Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-01-17
WORLD JUSTICE
WAR AIM OF US.
WILSON OUTLINES AMERICAS
PEACE TERMs-NA NATION TO
FIGHT TILL WORLD SAFE.
LEAGUE TO BANlSH WAR
PRESIDENT LAYS DOWN sPEcl-
FIG CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE
MET BEFORE WAR CAN END.

MET BEFORE WAX CAN Emu.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Jan. 9.-President Will
delivered a restatement OF war aims
in agreement with the recent declara-
ton by the British premier, David
Lloyd George. The President present
ed definite program for world peace
containing fourteen specific considers
tions.
Text Of Presidents Address.
The President spoke az follows:
"Gentlemen of the Congress-:
Once more, a. repeatedly before.
the spokesmen Of the central empires
have Indicated their desire TO discuss
basisvf a general peace. Parleys have
been in progress at Brest-Litovsk be-
Of tRs ssn1a aa
has has Ssea Invited for the the par Ss
kke possible to extend these parlsys into
general conferences with regard to
k-Aa1ms of peace and settlement.
|TSsAsed mot only a perfectly definite
statement of the principles upon which
sss gSIa sSs also ss saaaEy dsnse se
those principles.
less definite, seemed susceptible Of
cific program of practical terms was
a al
istion with those whose fortunes it
dealt but meant in word that the
Of snDs ssr to
had occupied-every province. every
s,.y syer 9Hps Of fssir
and their power.
the general principles of settlement
hsh tsa i shsy e. oss 1ess
have begun to feel the force of their
PSsepes aqd az
tlement came from the military leaders
who have no thought but to. keep
savs fasz OFT rns
.sPns:s Tssy esanot ssa .nssreain ana SUCH
fhe whole Incident is full Of sig
nificance. It is also full Of perplexity.
Wtth WHOM .an ar: the Russ,an hn reR.s'ssRR sR.
Representatives. Of the central empires
speaking7 Are they speaking for the
as for Of sssl
which has so far dominated their
Of turkey and Of tho Ialkan states
their associates In this war;
THE. Russian representative. have
In the true spirit Of democracy that
the conferences they have been hold
.tatesmen M @ should % ~ be held viii Within open.
not closed doors. and all the world has
been audience a. was desired. To
TO those who speak the-spirit and In
tsntion. Of the resoiutions Of the Ger
Rri; Of sh; 9th Of ~ July
leaders and parties Of Germany. or. to
those who resist and defy that spirit
and snd 6s:s
open and hopeless contradiction
pon eSs sns
the Of the OF w0fla tbs
| in the utterancss of the spokesmen Of
.es to hsy ss Rsxi World wi.h
again again i eSsiisne.d % their % adver.srie. @ aAte to
sort Of settlement they would deem
Just and satisfactory.
Lloyd George Praised for Ca.dor.
There 10 no good reason why that
with the utmost candor: We did not
.ssn f11 ". s.vs .,d our Who'll. shouss sRa
and purpose before the world. not in
general term. only, but each time with
what sort Of definitive terms Of SET
| tlement must necessarily spring out OF
| them.
within the last week Lloyd George
in admirable spirit for the people and
| government Of Great Britain. There Is
! no confusion of counsel among tho ad-
uncsrtain.y " of % principie, % no Vague yssusness rs
! of detail
.-rhe only secrecy Of counsel, the
only fr. of to make
mont, of the objects OF the war lies
with Germany and her allies. The is-
sues oi life and death hang upon these
mo statesman who has the least
conception Of his responsibility ought
for moment to ps5m., himself to
outpouring Of blood and treasure un-
less he Is sure beyond q peradventnre
the OBJ oSsssss Of Il the vts, Sfs
he speaks think them right and Inn
psrstivs a. he does. ,u.-
for these definitions OF principle and
OF purpose which Is. It seems to me,
more thrilling and more SompsliinE
with Witch the troubled air Of the
world 10 filled. It q the voice Of the
Ss e. :e's 's.p..s s'y ar: You'd ...
before the grim power Of Germany.
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