The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-01-25
PRESIDENT URGES
PEACE LEAGUE
QUESTION PUT UP soUARELY TO
THE COUNTRY IN AN ADDRESS
BEFORE THE SENATE.
Says Lasting Peace In Europe Can
Not Come Through Victory and
America Must Join Concert Of
Power.

Washington Whether the United
States shall cater a world peace
league aud. as many contend. there
BY abandon ita traditional policy OF
isolation and no entangling alliances,
we're laid squareiy before congress
aud tho country on January p by
President MflsoA 10 a personal adj.
dress 10 the senate
For the hrat time In more than
hundred years, president or the
United stAisa appeared in the senate
chamber 10 discuss the nations Tor
sign relations after the manner Of
Washington. Adams aud Madison
The chief points OF the presidents
address were
That aeflng peace 10 Europe can
NOT be a peace o. victory Tor either
side
That peace must be followed BY
definite concert OF power 70 assure |
she world that no catastrophe OF war |
shall overHhaim il again
That IA such concert OF power
the United States cannot withhold IL
garlic pasiou % guarantee peace and
Justice throughout the world
That before peace D madc the
United States government should
frankly Formulate The conditions upon
which q would feel Justified Ia ask
saE ths American people Tor tholr for
nai and solemn adherence
n q cleaf 70 every man who
THINKS tie president told The sen.
ale. thAt there h IN thla promise no !
breach in either our tradition or our
policy a. nation bat e fuiallment j
.Tather u sll that We have progressed
Or stFlyen for
II am proposing. as q were. that
the Rati0na should. with one accord
adopt the doctrine Of President Mon /
roe a. the doctrine OF the world that /
no nation should seek % extend it's /
policy over any other nation or PEG Il
pie but that every people should be I
Ten free 20 determine itB own policy, a
rs own way of development. unhiud 4
cred unthseatened. unafrald. The ne O
10 along With she great and power 3
.al a
4 am proposing that all nations b
avoid entangiing alliances
Shieh would draw them into eOmpo
igiona Of power. catch them 10 net
y Intrigue and arlfiah rivalry, aud N
disturb their own affairs with Iunu o
nee intruded from wlthout Theirs II =
10 entaaEling aiiiRnce ia concert Of Z,
rover when all unite 20 act In tho h
ans sense and with tho same pur b
iose. all act In The common interes, a
nd are free 70 live their own lives ot
Inaer a common protection 81
4 am proposing government by The
onseni 81 the governed. thar free
ION Of The seas, which ia nterua
iof,al conference after conference rep 81
esentatiysa Of the United States a,
ave urged with the eloquence Of 70
hose who are convinced disciples % ri
herty and that moderation OF arna m
lents wblch makes Of armies ana le
aYies d power Tor order merely, not 10
n Instrument Of aggression or OF
slfah violence
These are American principles.
merican policies We could stand
" no others Aud they also are the
rineIplaa and polleles 81 forward
cking men aud women everywhere
every m0dep nation OF every en-,
sbtened community They are the
-inciples b mankind aud must pre-
lu"
While the president was speaking
pies of h-a address had been for
arded TO American diplomats ia all
2 beiliEcrcnt countries for the ia
rmaiiou Of the foreign offices and
ere being prepared for representa-.
res o. neutral governments her w