The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-05
WILL TOLERATE NO
HALFWAY SETTLING
Of WAL" -PRES|DENT
Wilson Lays Out Again
Foundations for Per-
manent Peace.
AT MOUNT VERNON
Representatives of 81
Nations in Attendance
At the Historic
Grounds. !
(By Universal Service. }


Washington, July standing be-
fore the tomb of George Washington,
at Mount Vernon today. President
Wilson laid out again the founda'Aons
upon which the permanent pea CT Of
the world must rest
While the representatives. offthfrty-
two nations and nationali;i rs heard
him speak. the head Of the American
nation laid down these a 7.tha ends
for which the associate neorles nf
the world are lighting and which must
be conceded them before there can
be peace"
/. The destruct' sn Of every arhi-
trary power anyv <here that can sepa-
rateiy, secretly nd Of its single choice
disturb the pc zee of the world. or IL II
cannot be Presently destroyed. at the
Ieast us deduction to virtual i'm
IhfSsettlement of every question.
Wneshs1r of territory OF sovereignty Of
econ sfnlc arrangement. or Of political
Ter <tionship. upon the basis OF the free
acceptance Of that settlement by the
people Immediately concerned and
not upon the basis OF the material tn
serest or advantage of any other ma
ton or people which may desire a
different settlement for the sake OF its
own exterior influence or mastery.
governed In their conduct towards
each other by the same principles Of
honor ana of respect, common law
of civilized society that govern the
individual citizens of all modern states
In their relations with one another to
the end that all promises and coven-
ants may be sacredly observed. no pri-
vate plots or conspiracies Matched. no
selfish injuries wrought with i'm
~asss4
ed upon the handsome foundation of a
mutual respect for rights.
4. The establishment OF an or
Eanization of peace which shall make
II certain that the combined power OF
free nations will check every invasion
of right and serve TO make peace and
justice the more secure by affordinE a
definite tribunal of opinion to which
all must submit and by which every
international readiustment that can
not be amicably agreed upon by the
peoples directly concerned shall be
sanctioned.
But One Issue
There can be but one issue" de-
clared the president. The settlement
must be final. There can be no COM
promise, No halfway decision would
be folerahle. No halfway decision is
conceivable"
Throughout the uttarance it was a
statement OF what America stands
for and the application of these con-
ditions to the purposes of all the ma
tons allied in the fight against Prus-
Eianism. AS predicted in these dis
patches last Monday night. the presi-
dent did not deal in detail with any
OF the issues involved. nor did he an
nounce a decision respecting the
course of this government towards the
question OF intervention in Russia
Never was a speech of such world
wide Importance delivered under cir
cumstances more impressively simple.
Primarily the occasion was arranged
as pilgrinaEe of foreign born cit
liens of the United States to the last
resting place of Washington. With
. committee OF these citizens and with
an escort of members of the diplo-
matte corps representing all allied and
neutral nations. the president went
to Mount Vernon on board the May
flower. Crowds from Washington and
nearby towns had fiocked there on
trolley cars and by automobiles and
were banked in masses on the shaded
ground that slopes down from the
tomb to the Potomac river. Two CON-
pAries Of marines famed out to either
side Of the vault kept open the space
from which the president was to
speak.
Anchors In Midstreann.
Reaching Mount Vernon shortly be-
fore the hour set. the Mayfiower an
chored out in midstream and harges
brought the president and his party
ashore. There was no salute OF guns
or other show OF pomp save a salvo
Of trumpets as the Chief Executive
with Mrs. Wilson and other members
Of his family about him. and the diplo-
matte corps and other guests follow
tng. started the climb up the long
winding pathway Of the hillside to the
ivy-covered tomb near the top.
Behind his Immediate party walked
Secretary of State Lansing with Lord
Reading to one side and Count Dbl
CelIere. the italian ambassador on his
Ieft.
At the request Of the PRESIDENT
members Of the diplomatic corps were
not In Uniform. Behind these walked
the committee OF foreign born repre-
aenttng the thirty-two nations from
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