Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-01-24

political development and national pol.
icy ans assure her Of q sincere vel
come into the society Of free nstioas
under institutions Of her own ch0os-
ing; and. more than Q welcome, as
distance also of every kind that she
may need and may herself desire. The
treatment accorded Russia by her Sis
ter nations in the months to come vii:
be the acid test Of their good viii. Of
their comprehension Of her needs as
distinguished from their own interests.
and Of their Intelligent and unselnsh
sympathy.
Z. Belgium. the whole world will
agree. must be evacuated and restored.
without any attempt to limit the sov-
erelgnty which she enjoys in common
with all other free nations. No other
single act will serve US this will serve
to restore confidence among the ma.
tons In the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government Of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act the
whole structure and validity Of inter-
national law is forever impaired.
Must Free France.
s. All French territory should
be freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 In the matter Of Al.
sace-Lorraine, which has unsettled the
peace Of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righted in order that
peace may once more be made secure
In the interest of all.
8. A readjnstment Of all frontiers
OF Italy should be effected along clear
ly recognizable lines Of nationality.
10. The peoples Of Austria Hungary.
whose place among the nations we
wish to see s~afeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest opportu.
nifty of autonomous development.
Evaeuate Balkans.
ii. Roumania, Serbia and Monte
negro 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 historically es-
tablished lines Of allegiance and ma
tlonality and international guarantees
Of the political and economic indepen-
denco .nu territorial integrity of the
several Balkan states should be en-.
tered into.
II. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman Empire should be as.
sured q c sovereignty. but the
other nationalities which are now un.
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and IN ub'
solutely unmolested opportunity Of au'
tonomous development, and the Darda'
nelles should be permanently opened
as a free passage to the ships and
commerce of all nations under inter.
national guarantees.
Is. An independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
the territories inhabited by indisput'
able Polish populations. which should
be assured a free and secure access tc
the sea and whose political and eco
nomic independence and territorial in
tegrity should be guaranteed by inter
national covenant.
IA. A general association OF ma
tons must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose Of afford!ns
mutual guarantees of political indepen'
dence and territorial integrity to great
| and small states alike.
"In regard to these essential rectifl
cations Of wrong and assertions OF
right we feel ourselves to be intimate
partners Of all the governments and
peoples associated together against the
imperialists. We cannot be separated
In interest or divided In purpose. We
| stand together until the end.
"For such arrangements and GOV
enants we are willing to fight and Il
continue to fight until they are achiev
ed; but only because we wish the right
to prevail and desire a just. and stable
peace such as can be secured only b,
removing the chief provocations tt
war. which this program does remove
Not Jealous Of Germany.
eve have no jealousy Of German
greatness and there Is nothing In this
program that impairs II. We grudgt
her no achievement or distinction o.
learning or of pacific enterprise sucf
as have made her record very brlgh'
and very enviable.
1--WE do not wish to injure her o,
to block in any way her Legitimate in
fluence or power.
1--WE wish her only to accept a place
Of equality among the peoples Of thu
world-the new world In which W,
now live--instead Of q place Of mas
terry.
"Neither do we presume to sugges
to her any alteration or modification O
her institutions. But 1t Is necessary
we must frankly say, and necessary a!
a preliminary to any intelligent deal
ings with her on our part, that w
should know whom her spokesmel
speak for when they speak to US
whether for the reichstag majority o.
for the military party, and the mel
L n,ooJ 10 lp,porio1 Hominion