The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-02
WILSON ANSWERS HUN.
oNC AGAIN PRESIDENT Ex-
PLAINS CONDITIONS ON
WHICH PEACE WILL BE
MADE.
Strong Nations Shall Not Be Free to
Work Their Will on Weak Nations
and Make Them Subject to Their
Purpose.

New York, Sept. 27-The price of
peace will be impartial justice to all
nations, the instrumentality indis-
pensable to secure it is a league OF
natior formed not before or after,
but at .ne peace conference; and Ger
many. as a member, will have to re-
deem her character not by what hap
pens at the peace table,, but by what
follows"
This was President Wilson's an
swer given, tonight before an aud
ience of fourth Liberty Loan workers
here, to the recec: peace talk from
the Central Powers although he did
not refer specifically to the utter
ances Of enemy leaders.
Peace was not question, declared
the president. of coming to terms, :
for I'VE cannot come to terms with
them" as they have made it innpos-
sible" Peace must be guaranteed,
for "there will be parties to the
peace whose promises have proved
untrustwortiy and means must be
found in connection with the peace
settlement tc remove that source OF
| insecurity"
"It would be folly to- leave the
guarantee to the subsequent volun-
tary action CT the governments we
have seen destroy Russia and deceive
| Rumania," continued the president.
The president emphasized that the
{ justice to be obtained by the league
must involve no discrimination to-
ward any people. This he sets forth
explicitly in set Of five principles
which he enumerated as the prac-
teal program" of Americas peace
,tern.s. and for the maintenance OF
which .the United Sttaes is prepar,
ed to assume it's full share OF re-
spons.bility."
! These principles were, he salc:
First, the impartial justice metet
our must involve no discriminate!
between those to whom we wish t
be lust and those to whom we do no
wish to be just. It must be a Justlc'
that plays no favorites, and knows M
standard but the equal rights OF tn
hseveral peoples concerned.
Second, no special or separate inter
est Of any single nation or any groul
bof nations can be made the basis o
any part of the settlement which /
not consistent with the common IN
] terests of all. j
Third, there can be no league O
alliance or. special covenants an
understanding within the genera
and common family Of the league o
rations.
Fourth, and more specifically
there can be no special, selfish eco
nomic combinations within this leagu
I and no employment Of any form o
economic boycott or excursion excep
as the power of economic penalty o
exclusion from the markets OF tn
world may be vested in the league Q
nations itself as a means Of discipan
and control.
Fifth, all international agree
ments and treaties Of every Kin
must be made known in their entirsf
) TO the rest of the world"
Shall the military power~6f@.I
nation or any group nations b
u suffered to determine the fortunes o
peoples over whom they have n
right sa r9H except the right o
force?
Shall str6 nations be free t.
wrong weak nations and make thar
i subject to their purpose and inter
csts%
Shall peoples be ruled and domi
mated even in their own internal at
fairs by arbitrary and irresponsible
'orce or by their own Will anf
choice?
Shall there be common stand
ard of right and privileges for Al
peoples and nations, or shall thf
strong do as they will and the weas
suffer without redress?
"Shall the assertion of right be
haphazard and by casual alliance Oh