Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1917-06-16
AMERICAS TERMS OF PEACE
eermany's Power For Evil Must
Be Ended.
MUST ALTER STATUS QUO
No Territory Must Change Hands Ex
eept For Purpose Of Securing
Fair Change Of Liberty
For Inhabitants.

Washington.-Presid Wilson, In
communication Of the new Govern
ment in Russia, has made plain the
war aims of the United States and
Its position on mo annexations, no
indemnities."
mo territory must change hands
except for the purpose Of securing
those who inhabit it fair chance
for life and liberty" say the COM
munication.
mo indemnities must be insisted
on except those that constitute pay
ment for manifest wrong done.
mo readjustment of power must be
made except such as will tend to Sc
cure the future peace Of the world and
the future welfare and happiness of
its people"
In unmistakable terms, President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the status quo" be-
fore the war.
1T was the status quo ante out of
which this inquitous war issued forth"
he says, "the power CT the Imperial
German Government within the en-
pire and it's widespread domination
and influence outside Of that empire.
'aThat status must be altered in such
fashion as to prevent any such hideous
thing from ever happening again.
The Presidents communication was
delivered to the Russian Government
by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd.
In full it is as follows:
The Message In Full.
I'm view of the approaching visit Of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of Rus
STA and to discuss the best and most
practical means of cooperation be-
tween the two peoples in carrying the
present struggle for the freedom of all
peoples to a successful contamination
1t seems opportune and appropriate
that l should state again, in the light
of this new partnership, the objects
the United States has had in mind ir
entering the war. Those objects have
been very much beclouded during thu
past few weeks by mistaken and mis-
leading statements, and the issues a
stake are too momentous, too tremen
dous, too significant for the whole hu
man race to permit any misinterpreta
lions or misunderstanding howeve
slight, to remain uncorrected for ;
moment.
War Going Against Germany.
1.-The war has begun to go agains
Germany, and in their desperate dc
sire to escape the inevitable ultimat
defeat those who are in authority il
Germany are using every possible In
strumentality, are making use even Q
the influence of groups and partie
among their own subjects to whor
they have never been just or fair 0
even tolerant, to promote gagafd
on both sides of the sea which wi
preserve for them their influence a
home and their power abroad, to tn
undoing of the very men they ar
using.
THE position of America in this wa
Is so clearly avowed that no man ca
be excused for mistaking it. She seek
no material profit or ACKNOWLEDGMENT
any kind. She is fighting fer no a,
vantage or selfish object of her owl
but for the liberation Of peoples ever
where from the aggressions of aut
cratic force. The ruling classes
Germany have begun of late to profe.
like liberality and justice of purpos
but only to preserve the power the
have set up in Germany and the selfis
advantages which they have wrong
gained for themselves and their pl
yate projects Of power all the W;
from Berlin to Bagdad and beyon
Government after government has
their influence without conquest of
territory, been linked together in
net Of intrigue directed against nothil
less than the peace and liberty of t
world. The meshes of that intrig
must be broken, but cannot be brok
unless wrongs already done are u
done; and adequate measures mt
be taken to prevent it from ever aga
being rewoven or repaired.
Must Alter Status Quo Ante.
"Of course, the Imperial Germ
Government and those whom it is |
Ing for their own undoing are see
ing to obtain pledges that the war W
end in the restoration of the stat
quo ante. 1t was the status quo ar
out of which this inquitous war issu
forth, the power Of the Imperial G
man Government within the emp
and its widespread domination and
fluence outside of that empire. tt
status must be altered in such fashi