The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-08
WILSON OUTLINES
WORLD PEACE PLAN
Continued From Page I

Unite program OF the concrete appli-
cation OF those principles.
'''rhe representatives OF the cen.
trail powers. on their part. presented
an outline OF settlement. which. n
much less definite. seemed suscepu.
BILE OF liberal Interpretation until
their specific program OF practical
terms WIS added
Tcutons After Territory
That program proposed no con
ceasionn. either To the sovereignty OF
Russia or to the preference OF the
populations with whose fortunes II
dealt. but meant In n word. that tho
central empires were Ia keep every
foot OF territory their armed forces
had occupied-cvery province. every
city. every point OF vantage-as a
permanent addition 20 their terri
1T n reasonable conjecture that
the principles OF settlement which
they nj first suggested originated
with the more liberal statesmen OF
Germany and Austria. the men who
have begun To feel tn. force OF their
own peoples thought and purpose.
while the concrete terms OF actual
settlement came from the military
leaders. who have no thought but TO
keep what they have got
Russians Sincere
The negotiations have been taken
off. The Russian agents were sin
ccre and In earnest. They cannot
entertain such proposals Of conquest
and domination.
'"rhe whole incident II full of sig
nifieanco. IL IL also fun Of perpleS
lily.
with whom arr tho Russian rep
res-ntativcs dealinE7 For whom are
the representatives OF the Tcutons
np-akingf Are they speaking for
pariiaments or for the minority par
ties. that military and itnp~riaiintc
minority which has 80 far dominat'
ed their whole policy and controlled
the affairs OF Turkey and Of the
Balkan states. which have felt
obliged 10 become their associates In
this war; The Russian representa-
tivcs have insisted very justly. very
wisely and in the true spirit Of de
mocracy. that tho conferences they
hsv. been holding with tho Teutonlc
and Turkish statesmen should be
held within open. not closed. doors.
To whom have we been listening
them To those who speak the spirit
and intention OF the German reich.
stag Of the sth of July last. tn.
spirit and intention OF tho liberal
leaders and parties 81 Germany. or
those who resist and defy that spirit;
and int.ntionf
"or are wr listening. in fact. To
both. unrrconcii-d and in open and
hopeless. contradiction
''Th.n. arc very s.riotz and prog
nanf questions Upon the answer
to them depends the peace Of tho
world
But whatever tho result, Of the
parleys for the firrs, -I.ltoyak. what.
ever tho conclusions Of counsel and
Of purpose Ia the uttrranc.s Of the
Spokesman OF tho central empires.
they have again attempted to &C,
quaint the world with their objects
In tho war and have again chaiienK
ed their advernariea TO say what
their objects are and what sort OF
settlement they would de~m just.
There Ia no good reason why
their challenge should not 10 re-
npond~i 60 and responded TO with
| tho utmost candof.
/ We did not walt for 10 Not
once. but again and again We have
laid our whole thought and purpose
before the world. not In general
terms only. hut zach time with suf
ficient definition 60 make Il clear
what sort Of definite terms and set,
tiement must necessarily spring gu,
OF them.
Refers "a Lloyd George
within the last week Mr. Lloyd
George has spoken with admirable
candor and In admirable spirit for