The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

Washington, June 11-Presi- dent Wilson, in communica- r ton to the new government of Russia, has made plain the war aims of the United States and
 it's position on mo annexations; no indemnities."
 "No territory must change hands except for the purpose of securing those who inhabit ! it a fair chance of life and lib- . erty," says the communication. l "No indemnities must be in- sisted on except those that constitute payment for mani fest wrong done.
 "No readjustments of power must be made, except such as will tend to secure the future peace of the world and the fu- ture welfare and, happiness of its people"
 In unmistakable terms, President Wilson declared against Germanys 8 proposal to restore the 'status quo" before the war.
 II "It was the status quo ante out Of i which this iniquitious war issued forth" he says, "the power of the Imperial German government within the empire and its widespread dom ination and influence outside of that empire.
 "That status must be altered in such fashion as to prevent any such hfdeous thing from ever happening again.
 The presidents communication was delivered to the Russian govern ment by Ambassador Francis at Pet rograd. In full it Is as follows:
 "In view of the approaching visit of the American delegation to Russia to express the deep friendship of the American people for the people of Russia and to discuss the best and most practical means of cooperation | between the two peoples in carrying the present struggle for the freedom of all peoples to a successful con- summation, 1t seems opportune and 1 appropriate that I should state again, in the light of this new partnership, the objects the United States has had in mind in entering the war. Those objects have been very much becloud- ed during the past few weeks by mis- taken and misleading statements, and the issues at stake are too mo- mentous, too tremendous, too signifi- | cant for the whole human race to permit any misinterpretations or mis-
 understandings, however slight, to re- main uncorrected for a moment. s~The war has begun to go against Germany, and in their desperate de sire to escape the inevitable ultimate defeat those who are in authority ir Germany are using every possible in. strumentality, are making use ever of the influence of groups and parties l among their own subjects to whom
 they have never been just or fair ol even tolerant, to promote propa. ganda on both sides of the sea which will preserve for them their inf1u ence at home and their power abroad. to the undoing of the yer! men they are using.
 'sThe position of America in thi war is so clearly avowed that nc man can be excused for mistaking it
 She seeks no material profit or az grandizement of any kind. She i fighting for no advantage or selfisl object of her own but for the libera ' tion of peoples everywhere from tn r aggressions of autocratic force. Tn ruling classes in Germany have be
 gun of late to profess a like Hberalit
 and justice of purpose, but only, t ! preserve the power they have set u # in Germany and the selfish advan tages which they have wrongly gain
 ed for themselves and their privat
 projects of power all the way iron
 Berlin to Bagdad and beyond. Gov H . ernment after government. has b T their influence, without open con
 quest of its territory, been linked to
 gether in a net of intrigue directe 3 against nothing less than the peac
 and liberty of the world. The meshe
 of that intrigue must be broken, bu
 cannot be broken unless wrongs al . ready done are undone, and adequat , measures must be taken to prever F it from ever again being rewoven c ]. repaired.
 "Of course, the imperial Germa ' government and those whom it is us r ing for their own undoing are seek P ing to obtain. pledges that the wa will end in the restoration of tn F status quo ante. It was the statu quo ante Out OI WHICH LniS 1nlQulIou k war issued forth, the power of tn E Imperial German government withi !. the empire and it's widespread dom {. ination and influence outside of ths T tempire. That status must be altere 7 in such fashion as to prevent an F such fideous thing from ever happen F ing again.
 t we are fighting for the liberty, tn k Ieelf-government, and the undictate j. development of all peoples, and ever k feature of the settlement that cor ! cludes this war must be conceive l, and executed for that purpos' rs Wrongs must first be righted an