The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-08
Americas Peace Demands.

Ameilcsb Peace Demands.
"First-Ope1 covenants of peace.
openly arrived at after which there
shall be no private International I'm
dctstandinR Of any kind but diplo-
macy shalt proceed alway, frankly
and for the public vcv.
"Second-Atsrluic freedom uI
navigation upon the seas. outside
territorial waters alike in peace and
in war, exccnt as the sea, lay he
closed in whole or in part by In.
tern7tionll ACTION for the enforce
ment oi international covenants
Free Trade After War.
Third THE removal so far as
possible OF all economic hlrricr,
and the establishment oi an equality
Of trade conditions among all the
nations conSenting to the peace and
associntinC themselves for its
maintenance
Fourth Adequate guarantee,
given and taken that national
armamtnts will he reduced 10 the
lowest point consistent with do
meStic safety
"Fil,h-A free. ontn.miuled and
absolutely impartial adjustment Of
all colonial claims based upon a
strict Observance OF the plea that
in determining all such question, Of
sovereignty the interests OF the
populations concerned must have
equal weight with the equitable
claims of the government whose
title is to Le determined
Evacuation OF Russia.
"Sixth-The evacuation oT all
Russian territoy and such settle
ment Of all questions affecting
Russia as will secure the best and
frcsSt co operation OF the other ma
tions of the world in obtaining for
her an unhampercd and unem-
barraSSed opportunity i9f independ-
ent determination OF nd own poll
tical development and\ national
policy and assure her of sin
cere welcome into the society OF
free natins under institutions Of
her own choosing; and, more than
a welcome, assistance Of every kind
that she NAV need and may herself
desire, The treatment accorded Rus.
sia by her sister nat1onS in the
months TO come will be the acid test
Of their good will; Of their COM
prehenSion of her needs as distin-
guished from their own interests
and of their intelligent and un-
selfish sympathy
Belgium Must Be Restored
decentralization, the whole
world will agree, must be evacuat-
ed and restored 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 re-
store confidence among the nations
In the laws which they have them
selves set and determined for the
government oi their relations with
one another. Without this healing
act the whole structure and VALIDITY
OF international law IS forever ip
paired
"Eigh,h-All French territory
should be freed and the invaded
portions restored 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 once
more be made secure in the interest
OF all.
Italia Irredenta Restored.
"Niuth--A readlu,tmcnt OF the
frontiers OF Italy should be effect
ed along clearly recognizable line,
Of nationality
"Tenth-Thc peoples Of Austria
Hungary whose place among the
nations VIC wish to see safeguard
ed and assured, should be accord
ed the freest opportunity OF autono-
nous development
"Eleventh-Rumauia, Serbia and
Montenegro should be evacuated.
occupied territories restored, Ser
bia accorded free and secure access
to the seas and the relations of the
several Balkan states 10 one an.
other, determined by friendly coun-
sci along historically. established
lines OF allegiance and nationality
and international guarantees Ut the
political and economic indrpend
ence and territorial integrity ol the
several Balkan states hlull be ca
tered into
Freed From Turkish Rule.
"Iwelith-The IurKShportiunsoi
the present Ottoman empire should
be assured OF a secure so,crclgnly
but the other nallonalilIes which
are now under Turkish rule should
be assured an undoub,cd security ol
life and an absolutely uumoleslcd
opportunity of autonomous deyd
opment and the Dardanelcs should
be permanently opened as free
passage to the ships and commerce
OF all nations under international
guarantees.
"Thirteenth-An independent Poi
ish state should be erected which
should include the territories i'm
habited by indisputably Polish pop
ulations, which should be assured
. free and secure access to the sea,
and whose political and economic
Independence and territorial in
tegrity should be guaranteed by in
ternational covenant.
"Fourteenth--A general associa
ton of nations must be formed M
der specific covenants for the pur
pose Of afiording mutual guaran-
tees OF political independence and
territorial integrity to great ,and
small states, alike. In regard to