
1--WE are fighting for the liberty, the
self government and the indicated deyel-
opnent of all peoples and every feature
of the settlement that concludes this war
must be conceived and executed for that
purpose. Wrongs must first be righted
and then adequate safeguards must be
created to prevent their being committed
again. We ought not to consider reme-
dies merely because they have pleasing
and sonorous sound. Practical questions
can be settled only by practical means.
Phrases will not accomplish the result.
Effective readjustments will; and what
ever Establishments are necessary must
be made.
But they must follow principle, and
that principle Is plain. No people must
be forced under sovereignty under which
1t does not wish to i've No territory
must change hands except for the pur-
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fair chance Of life and liberty. No indem-
mites must be insisted on except those
that constitute payment for manifest
wrongs done. No readjustments of power
must be made except such as will tend
to secure the future peace of the world
and the future welfare and happiness OF
shed Blood For Right.
"And then the free peoples of the world
must draw together in some common COW
enaft some genuine and practical CO.
operation that will in effect combine their
force to secure peace and justice in the
dealings of nations with one another. The
brotherhood of mankind must not longer
be fair but empty phrase; 1t must be
The nations must realize their common
life and effect a workable partnership to
secure that life against the aggressions
of autocratic and self pleasing power.
For these things we can afford to pour
out blood and treasure. For these things
we have always professed to desire, and
unless we pour out blood and treasure
now and succeed, we may never be able
to unite or show conquering force again in
the great cause Of human liberty. The
day has come to conquer or submit. If
the forces of autocracy can divide us, they
will overcome US; If we stand together,
victory Is certain and the liberty which
victory will secure. We can afford then
to be generous, but we cannot afford then
or now to be weak or omit any single
guarantee of justice and security"
d'affaires at Berlin has been handed
his passports. The Haitian diplomat
had handed Foreign Secretary Zim-
norman a note protesting against un.
restricted submarine warfare and de-
manding compensation for losses
caused to Haitian commerce and life.
Washington. Dispatches from