The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-23
Outlines Mission Of America
in Maintaining Future
Worlds Peace.
Continued From, Page one.)

seas and. In his own words "inviolable
security Of TIE. OF worship and OF in :
tlustriai andssociai development to all
people who have lived hitherto under
the power Of governments devoted to a
faith and purpose hostile to their
own"
He specifically mentioned that the
statesmen of all the belligerents have
agreed that there should be q "united,
independent and autonomous Poland.
But his words. were construed to apply
to Alsace-Lorraine. Belgium. the
Italian portions Of austria and the
mixed nattonalities Of the Balkans rs
well. Id.
Some OF the senator's who disagreed
with the president openly referred to
this portion Of his address as IAN at
tempt to parcel out Europe"
The Conditions Of Peace.
Nevertheless, the president went
cxhausttvely into that phase of his
proposal. saying "the world can be at
peace. only II life is stable and there
can be no stability where the will is in
rebellion. where there is not tran
guilty Of spirit and a sense Of justice,
Of freedom and Of right.
Equality of territory or of re-
sources cannot be. nor any other sort
Of equality not gained in the ordinary
peaceful and legitimate development
of the people themselves. But no one
asks or expects anything more than
equality Of rights. Mankind is look
ing now tor freedom Of life. not
equipoises Of power"
Must Reduce Armamerts.
Dealing with the question Of arma :
ments. which he declared to be "tha
most immediate and practical ques-
ton connected with the future for
tunes of, nations and mankind The
president declared there could be no
assurance il safety il great armament
were to be built up and maintaine1
and that difficult as the question
might be, it must be faced with the
greatest "candor and decided in a
spirit OF real accommodation"
Previously the president had touched
upon a coliater4is point when he said
Mere agreements may not make
peace secure It will be absolutely
necessary that a force be created as a
euarantor OF the permanency Of tho
settlement. SO much greater than the
force Of any nation now engaged o,
any alliances hitherto formed or pro-
jected that no nation or probable COM
bination Of nations could face or with
stand 1t. ffthe peace presently to b,
made is to endure 1t must be peace
made secure by the organized ma 10,
force OF mankind"
No Action Now.
Members Of congress generally d.
not regard the presidents proposals a.
calling for any'action at this time an,
even senators who did not agree will
the suggestions / advanced for work.
peace did not question the president.
right to suggest them or to enter upo,
negotiations tending to commit tn
United States to such a policy.
Republicans such as Senators Lodg,
and Borah. who are members of tn,
foreign relations committee. would no
comment on the message. One OF tn
Republican leaders asserted that tn,
president had fun authority to procee,
along lines he has suggested. tina
there could be no constitutional bar L
his efforts and that such a league 70
peace as he proposed would have 1
be embodied into a treaty. 1t Nigh
be possible. for the president Mt som
future time to negotiate such a treat,
in this senator's opinion. but to &c
the senate's ratification Of such
convention was another and far NOR
improbable matter.
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