Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-23

! towards fun development of its re-
sources and of its powers should be
assured direct outlet to the great
[ highways OF the sea. Where this
cannot Toe done hv the session of ter
ritory, II can no doubt ne done by the
/ naturalization of direct rights of way
under the general guarantee which
viii assure the peace itself With a
right comfy of arrangement no ma
/ tion need be shut away from free
access TO the open paths of the
worlds commerce.
Sea Must BE Free.
and the paths of the sea must
alike in law and in fact he free.
The freedom of the seas is the
sine qua non Of peace, equality and
cooperation. No doubt a somewhat
radical reconsideration of many Of
the rules of international practice
hitherto sought to bc established may
be necessary in order To make the
seas free in practically all circum-
stance for the use of mankind. but
the motive for such changes is CON
vincing and compelling.
There can be no trust or intimacy
between the peoples of the world
without them. The free. constant.
unthreatened intercourse Of nations is
an essential part of the process of
peace and of development. II need
not be difficult TO define or to Sc
cure the freedom of the seas If tho
governments OF the world sincerely
desire To come to an agreement con
corning it,
ut is a problem closely connected
with the limitation of naval arma-
ments and the cooperation of the
navies In the world I'm keeping the
seas at once free and safe. And the
question OF limiting naval armaments
opens the wider and perhaps more
ditficult question OF the limitation of
armies and all military preparations.
Difficult and delicate as these uues-
tions are, they must be faced with
the utmost candor and decided in n
spirit Of real accommodation If peace
is to come with healing in its wings
and come to stay
Sacrifices Necessary.
Peace cannot be had without con-
ceSsion and sacrifice There can be
no sense of safety and equality among
the nations II great prcpondcrating
are hcncoforth to continuo
here and there to he built up and
maintained. The statement Of the
world must plan for peace and ma
tions must adjust and accommodate I
their policy to II rs they have planned /
for war and made ready for pitHess
contest and rivalry The question of
armomcnts, whether on land or on
sea, is the intensely practical question /
connected with the future fortunes Of
nations and of mankind.
81 have spoken upon these great
matters without reserve and with the
utmost eNplicitness because IL has
seemed to me to he necessary IL tho
worlds yoarning desire for peace was
anywhere To find free voice and ut
ierance. Perhaps | am the only per-
son in high authority amongst all tho
peoples OF the world who is at liberty
10 speak and hold nothing back am
speaking as an individual and vet |
am speaking also, OF course. as the
responsible head of n great govern
mcnt and | feel confident that | have /,
'aid what the people Of the United
states would wish me to say.
Speaking for Au.
'May | not add that / hope and
,elieve that | am In effect speaking
or liberals and friends OF humanity
n every nation and Of every program
# liberty | would fain believe that
am speaking for the silent mass Of
mankind everywhere who have as vot
,ad no place or opportunity TO spcak ,
heir real hearts out concerning the
ieath ana ruin they see 10 have come |