The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-10
GERMANY GAN HAVE
EQUALITY, NOT MAS.
Terry, SAYS PRESIDENT

Washington, Jan. S.-With Il state
ment of war aims, approving the dec.
larations of the British premier, Lloyd
George, President Wilson today pre-
sented to congress and the world ii
specific declaration of the terms on
which it would be possible to make
peace with the German military au-
tocracy.
The presidents program has ii ar
ticles and provides for restoration and
reparation, guarantees for territory
and national life, freedom of the seas
and access to them, reduction of arm
aments and guarantees for the sane
tity Of agreements between nations.
In a word, the president said, the
program removes the chief provoca-
tions to war.
But. in order that his pronouncement
should be definitely understood as one
Of war aims rather than peace aims,
the president declared: For such ar.
rangement and covenants we are will
ing to fight and to continue fighting
until they are achieved"
This he followed with re-statement
that the world wars only upon Ger
many crazed by war, not upon Ger
many of peaceful pursuits. no matter
how great she may be.
I'VE wish her only to accept place
of equality among the peoples of the
world" said the president, the new
world in which we now live, instead OF
a place of mastery"
These aims, the president declared.
shared by the co-beligerents, were the
aims and principles of the people of
United States for which they are will
ing to sacrifice everything.
THE moral climax of this, the cul-
minating and final war for human lib
erty, has come" said the president,
in conclusion" and they (the people,
are ready to put their own strength,
their own highest purpose, their integ-
rsty and devotion to the test"
The practical agreement of funda.
mentals in the presidents program
with those accepted by the British pre-
mier, made an immediate and profound
impression upon all who heard him.
Coming at moment when Germany
faces the demands of her socialists Tor
abandonment OF any program of an
nexations and indemnities and also
faces the failure of the peace negotia-
tions at Brest-Litovsk. the presidents S
developed its tremen-
dous Importance as he spoke it word
by word to a crowded chamber of leg
islators, diplomats and officials who
gave him the closest attention. AL
though the address was punctuated lib
orally with applause, there was one
great demonstration when the presi-
dent declared France must have right
for the wrong in Alsace-Lorraine. At
that the entire assembly arose, ap-
plauded and cheered loudly. Other
wise the presidents address was de-
livered in the silence which denotes the
rapt attention of any audience which
realized that it was passing through
a great quarter Of an hour in the life
of the world.
To the German people the president
gave reinsurance that there was no
aim to impair their peaceful great
ness.
I'VE have no jealousy of German
greatness" he said. land there is moth
ing in this program that impairs it,
We grudge her no achievement or dis
tinction of learning or Of pacific en-
terprise such as have made her record
very bright and very enviable. We
do not wish to injure her or block in
any way her legitimate influence or
power. We do not wish to fight her,
either with arms, or with hostile ar.
rangements of trade, if she is willing
to associate herself with us and the
other peace-loving nations of the en-
tire world in covenants of justice and
law and fair dealings. Neither do we
presume to suggest to her any alter
alton or modification of her institu-
tions. But it is necessary we must
frankly say and necessary and a pre-
liminary to any intelligent dealings
with her on our part that we should
know when her spokesmen speaker, for
whom they speak to US, whether for
the reichstag majority or for the mill
tary party and the men whose creed
is imperial domination"
The president made clear at the out
set that the German statesmen hav-
ing again challenged their adversarie
to restatement of war aims, he un-
dertook to respond to it with the ut
most candor. The British premier
declaration the president referred to
as having been spoken with "admir
able candor and in admirable spiri,
for the people and government OF
Great Britain"
"The only secrecy of counsel" he
added, "the only lack Of fearless frank
ness, the only failure to make stat,
ment of the objects of the war lies
with Germany and her allies"
"The voice of the Russian people,