Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-01-12
the equitable claims Of tbs government
whose title IS to be determined.
Must Evacua4e Russia


Must Evacuate Russia.
VI. The evacuation Of all Russian
territory and such a settlement of all
questions affecting Russia as will Sc
cure the best and freest cooperation of
the other nations of the world in OBJ
tanning for her an unhanpered and mn
embarrassed opportunity for the in
dependent determination of her own
political development and national pol
icy and assure her of a sincere vel
come into the society of free nations
under institutions of her own choos-
ing and, more than a welcome, assist
ance also of every kind that she may
need and may herself desire. The
treatment accorded Russia by her sis
ter nations in the months to come will,
be the acid test of their good wiz.
OF their comprehension of her needs as
distinguished from their own interests,
and of their intelligent and unseIfish
sympathy.
VII. Belgium, the whole world win
agree must be evacuated and restored.
without any attempt TO limit the SOW
ereignty which she enjoys in common
with all other free nations. No other
single act will serve as this will serve
to restore confidence among the ma
tons in the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act the
whole structure and validity of inter
national law is forever impaired
VIII. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of
Alsace-Lorraine, which has unsettled
the peace of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righted in order that
peace may once more be made secure
in the interest of all
IN. readjustment of the frontiers
of Italy should be effected along clear
ly recognizable lines of nationality.
y. The people of Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest opportu-
nifty of autonomous development.
EVacuate Balkans
XI. Roumania, Serbia and Montene-
gro should he evacuated; occupied ter
ritOries restored; Serbia accorded free
and secure access to the sea ; and the
relations Of the several Balkan states
to one another determined by friendly
counsel along historically established
lines of allegiance ana nationality: and
international guarantees of the politi-
cal and economic independence and ter
ritorial integrity of the several Balkan
states should he entered into.
MI The Turkish portions Of the
present Ottoman empire should be as
sured secure sovereignty. but the
other nationalitieS which are now I'M
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and an alb
Solutely unmolested opportunity Of au-
tonomouS developments and the Darda-
neIleS should be permanently opened
as a free passage to the ships ana com
merce of all nations under nterna-
tiona guarantees.
XIII. An Independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
the territories inhabited by indispu-
table Polish populations. which should
be assured Il free and secure access to
the sea and whose political and eco
monte independence and territorial in
tegrity should be guaranteed by inter
national covenant.
NV. y general association of ma
tionS must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose of affording
mutual guarantees of political indie
pehdence ana territorial integrity to
great and small states alike.
an regard TO these essential recti.
hcatons Of wrong and assertions of
right We feel ourselves 10 he intimate
partners Of all the governments and
peoples associated together against the
'mperialistS. We cannot he separated
IN interest or divided in purpose. We
stand together until the end.
For such arrangements and Gov
onauts We are willing 10 fight and to
continue 20 fight until they are
achieved; but only because we wish
the right to prevail and desire a lust
aud stable peace as can be secured
only by removing the chief provoca-
uous to war, which this program
does remove,
Not Jealous Of Germany.
I'VE have no jealousy of German
greatness and there is nothing In this
program that impairs it. We grudge
her no achievement or distinction of
learning or Of pacific enterprise such
as have made her record very bright
and very enviable.
1--WE do not wish 10 injure her or
to block in any way her legitimate
influence or power We do not wish
to fight her either with arms or with
hostile arrangements of trade. if she
is willing to associate herself with
us and the other peace-loving nations
of the world in covenants of justice
and law and fair dealing.
I'VE wish her only to accept place
of pOualitV among the DeODIaS gf rb,