The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-06-12
FUTURE PEACE OF WORLD
AMERICAS MAIN WAR AIM
Wilson Tells Russians Of Her Stand
United States Can't Consent to
Imperial Dominance Which
Threatens War.

Imperial Dominance Which
Threatens War.
Washington, June 9.-President Will
son, in a communication to the new
government of Russia has made plain
the war aims of the United States and
its position on mo annexations; no
indemnities.'
"No territory must change hands
except for the purpose of securing
those who inhabit it a fair chance of
life and liberty" says the communica-
ton.
"No indemnities must be insisted
on except those that constitute pay
ment for manifest wrongs done.
"No readjustments of power must
be made except such as will tend to
secure the future peace of the world
and the future welfare and happiness
of its. people.
In unmistakable terms President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the "status quo"
before the war.
"It was the status quo ante out of
which this iniquitous war issued
FORTH" he says, "the power of the i'm
! perial German government within the
empire and it's widespread domination
and influence outside OF that en-
pire.
Must Prevent New War.
'sThat status must be altered in such
fashion as to prevent any such hideous
thing from ever happening again.
The presidents communication was
delivered to the Russian government
by Ambassador Francis at Petrograd.
In full it is as follows:
in view of the approaching visit
of the American delegation to Rus
sia to express the deep friendship Of
the American people for the people
of Russia and discuss the best and
most practical means of cooveration
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle for the freedom
of all peoples to successful con-
summation, it seems opportune and
appropriate that l should state again
in the light of this new partnership
the object the United States has had
in mind in entering the war. Those
objects have been 'veGI much becloud-
ed during the past few weeks by
mistaken and misleading statements
and the issues at stake are too mo-
rentous, too tremendous, too signif-
cant for the whole human race to per-
nit any misinterpretations or misun-
derstandings, however slight, to re-
main uncorrected for a moment.
"The war has begun to go against
Germany and in their desperate de-
sire to escape the inevitable defeat
those who are in authority in Ger
many are using every possible instru-
mentality, are making use even OF
the influence of groups and parties
among their own subjects to whom
they have never been just or fair or
even tolerant to promote propogan-
da on both sides Of the sea which
will preserve for them their influence
at home and their power abroad, to
the undoing of the very men they are
using.
No Ground for Mistake.
''The position of America in this
war is so clearly avowed that no man
can be excused for mistaking it. She
seeks no material profit or aggran-
dizement of any kind. She is fighting
for no advantage or selfish object of
her own but for the liberation of peo-
pies everywhere from the aggressions
of autocratic force. The ruling class
es in Germany have begun of late to
profess a like liberality and justice
OF, purpose but only to preserve the
power they have set up in Germany
and the selfish advantages which they
have wrongly gained for themselves
and their private projects Of power
all the way from Berlin 90 Bagdad
and beyond. Government after gov
ernment has by their influence, with
out open conquest of its territory,
been linked together in a net of In
trigue directed against nothing less
than the peace and liberty of the
world. The meshes Of that intrigue
must be broken but can not be broken
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done; and adequate measures must be
taken to prevent it from ever again
being rewoven or repaired.
"Of course the imperial German
government and those whom it Is
using for their own undoing are seek
ing to obtain pledges that the war will
end in the restoration of the status
quo. 1t was the status quo ante out
of which this iniquitous war issued
forth, the power of the imperial Ger
man government within the empire
and it's widespread Nominations and
influence outside of that empire. That
status must be altered in such a fash
ion as to prevent any such hideous
thing from ever happening again.
For Liberty of AL
"We are fighting for the liberty, the
sels-government and the indicated
dovofo,,,oont of all nonD1nc and pVpry