The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-06-12
AMERICAN WAR
AIMS OUTLINED
President Wilson Sends Stir
ring Note to Russia.
SEEKS NO MATERIAL GAIN

ctdtioH OI rcOpicS everywhere FIOii
the Aggressions of Autocratic Force.
Germany Desperately Trying to Es-
cape Inevitable, Ultimate Defeat.
Washington, June IL. - President
Wilson, in a communication to the
new government of Russia, has made
plain the war aims of the United
States and its position on mo annex
alton, no indemnities." The president s
communication says:
'In view of the visit of the Amer
lean commission to Russia to discuss
the best and most practical means of
cooperation between the two peoples
in carrying the present struggle for
freedom of all peoples to a successful
ccnsummation it seems opportune and
appropriate that | should state again,
in the light of this new partnership,
the objects the United States has had
in mind in entering the war.
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 in
Germany are using every possible in
strCmentality, are making use even of
the influence of groups and parties
amCng their own subjects to whom
they have never been just or fair or
even tolerant, to promote propa-
ganda on both sides of the sea which
Will preserve for them their influence
at home and their power abroad, to
using
THE position of America in this
war is so clearly ayowed no man can
be excused for mistaking ii. She seeks
no material profit or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
of any kind She is fighting for nc
advantage or selfish object of her
own, but for the liberation of peo
Piles everywhere from the aggressions
of autocratic force.
THE ruling classes In Germany
have begun of late to profess like
liberation and justice of purpose, but
only to preserve the power they have
set up In Germany and the selfish ad
vantages which they have wrongly
gained for themselves and their pri
vate prospects OF power all the way
from Berlin to Bagdad and beyond
Government after government has
by their influence without open con
quest of territory, been linked togeth
er in a net of intrigue directed against
nothing less than the peace and lib
erty of the world.
Wrongs Done Must Be Undone.
THE meshes of that intrigue must
be broken, but cannot be broken un
less wrongs already done are undone
and adequate measures must be takeI
TO prevent 1t from ever again beint
rewoven or repaired.
I'VE are fighting for the liberty, tn,
self-government and the indicated
development of all peoples and ever,
feature OF the settlement that con
cludes this war must be conceived ant
executed for that purpose.
Wrongs must first be righted ant
then adequate safeguards must b,
created to prevent this being commit
ted again. We ought not to conside
remedies merely because they have |
pleasing and sonorous sound.
mo people must be forced unde
sovereignty under which 1t does no
wish to live. No territory mus
change hands except for the purpos
of securing for those who inhabit 1t
fair chance of life and liberty. N,
indemnities must be insisted on ex
cept those that constitute paymen
for manifest wrongs done. No read
1ustments of power must be made e1
cept such as will tend to secure tn
future peace of the world and tn
welfare and happiness of its people.
"And then the free peoples of tn
world must draw together in som
common government, some genuin
and practical cooperation that viii
in effect, combine their force to So
cure peace and justice In the dealin
of nations with one another.
1.-The brotherhood Of mankind mus
no longer be fair but empty phrase
1T must be given a structure @
force and reality. The nations mus
realize their common life and effec
workable partnership to secure tina
life against the aggressions> of a,
tocratic and self-pleasing powers.
For these things we can afford
pour out our blood and treasure. Fo
these things we have always professe
to desire and unless we pour out bloc
and treasure now and succeed we ma
never be able to unite or show col
ouering force again In the great caus
OF human liberty.
"The day has come to conquer {
submit. II the forces of autocracy ca
divide US they will overcome US;
we stand together victory is certai
and the liberty which victory viii s.