South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-05

ing and which must be conceded
them before there can be peace.
THE destruction OF every ar
bitary power anywhere that can sep
arately. secretly, and Of its single
choice disturb the peace OF the
world; or, II il cannot be presently
destroyed, at the least its reduction
70 virtual impotence
1.-THE settlement Of every ques-
ton, whether Of territory. Of SOW
ereignty. Of economic arrangement,
or Of political relationship. upon
the basis of the free acceptance Of
that settlement by the people i'm
mediately concerned, and not upon
the basis of the material interest or
advantage OF any other nation or
people which may desire a different
settlement for the sake of its own
exterior influence or mastery
III-The consent Of all nations
to be governed in their conduct to-
ward each other by the same prin-
ciples OF honor and OF respect for
the common law Of civilized society
that govern the individual citizens
OF all modern states in their rela-
tons with one another: 10 the end
that all promises and covenants may
be saCredly observed. no private
plots or conspiraci es Matched, no
selfish injuries wrought with i'm
punity, and a mutual trust tablish-
ed upon the handsome foundation
of a mutual respect for right
"IV-The establishment OF an or
ganization Of peace which shall
make IT certain that the combined
power Of free nations will check
every invasion Of right and serve TO
make peace and justice the more
secure by affording definite
tribunal OF opinion 10 which all
must submit and by which every in
ternational readjustment that can
not be amicably agreed upon by the
peoples directly concerned shall be
sanctioned
These great objects can be put
into a single sentence. What we
seek is the reign of law. based upon
the consent OF the governed and
sustained by the organized opinion
Of mankind
Debating No Avail.
These great ends can not he
achieved by debating and seeking to
reconcile and accommodate what
statesmen may wish. with their pro-
iects for balances of power and of
national opportunity. They can be
realized only by the determination
of what the thinking peoples Of the
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hope for Justice and for social free
dom and opportunity.
Il can fancy that the air OF this
place carries the accents Of such
principles with a peculiar kindness.
Here were started forces which the
great nation against which they
were primarily directed at first re-
garded as revolt against its right
full authority but which il has long
since seen 20 have been a step in
the liberation Of its own people as
we'll as Of the people Of the United
States. and stand here now to
speak.-speak proudly and with
confident hope,-of the spread OF
this revolt. this liberation. 20 the
great stage Of the world itself, The
blinded rulers of Prussia have
reused forces they knew little Of
forces which. once reused. can never
be crushed to earth again; for they
have at their heart an inspiration
and a purpose. which are deathless
and Of the very stuff of triumph"
Preceding the presidents address.
Felix Streyckmans of Chicago,
n Of Tna1ufrr-,, al, It
the committee of foreign nationali-
ties. made public confession of the
devotion of the foreign born 10 the
home of their adoption.
with the spirit of washington
leading. America entered the battle
line and we entered with her" he
declared. The casualty lists Of the
morrow. bringing sorrow to some
homes and resolution TO all, will be
filled with strange names derived
from foreign blood We will never
cease to struggle until freedom is
secured for us and for our American
sons and daughters"
Ideal Weather.
a cloudIess sky with the heat Of
the sun tempered by a light breeze
which swept over the historic Po-
tomac and sang through the old
oaks of Mount Vernon, JADE the
day ideal for a pilgrimage
During the trip TO and from
Mount Vernon on the Mayfower,
Pres't Wilson had many intimate
personal talks with the representa-
tives of people who have left their
native lands 10 find homes in Amer
lea Testing out sentiment seeking
opinions. he asked many questions,
INTERPRETING now and then a sharp
phrase or two. then passing down
the deck TO another sroup-Czecho-
Slovaks, Chinese, Hungarian, even
German. natives of countries whose
governments are Americas enemies.
were among the visitors 10 the
the shrine of freedom they have
found in the new world.
DrpSfdput'S party