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abroad to the undoing OF the very
men they are using.
American Position is Clear TO All.
'"rhc position to America in this
war is SO clearly avowcd that no
ingman can be excused for installing
Il. She seeks no material profit or
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any kind She is
fighting for no advantage or selfish
object of her own, but for the llbcr-
alton of peoples everywhere from the
,-grcssions of autocratic force. The
ruling classes III Germany have be-
gun Of late TO profess a libcrality
and justice Of purpose. but only to
preserve the power they have set up
in Germany and the selfish advantages
;:hich they have wrongfully gained
:or them selves and their provate
projects of power all the way from
Berlin to Bagdad and beyond. Gov
eminent after government has by
their influence, without open conquest
OF its territory, been linked together
in Il net of intrigue directed against
nothing less than the peace and liberty
Of the world. The meshcs of that
Intrigue must he broken unless the
wrongs already done are undone; and
adequate measures must he taken to
prevent it from ever again being re-
woven or repaired.
Germany Seeking Status Quo Ante.
"Of course the imperial German
government and those whom il is us
ing 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 iniquitous war is
sued forth, the power of the imperial
government within the empire and
It's widespread domination and infiu-
encr outside that empire. That status
must be altered in such fashion rs to
prevent any such hidcous thing from
eyer happening again.
eve are fighting for the liberty,
lac f-govcrnmcnt and the undictot-
cd development of all peoples and ev-
cry feature of the settlement that
concludes this war must he conveyed
and executed for that purpose. The
WI ongS must first be rightcd and then
adequate safeguards must be created
10 prevent their being committed
again. We ought not To consider
remedies merely because they have Il
pleasing and sonorous sound. Piac-
teal questions can be settled only by
practical means. Phrases will not ac-
compiish the result Effective read
jGStmcnts win, ana whatever read
.iustments are necessary, must be
made.
All Peoples Must Have Free Choice.
"But they must follow principle
and that principle is plain No people
must be forced under sovereignty,
under which it does not wish to live.
No territory must change hands eX-
cept for the purpose of securing those
who inhabit it IL fair chance ut life
| and liberty. No indcmnities must be
insisted on except those that con-
stitntc payment for manifest wrongs
done No rcadjustments of poker
must be made except such as will
tend to secure the future peace of
the world and the future welfare and
happiness Of its peoples.
Nations Then Must Draw Closer
Together.
And then the free peoples of the
world must draw together in some
| common covenant, some genuine and
high cooperation 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 no longer be a fair
hut empty phrase; it must be given a
structure of force and reality. The
nations must realize their common
life and effect Il workable partnership
to secure that life against the ag-
FfeSSions OF autocratlc and self-plcas-
ing power.
"for these things we can afford to
pour out blood and treasure. For
these are the things we have always
profcsscd ii desire and unless we pour
out blood and treasure now and sue
coed, we may never be able to unite
or show conqucring force again in
the great cause OF human liberty.
The day has come to sonqucr or sub
nit. If the forces of autocracv can
wide us they can overcome us; if
We stand together, success is certain
and the liberty which victory will Sc
cure. We can afford then to be ren-
erous but we cannot afford then or
now t" be weak or omit any single
guarantee of justice and security.