Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-09

| 1v-Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national ornaments will be
fednced to-the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety.
= VA free, Cpen-minded and abso-
lutely impartial adjustment Of all CO.
ionial claims. based upon a strict OBJ
servance OF the principle that in deter
mining all such questions of sovereign
" the interests OF the populations con-
! cerned must have equal weight with
the equitable claims of the government
! whose title is to be determined.
"FI-The evacuation of all Russian
! territory and such a settlement of all
questions affecting Russia as will Sc
cure the best and freest cooperation
Of the other nations Of the world in OBJ
tanning for her an unhampered and I'M
embarrassed opportunity for the indie
pendent determination Of her own po-
litical development and national pol
icy and assure her of q sincere well
come into the society of free nations
under Institutions of her own choosing
and, moro than welcome assistance
also offevery kind that she may need
and may herself 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 COM
prehension of her needs as distinguish
ed from their own interests and of
their intelligent and unseifSh sympa-
thu.
"VNII-Belgiunl the whole world will
agree. must be evacuated and restor-
ed, without any attempt to limit the
| sovereignty which she enjoys in COM
mon with all other free nations. 10
other single act Will serve as this
will serve TO restore confidence among
the nations in the laws which they
have themselves set and demanded for
tho government Of their relations with
one another. Without this healing act
tho whole structure and Validity of in
tcrnatiGnal law il forever impaired.
"NIII-AIl French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions restor-
ed. ana the wrong done to Franco by
Prussia on 1871 in tho matter of Al
NaCc- Lorraine. which has unsettled the
peace of the world for nearly 30 years
should be riehted. in order that peace
may once more be made secure IN the
interest Of all.
'TN-Readjustment OF the frontiers of
Italy should he effected along clearly rec
ognizable lines of nationality
"N-The peoples Of Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we wish
to see saieguarded and assured. should
be accorded the freest opportunity OF au-
itonomous development
/ "NI-Rumana, Serbia and Montenegro
should be 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 his
torically established lines Of allegiance
and nationality; and international guar
antees Of the political and economic indie
pendence ana territorial sovereignty of
the several Balkan states should be en-
tered into.
"NiI-The Turkish portions of the pres
ent Ottoman empire should be assured
a secure sovereignty. but the other ma
tonalities which are now under Turkish
rule should be assured an undoubted Sc
curity of life and an absolutely unrnolest-
ed opportunity of autonomous develop
Inent and the Dardaneles should be Ter
manently opened as a free passage TO the
ships ana commerce cf all nations under
international guarantees.
"NIil--An Independent Polish state
should he erected watch should include
the territories inhabited by indAputab,y
Polish populations, which should be as
sured a free ard secure access to the sea
ana whose political and economic indie
ICndcMcc ana territorial integrity should
be guaranteed by International covenant
. "NIN--A general association of nations
must be formed under specific covenants
for the purpose of afforling mutual guar
antees of poi;tica! independence and terri
toral integrity to great and small states
alike.
In regard to these essentia ractiftca-
tions Of wrong and assertions OF right. we
feel ourselves to he intimate partners OF
all the governments ana peoples asaoc,a,-
ed together against the mperialists We
cannot be separated in interest or divided
IN purpose. We stand tugether until the
end
For SUCH arrangements and coven-
ants We are willing to fight and to
continue to fight until they are achiev-
cd. but only because we wish the right
TO prevail and desire a just and stable
peace such as can he secured only hv
removing the chic, provocations to
war, which this program does remove.
We have no jealousy Of German great
ness, and there is nothing in this pro
gram that inp3i's il. We grudge her
no achievement or distinction of learn
ing or Ct pacific enterprise such as
have made her record Very bright and
Very enviable
I'VE 90 not wish to iniurc her or to
block in any way her legitimate in.
fiuence or power We do not wish to
fight her either with arms or with hos
| tile arrangements of trade, if she is
} wiling u associate herself with US ana
; the other peace-loying nations Of the
world in covenants of justice and law
} and fair dealings. We wish her only
to accept q place Of equality among
the peoples Of tie world-the new
world in Which we now live-nstead Of
i place Of mastery
Neither do We presume To suggest
70 Her any alteration or modification Of
her institutions. But if it is necessary,
we must frankly say. and necessary
as preliminary to any intelligent
, dealings with her on our part that we
should know whom her spukesmen
speak for when they speak TO US,
whether for the Reichstag majority or
: for the military party, and the men
whose creed is imperial domination