The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
WORLD JUSTICE
WAR AIM OF US.
WILSON OUTLINES AMERICAS
PEACE TERMS NATION TO
FIGHT TILL WORLD SAFE.
LEAGUE TO BANISH war

PRESIDENT LAYS DOWN sPEci.
FIG CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE
MET BEFORE WAR CAN END.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Jan. 9.-President Will
son yesterday, addressing Congress
delivered q restatement Of war aims
In agreement with the recent declara-
ton by the British premier, David
Lloyd George. The President present
ed a definite program for world peace
containing fourteen specific considera-
tions.
Text Of Prssldsnt's Address.
The President spoke az follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress:
the spokesmen Of the central empires
have indicated their desire to discuss
the objects Of the war and the possible
been in progress at Brest -Ltovsk BE-
tween Russian repressntatives and
Representatives Of the central powers
has s bssn Invited % for M the Ss par Ssr
pose Of ascertaining whether 1t may
be possible to extend these parleys Into
general conference with regard to
terms of peace and settlement.
The Russian representatives pre-
sented not only q perfectly definite
statement Of the principles upon which
peace. but also an equally definite pro:
gram Of the concrete application of
those principles.
powers. on their part. presented an
outline Of settlement which. II much
less definite. seemed susceptible OF
liberal interpretation until their spe-
csssions At ali either 70 sovereignty Of
Russia or the preferences Of the popu..
dealt but meant In = word that the
central empires were to keep every
foot Of territory their armed forces
city, sSssy point e
manent addition to their territories
and their power.
1T 10 . reasonable conjecture that
th ascss ss.; s.P 9 o1.
mated with the more liberal statesmen
Of Germany and Austria. the men who
while the concrete terms ot actual set
hement came from the military leaders
who have no thought but to keep
s.S. essz essn nsS slok:s off, rs.s
.sPn.:s Ts.s e.ane. s:a .as.rs.,n ane such e
'sFh Fhs Who'll. sS inssidsnt I is fuii ' of Sig.
VIII whom are the Russian rsprsSsn-
s:s o f.. sSs e.nssa s Il:
msjoritiss Of thsir rsspsctivs p.riia-
mSnts or for the minority parties. that
which has % far dominated their
Of turkey and Of the Balkan states
thsir associates Ia this wars '''
The Russian representatives have
4 the true spirit cf Ssmoersey ths,
ss e. rs:s s.': ana s':R
statesmen should Be- held within open.
not closed doors. and al the world has
hem Sisn fSd,:nSs Ssx: e S..v W; dssi..d; Te
TO those who speak the spirit and in.
tsntion Of the RESOLUTIONS Of the Ger
man Rsichstag Of the 9th Of July last,
leaders and parties Of Germany. OF. to
those who resist and defy that spirit
and intention and insist upon conquest
s:ss ss Sosh Or e.: .ss Is
opsn and hopeless contradiction!
ian. ,s upon IL: ,n.wsr 70
"But whstsvsr the results Of the
parleye at Brsst t.Litovsk. whatever the
confusions Of counsel and Of purpose
Il. 'es e.n.rsi .%prs. The they S.s. ss.a
attempted 20 acquaint the world with
asst tssEr .na a
sort Of settlement they would deem
Just and satisfactory.
Lloyd Gsopgs Praised Ter Cs.Ass.
There H. no good reason why that
challenge should not be responded to
with the utmost candor: We did not
again We have laid our whole Thought
and purpose before tho world. not In
general terms only, but each time with
what sort Of defInitivs .srms Of vet :.
Element must necessarily 1pring out of
| them.
"Within the last week Lloyd George
has spoken with sdmirahls candor and
government OF Great Britain. There In
no confusion Of counsel among the ad-
vsrsaries OF the central powers. no
SsreS:rsnshInsy ~ S.,.sIy OF principle no vAxusne'"
only lack os issri... frsssnss.. the
only fa,lur: ,s. to ob'.H.s %.ks definite .'I,.
with Germany and her allies. The is
sues of life and death hang upon these
deflnitiona.
mo statesman who has tho least
conception Of HIS responsibility ought
for n moment to permit himself to
eontinu: this t,asicai and appalling
less he 10 sure beyond q peradvcnturc
that the objects Of the Vital sacrifice
arc part and parcel Of the very life Of
society and that the people for whom
hs speaks think them right and I'm.
parativs a. he docs.
There 10. moreover. q voice calling
for these definitions Of principle and
Of purpose which H. II see ms 10 me
mora thrilling and more compelling
than any Of the many moving voiccs
wnria @ "'fn fii,.d n 'H'Gss is aS. veir. % IKE IKE
Russian people. They are PROSTATE
and all but helpless. Il would seem.