The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-11
which has hitherto known no reienting
and no pity.

and yet their soul Is not subservient
or in action. The conception OF Wat
is right. of what 1t is humane and
honorable for them to accept has been
stated with n frankness. largeness OF
view, generosity OF spirit and unit
versai human sympathy which musi
challenge the admiration CT every
friend OF mankind; and they have re
fused to compound their ideals or de-
sert others that they themselves may
They call TO us to say whether it is
that we desire. in what. IL ir anything
our purpose and our spirit differ from
Of the United States would wish me to
respond with utter simplicity ane
leaders believe it not. 1t is our
heartfelt desire and hope that some
he privileged TO assist the people Of
Russia to attain their utmost hope of
liberty end ordered peace.
that the processes OF peace. when they
are begun, shall be absolutely open and
that they shall involve and permit
of any kind. The day OF conquest and
agsrandizement is gone by; so is also
into in the interest of particular gov
ernments and likely at some unlocked
for moment to upset the peace OF the
IT is this happy fact now clear to
the view of every public man whose
thoughts do not still linger I'm an age
that is dead and gone. which makes 1t
possible for every nation whose pur-
the peace of the world to ayow now or
at any other time the objects 1t has in
view.
Demands That World He safe.
we entered this war because viola
lions OF right had occurred which
touched us to the quick and made the
me OF our own people impossible un-
less they were corrected and the world
secured once for all against their re-
currcnce. What we demand in this
war, therefore. is nothing peculiar to
made fit and safe to live in, and par
ticularly that IL be made safe for every
peace-loving nation which, like our
mine its own institutions. be assured
OF Justice and fair dealings by the
other peoples OF the world as against
force and selfish aggression.
All the peoples of the world are In
effect partners in this interest and for
our own part we see very clearly that
unless Justice be done to others IL will
not be done to us. The program OF
the worlds peace, therefore, is our
program, and that program, the only
possible program. as we see 1t. is this
!. Open covenants OF peace. o,enly
no private International understand
ings of any kind but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and in the pub
lie views
"2. Absolute freedom of navigation
upon the seas. outside territorial wa
ters, alike in peace and in war, except
in part by international action for the
enforcement of international covenants
3. The removal. so far as possible,
of economic barriers and the establish
ment of an equality of trade condi-
tions among all the nations consenting
selves for its maintenance
-. Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national armaments will be
reduced to the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety.
Adiusfmeut of CoIoni.I fI.t,x,.
20. A free, open-mnded and abso-
lutely impartial adjustment of all colo
nial claims. based upon a strict OBJ
mining all such questions OF SOW
ereignty the interests of the popula-
tions concerned must have equal
weight with the equitable claims of
determined.
80. The evacuation of all Russian
territory and such settlement of all
questions affecting Russia as will se-
cure the best and freest cooperation of
the other nations of the world In OBJ
tanning for her an unhampered and un-
embarrassed opportunity for the inde-
pendent determination of her own
political development and national mol
ley and assure her of a sincere well
come into the society of free nations
under institutions of her own choos-
ing; and, more than a welcome as
sistance also of every kind that she
may need and may herself desire. The
ter nations in the months to come will
be the acid test of their good will, of
their comprehension of her needs as
distinguished from their own interests
and of their intelligent and unselfish
sympathy.
-, Belgium. the whole world Will
agree. must be evacuated and restored
without any attempt to limit the SOW
ereignty which she enjoys in common
with all other free nations No other
single act will serve as this will serve
to restore confidence among the ma
tons in the laws which they have
a n 1af. af.,.I \ -. -.
government of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act. the
national law is forever impaired
AIsace-Lorraine Must He Settled.
49,. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
oy ,r russia IN 1871 In the matter Of
the peace of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righted. in order that |
In the interest of all
"9, read1ustment of the frontiers
OF Italy should be effected along clear
iy recognizable lines of nationality
10. The peoples of Austria Hungary
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured.
should be accorded the frecst opportu,
nifty OF autonomous development
II Rumania. Montenegro and Ser
bla should be evacuated; occupied ter
ritories 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 historically established
lines of allegiance and nationality. and
international guarantees OF the nolit-
ical and economic independence and
territorial integrity of the several Bal
kan states should be entered into.
IL. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman empire should be as
sured a secure sovereignty. but the
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and an alb
tonomous development and the Oar
danelles should be permanently opened
as free passage to the ships and
commerce OF all nations under inter-
national guarantees