French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-02-21
PRESIDENT WILSON TELLS
CONGRESS THAT WAR MUST
CONTINUE: PEACE SIGNS SCANT

clear the atmosphere of any confr-
sion resulting from the recent speech
es on peace terms by the Germa-
chancellor and the Austro-Hungar1au
foreign minister, and to reiterate tnai
until the military masters OF Germany
are ready to consider peace on prin-
ciples of justice, the United States
Will continue the fight it is just pc
ginning for the safety OF itself anG
mankind.
In the speech of Count Won Hert-
ling, the German chancellor, the
president found-no approach to the
Path of peace, but rather a proposal
to end the war On German terms
and to set up a league of nations to
maintain the balance of power so
established. Count CZernin, the Aus
trian spokesman, the president said,
employed a very friendly tone, seemed
to see the fundamentals elements of
peace withclear eyes, and probably
would have gone farther if it had not
been for Austria's alliances and her
dependency upon Germany.
Members of congress accepted the
address not az a peace message, but
as a notice to the central powers that
III ~ LGIJO NCkLAAOI O6
aside from the object for which it is
fighting, and a warning to Congress
and the American people that the task
of sending the nations fighting men
to the front must not be interferred
with by ~'equivOcal and misleading
u~tterances of Teutonic statesmen The
president was warmly received and
cheered as he concluded, and leaders
without respect to party afterward
expressed hearty approval of his
words.
Principles to be Applied
The principles to be applied in ar
irving at peace, the President said,
are these:
First-That each part of the final
settlement must be based upon the
essential Justice of that particular
case and upon such adjustments as
are most likely to bring a peace that
will be permanent.
Second-That peoples and prov
inces are not to be bartered about
from sovereignty to sovereignty as II
they were mere chattles and pawns
in a game ven the great game now
discredited, of the balance of
power; but that
Third settlement
involved in this war must be made III
the interest and for the benefit of the
populations concerned, and not as a
part of any mere adjustment CT COM
promise of claims amongst rival
and
Fourth-That all well-deined ma
,ional aspirations shall be accorded
he utmost satisfaction that can be
accorded them without Introducing
new or perpetuating old elements of
1iscOrd and antagonism that would
likely in time to break the peace
Of Europe and consequently of the
A general peace erected upon SUCH
foundations can be discussed. I'm
til such a peace can be secured we
have no choice but to go on. So far
we car judge these principles that
regard as fundamental are already |
everywhere accepted as imperative
among the 1pokesmen of the
AMI anhEAatIOnist party III
If th:v ave anywhere else
baen T"i. cted the Electors have not
been sufficiently numerous or ~influen-
tial to make their voices audible. The !
tragical circumstances is that this one
party in Germany is apparently will
and able to send millions of men
to their death to prevent what all the
now sees to be just.
| would not be a true spokesman
the people of the United States il
did not say once more that we en-
tered this war upon no small occas-
and that We a eve turn back
from a course chosen upon principle.
Forces M~Obilizing
Our resources are in part modified !
now, and we shall not pause until they
are modified in their entirety. Our
III rapidly going to the fight
ing front, and will go more and more !
Our whole strength will be put into
this war Of emancipatiOn-emanci-
patton from the threat and ATTEMPTED
mastery of selfish groups of ~autocratic
rulers-Whatever the difficulties and
present partial delays. We are in
d~omitable in Il power of independ-
ent action and can in no circumstance
consent to live in a world governed
by intrigue and force.
We believe that our own desire Tor
new international order under which
reason and justice and the common
interests of mankind shall prevail is
desire of enlightened men every
where
Without that new order the world
will be without peace and human life
will lack tOlerable conditions OF exis-
tence and development. Having set
our hand to the task of achieving it,
we shall not turn back.
1 hope thu. it is not necessary for
me to add that no word of what [
have said is intended as a threat. That |
is not the temper of u people. l
have spoken thus only that the whole
world may know the rue spirit of
.merica-that men everywhere may
that our passion for justice anu
tor elf-government is no moro pas
sion of words but a passion which,
set in action, must be satisfied.
The power of the United States is a
menace to no nation or people. II
Will never be used in aggression and
% rthe aggrandizement of any selfish