The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-17
WORLD JUSTICE
WAR AIM OF US.
WILSON OUTLINES AMERICAS
PEACE TERMS NATION TO
FIGHT TILL WORLD SAFE.
LEAGUE TO BANISH WAR
PRESIDENT LAYS DOWN sPEcl
FIG CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE
MET BEFORE WAR CAN END.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Jan. 9.-President Will
son yesterday, addressing Congress
delivered a restatement of war aims
in agreement with the recent ,declara-
ton by the British premier, David
Lloyd George. The President present
ed definite program for world peace
containing fourteen specific considera-
tions.
Text Of Presidents Address.
| The President spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-:
the spokesmen of the central empires
have indicated their desire to discuss
| the objects of the war and the possible
| been in progress at Brest-Litovsk be-
tween Russian representatives and
representatives of the central powers
ligerents has been invited for the pur-
pose of ascertaining whether 1t may
| be possible to extend these parleys knto
general conference with regard to
terms of peace and settlement.
The Russian representative pre-
statement of the principles upon which
they would be willing to conclude
peace, but also an equally definite pro-
those principles.
The representatives of the central
powers. on their part. presented an
outline of settlement which. II much
less definite, seemed susceptible of
liberal Interpretation until their spe-
cific program of practical terms was
added. That program proposed no con-
csssions at all either to sovereignty of
Russia or the preferences of the popu-
lation with those. whose fortunes it
dealt but meant in q word that the
foot OF territory their armed forces
city. every point of vantage-as per
manent addition to their territories
and their power.
1T Is a reasonable conjecture that
the general principles of settlement
which they at first suggested. origi-
mated with the more liberal statesmen
have begun to feel the force of their
own peoples thought and purpose.
ne the ea9e rom the mtary ii leaders
who have no thought but to keep
what they have got. The negotiations
have been broken off. The Russian
representatives were sincere and in
earnest. They cannot entertain such
proposals of conquest and dominion.
nificance. 1t Is also full of perplexity.
With whom are the Russian represen-
tatives deaiins2 For whom, whom are the the
majorities of their respective. pariia-
mtarS or ioa snd the mnoriay
which has so far dominated their
whole policy and controlled the affairs
which have felt obliged to become
their associates in this war?
The Russian representative, have
insisted very jnssty very Wisely ,hni hnd
the conferences they have been hold
Ing with the Teutonic and Turkish
% not eiosed ooa doors' and ne fio ali the World has
been audience as was desired. To
whom have we been listening. then?
tention Of the resolutions of the Ger
man Reichstag of the 9Th of July last.
the spirit and intention of the liberal
those who resist and defy that spirit
and intention and insist upon conquest
and subjugation? or are We listening
open and hopeless contradiction?
These are very serious and preg-
them depends the peace OF the world.
But whatever the results of the
parleys at Brest-Litovsk. whatever the
in the utterances of the spokesmen of
the central empires. they have again
attempted to acQuaint the world with
again challenged their adversaries to
say what their objects are and what
Lloyd George Praised for Candor.
There Is no good reason why that
challenge should not be responded to
with the utmost candor. We did not
wait for 1t. Not once. but again and
again we have laid our whole thought
and purpose before the world. not In
general terms only, but each time with
sufficient definition to make 1t clear
what sort of definitive terms of set
Element must necessarily spring out of
them.
within the last week Lloyd George
has spoken with admirable candor and
! in admirable spirit for the people and
government of Great Britain. There is
versaries of the central powers no
uncertainty of principle. no vagueness
of detail.
THE only secrecy of counsel. the
only lack Of fearless frankness. the
only failure to make n definite state
ment of the objects of the war lies
with Germany and her allies. The Is
sues of life and death hang upon these
mo statesman who has the least
conception of his responsibility ought
continue this. ttragical and appalling
,utpouring of blood and treasure un-
less he is sure beyond a peradventure
hs snS SS5ess of Of se e xs e o
society and that the people for whom
he speaks think them right and i'm
perative as he does.
There Is. moreover. voice calling
.or these definitions OF principle and
II purpose which is. 1t seems to me
more thrilling and more compelling
With which the troubled air of the
world is filled. 1t is the voice of the
Russian people. They are prostrate
md all but h,m helpless It of %o%ie