The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-01
EQUALITY AND FREEDOM
Peace For the World Is Bound to Come if It Is Based on Monroe
 Doctrine.

NNtAA a'i V tah tA..h NfNhN Nt dents speech which has caused SO much discussion not only in the United States. but also abroad The following is the tun report of the
 Presidents speech which is most in- tcresting:
 "Geuucmeu of the Senate: On the 18th of December last ad- dressed an identical note to tho gov. ernmenls Of the nations now at war requesting them Co state more deii-
 uitely than had yet been stated by either group Of bclligarcnts, the terms upon which they would deem 'J possible Co make peace. ! spoke 2n behalf Of humanity anl of the
 rights of all neutral nations like our
 own. many of whose most vital in- teres,s the war puts in constant Jeopardy.
 The central powers united in a reply which stated merely that they
 were ready to meet their antagon- ,s,s in conference to discuss terms
 Of peace.
 "The entente powers have replied much more definitely and have stat
 ed in general terms indeed, but with sufficient delmcss 10 imply details. the arrangements, guarantees and acts of reDaratiOn which they deem
 10 be the indispensable conditions Of a satisfactory settlement.
 "Wc are that much nearer dcri- mite discussion Of the peace which
 shall end the present war. We are
 that much nearer the discussion Of
 the international concert which mus, thereafter hold the world at peace.
 In every discussion Of the peace that must end this war it is taken for granted that that peace must be
 given by some definite concert Of
 power which will make it virtually impossible that any such catastrophe
 should ever 0vCrwhelm ms again. Ev-
 cry lover of mankind, every sane and thoughtful man. must take that
 for granted
 Favors LcaovH For Peace
 "I have sought this opportunity to address you because you thought that l owed it @ you. as the coun- .cil associated with me in the fina, determination of our international ob- ligatious. to disclose to you without reserve, the thought and purpose that have been taking form in my mind in regard to the duty of our government in ;hese days to come, when it will be necessary to lay afreSh and upon a new plan, the foundations Of peace among the na- tions.
 "It is inconceiya5le that the pco- pie of the United States should play no part in that great enterprise. To take part in such a service will be the opportunity for which they have sought to prepare themselves by the very principles and purposes of their policy and the approved practices of their government ever since the days when they set up a new nation in the high and honorable hope that it might in all that it was and did, show mankind the way to lib- eTty. They can not, in honor, withf hold the service for which they are now about to be challenged. They | do not wish to withhold it But they 1 owe it 10 themselves and to the Oth- er nations of the world to state the conditions under which they will feel ireC to render it.
 That service is nothing less than .his-tO add their authority and heir power to the authority and 'orce ot other nations to guarantee peace end justice throughout the world. Such Q settlement cannot now )e long postponed. It is right that before it comes this government 3hould frankly formulate the condi-I ions upon which it would feel jus. flied in asking our people to ap- prove its formal and solemn ad. terence to a league eo peace. I am lere to attempt to state these con. itiOnS.
 Should Guarantee Future Peace
 "The present wal must first be , nded; but we owe it to candOr and l O a just regard for the opinion of mankind to say that, so far as our ] in guarantees of future i eace is concerned, it makes a great | cal of difference in what way and { pon what terms it is ended. The [ 'eaties ard agreements which bring '
 to and end must embody terms b mich will create a peace that is | .orth guaranteeing and preserving, q
 peace that will win the approval q f mankind; not merely a peace that t i'll serve the several interests " nd immediate aims of the nations e lgaged. We shall have no voice il
 determining what those terms V lall be, but we shall, l feel sure, s we Q voice in determining whether a ley shall be made lasting or not b