Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-10
WILSON CLEARLY
DEFINES WAR AIMS
OF UNITED STATES
Outlines Position on mo
Annexations, No In
IDENTITIES"
COMMUNICATION TO NEW
GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA
In Unmistakable Terms, Declares
Against Restoration of Status
Quo Before War.
GERMANY GETTING DESPERATE
Wrongs Must BE Righted and Safe
guards Created to Prevent
Their Recurrence.
COMMUNICATION TO NEW
GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA
GERMANY GETTING DESPERATE
Wrongs Must BE Righted and Safe
guards Created to Prevent
Their Recurrence.
iBy Associated rressl

tBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June ?.-Prcsident It
Wilson. In a communication to the new
government OF Russia. has made plain
the war aims of the United States. and
Its position on mo annexations. no in
IDENTITIES"
NO territory must change hands cx-
cept for the purpose of securing those
who inhabit II fair chance of life
and liberty" says the communication.
NO indemnities must be insisted on
except those that constitute payment
for manifest wrongs done.
NO rcadjustments Of power must be
made. except such "a Will tend to Sc
cure ;he future peace of the world and
the future welfare and happiness OF
It's people"
In unm!stakabie terms. President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal TO restore the status quo"
before the war.
IT was the status quo ante" he says
out Of which this ;niquitous war Is
sued forth--the power of the imperial
German government within the empire
and It's Widespread domination and in
fuence outside OF that empire
STATUS MUST he ALTERED
rO PREVENT RECURRENCE
That status must be altered in such
fashion as To prevent any such hidcuu.
thing from ever happening again"
The Presidents communication was
delivered 10 the Russian Govcrnm.n,
by An. .bassador Francis AT Pe,rorrad
In fun. II is as follows:
In view o: the approaching visit
81 the American delegation to Russia
10 "NprHss the deep friendship of the
American people for the people OF Rus
sia. and 20 discuss the best and most
practical means OF cooperation be-
tween the two peoples in carrying the
present struggle for the freedom or
all peoples TO I successful! consumma
ton. II seems opportune and appro-
PIRATE that ] should state again. in
the light OF this new partnership. the
objects tho United States has had IN
mind in entering the war Those OH
iects have been very much beclouded
during the past few weeks by mistake,
ana misleading statements ard tho Is
sues at stake are 100 momentous too
tremendous. TOO Significant for the
whole human race TO permit anv mis-
Interpretations or Observation-Disclosures
however slight. to remain uncorrect
ed FOR moment
WAR Is BEGINNING TO
GO AGAINST GERMAN
me war has begun TO go against
Germany and in their desperate desire
70 escape the inevitable ultimate de-
teat. those who are in authority in Ger
many are using every possible instru
mentality, are making use even OF The
i1Hnence Of
their own subjects. TO whom they have
never been just or fair or even toler
ant, TO promote propaganda on both
sides OF the sea which will preserye
FOR them their influence at home and
their power abroad. to the undotnr Of
the very men they are using
The position OF America in this war
is so clearly avowed that no man can
be excused for mistakinE It, She seeks
no material profit or ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF any kind. She is fghtinE for no
advantage or selfish object OF her own.
but for the liberation OF peoples every
where from the agGressions OF auto
cratic force. The ruling classes in Ger
many have begun of late to profess a
like liberality and justice OF purpose
but only to preserve the power they
have set up in Germany 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 beyond. Govern
ment after government has by their
influence. without open conquest OF its
territory. been linked together in net
OF intrigue directed against nothing
less than the peace and liberty of the
world The meshcs of that intrigue
must be broken. but cannot be broken
unless wrongs already done are undone
and adequate measure must be taken
TO prevent 1t from ever again being
rewoYen or repaired
GERMANY FIGHTS TO
RESTORE STATUS QUO ANTE
"Of course. the smperial German gov
ernment and those whom 1t is using for
their own undoins are seeking to OBJ
tain 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 issued forth
the power OF the imperial German gov
ernment within the empire and It's
widespread domination and influence
outside of that empire. That status
must be altered in such fashion to pre-
vent any such hideous thing from ever
happening again
We are fighting for liberty, the self
government and the indicated devel-
opment Of all peoples, and every fea-
ture of the settlement that concludes