Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-10-11


, conditions among all tho nations con-
senting to the peace and associating
themselves for its maintenance.
4. Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national ornaments will
be reduced to the lowest point ccnsis-
tent with domestic safety.
D. Free, opcn-ninGcd and absolute
ly impartial adjustment of uil colo
NAL claims, based upon = strict ub-
servancc Of the principles taat in de-
termining such questions of sovcr-
eighty the interest of the population
concerned must have equal weigh,
with the equitable CLANS of the Gov
crnment whose titlc is to be deter
mined.
q. The evacuation of all Russian
territory, and such settlement Of all
questions affecting Russia as will Sc
cure the best and frcest cooperation
Of the other Nations of the world in
obtaining for her I'M unhampcrcd and
uncmbarasscd opportunity for the in
dependent determination of her own
political development and national
policy, and assure her of sincere
welcome into the society of free nn
tons under institutions of her own
choosing; and more than welcome,
assistance also FOR every kind that
she may need and may herself de-
sire. The treatment accorded Rus
sia by her sister Nations will he the
acid test Of their good will, of their
comprehension Of her needs MS dis
tinguished from their own interests,
and of their intelligent and unseliish
sympathy.
Z. Belgium, the whole world will
agree, must be evacuated and re-
stored without any attempt to limit
the sovereignty which she enjoys i'm
common with all other free nations
No other single act will serve as this
VIII serve to restore confidence among
the Nations in the laws which they
themselves set and determined FOR
The government Of their relations with
one another. Without this healing
act the whole structure and validity
of international law is forever i'm
paired. IrP
8. All French territory should he
freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of
Alsacc Lorraine, which has unset
tied the peace of the world FOR near
ly fifty years should be rightcd i'm or
der that peace may once more be
made secure in tch interest of all.
.. A rcadirstMcnt of the frontiers
of Italy should he effected lanog the
clearly recognizable lines of nation-
ality.
10. The peoples of Austria Ilunpn-
ry, whose place among the Nations
we wish to see safc-guaricd and as-
sured, should be accorded the frccst
opportunity to autonomous dcvclop,
mcnt.
IL. Runana, Serhia md Monte
negro should bc evacuated, occupicd
territories restored, Serbia accorded
Tree and secure access to the sea and
the relations of the several Balkan
states To one another determined byl
friendly counsel along historically
established lines of allegiance and
nationally; and international guar
antees Of the political and economic
independence of territorial integrity
of the several Balkan states should
be entered into
II. An independent Polish State
should be cercctcd which should in
cludc the territories inhabited by in
disputably Polish populations, which
should be assured Il free and secure
access To the sea and whose political
and economic independence and ter
ritorial integrity should be guaran-
teed by international covenant
ii. A general association of Ma
TONS must reformed under specific
covenants for the purpose of afford
ing mutual guarantees of political
independence and territorial integri-
" TO great and smnll Sinlcs nlikr