El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-22
WILSON DEFINES
FUTURE PEACE
Declares War Must End in a
Draw; That Peace Must Be
Based on An Equality.

bdSeQ on An EqudIlCy.
:
/ question connected with the future for
tunes of nations and of mankind
| have spoken upon these great mat
ters without reserve and with the ut
: most exphcitness because il has seemed
20 me TO be necessary II the world 3
earning desire for peace was any
Where to find free voice and utterance.
erhaps l am the only person IN hign
authority among all the peoples Of the
world who is at liberty 10 speak and
Eold nothing back.
Speaks in Dual Role.
am speaking as an individual and
e 1 am speaking, also, Of course, as
the responsible head OF a great gov
5 eminent and 1 feel confident that 1
nave said what the people Of the Untted
states would wish me to say. May I
rot add that 1 hope and believe that
J am, in effect. speaking for liberals
B ana friends of humanity in every ma
lion and OF every program for liberty?
I would fain believe that I am speak
q Es Tor the silent mass OF mankind
= every y here who have as yet had no
/ pace OF opportunity TO speak their real
Atdfts cut concerning the death and
! ruin they see to have come already
| spon the persons and the homes they
No Breach in L. :. Policy.
ana IN holding out the expectation
mat the people and government or the
nited States Will Join the other civil
Z lied nations OF the world in c1aran-
teelng the permanence of peace upon
such terms as 1 have named ] spea X
with the greater holiness and conf
oence because II is clear 10 every man
VINO can think that there is in this
promise no breach in either our tradf-
lions or our policy as nation but a
iulfillment, rather. of all that we have
T,fofeSSed or striveu for.
Wake Monroe Doctrine World Doctrine
am proposing. as II were. that the
nations should with one accord adopt
the doctrine OF president Monroe as III.
doctrine of the world. That no nation
should seek TO extend its policy over
any other nation OF people. but that
every people should be feft free 10 de-
termine its own policy its own wav OF
development, unhindered. unthreatened
unafraid. the little along with the
great and powerful
Avoid EntanEIing Alliances
am proposing That all rations
.g,ucetorth avoid changing alliances
men would draw them into competf-
IONS OF power. catch them in a net
81 intrigue and selfish rivalry ana dis
turb their own Affairs with Influences
ln truded from without. There is no
changing alliance in a concer+ of
rover W hen all unite to act in the
s,-lle sense, and with the same pur-
pose, all act in the common Interest E
and are free 10 live their own live
1ider a common protection
Government by Consent of Governed.
an proposing government by the +
cASeAt OF the governed that freedom +
or the seas which in international con I
ference after conference represent .
ives OF the United States have urged Q
WIN the eloquence or those VINO are
me convinced disciples of liberty and ;
that moderation of ornaments which 0
MAKES OF armies and navies power for /
oIoer merely. not an instrluen- of
q aggression or selfish violence
These Are American Princto.eS-
,,,a-. tL- american principles.
~ s .iSan poIcies- We can stand for
pies and policies OF forward Iookine
men ana women everywhere Of every
., IN ,nation, OF every enlightened
and must prevail "a
no Pending International Matters.
t1.s+ - a.---o -ilceu early IN the day I
- - tne president would discuss an ]
cuttIne OF the attitude of the Tinted
states toward future arrangements 20
me permanent maintenance Of Deaca I
" was SAID positively that no Dendi-r-i
between the T-nited S+sfss
and other nations would he tat-e,,
Committee of Five Named.
- president aMrshall on motion
u senator Stone, appointed a commit
zee OF five senators TO notify the NEE
ident the senate would be elad ~ -
ieiVe him at l o'clock and later to es
.ort MIN TO the chamber. Senators
: IIS9urY' Stone. Overman. Gallfuger
ana KENYON. were named.
resident Wilson sent a letter SIM
lows: a. 4o--
My dear vice president: There is a
-otllnunlcauon concerning the foreign !
'elations Of the country which 7 fti1f-
my Guty 10 make to the senate and ,
which 1 would very much like to MAKE }
~ person i would be very much I
'bhsed II I might be afforded The on
'ortunity TO do SO tomorrow If il can
he senate. ~ ,
IL, 7 know Of no other than this in
ofInal way IN which TO convey this
fish to the senator's T have smoker, ~,
'eHatoT stone, the chairman Of the
'oiiinlttee on foreign relations about il
ana have asked him TO confer with voI,
Cordially and sincerely yours. {
woodrow Wilson"
Takes Senate BY Surprise.
ne Ilrst reading of the presidents
rlttr round only a half dozen senators
n the chamber and when a 0UorI1,11
lad been secured. senator GaiIinper
republican leader. asked that it be
When the clerk had finished. sena-
or Gallinger said.
VIII venture to inquire of the
halrInan Of the committee on foreign
eIdtlonS whether or not since II lie a
natter touching our foreign re1atfors
pen session ~ =
. 1t IS not a matter. as 1 understand
l replied senator stone that needs
o DC considered in executive session, -
II the senator is satisfied" said
enator Gallinger. 7 will raise no 81
1iol4- W nave been so careful. and
ne suggestion has been made 50 often
nat we be careful in matters OF for
iSn relations that I wondered about
No ether president has addressed
J lher branch Of congress separately
ihce InOmas Jefferson did i'm 1901 IN
act. no president addressed congress
a Joint session since that time unfiI
resident Wilson revived the custom In
Presidents WASHINGTON. Madison and
dams frequently addressed the senate :
nd house alternately. but when Jeffer-
ON was lnaugurated he began the clls-
ON or sending written messages.
WILSON, TO SPUR CONGRESS