The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-18
lamentations, Equal Trade
Conditions, Freedom of
World and Unveiled
Treaties.
jST PROTECT RUSSIA
eiares That Palestine, Poland, Al
ake, Italy lrredenta and Balkans
Snst Be Liberated.-That Colonies
shaIl Choose Own Allegiance.

WpShingtOn.-In terms specific and
questionable, President Wilson stip-
lated before a joint session of CON
! sreSs on January the aims for which
fImefica is now fighting. This country,
"a he president declared, will continue
,vhe Struggle until these are achieved.
y Il was the compelling voice of the
itlnsSian people," asking a definition OF
kmerica's principles and purposes"
That prompted the president to speak.
md 1t was largely to Russia that his
-peech was directed.
IN Ihe presidents address follows:
*Hentlemen of the congress Once
aofe, as repeatedly before, the spokes-
nen of the central empires have indi-
lated their desire to discuss the OBJ
'leets of the war and the possible basis
Aageneral peace. Parleys have been
u pfOgreSs at Brest-LitOvSk between
;usfSsian representatives ana represent
odffNeS of central powers to which at
n enliOn of all beIligerents have been
lnvited for purpose of ascertaining
Fhefher it may be possible to extend
Uhese parleys into ii general confer
lace with regard to terms of peace
nd settlement.
Tic Russian representatives pre-
: ented not only a perfectly definite
Iatement of the principles upon which
hAE would be willing to conclude
eaee, but also an equally definite pro-
FHltI Of hA iglf Of
hose principles. The representatives
the central powers, on their part,
resented an outline of settlement
hich. if much less definite, seemed
lseeptible of liberal Interpretation
ntiI their specific program of practical
rms was added.
Germans Would Strip Russia.
'That program proposed no cOnces-
ons at all, either to the sovereignty
Russia or to the preferences of the
9pnlatiOnS with those whose fortunes
dealt, but meant, in a word, that the
ntral empires We're to keep every foot
territory their armed forces had oc-
ipled-every province every city, ey-
: - point of vantage-as a permanent
ddidon to their territories and their
Swer
1T is reasonable conjecture that
Ie general principles of settlement
hich they at first suggested Origi-
ated with the more liberal statesmen
Germany and Austria, the men who
ave begun to feel the force of their
En peoples thought and purpose,
lille the concrete terms of actual set
alnent came from the military leaders
40 have no thought but to keep what
ey have got. The negotiations have
en broken off. The Russian repre-
natives were sincere and in earnest.
aey cannot entertain such proposals
conquest and domination.
Tic whole incident is full of signifi-
nee. 1t is also full of perplexity.
ith whom are the Russian repre-
natives dealing? Tor whom are the
preSentativeS of the central empires
liking? Are they speaking for the
ajorities of their respective parlia-
ents or for the minority parties, that
Ilithry and imperialiStic minority
aich has so far dominated their
aole policy and controlled the affairs
Turkey and of the Balkan states
hich have felt obliged to become their
SociateS in this war?
Germany's Answer Hinges Peace.
Ihe Russian representatives have
sisted, very justly, very wisely and
= TIE true spirit of modern democracy,
II the conferences they have been
Htilng with the Teutonic and Turkish
AteAnen should be held within open.
cloSed, doors, and all the world has
en audience, as was desired.
10 whom have we been listening.
eng To those who speak the spirit
Intention Of the resolutions of the
man reichstag of the 9th of July
~ the spirit and intention Of the
eral leaders and parties of Germany,
tho>e who resist and defy that
uit and intention and insist unon
aQuest and Subjugation? or are We
Nnng, in fact to both. unreconciled
N open and hopeless contradic.
nH These are very serious and preg-
t questions, Upon the answer To
- depends the peace of the world.
Bur whatever the result Of the par-
b Bre>f-LiroySk. whatever the
ein>ionS of counsel and purpose in
utteranceS Of the spokesman nf the
tral empires. they have again al
4Nfed To acquaint the world with
FeltectS in the war and have again
FNenSet their adverSarIeS To say
at Sort of settlement they would
ga 2u>t ana satisfactory. There j. .
SOL reason why that challenge /
uid not be responded 10. and re- /
nded to with the utmost candor. W.. I
nov await for it. Not once. but T.
IN and again. We have laid or