The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-02-02
Must Restore AIsace and BeIgi-
um, Is Declaration Of the
President.
OUTLINES FOURTEEN STEPS
ReorganIzc Countries on Lines OF Ma.
tIonallties or Fight to Death, VIII
son Says OF Peace-insists on
Evacuation Of Russian
Territory.

washington, Jan. S.-Open and free
consideration OF covenants of peace II
the only way permanent peace can be
secured. President Wilson told spe'
cial session of congress.
He restated specifically and emphat'
1cally the peace Minis OF the allies. SO
far as the United States Is concerned
for the benefit OF the Russian people.
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: Once
more. as repeatedly before. the spokes-
men OF the central empires have indi-
Gated their desire TO discuss the OBJ
Jects Of the war and the possible basis
of general peace.
"Parlcys have been in progress ut
Brest-Litovsk between representatives
OF the central powers TO which the
attention Of MI the belligerents has
been invited, for the purpose OF asccr.
taining whether II may be possible to
extend these parleys into general
conference with regard TO terms OF
peace and settlement.
Presented Definite Statement.
THE Russian representatives pre-
scented not only perfectly definite
statement OF the principles upon which
they would be willing 10 conclude
peace, but also I'm equally definite pro
gram Of the concrete application OF
those principles.
'"The representatives OF the centra
powers. on their part, presented ar
outline OF settlement which, IL mucl
less definite, seemed susceptible of lib
erai Interpretation until their specific
program OF practical terms was added
THE program proposed no cOnces
sions ut all, either To sovereignty OF
Russia or to the preferences " The
population with whose fortunes II
dealt, but meant, In word, that Tho
central empires were 10 keep every
foot Of territory their armed forces had
Occupied--evcry province. every city
every point Of vantage--as n perma
nent addition to their territories and
their power.
Full OF Significance.
THE Russian representatives were
sincere and In earnest. They cannot
entertain such proposals OF conquest
and domination.
"Thc whole incident Is full of sig.
nificance. II is also full Of perplexity
"The Russian representatives have
insisted. very justly. very wisely, and
In the true spirit of democracy, that
the conferences they have been hold.
Ing with the Teutonic and Turkish
statesmen should be held within open
not closed, doors, and all the world has
been audience rs was desired To
whom have we been listening then
To those who speak the spirit and in.
ateDfion Of the resolutions of the Ger.
man rrichstag on the 9th OF July last,
the spirit and intention OH the liberal
leaders and parties of Germany. or Ia
those who resist and defy that spirit
and intention and Insist upon conquest
and subiugntlon7 Or are we listening
IN fact TO both unreconclled and in
open and hopeless contradiction
These are very serious and pregnant
questions.
World Peace at Stake.
Upon the answer 10 them depends
the peace OF the world.
but whatever the results of the par
aeys at Brest.Iitovsk, whatever the
commissions Of counsel and Of purpose
In the utterances Of the spokesman of
the central empires, they have again
attempted to acQuaint the world with
their objects in the war and have
again challenged their adversaries to
say what their objects are and what
sort Of settlement they would deem
Just and satisfactory.
There Is no good reason why that
challenge should not be responded to
and responded to with the utmost can
dor. We did not whit for II. Not once.
but again and again We have Ibid our
whole thought and, purpose before the
world, not In general terms only, but
ench time with sufficient definition TO
make II clear what sort of definitiye
terms Of settlement must necessarily
spring out Of them.
Lauds Lloyd Georges Speech.
within the last week Mr.. Lloyd
George has spoken with admirable can.
dor and In admirable spirit for the PEG
pie and government Of Great Britain
There Is no confusion of counsel
among the adversaries of the central
powers. no uncertainty of principle, no
vagueness of detail.
''The only secrecy of counsel, the
only lack OF fearless frankness, the