The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-01-10
AMERICAN PEACE
PROGRAMME
AS PROMULGATED BY PRESIDENT
WILSON IN ADDRESS TO CON-
GRESS--NO SEPARATE PEACE.

WILSON IN ADDRESS TO CON-
GRESS--NO SEPARATE PEACE.
Washington, Jan 81 Americas
program of war and peace, with de-
finite terms upon which the nations,
great and small, fighting together
against German world-domination,
are ready to lay down their arms,
was given to the world by President
Wilson today through an address to
Congress in joint session.
I'VE cannot be separated in inter-
est or divided in purpose" he said.
We stand together to the end"
The speech, heard by Congress at
an hours notice. and accepted with
a wave of approval that brought to-
gether virtually every element of
both houses, was delivered as a d.
rect response to the German charge
in the negotiations with Russians at
Brest-Litovsk. 1t followed closely
and approved the address of the Bri-
:ish premier, but was far more spe-
cific IN statement of terms, robbing
of force in advance any Germanpeace
drive designed to confuse the Entente
and American governments and their
people, while at the same time pre-
senting the foundation for genuine
negotiations whenever the Central
Powers are ready to talk of a just
peace.
Fourteen concrete proposals laid
down by the President began with
the declaration that the days of pri-
vateinternational understandings are
gone, and that covenants of peace
must be reached in the open. Briefly
summarized the points are:
l. Open covenants of peace with
out private international understand
ings.
2. Absolute freedom of the seas in
peace or war. except as they may be
closed by international action.
3. Removal of all economic bar
riers and establishment of equality
of trade conditions among nations
consenting to peace and associating
themselves for its maintenance.
4. Guarantees for the reduction
of national armapents to the lowest
point consistent with domesticsafety
5. Impartial adjustment of all CO.
lonial claims, based upon the princi-
pie that the people concerned have
equal weight with the interest of
the government.
6. Evacuation of all Russian ter
ritory and opportunity for Russia's
political development.
7. Evacuation of Belgium without
any attempt to limit her sovereignty.
s. All French territory to be freed
and restored, and reparation for the
taking of Alsace-Lorraine.
9. Readjustment of Italy's from
tiers, and on clearly recognizable
lines of nationalities.
10. Freest opportunity for autono-
nous development of the peoples of
Austria Hungary.
II. Evacuation of Roumania, Ser
via and Montenegro, with access to
the sea for Servia and international
guarantees of economic and political
independence and territorial integ-
rity of the Balkan States.
IL. Secure sovereignty for Tur-
keys portion of the Ottoman Empire,
but with other nationalities under
Turkish rule assured liberty of life
and opportunity for autonomous de-
velopment, with the Dardenelles per-
manently opened to all nations.
13. Establishment of an indepen-
dent Polish state. including terrific
ries inhabited indisputa5ly by Polish
populations, with fiee access to the
sea and political and economic inde-
pendence and territorial integrity
guaranteed by international cove
nant.