The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-05

new and unqualified consecratioi
of America to the struggle 10
cleaning military autocracy iron
the world.
At an Independence day gather
ing on the gentle slopes OF Noun
Vernon, home and tomb of George
Washington. and surrounded b,
scenes which looked upon the ere
alton of this nation, the president
addressed "A small gathering OF Of
ficials and Of diplomats of the al
lied nations. But he spoke to the
world, and he spoke the logical Sc
quel to his force without stint ~
limit" declaration Of several weeks
ago.
Unreservedly, the president de-
clared that there could be no
thought of peace which did not
mean the destruction of military
autocracy or its reduction to vir-
tual impotence.
"A reign OF law, based in the
consent Of the governed and Sus-
tained by the organized opinion Of
mankind" was the way he sum
married. in single sentence the
objects OF humanity in the world
war.
Whether The president was ad-
dressing his remarks directly to the
regent speech of German Foreign
SeSIetarv .Non kuehlmann, or to
the foreshadows OF renewed Ger
man peace offensive, or whether he
merely took the occasion of the
celebration Of American lndepend
ence to emphasize to the world the
war aims Of the nation can only he
OWNED. lie did not deal with the
progress of the war or any par
ticular phase OF it, but spoke elo-
quently OF Americas attitude TO
ward Germany's so-called peace
treaties in the east by grouping the
people OF Russia for the moment
unorganized and helpless among
the peoples Of the world standing
against the enemies of liberty.
In Deadly Grapple.
THE past and the present are
in deadly grapple and the peoples
Of the world are being done 10
death between them said Pres-
dent Wilson.
There can be but one issue. !
The settlement must be final.
There can be no compromise. No
halfway decision would be toler-
able. No halfway decision is CON
ceivable. These are the ends for
which the associated peoples OF the
world are fighting and which must
be conceded them before there can
be peace.
''l-The destruction of every ar
bitrary power anywhere that can
separately, secretly. and OF its sim
gle choice, disturb the peace of the
world; or, ii il can not be pres
emily destroyed, at the least its re-
duction to virtual impotence.
"2-The settlement OF every
question, whether OF territory, OF
sovereignty. OF economic arrange
ment. or OF political relationship.
upon the basis OF the free accept
ance OF that settlement by the peo-
pie Immediately concerned. and not
upon the basis OF the material in
tereSts or advantage OF any other
nation of people which may desire
a different settlement for the sake
OF its exterior influence or mas
terry"
"3-The consent OF all nations 10
be governed in their conduct to-
ward each other by the same prin-
ciples OF honor and OF respect for
the common law of civilized So
ciety that governed the individual ,
citizens of all modern states in
their relations with one another.
TO the end that all promises and
covenants NAV be sacredly obsery- .
ed. no private plot or cohSpiracies ,
Matched. no selfish injurie, wrought ,
with impunity and a mutual trust ,
established upon the foundation OF ,
4 mutual respect ior righ,.
Pirate Nations Must Submit. d
1.-THE establishment oi an or {
ganization of peace which shall c
make it certain that the combined a
power of free nations will check cy- II
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make peace and justice the more h
,ecure by aifording definite tri- 4
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submit and BY which every inter c
adjustment that cannot o
De amicably agreed upon the peo- "
'les directly concerned hall be u
d
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# mankind. y
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chiesed BY debating and seeking o..
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tatesmen may wish. with their :.
rejects for balances OF power and :.
( national opportunity. They can =,
c realized only by the determina- =,
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( the world desire with their n
'nging for justice and for social
-eedom and opportunity" b;
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