The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-01-18
Justice to Al, Nc Conquest. VII
son Declares in ADDRESS to
Congress.
"a lEMAKDS BY tMER'cA
Reparation to France for Taking Al
SAGE; Free Poland and AutcncU-
Gus States in Austria-hung7ry-
Evacuation of All Russian Ter
ritory-8cIgium Must Be
Freed

washington, Jan. 9.--t'rr~lO'nt W IL
S"n yesterday. addressing congress. de-
lyered Il restatemcnt Of war aims In
agreement with the recent declaration
by the British premier. David Lloyd
George
The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: Once
more, as repeatedly before. the Spokes-
men of the central empires have indi-
Gated their desire to discuss the OBJ
jcCts Of the war and the possible basis
OF general peace.
"larleys have been In progress ut
Brest-Litoysk between representatives
of the central powers To which the
attention Of all the helIigerents has
been invited. for the purpose Of ascer-
/ tanning whether il may be possible to
extend these pnrIeyS into a general
conference with regard TO terms of
peace and settlement
Presented Definite Statement
"The Russian representatives. pre-
sen1ed not only n perfectly definite
statement of the principles upon which
they would be willing to conclude
/ pence. but also an equally definite pro-
/ gram Of the concrete application of
those principles.
The representatives of the central
! powers on their part, presented nm
! outline Of settlement which. If much
/ less definite, seemed susceptible Of lih-
cral Interpretation until their specific
program Of practical terms was added.
THE program proposed no conces-
sionS at all, either to sovereignty Of
Russia or to the preferences of the
population with whose fortunes IT
1eaIt. but meant, IN a word. that the
central empires were to keep every
foot of territory their armed forces had
occupied-cyery province, every city,
every point of vantnge--as a perma-
nent addition to their territories and
their power. II is reasonable con
lecture that The general principles Of
settlement which they at first suggest
ed originated with the more liberal
statesmen of Germany ana Austria.
the men who have begun 10 feel the
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. The
negotiations have been broken off.
Full of Significance.
The Russian representatives were
sincere and in earnest. They cannot
entertain such proposals OF conquest
and domination.
THE whole incident is full of sig
nificance, II Is also full Of perplexity.
With whom are the Russian represent
Rtiyes dealing? For whom are the rep
reSCntatives OF the central empires
speaking? Are they speaking for the
tnajOritieS OF their respective pnrlin-
mentS or for the minority parties. that
military and imperiallstlc minority
which has 50 far dominated their
policy and controlled the affairs OF
Turkey and Of the Balkan states which
have felt obliged to become their asso-
siatcS in this war!
The Russian representatives have
insisted, very justly. very wisely. and
In the true spirit of democracy. that
The conferences they have been hold
ing with the Teutonic and Turkish
statesmen should be held within open
not closed, doors, and all the world has
been audience aS was desired. To
whom have we been listening then
To those who speak the spirit and In.
tcntlOu Of the resolutions of the Ger.
nan rcirhstag on the 9th of July last
the spirit and intention of the liberal
leaders and parties Of Germany, or "a
those NhO resist and defy that spirit
and Intention and insist upon conquest
and suhjugatiOn? Or are we listening
In fact to both unrecOnciied and in
open aud hopeless contradiction
These are very serious and pregnan,
questions.