The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10
President Wilson Outlines the
WarAims of the United States

SAFE.
Statement is Demanded.
The call on us to say what it is
that we desire; in what, if anything,
our purpose and our spirit differ from
theirs. And I believe that the peo-
pie of the United States would wish
me to respond, with utter simplicity
and frankness.
Whether their present leaders be-
lieve it or not, it is our heartfelt de-
sire that some way may be opened
whereby we may be privileged to as
sist the people of Russia to attain
their utmost hope of liberty and or
dered peace. 1t will be our wish and
purpose that the processes of peace,
when they are begun, shall be abso-
lctely open and that they shall in
volve and permit henceforth no secret
understanding of any kind.
Day of Conquest Gone.
The day of conquest and aggran-
dizement is gone by, so is also the day
Of secret cove lants entered into in the
interest of particular governments
and likely at some unlocked for mo-
ment to upset the peace of the world
il is this happy fact now clear to the
view of every public man whose
thoughts do not still linger in an age
that is dead and gone which makes i
possible for every nation whose pur-
poses are consistent with justice ant
the peace of the world to avow now
or at any other time the objects it has
in view.
We entered this war because viola
lions of right had occurred whicl
touched us to the quick and made the
life of our own people impossible I'm
less they were corrected and the worlc
secured once for all against their re
currence.
Demand World Be Safe.
What we demand in this war, there
fore, is nothing peculiar to ourselves.
It is that the world be made fit and
safe to live in; and particularly that
it be made safe for every peace loving
nation which, like our own, wishes to
live it's own life, determine it's own in
situations, be assured of justice and
fair dealing by the other peoples of
the world as against force and selfish
aggression. All the people of the
world are in effect partners in this in
terest and for our own part we see
very clearly that unless justice be
done to others, it will not be done to
US. The program of the worlds peace,
therefore, is our program; and that
program, the only possible program,
as we see it, is this:
First-Open covenants of peace,
openly arrived at, after which
there shall be no private interna-
-tional understandings of any kind
but diplomacy shall proceed al
ways frankly and in the public
view.
Second-Absolute freedom of
navigation upon the seas, outside
territorial waters, alike in peace
and in war, except as the seas
may be closed in whole or in part
by international action for the en-
forcement of international coven-
ants
Third-The removal, so far as
possible, of all economic barriers
and the establishment of an
equality of trade conditions
among all the nations consenting
to the peace and associating
themselves for it's maintenance.
Fourth-Adequate guarantees
given and taken that national
ornaments will be reduced to the
lowest point consistent with do
mestic safety.
Fifth-A free, open minded and
absolutely impartial adjustment
of all colonial claims, based upon
a strict observance of the prin-
ciples that in determining all such
questions of sovereignty the inter-
ests of the populations concerned
must have equal weight with
equitible claims of the govern
ment whose title is to be determ-
ined.
Evacuation of Russian Land.
Sixth-The evacuation of all
Russian territory and such "a
settlement of all questions affect
ing Russia as will secure the
best and freest cooperation Of