The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-01-26
PRESIDENT GOES
BEFORE SENATE
Advocates Peace Without Vic.
tory for Any OF the
Belligerents
WORLD MONROE DOCTRINE
Chief Magistrate ReViVes Dormant
custom--Expiains Desire for
League to Enforce Peace
Autonomy for Poland.
PRESIDENTS. PEACE TERMS,

PRESIDENTS PEACE TERMS,
THAT the peace must be a peace
without victory. that il must be
peace agreed TO by equals" and not
dictated by victors
2-That II shall make no EFFORT TO
draw distinctions between the righ's
OF big and small nations
3-That IL shah be peace based
on the principle that all governments
derive theirn authority from the con-
sent OF the governed That'it shalt
abhhdon tKe idea that biE nations
havs the right to dispose Of small
natfSns '' That it'h shall recognize
among other things a free and united
PSian 'giuH ed q" uo .t' r.'
'4hThat ali mi tons M Europe shall
be iacuorded free outlets 10 the seas
i5-Thhtl the ertreaty OF peace shah
recognize Gm theory and In fact the
printpie Of the absolute freedom oi
thc1teasqrG 'rr hail"1"r HH'aH "ra'
6HlTha tr't the peace shall look 10
the Limitation rpfoDayal and military
aGmamen,s and shall make possible
an Rbas,,ionIp ont, Of the movements
for military preparedness. arN.
THAT the peace shall recognize
new ayrIprWdc7foun of1he Mon
roe doctrine. namely that no nation
haA-u~ right to force its trm. OF
government e9a bpaher nation.
"'',Wash ipgtqptt; At exactly / O'Clock
Monday ayternoon, o,hfo centre ddooor
OF, tho Senate chamber swung open
and an, usher announced, "The Prcsf-
dent ot The, United States" : The
mepbers Of the Senate and the pee
pla; the galleries rose 10 their feet
and President Wilson walked quietly
down the aisle on the .arm Of senator
william, J, stone, chairman or the
committee on toretgn relations, fol
lowed by fonr senator's, who, mad
been appointed committee OF recep-
ton As they .teached tn. desk OF
the Vice President - the President
started toward the, left aide of tife
platform. senator Stone, . directed
| him toward the right Mr. Wilson
smiled slightly. turned, mounted The
steps and stood facing, the Senate.
The senators and listeners In the
galleries seated themselves and tho
President paused a moment while
! the tensest silence settled over the
| chamber
Then in low voice. which gtew
stronger as he proceeded, Nr, Wilson
began to read the address which his
friends and foes alike are conceding
is one Of the most startling and the
most far reaching declarations of
policy ever enunciatcd I'm the history
, OF the United States, II was the nrst
time since Wellington day that a
| President has. addressed the Senate
alone ,on a matter OF foreign policy
Rightly or wrongly. the impression
has been created in large hection' OF
the foreign diplomatic body or Wash
| ington that the Presidents address TO
| the Senate Is q move In the interest
OF the German effort 90 bring peace
without delay
In German circles the action OF the
President has caused tho greatest
olation. In the embassies OF allied
governments the disposition was TO
he reticont, and II cannot be said that
any OF them has any official opinion
as 10 the meaning OF the Presidents
course. Privately, however Nom
bers Of these establishments are un-
/ .dcrstood TO be profoundly stirred by
the Presidents policy as announced
By him today They feel that he had
a right TO explain why he favored
American participation in league
/ for peace. but that he uespassed
closely upon their internal affairs by
stating the terms.
In appearing before the Senate In
person the President revived a Gus
| tom that has been dormant for more
than "A century. George Washington
was the last President who appeared
before the Senate 10 advocate poll
cies In which he was interested. In
! the very first year OF his term. after
he had occupied the presidential ONCE
for less than four months. he appear
ed personally before the Senate ito
ADVISE Nllb fAnfib Oh lbf l'iIAn VI
the treaty 10 be negotiated With the
southern Indians" a. he stated In his
notification OF the day before. The
father OF his country and the Senate
got into a wrangle over the treaty
and az a result Washington thereaf-
ter communicated with the Senate I'm
writing
Well informed circles At the Cap
itol believe that recent Developments
in Russia have had much 10 do with
President Wilson's message. or late
there has been a continual rumble Of
impending friction between England
and Russia This has been attrib-
uted 10 the alleged demand of the
British government that Russia dis
charge her indebtedness by purchas-
ing all war munitions in England
Moreover. there have been unoG -'al
rumors that Russia was not meeting
her obligations promptly In this coun-
try. an f.rt England declined 10 fur
ther guarantee them.