Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-02-15
WILSON OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH
TO AUSTRIA IN PEACE REPLY

f"HHiOH- ibt iHtblou the beTiid
-ohanccllor proposes Is the method Q
The congress OF Vienna. We cannd
and VIII not return to that What
at stake now Is the peace Of the worlc
Strive for New Order.
what we are striving for Is a ney
International order, based on broa,
4Dd universal Winclples of right an,
thstice--fio mere peace OF shreds am,
PATCHES. 1t is possible that Count vor
fHeftling does not see thar, does no
fgrasp ftets in fact living In his though
In u world dead and gone !? Has he ut
terlx forgotten the relchsiag sresolu
Hons Of tbe 10Th of July or does hs
deiiberatesyignore them? They spoke
OF The conditions of general peace
not of national ACKNOWLEDGMENT or OF
arrangements between state and state
The peace Of the world depends upon
THE just settlement Of each of the sew
,erai problems to which I adverted I'm
my recent address TO the congress. /,
Of course, do not mean that the peace
OF the world depends upon the accept
ance OF any particular set of sugges-
lions as 10 the way In which those
problems are to be dealt with. / mean
only that those problems each and all
affect the whole world that unless
they are dealt with In a spirit Of I'M
selfish and unbiased Justice, with Il
view to the wishes. the natural connec-
lions, the racial aspirations, the Sc
curlty and the peace of mind of the
people involved, no permanent peace
will have been attained.
Must Respect Nations.
They cannot be discussed sepa-
rately or In corners. None of them
constitutes a private or separate in
terest from which the opinion of the
world may be shut out. Whatever af-
fects the peace affects mankind, and
nothing settled by military force, If
settled wrong, Is settled at all. 1t will
presently have to he reopened.
"ls Count Won Hertling not aware
that he is speaking In the court of
mankind that all the awakened ma
lions of the world now sit in Judgment
on what every public man, of what
ever nation, may say on the issues OF
n conflict which has spread to every
region of the world?
The reicnstag resolutions of July
themselves frankly accepted the deci- !
sions of that court. There shall be no
iiO NOilAilDutlOilNs lU ltlill- /
live damages. Peoples are not TO be
handed about from one sovereignty to
mother by an international conference
)r an understanding between rivals
md antagonists. National aspirations
must be respected; peoples may now
le dominated and be governed only by /
heir own consent. 'Self-determination'
$ not a mere phrase. 1t is mn lmpera-
i've principle of action. which states
nen viii henceforth ignore at their
'eril We cannot have general peace
or the asking, or by the mere ar
hngements of a peace conference. 1t
annot be pieced together out of in
lvidual understandings between pow
rful states. All the parties to this
iar must join in the settlement in II i;
ecause what we are seeking is peace
hat weacan all unite to guarantee and ,
and every item Of 1t must be
ubmitted to the common Judgment /,
neither ii be right and fair. an net of +, +,
istice, rather than n bargain between
Dverelcns. !
No interference Meant.
'"rhe United States has no desire to
lterfcre in European affairs or 10 act
$ arhiter In European territorial dis :
utes. She would disdaln to take adj
lntage of any internal weakness or
sorder to impose her own viii upon +
mother people She is quite ready to :
E shown that the settlements she has :
iggested are not the best or the most :
iduring. They are only her own pro- r
sional sketch of principles and of the -
ny I'm which they should be applied. Il
at she entered this war because she =
as made partner whether she u
ould or not in the sufferings and -
dignities inflicted by the military
asters Of Germany against the peace =,
nd security Of mankind, and the con- :,
lions of peace will touch her as ~
'arly as they will touch any other ma =,
On 10 which is intrusted a leading ~
irt IN the maintenance of civilization. n
re cannot see her way to peace until n,
q causes of this war are removed, -.
renewal rendered as nearly as may II
impossible. -,
.Thls war had Its roots IN the dis OF
gard az the rights of small nations -,
IA OF nationalities which lacked the 81
lion and the force 10 make good their 81
aim TO determine their own allegi- n,
ices and their own forms Of political u,
q. Covenants must now be entered bl
to which will render such things Inn OF
ssihle for the future and those Ia
venants must be backed by the b;
tied force of all the nations that
We Justice aud are willing to main
In Il at any cost. m
IF territorial settlements and the h,
litical relations of great populations, Is
lich have not the organized power 10 h,
sisf. are to he determined by the ~
ntracts Of the powerful governments A
,ich consider themselves most direct In
affected. us Count Won Htrtling pro fo
ses. why may not economic ques- of
ms nlsog Il has come about IN the SO
.ercd world IN which we now find pt
rSelves that Justice aud the rights OK No
oples aifecr the whole field Of inter nt
tional dealing MS much ms access 10 M
W materials and fair and equal con- of
ions Of trade. Count Won Hertlinc dc
lntS the essential bases OF CONNER dt
Saver Of 7o4 Lives Is Dead. n
-ChorlpS L. Clark VET