The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-10-17
WILSON'S PEACE
TERMS WHICH THE
GERMANS ACCEPT
All Invaded Territory to Be
Evacuated and Freedom of
Seas to All Nations.
Belgium to Be Restored, French Terri
tory Freed, Independent Polish
State Erected and Russia Given
Chance to Become Free Nation.


The fourteen terms of peace sci
down by President Wilson in his adj
dress Of January 8, and accepted by
the Germans, and the additional "foul
points" outlined by him In his Mt
Vernon speech OF July 4, are as fol
lows:
1. Open covenants of peace, openly
arrived NJ, after which there shall bt
no private international understand
ings Of any kind but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and In the pub
lie view.
III. Absolute freedom of navigation
upon the seas, outside territorial wa
tiers, alike In peace and In war, except
as the seas may be closed In whole ol
In part by international action for the
enforcement of international coven
ants.
Ill. The removal, so far rs pos
sible, Of all economic barriers and the
establishment Of an equality Of trade
conditions among all the nations con.
scnting to the peace and associating
themselves Tor Its maintenance.
Nv. Adequate guarantees given and
tnken that national ornaments will be
reduced to the lowest points consistent
with domestic safety.
V. A free, open-mlnded and abso-
lutcly impartial adjustment of all CO.
ionial claims. based upon strict oh.
servnncc of the principle that In deter
mining all such questions Of sover.
eighty the interests OF the populations
concerned must have equal weight
. with the equitable claims Of the gov
ernment whose title is to be deter
mined.
vi. The evacuation OF all Russian
territory and such "A settlement OF all
questions affecting Russian territory
and u settlement OF all questions af-
fecting Russia as will secure the best
and freest cooperation OF the other
nations Of the world In obtaining for
her mn unhampered and unembarrassed
opportunity for the Independent deter
minntion of her own political develop
mcnt and national policy and assure
her Of sincere welcome into the so
ciety OF free nations under institutions
of her own choosing; and, more than
n welcome. assistance also OF every
Kind that she may need and may her
self desire. The treatment accorded
Russia by her sister nations In the
months TO come will be the acid test
of their good will, Of their compre'
hcnsi0n OF her needs as distinguished
from their own interests, and of their
Intelligent and unselflsh sympathy.
VII. Belgium, the whole world Will
sgree, must be evacuated and restored,
without any attempt 10 limit the SOW
ercignty which she enjoys In common
with all other free nations. No other
single uCt wall serve as this Will serve
90 restore confidence among the ma
lions IN the laws which they have
themselves set and determined with
one another. Without this healing act
lilo whole structure ana validity Of
international law IL 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. A reimbursement OF the frontiers
MI nj nl
" recognizable lines OF nationality.
Y. Tbs peoples OF Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest oppor-
tunity of autonomous development.
NJ. Rumania, Serbia and Monten'
egro should he 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 es-
tablished lines of allegiance and ma
tlonality; and International guarantees
Of the political and economic indepen'
dence aud territorial integrity of the
several Balkan states should be en-
tered into.
XII. The Turkish portions OF the
present Ottoman empire should be AS
sured secure sovereignty. but the
,ther natIonalities which are now un
der Turkish rule should be assured M
undoubted security of life and an alb
soIutely unmolested opportunity 81
autonomous development. and the Oar
danelles should be permanently opened
ma a free passage to the ships ant
Would Keep Daylight Law.
..,t.,...o, Tho DAYLIGHT SAVING