The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-12
AWAIT REPLY s
OF RUS
Other Allies Have Given Their
War Aims and Are on
Record With
Expressions.
ALL OBJECTIONS MET
President Wilson's Recent Note Has
Clarified Situation and Covers
Every Russian
Request.
JAIL OBJECTIONS MET
[By Lowell Mellett, United Press Stafr
CorrespOndent1

LONDON, June 12.-It Is now up to
Russia. England, France and the
United States In behalf Of the allies
have frankly re-stated their war aims
and those war aims coincide with ex-
pressions which have come from
democratic Russia. II Russia desires
publication of all agreements and re-
visions Of these treaties, 1t can be
stated authoritatively that the allies
are ready to take this step.
This was the general view here to-
day following publication of England's g
note approving President Wilson'S
communication. France, through vote
of her parliament, has already gone
on record IN the same unequiyocal
manner. Every request of the new
Russian government has therefore
been met.
Editorial analysis Of the situation
today agreed that every possible objec-
ton to Russia's full cooperation with
the allies had now been met. What
was particularly lauded by the news
paper comment was the full offer to
revise allied agreements contained IN
the British note.
President Wilson was universally
credited with the initiative in the al
lies unan1mity in the expression OF
their aims, his note being held to have
clarified the situation.
The greatest interest is now mani
fest in what Russia will have to say in
reply.
No Separate Peace.
[By VIM. g. Shepherd, United Press
Staff Correspondent
N In
the Russian army dares speak Of
separate peace. If he did, his com
rades would shoot him instantly" de-
clared Nicholas Nackoff, a former
New York editor, who returned today
from the front.
"I made a tour urging an offensive
war. in behalf of the workmen's and
soldiers council" he continued. '1
spoke to men in different regiments,
in all to probably forty thousand men.
think 1 can therefore, speak with
authority when l say that no soldier
would consent to a separate peace
by Russia"
The Note to Russia.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June r.
President Wilson, in his communica-
ton to the new government Of Rus
sia has made plain the war aims OF
the United States and its position on
"no annexations, no indemnities."
''No territory must change hands
except for the purpose of securing
those who inhabit it fair chance of
life and liberty" says the communl-
cation
'No indemnities must be insisted
on except those that constitute pay
ment for manifest wrong done.
mo readjustments OF power must
be made, except such as will tend to
secure the future peace Of the world
and the future welfare and happi-
ness of it's people
In unmistakaible terms, President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the "status quo'
before the war.
'It was the status quo ante out OF
which this iniquitous war issued
forth" he says, "the power Of the i'm
perial German government within the
empire and its widespread domina-
ton and Influence outside Of that
empire.
"That 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 PetrograG.
1t 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 consum-
nation, it seems opportune and ap-
propriate that I should state again
in the light Of this new part
nership, the objects the United States
has had in mind in entering this
war. Those objects have been very
much beclouded during the past few
weeks by mistaken and misleading
statements, and the issues at stake
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