Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-07
Gonpers Elected
President Of American
Alliance For Labor

President OF American
Alliance For Labor
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aims and purposes Of this nation have
been stated with singular lucidity and
precision by the president Of the
United States on various occasions.
In support Of this statement we sub
NIT the following:
Principal War Aims.
son January 20, 1917 before the
United States entered h war, Presi-
dent Wilson in an address to the sem
ate, set forth the principles which
should govern any peace with which
the United States could associate it
and traditions, These principles of
"A peace worth guaranteeing are as
follows:
Il. Equality Of rights as between
nations. (Not to be. based on old bali
20. Recognition Of the principle
that governments derive their just
power from the consent Of the govern
ment. (Poland cited al people and
area about which all agree in wanting
this principle applied.)
SO. The right of. all great peoples
to a direct outlet to the sea, by terri
torial readjustments or neutraliza-
lions.
The freedom Of the seas in
practically all circumstances.
"5. The limitations Of ornaments
on land and sea.
"'6. No nation to attempt to extend
its polity over any other nation or
people.
81. A concert Of nations to guaran--
tee peace and the rights Of all nations.
A world organized for peace, not for
war. No entangling alliances creating
a competition for power, but a concert
for peace.
What America Wants.
"Since the United States entered the
war the president has upon three not
able occasions clearly and explicitly
set forth the American aim, the OBJ
fjects which must be attained by any
peace to which the United States can
agree. We refer especially to the war
message Of April 2, 1919 the note to
Russia of May 26. and the yeply to His
Holiness, the pope. dated August ~,
1917. The war objects stated by the
president in these historic documents
were as follows:
II. Recognition Of the rights and
liberties Of small nations.
80. Recognition of the principle
that government derives it's just pow
er from the consent of the governed.
" Preparations for wrongs done
and the erection Of adequate safe
guards to prevent their being commit
ted again.
~. No indemnities except as pay
ment for manifest wrongs.
So. No people to be forced under
sovereignty under which it does not
wish to live.
sc. No territory to change hands
except for the purpose Of securing
those who inhabit it a fair chance Of
life and liberty.
81. No Establishments Of power ex-
cept such as will tend to secure the
future peace Of the world and the flu
ture welfare andN happiness Of its
peoples.
Grafton of the free peoples Of the
world in some common covenant that
will combine their forces to secur
peace and Justice in the dealings of
nations with n another.
The Berlin To Bagdad Plan.
"In his Russian note, and again in
his address at washington on the
fourteenth day of June, President viii
son gave a solemn warning against
the sort of peace desired by the Ger
man military power, a peace which
would not only defeat the objects of
the United States in entering the war,
but would place this nation in grave
danger of future aggression from Ger
many. He pointed out that the mill
tary masters OF Germany planned to
Throw q broad. belt OF military power
lacfoss the very center of Europe and
beyond the Mediterranean into the
heart Of Asia. This purpose has been
'Inearly fulfilled through the subsection
TIC German uses of Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria and Turkey and through the
conqut st OF Serbia and Rumanfa. The
2fonly chance left to the masters of Ger
many of restraining the advantages
thus gained, and of perpetuating their
'iple,5is the enactment Of an immediate
a peace upon terms favorable to them
selves. Should they Succeed in this
their prestige and political power will
be secure, America itself will be men
laced and this nation and all the res,
of the world will be compelled to re-
main armed to the teeth to make
ready for the ext assault by the Ger.
man military power. 5s
government of Russia, May %, 1917
President Wilson Justly said that,
u. s. Position Clearly Defined.
1.-THE position Of America in THU
war iss 80 clearly avowed that no mar
can be excused for mistaking 1t. She
seeks no material profit nor aggrand.
izement OF any kind. She is fghtine
for no advantages D r selfish object q,
her own, butt for the alterations 81
peoples everywhere from the aggres.
sions OF autocratic force
We, the men and women Of thu
trade union and socialist movements
of America, organized into the Amer.
tcarl alliance for labor and democracy
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