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spoken now. not afterwards. when il
may be too late.
PEOPLES OF NEW WORLD
VII So nE lN(I,lNE.D


| may be too late
PEOPLES OF NEW WORLD
MUST BE INCLUDED
mo covenant OF cooperative peace
that does no, include tn. peoples OF
/ the New World can suffice to keep the
! future safe agains; "ar: and We, there
is only one sort Of peace that the
peoples Of America could join III guar
ant""inS. TN. elements 81 that peace
must bc elements that engage the con-
'drnc" and satisfy tn" principles OF the
American governments. clements con-
sistcnt with their political faith and
, the prHctiC convictions which tn" peo-
pies OF America have once for all en-
braCcd and undertaken 10 defend.
81 do no, moan 10 say that any
American government would throw any
obstacle in the way of any terms Of
peace tho governments now at war
might agree upon. or seek 10 upset
them when made. whatever they might
ho. only take II for granted that
mere terms of peace between tn" boil
IiScrcnts viii not satisfy the hcllig-
ercuts themselves Mere agreements
may not mak. p"uo" secure. 1t viii
bc absolutely necessary that :, force
be created ms a cuarnntor Of tho per
maucucy OF tho settlement. SO much
greater than the force Of any nation
now engaged or amy alliance hitherto
formed OF projected that no nation. no
pruba Bile combination of nations, could
face or withstand il. If the peace
presently to bc mad" is To endure. it
must he a peace made secure by the
organized major force Of mankind,
The terms Of tho Immediate peace
agreed upon will determine whether it
is peace for which such guarantee
can he secured. Tho question upon
, which the whole culture peace and
, policy Of the world depends is this:
Us the present war a struggle for a
f just and secure peace. or only for a
ncw balance Of power? If ii he only
{ n struggle for u new balance Of power
I VIII" will guarantee. who can guarantee
: the stable equilibrium Of tn" new ar
-anSement" Only tranquil Europe
, can he stable Europe. There must
he. not a balance Of power. but a com
? munity Of power. not organized rival
, RIGS, but an organized common peace.
NO PART OF PURPOSE
TO CRUSH ANTAGONISTS
Fortunately we have received very
explicit assurances on this point. I'll,
! statesmen of both OF the groups of ma
tons now arruycd against one another
have said. in terms that could not bc
| miSntcrprctcd. that il was no par
, of the purpose they had III mind tc
crush their antagonists. But the i'm.
a plicationS of these assurances may no.
. hc equally clear To ail--may not b.
the same on both sides of the water
think /; will he servicca5lc il at
,
them to be.
They imply first of all that ii mus
!, be a peace without victory II is no
. plea SAINT to say this. | beg that | ma!
!, be permitted TO put my own intcrpre
), tatiou upon il, and that it may lie un
dcrstood that no other Interpretation
, WAS in my thought. | am seeking onl,
, to face realities, and 10 face them with
. out soft concea ailments Victory woul,
mean peace forced upon the loser.
- victurs terms imposed upon tn. van
, quishcd. 1t would he accepted il
!, humiliation. under durcss, at an intol
=, cradle sacrifice, aud you'd leave
, sting. Il resentment. n bitter mcmor.
- upon which terms OF peace would rest
). not permanently, but only as upo
i uuicksand. only a peace betwce
:, equals can last-only peace the YER
g mon participation in common benen,
= The right state OF mind, the right feel
:. ins between nations. is as nccessar
!, for a lastin" peace as is the just sN tie
. mcnt Of vcXcd questions of territory o
;, OF racial and national allegiance
n RIGHT MUST HE BASED
i UPON COMMON STRENI.TI
n The equality of nations upon whic
1.
d must be an equality OF rights; the guar
y antces exchanged must neither recog
II nize NOR imply a difference betwes
Il big nations and small. between thos
: that are powerful ana those that ar
l. weak Right must he based upon III
n common strength. not upon the ind
vidual strength. of the nations upo
@ whose concert peace viii dcpcu,
Equality OF territory or OF resource
> there. OF course. cannot be: nor an
l. other sort of equality not gained in tn
s. ordinary peaceful ana legitimate d,
,e velopment Of the peoples themsclvc
N But no one asks or expects anythin
10 more than an equality of rights Mar
Sc kind is looking now for freedom ,
= life. not for cquipotscs Of power
IA And there is "A deeper thing inyolv,
ne than even equality Of right among OF
ganiz"d nations No peace can last. ,
ought 10 last. which docs nor rccosnis
Il and accept tho principle that govern
u. mtnts derive all their just powers fro
no the consent OF tn" governed. and IN;
Lc no right anywhere Exists to hand ne,
~ pies about from sovereignty 10 sovc
II, eighty a. II they We're urop.rty tai
n II Tor granted. for instance, II | ma
ma venture upon u single example tn