The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-10-06
Wipe The Slate Clean
Make End of Austria
Take Turkey Off Map
Give Poland And Other Small Nations
independence Complete Overthrow
Of German Military Power.


Theodore Roosevelt, speaking last
night at national service" mass
meeting in New York city, held under
the auspices of the mayors committee
on national defense, declared the onls
peace which will make the world safe
for democracy must be based upon thc
complete overthrow of Germany and
the dissolution of Austria and Turkey.
Included in the program he outlin ed
were free Arabia and Armenia, Po-
land and Lithuania, with an indepen-
dent Czech commonwealth.
Continually we hear rumors of
peace" he said. 81 think the circula-
ton of such rumors is injurious to
America and to the cause of decency
and democracy. We should make i
clearly understood that the conduct
of Germany has been such that we re-
gard as enemies of mankind all peo-
pie who would strive to bring about
peace based upon treating Germany
Austria and Turkey on the one hand
and the allies on the other, as stand
ing on a footing of equality. The only
peace that will make the world safe
for democracy is peace based upon
the complete overthrow of Germany
and the dissolution of Austria and
Turkey.
"Unless we have used the phrase in
hypocritical and insincere manner
this is the way to make the worl,
safe for democracy and the only we
and this means that the only peace
we can accept is the peace of over
whelming victory. Turkeys conduct
toward the Armenian and Syrian cit
Lens has been s.,ch as tesmale it ev-
ident that the Turk must not only be
driven out of Europe, but the empire
destroyed. Give Arabia freedom, give
Armenia freedom. Establish free
city at Constantinople and keep the
straits absolutely open for the Rus
slams and for every one else.
MAKE a great Independent Poland
and probably a great Independent Fin
land, too. Give the Lithuanians at
least autonomy. make on independent
Czech commonwealth to include the
Bohemians, Moravians and Slovaks.
whether orthodox, Catholic or Moham-
medans. Restore Italian Austria to
Italy and Rumanian Hungary to Ru-
mania.
Restoration and Indemnity for Bel
GUM.
Gas for Belgium, she is not only en-
titled to restoration but to the heav-
lest kind of indemnity. Let France
have Alsace-L Lorraine; let Poland in
clude the whole Baltic coast to which
she is entitled. Let the English and
the Japanese keep the colonies they
have won.
GAS for the United States, we wish
nothing, except to have it clearly I'M
derstood that the Monroe doctrine is
to be upheld in the future as in the
past. South of the equator this doc
trine can be left to Brazil, Argentin,
and Chile, who are strong enough to
maintain and whom we will aid in
maintaining only when they so de-
sire.
"But around the Caribbean and at
the points bearing upon the approach
to the Panama canal we must our
selves maintain it. We do not desire
to see Germans or Magyars oppressed
by anybody; but we do not intend
that hereafter they shall Cypress oti--
ers.
Avoid Folly and Hypocrisy
"Peace should come along the lines
thus roughly indicated. Then do what
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