St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-12
The Only Failure to Make
Definite Statement Lies
With Germany.
MIST BE JUSTICE
AND FAIR DEALING.
People of the United States
Could Act On No
Other Principle.

Washington, Jan. th.-President
wilson to-day addressing Congress,
delivered a restatement OF war aims
IN agreement with the recent decla-
ration nv the British Premier, David
Lloyd George.
The President presented definite
program for world peace obtaining
ofurteen specific cons derations.
Coming at moment when Ger
many faces the demands OF her So
cia lists for abandonment OF any pro-
sram Of annexations and indemnities
and also faces the failure OF the
peace negot alton al Brest-Lfovsk,
the Pres dents pronoun. .e-nent de
yeloped It's trenlen GUS Importance
as he spoke to a crowded cham Der OF
leg slators, 'plom2ts and o1flc-a
Although he address WIS p@n2tca
ed literally by applau e, the-e was
one great demonstration when the
President declared France must ha
right for the wrong in A-sace-Lor-
raine, At that, the entire assembly
arose. app1auded and chee-ed loud
". Otherwise, the address was de
Hyered in the s. fence which denotes
the rapt attention of an audience
which real'z zed that it wal passing
through a great quarter of an hour
In the life Of the world.
To the German people the Presi-
dent gave a reinsurance that there
was no aim to impair their peaceful
greatness.
The President made clear at the
outset that the German statesmen,
having again challenged their adver-
saries to restatement of war aims
he undertook TO respond to 1T with
the utmost candor. The British
Premier's declaration the President
referred to as having been spoken
with admirable candor and In ad-
mtrable spirit for the people and
government OF Great Britain"
"The only secrecy OF counsel he
added, "the only lack of fearless
ffankness. the only failure to make
statement OF the objects of the war,
lies with Germany and her allies
The voice OF the Russian people,
prostrate and all but helpless, With
power apparently shattered by no
subservient, called for statement OF
aims, and, the President added, he
responded with utter simplicity and
frankness."
The visiting Serbian mission sat
with the cabinet and joined In the
applause that greeted the dcclara-
ration for restoration of Serbia, and
the freedom Of the Balkan peoples.
The President spoke as follows:
Gentlemen OF the Congress:
"Once more, as repeatedly before,
pires have indicated their desire to
discuss the objects of the war and
the possible bases OF general peace.
"Parleys have been in progress
at Brest-Lltovsk between Russian
representatives and representatives
OF the central powers to which the
attention of all the belligerents has
been invited for the purpose OF as
eertaining whether it may be pos
sible to extend these parleys into a
general conference with regard to
terms of peace and settlement.
THE Russian Representatives pre-
sented not only perfectly definite
statement of the principles upon
which they would be wiling to con-
clude peace. but a'so an equally def
inste program Of the concrete applt-
cation of those principles.
1.-THE renresentati -cs Of the
central -o1 ers nn their part,
presented an Outline of set e.
ment which. If much lers def.
mite, seemed Susceptible Of lib
cral interpretat. on until their
specific PROGRAM Of practical
terms was aided.
That program proposed no con-
cess'ons at all ether to the sover-
clEnty OF Rus1ia or to the prefer
o0ces of the popula ton with whose
fortunes is dealt. but meant, in a
word. that the central epmires were
70 Keep every foot OF territory Their
armed forces had occupcd-every
province. every city, every point OF
vantage--as permanent addition to
tneir territories and their power.
- 1T Is reasonable conjecture that
the general principles OF settlement
winch they ait first. suggested orig
mated with the more liberal states
men OF Germany and Austria, the
men who have begun TO feel the
Vorce OF their own peoples thought
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