The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-01-18
which has hitherto known no reientins
and no pity

ana y0t their uOuI Is not 1ubHfrytFnf
They Vim not yield either in principle
!. right, OF what il is humane ~ and
stated with n frankness, a iargeness Of
view, generosity OF spirit and a uni
yer,si human sympathy which must
challenge the admiration of every
friend of mankind; and they have re-
fused TO compound their ideals or de-
sert others that they themselves may
They call to US to say whether 1t is
that We desire. In what. II In anything
theirs: and / believe that the people
OF the United States would wish me &c
ffe esppna, with wS utter simplicity ane
leaders believe II or, not. it Is our
heartfelt desire and hope that some
be priviiesed 10 assist the people o.
Russia to attain their utmost hope OF
ie 81, and ordered peace.
that the processes of peace. when they
are begun, shall be absolutely open and
that they shall involve and permit
henceforth no secret understandings
OF any kind. The day of conquest and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Is gone by: SO IL also
into in the ,ntsrss, e oS ena;ic, entered
ernments and likely at some unlocked
TOT moment to upset the peace of the
Tt is this happy fact. now clear to
thought. do not stilf iinser in an age
possible for every nation whose pur-
poses are consistent with justice and
at any other time the objects it has In
view.
De1aads That World he Safe.
I'VE entered this war because viola
lions Of right had occurred which
iira ne o US to the quick and made the
less they were corrected and the world
secured once for all against their re-
war. therefore. is nothing peculiar to
ourselves. It is that the world be
made made 1T ut and safe to live in: and par
peacs-loying nation which. like our
own. wishes to live it's own life, deter
Of. Justice and fair dealings by tSs
force and selfish aggression.
effect partners in this interest and for
unless Justice be done to Others It viii
the worlds peace, therefore. is our
program, and that program. the only
possible program. as we see 1t. is this
arrived at. after which there shall be
no private international understand
proceed always frankly ana in the pub.
lie view.
20. Absolute freedom of navigation
upon the seas. outside territorial wa
as the seas may be closed in whole or
In part by international action for the
enforcement of International covenants
%. The removal. SO far as possible.
OF economic barriers and the establish
ment OF an equality of trade condi-
tiohs among all the nations consenting
to- the peace and associatinE them.
selves for its maintenance.
ADEQUATE guarantees given and
taken that national ornaments will be
reduced to the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety.
Adjustment Of Colonial Claims,
p; free, open inded and abso-
servance Of the principle that in deter err
ereignty the Interests Of the popuia-
weight with the equitable claims Of
the government whose title is to be
IS. The evacuation of all Russian
territory and such settlement of all
questions affecting Russia as will Sc
fhs o me pest ,; ana irsest cooperation OF
tanning FOR her an unhampered and un-
embarrassed opportunity for the indie
political development ' and nationa, 0 p"ln
come into the society of free nations
ing; and, more than a welcome, as
slstance also OF every kind that she
may need and may herself desire. The
ter nations in the months to come will
be the acid test Of their good Will, of
dheiT s0imbprehsnsion Of her needs as
sympathy.
~. Belgium. the whole world will
wit bout any attempt to limit the SOW.
ereignty which she enjoys in common
s w,aR an act 9ths her free NATIONS No other
to restore confidence among the ma
tons In the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
another. Without this healing act, the
whole structure and validity of inter-
national law II forever impaired.
Aisaee-Lorraine Must he Settled,
g.. All French territory should be
stored ana the wrong done to France nee
~ Prussia in 1871 In the matter OF
years, should be righted. in order that
peace may once more be made secure
g. a read5us FL sr of the frontier,
Of o., Italy should be effected along clear
~ TrecoEnizable lines Of nationality.
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest opportu-
IL: Rumania, Montenegro and Ser
bta should be evacuated; occupied fer
rtories restored; Serbia accorded free
and secure access to the sea: and the
relations of the several Balkan states
to one another determined by friendly
counsel along historically. established
lines OF allie giance and nationality, and
International guarantees of the polit-
ical and economic Independence and
territorial integrity Of the several Bal
kan states should be entered into,
IL. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman empire should be as
sured secure sovereignty, but the
other nationalities which are now un-
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security Of life and an alb
solutely unmolested opportunity Of au-
tonomous development, and the OAR
dane1les should be permanently opened
as a free passage to the ships and
commerce of all nations under inter-
national guarantees.
"13. An independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
the territories Inhabited by indisputa-
bly, Polish populations which should
be assured a free and secure access to
the sea and whose political and eco