New-York tribune., 1918-10-13

programme Of tho acorld's peace:
l: Open covenants of peace oo,v
arrived at, after which thorc shall he
no private international understand
lngs of any kind, but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and in the
public view.
,. Absolute freedom Of nav,.+;or
upon the seas outside territorial vat
crs alike in peace and in war excent
as the seas may be closed in whole Or
IN part by international action for
'he enforcement of international cov-
enants.
.. The removal so far as possible
OF an economic barriers and the cs-
'aoiishment of an equality of trade
cona'0lons among all nations consent.
ing to the peace and associatinc them
serves for its maintenance.
q. Adequate guarantees given and
IaHen that national ornaments will
De reduced to the lowest point con
slstent with domestic safety.
Question Of Colonial Claims
5. A free, open-minded and ALSO
lutely impartial adjustment of all
colonial claims, based upon strict
observance OF the principle that in
determining all such questions Of
sovereignty the interests of the
population concerned must. have
equal weight with the equitable
claims of the government whose
title is to be determined.
6. The evacuation Of all Russian
territory and such settlement of
all questions affecting Russia as will
secure the best and freest co0pcra-
tion OF the other nations of the
world in obtaining for her an un-
hampesed and unembarrassed oppor-
tunity. for tho independent determi-
nation Of her own political develop
ment and national policy. and as
sure her of sincere welcome into
the society Of free nations under in
stitutions Of her own choosing, and
more than a welcome assistance also
of every kind that she may need, and
may herself desire. The treatment
accorded Russia by hcr sister ma
tions in the months to come will be
the acid test Of their good will. of
their comprehension Of her needs as
distinguished from their own inter-
ests and Of their intelligent and un-
selfish sympathy.
Belgium Must Be Restored
Z. Belgium, the whole world will
agree. must be evacuated and re-
stored without any attempt to limit
the sovereignty 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 nations in the laws which
they themselves have set and deter
mined for the government Of their
relations with one another. Without
this healing act the whole structure
and validity of international law is
forever impaired.
8. 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 which has unsettled
the peace of the world for nearly
fifty years, should be righ d.. in orde
that peace may once more be made
secure in the interest of all.
9. A rcadjustment Of the frontiers,
Of Italy should be Effected along
clearly recognizable lines Of ma
tionality.
10. The peoples of Austria Hun
gary, whose place among nations we
wish to see safeguarded and as
sured, should be accorded the freest
opportunity of autonomous develop
ment.
Situation in the Balkans
II. Rumania, Serbia and Monte
negro should be evacuated, occupied
territories 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 and
nationality, and international guar
antees of the political and economic
independence and territorial integ-
-ity of the several Balkan states
should be entered into.
IL. The Turkish portions Of the
present Ottoman Empire should be
! assured a secure sovereignty, but
under Turkish rule should be. assure d
J an undoubted security OF life and an
absolutely unmolested opportunity Of
autonomous development, and the
Dardanelles should be permanently
opened as a free passage to the ships
and commerce of all nations under
international guarantees.
For Independent Poland.
IS. An independent Polish State
should be erected, which should in
clude the territories inhabited by
indisputably Polish populations
which should be assured free and
secure access to the sea and whose
political and economic independence
and territorial integrity should be
guaranteed by international covenant
II. A general association of ma
tions must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose OF afford
ing mutual guarantees Of political
independence and territorial integrity
to great and small States alike.
President Defined Issues
President Wilson, IN his oddrcs
at the Metropolitan Opera House 0
September s7, at the opening Of til
Liberty Loan campaign, declare
thot there could be no peace avtic
did not settle certo9n issues. Thea
issues, the President said, aUerc:
Shall the. military power Of any
nation OF group Of nations be SUI
fered to determine the fortunes Of
peoples over whom they have no right
to rule except the right Of force?
Shall strong nations be free to
wrong weak nations and make them
subject to their purpose and inter re st
Shall peoples be ruled and DOM
| mated. even in their own internal af-
fairs, by arbitrary and irresponsible
force or by their own will and
choice?
Shall there be common standard
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