Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-22
WILSON FOR LEAGUE TO
ENFORCE WORLD PEACE
President Delivers Notable Address IN the Senate in
Which He States ! 4vidaious Peace Is
Impossible in Europe

Washington. Jan. President
Wilson today recommended that the
United States Join In league Of ma
tions to enforce world peace.
In a speech before the senate, he
urged that the principle OF the Ameri-
can Monroe doctrine be made the doc
trine OF the world.
He declared there lis no entangi-
Ing alliance In o concert OF power
The president said settlement TO
guarantee peace and justice through
out the world cannot be long post
poned and that this government
should formulate the conditions upon
which Il could ask It's people to ap-
prove adherence to league for peace
The president declared the present
war must first be ended. but said.
1T makes a great deal OF difference
to this government. ''in what way
and upon what terms II Is ended" He
declared he was taking II for granted
that mere terms Of peace between
the belligerents will not even satisfy
the warning nations themselves.
agreements will not make peace se-
cure." and Il viii be necessary that >
force be created to guarantee the per-
nancy Of the settlement.
Very explicit assurances" regard
ing peace. received from the bellig-
erents. the president said. indicated
that the peace that comes must be a
peace without victory"
He declared that the only peace
which can last Is a peace based upon
equality and common participation
In a common benefit" Guarantees
exchanged. he said. must neither rec
ognize nor imply difference between
big nations and small.
He then laid down the following
basis for lasting peace:
add the authority and power OF
the United States to the authority
and force OF other nations to guaran-
tee peace and justice throughout the
world.
"A peace founded upon an equality
OF rights.
"a united. Independent and auto
nomous plan.
80 far as practicable, freedom
to all nations for full development OF
resources and direct outlet to the
great highways OF the seas.
Freedom Of the seas.
Limitations OF naval and military
armament.
In closing his address the president
said: a.
II am proposing as It were. that the
nations should with one accord adopt
the doctrine OF President Monroe as
the doctrine OF the world: that no
nation should seek to extend its pol
ity over any other nation or people.
but that every people should be free
to determine It's own policy. its own
way Of development. unhindered. un-
threatened, unafraid, the little along
with the great and powerful.
II am proposing that all nations
henceforth avoid entangling alliances
which would drive them into compe-
titions Of power. catch them In net
OF intrigue and selfish rivalry and
disturb their own affairs with in
fluences intruded from without"
or some form OF league to en-
force peace, President Wilson said;
There Is no entangling alliance in
a concert OF power When all unite
to act IN the same sense and with the
same purposes, all act In the common
interest and are free to live their
own lives under a common protec-
tion."
/ The president declared these to be
the American principles and policy,
1--WE could stand for no Others"
he declared, 3, -
The presidspt oSplained his course
by declaring that Il was "inconceiv-
able" that this government should