El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-28

NEW YORK. Sept. zs.-Presideni
IN Wilson. speaking last night before
an audience Of fourth Liberty loan
workers. gave his answer TO the re-
cent peace talk Of tie central powers
although he did not specifically refer
TO the utterances OF enemy leaders
The price Of p eaee, the president
asserted. VIII be impartial justice
10 ali nations: thae Instrument IN
dIspensabIe to seoure IL Is n league
Of nations, formeEs not before or
after. but nj the peace couferences
and Germany, as a member, ~WHl
have TO REDEEM her character not
by what happens at the peace Ia
bic, but by what foIloWs-'
Peace was not a question. declared
the president, Of coming 70 terms
for eve cannot come 10 terms with
them" as they have made II impossi-
b1e. Peace must me guaranteed, for
there VIII be parties 20 the peace
whose promises have proved untrust-
worthy and means must be found IN
connection with the peace settlement
TO remove that source Of insecurity
II would be folly to leave the guar
antee TO the subsequent voluntary &C
ton OF the governments we have seen
destroy Russia and deceive Rumanias
continued the president
10 DISCRIMINATION.
The president emphasized that the
Justice to be obtained by the league
must involve no discrimination to-
ward any people This IS set forth eL-
plicit1y in a set OF i've principles,
which he enumerated as the practical
program' Of Americas peace terms,
ana for the maintenance Of which the
United States fs prepared TO assume
Its fun share Of responsibility.
These principles we're, he said:
Five Principles Outlined.
First. the impartial justice meted
out must involve 10 discrimination
between those 10 whom we wish 70
be lust and those TO whom we do not
wish 10 be Just II must be justice
that plays no faVorites and knows no
standard but the equal rights Of the
several peoples concerned
second. no special OF separate in
terest OF any single nation or any
group OF nations can be made the
basis or any part Of the settlemnt
which IS not consistent witb the com
mon interests Of all
a4Third, there can be no league
or alliances or special covenants
and undersfandinEs within the
general and common family Of the
league Of nations
Fourth. and more specifically, there
combinations within the league and
no employment % any form Of eco
nomic boycott or exclusion, except as
the power Of economic penalty by ex-
clusion from the markets Of the world
may be vested in the league OF nations
itself as a means E discipline and
control
Fifth, MI international agree
menfs and treaties Of every kind
nlusf be made known in their en-
tirety 10 the rest OF the world"
1Lr. Wilson restated the issues OF
the war as follows;
Snail the military power Of any ma
tio1 or group Of nations be suffered
10 determine the fortunes Of peoples
over whom they have 10 right 10 rule
except the rigkc Of fOrce2
Shall strong nations be free 10
wrong weak nations and make them
subject 10 their purpose and INTEREST,"
Questions Arbitrary Force.
Shall peoples be ruled and dOmi-
mated, even in their own internal az
fairs. by arbitrary and irresponsible
force OF by their own VIII and choice2
Shell thare be a common standard
OF right and privilege for all people
and nations. OF shall the strong do as