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WILSON GIVES WAR AIMS AND PEACE TERMS;
TELLS CONGRESS HIS CREED OF DEMOCRACY;
II PRINCIPLES ANNOUNCE PURPOSE OF u. S
President Wilson's War and Peace Aims Address Congress

torical,y established lines Of alle-
glance and nationality; and interna-
tional guarantees Of the political
and economic independence and ter
ritorial integrity Of the several Bal
kan States should be entered into.
XII. The Turkish portions Of the
present Ottoman Empire should be
assured a secure sovereignty, but
the other nationalities which are
now under Turkish rule should be
assured an undoubted security OF
life and an absolutely unmo.ested
opportunity Of autonomous develop
ment, and the Dardanelles should be
permanently opened as a free pas
sage to the ships and commerce Of
all nations under International guar
antees.
Independence for Poland.
XIII. An Independent Polish State
should be erected which should in
clude the territories inhabited by
indisputably Polish populations,
which should be assured a free and
secure access to the sea and whose
political and economic independence
and territorial integrity should be
guaranteed by international COW
enant.
XIV. A general association OF ma
tions must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose Of afford
ing mutual guarantees Of political
independence and territorial integ-
rity to great and small states alike. -
In regard to these essential recti-
fications Of wrong and assertions Of
right, We feel ourselves to he inti-
mate partners OF all the Govern
ments and peoples associated
together against the imperialsts.
We cannot be separated in interest
or divided in purpose. We stand
together until the end.
For such arrangements and COW
enants we are willing TO fight and
to continue TO fight until they are
achieved; but only because we wish
the right to prevail and desire a
Just ana stable peace, such as can
be secured only by removing tho
chief provocations to war, which
this programme does remove. We
have no Jealousy OF German great
ness. and there is nothing in this
programme that iinpairs it. We
crudce her no achievement or distinc-
tion OF learning or OF pacific enter
prise such as have made her record
very bright and very cnviahie. We
do no. wish to iniure her or to block
in any way her legitimate influence
or power. We do not wish to fight
her either with arms or with hostile
arrangements of trade. If she is
willing to associate herself with us
and the other peace loving nations
Of the world in covenants OF justice
and law and fair dealing. We wish
her only to accept a place OF equality
among the peoples cI the world
the new world in which We now live
instead of place of mastery.
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Neither do we presume to suggest
To her an" alteration or modification
Of her institutions. But II is neces-
sary. we must frankly say. and
necessary as preliminary to any
Intelligent dealings with her on our
part. that We should know whom
her spokcsmen speak for when they
speak to us, whether for the Reichs-
tag majority or for the military
party and the men whose creed is
imperial domination.
We have spoken now surely in
terms too concrete to admit OF any
further doubt or question. An cvi-