The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-23
Move Not Departure
From, but Extension
of the Monroe Doc
trine.
threatened, unafraid. the little along
with the great and powerful
All Avoid Entanolements,

with the great and powerful.
All Avoid Entanelements.
Il am proposing that all nations
hcnceforth avoid cntangling alliances
which would draw them into compe-
tttions of power catch them in 4 net
of intrigue and selfish rivalry. and
disturb their own affairs. with influ-
ence intruded from without. There liz
no cntangling alliance In n concert of
power. When all unite to act in the
same sense and with the same pur-
and are free to live their own lives
under common protection.
Il am proposing government by the
consent of the governed; that freedom
of the seas which In international con-
ference after conference represent
atives of the United States have urged
with the eioquence of those who arc
the convinced Disciples of liberty and
that moderation of armament which
makes OF armies and navies a power
for order merely, not an instrument of
aggression or of selfish violence.
american VTiUCiPieS.
'These are American principles,
American policies. We could stand
for no others and they are also the
principles and policies OF forward
looking men and women everywhere
OF every modern nation, or every en-
lightened community. They are the
principles Of mankind and must pre-
vail"
Address Distributed.
While the president was speaking
copies of his address had been for
warded to American diplomats In all
the bellgerent countries for the in
formation of the foreign offices and
were being prepared for represent
atives of neutral governments here.
Back of the fundamental proposal
for some sort of international sane
tions for preservation of the future
peace of the world. now already ac-
ceptcd in principles by both sets of
belligerents in their replies to Presi-
dent" Wilson's peace note, lies the
point which the president today openly
expressed that thereby may be laid
the groundwork upon which an ap-
proach may be made to an end of the
present conflict.
Last Of Neutrality.
| In public utterances the president
has hitherto expressed the conviction
that the present was the last great
war in which tho United States could
| be n neutral: that II could no longer
remain in the position of being half
| In and half OUT of worlds affairs.
''The American people" the presi-
dent told the senate. cannot in honor
withhold the service 20 which they are
about to be challenged
'"They owe 1t to themselves" he
said. "and to the other nations Of the
world to state the conditions under
which they feel free to render It, I
am here to attempt to state those con-
ditions.
"Thc present war must first be
ended. but we owe it TO candor and to
just regard OF the opinion of mankind
to say that so far az our participation
in guarantees of future peace Is con-
|
ference in what way and upon what
terms it is ended"
While the United States would have
no voice in what those terms might be-
the President said. 1t would have n
voice in determining whether they
should be made lasting by guarantees
of universal covenant.
| America Must Join.
mo covenant of cooperative
peace" he said, that does not in
clude the people of the new world, can
suffice to keep the future safe against
peace that the people Of America could
join in guaranteeing. The elements Of
that peace must be the elements that
engage the confidence and satisfy the
principles of American governments:
elements consistent with their political
faith and with the practical convic-
tions which the people Of America
have once for all embraced and un-
dertaken to defend
Warning to Old World.
From this utterance all the presi-
dents hearers drew the common con-
clusion that he was holding out to the
old world a warning that il 1t would
command the potent influence of this
country in securing the worlds future
peace. the settlement of the war must
involve concession and sacrifice.
equality of rights, freedom OF the