The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-09
PRESIDENT WILSON PLAINLY SETS FORTH THE PEACE TERMS
 UNITED STATES WILL DEMAND
Document Presented to Congress Follows
 the Lines of British Prime Minister


 territorial integrity to large and small states alike.
 A notable feature of the address was the sympathetic attitude of the president toward the Russian repre- sentatives who dealt with the German at the peace conference.-the Bolshe- gik often execrated for their defec- tion from the entente and for per hitting themselves to be drawn into the Teutonic peace trap. The Rus sians, he said, presenting a perfectly clear statement of the principles upon which they would be willing to con- clude peace, were sincere and in ear nest and when they found that the actual German terms of settlement cane from the military leaders who had no thought but to keep what they had taken, the negotiations were broken off
 Upon the question of whether the Russians and the world are to listen to military and imperialistic minority which so far has dominated the Teu- tonic policy CT to the liberal leaders and parties who spoke the spirit and intentions of tn resolution adopted by the German reichstag last July, the president declared must depend the peace Of the world This was in line with his previous declaration that the word of the present rulers of Ger many could not be taken for any hing worth while, but he took care -o disclaim any intention to suggest -l change in German institutions.
 Everywhere in Washington it was agreed that the president had made 6 great address and had given eXpres Ion to the views of the American people as a whole The difference oi opinion was as to whether 1t was peace or a war speech Some mem pers of both houses of congress pro- assed 10 believe that the Germans night find the terms laid down ac- eptable as a basis of negotiation and Q hope that a bona fido offer might result
 In most quarters, however there vas no such optimism and the speech ras looked upon as great war docu nent-clearns the atmosphere for the governments and peoples fighting Germany, heartenine the disorganized Russians and furnishing a light for the }erman people themselyes when they want 10 see it.
 In response to the universal query IS 10 the reasons which impelled the chief executive to make his appear lnce so unexpectedly before congress 70 enunciate the aims of the United States and its co-bellieereuts. it was lated authoritatively that in the opinion of President Wilson the phcholosical moment had arrived when it was absolutely necessary to make a strong effort to counterac the evil effects of German duplcity and double dealing upon the Russian. who had been charged to meet the trained German negotiators. It is felt that no efforts should be spared to prevent a resumption of the Brest- Lityosk negotiations by the Russians, without earnest but kindly admoni- tion by the allies and America of the terrible dangers to which she is ex- posed
 The president assumed in his mes
 
 tion@ have been broken off. Yet it IS felt in offiical circles here that, alarmed at the irritating effect .upon their own people of the sudden with drawal of the longed for peace with their eastern neighbor from whom they had confidently expected to draw vast supplies of food and raw material with which to relieve their sufferinss the Germans will make a supreme effort to enice the Rus sians tO resume the conferences by ating their first extreme demands or by presentins-the hem in fresh and spacious language calculated to cover their real meaning
 Another reason is found in the nec- essity of making some reply to the request of Leon Trotzky, the Bolshe- wiki foreign minister. that America and the entente allies join in the peace conferences, Germany hayihs made it a condition of any peace a sreemeut that Russia should bring her CO., belligtrents into the negotia- tions. Not having recognized the Bolshevid regime as tile Russian gov ernment the only feasible way of com munication with it appeared to be through public enunciation of