Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-01-11

e7taSeNeS SET and determined for the
government of their relasionss with one
another. Without this healing act the
"hoie structure and validity OF inter
national law is forever impaired.
Must Free France.
. All French territory should
De freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia In 1871 In the matter OF Al
sace-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.
8. A readiustment of all frontiers
of Italy should be effected along clear
ly recognizable lines of nationality.
10 The peoples of Austria Hungary
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured.
should be accorded The freest opportu-
nifty of autonomous development.
Evacuate Balkans.
IL. Roumania, Serbia and Monte
nero should be evacuated; occupied
territories restored; Serbia accorded
free and secure access to the sea; and
the relations of the seveaai Balkan
states to one another determined by
| friendly counsel asong historically es-
tahlished lines Of allegiance and na-
; tionality; and international guarantees
Of the political and economic indepen-
dence and territorial integrity of the
i -. no,
tered into.
L. The Turkish portions of the
/ present Ottoman Empire should be as
sured a secure sovereignty, but the
other nationalities which are now un-
der Turkish rule should be assured Mn
undoubted security Of life and an alb
solutely unmolested opportunity of au-
tonomous development, and the Darda-
nelles should be permanently opened
as free passage TO the ships and
commerce of all nations under inter-
national guarantees
IL. An independent Polish state
should he erected which should include
the territories inhabited by indisput-
able Polish populations. which shonla
be assured a free and secure access 70
the sea and whose political and eco
nomic independence and territorial In
ltegrity should be guaranteed by inter-
national covenant.
IA. a general association of ma
lions must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose of affording
mutual guarantees of political indepen-
dence and territorial integrity to great
and small states alike.
sin regard to these essential rectlfl-
cations OF wrong and assertions of
right we feel ourselves to be intimate
partners of all the governments and
peoples associated together against the
imperialists. We cannot be separated
in interest or divided in purpose. We
stand together until the end.
"For such arrangements and COW
enants we are willing to fight and to
continue to fight until they are achiev-
ed !; but only because we wish the right
to prevail and desire a just and stable
peace such as can be secured only by
removing the chief provocations to
war. which this program does remove.
Not Jealous of Germany.
1--WE have no jealousy of German
greatness and there is nothing in this
program that impairs 1t. We grudge
her no achievement or distinction Of
learning or of pacific enterprise such
as have made her record very bright
and very enviable.
1--WE do not wish TO iniure her or
to block in any way her legitimate In
fuence or power. We do not wish to
! fight her either with arms or with hos
tile arrangements of trade, If she is
willing to associate herself With us
and the other peace-Ioving nations of
me wor'Isia covenants of justice and
law anil fair dealing.
eve wish her only to accept a place
of equality among the peoples of the
world the ncw world In which we
now live-instead of place Of mas
terry.
Neither do we presume TO suggest
to her any alteration or modification Of
her institutions. But 1t is necessary,
we must frankly say, and necessary as
preliminary to any intelligent deal
ings with her on our part that We
should know whom her spokesman
speak for when they speak to us
whether for the reichstag majority or
for the military party, and the men
whose creed is imperial dominion.
"we have spoken now, surely. in
terms too concrete to admit of any fur
ther doubt or question. An evident
principle runs through the whole pro-
gram I have outlined.
at is the principle Of justice to all
peoples and nationallties, and their
right to live on equal terms of liberty
and safety with one another, whether
they be strong or weak. Unless this
principle be made Its foundation no
part of the structure of international
Justice can stand. The people of the
United States could act upon no other
principle. and to the vindication Of
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