Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-08
President Itemizes

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Outlines Program
"l-Open covenants of peace, open
| ly arrived at, after which there shall
be no private international understand
lings of any kind but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and in the pub
lie view.
"2-Absolute freedom of naviga-
tion upon the seas, outside territorial
waters, alike in peace and in war, ex.
cept as the seas may be closed in
whole or in part by international ac-
.tions for the enforcement of interna.
tional covenants.
"3-The removal, so far as possible,
OF all economic barriers and the estab-
hshment of an equality of trade condi-
tions among all the nations consenting
to the peace and associating themsely-
es fer its maintenance.
''4-Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national armaments will
be reduced to the lowest points con
sistent with domestic safety.
'5-A free, open minded and abso
lutely impartial adjustment of all CO.
lonial claims based upon a strict OBJ
servance of the principle that in de-
termining all such questions of sOver-
eighty the interests of the popula
tions concerned must have equal
weight with the equitable claims of
the government whose title is to be
determined
" "6-Evacuation of all Russian terri
tory and such a settlement of all ques-
tions affecting Russia as will secure
the best and freest cooperation of the
other nations of the world in obtaining
for her an unhampered and unembar-
rassed opportunity for the independent
determination of her own political de-
velopment and national policy an1 as
sure her of sincere welcome into the
society of free nations under institu-
tions of her own choosing; and, more
than welcome, assistance also Of ev
cry kind that she may need and may
herself desire The treatment accord
ed Russia by her sister nations in the
months to come will be the acid test
of their good WILL of their comprehen-
sion of her needs as distinguishes
from their own interests and their in
telligent and unselfish sympathy.
Must Restore Belgium
"7-Belgium, the whole world will
agree, must be evacuated and restor
ed without any attempt to limit the
sovereignty which she enjoys in com
mon with all other free nations. No
other single act will serve as this will
serve to restore confidence among the
nations in the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act, the
whole structure and validity of in
ternational law is forever impaired.
"S-All French territory should be
freed and invaded portions restored
and the wrong done to France by Prus
sia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace
Lorraine, which has unsettled the
peace of the world, for nearly fifty
years, should be righted, in order that
peace may once more be made secure
in the interest of all.
GA readjustment of the from
tiers of Italy should be effected along
clearly recognizable lines of nationali-
ty.
"10-The people lof Austria Hun.
gary, whose place among the nations
we wish to see safeguarded and as
sured, should be accorded the first OPP
portunity of autonomous development. |
"11--Rumania, Serbia and Monte
negro should be evacuated; occupied |
territories restored; SerDIa accorded |
free and secure access to the sea, ana
the relations of the several Balkan |
states to one another determined by |
counsel along historically es
tablished lines of allegiance and ma
tionality; and international guaran
lees Of the political and economic in
dependence and territorial integrity /
Of the several Balkan states should
DC entered into.
Turkey and Poland
"12-The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman Empire should be
assured a secure sovereignty but the
other nationalities which are now un
der Turkish rule should be assured an
lndoubted security of life and an alb
solutely unmolested opportunity of au-
tonomous development and the Dar-
1anellcs should be permanently open
I'd as a free passage to the ships and
commerce of all nations under inter
national guarantees.
F13-An independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
he territories inhabited by indisput
IDLY Polish populations, which should
De assured a free and secure access tP
he sea and whose political and eco
lomic independence and territorial in
.egrity should be guaranteed by inter
national covenant.
OLA general association of ma
ions must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose of afford
ng mutual guarantees of political IN
dependence and territorial integrity to
yreat and small states alike.
''In regard to these essential resti-
iieations of wrong and assertions of
light we feel ourselves to be eltimate
partners of all governments and peo-
)lcs associated together against i'm
We cannot be separated in
interest or divided in purpose. We
,tand together until the end.
These We Must Have
''For such arrangements and cove
lants we are willing TO fight and to
continue to fight until they are aehiev
d; but only because we wish the right
% prevail and desire just and stable
,eace such as can be secured only by
-emoving the chief prOvocations to
var, which this program does rempSe
We have no question of German great
less and there is nothing in this pro-
ram that impairs it. We grudge her
10 achievement or distinction of learn
ng or of pacific enterprise such as
ave made her record very bright and
-arv euviable. We do not wish to in