The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-05
No Peace Until Autocracy
Agrees TO Eliminate the
Domination Of Armed
Force-No Peace BY Com
promise Will Be. Accept
able to the Allied Peoples

wASHINGToN ,uly Prom tho
shadow of Was: .gton's tomb, Prest-
dent Wilson tc, Lay offered Americas
Declaration OF Independence to tho
peoples Of the world with a pledge
that the United States and its allies
will not sheatke the sword In war
against the central powers until there
Is settled "oucc for all" fo- the world
what WIS settled for. America IN 1776.
Foreign-boru citizens Of the United
States, 80 nationalities, who had
placed wreaths Of palms on tho tomb
In token OF fealty. to the principles
laid down By the Father Of HIS
Country. cried their approval Of biz
words in MANY languages and then
stood with reverently barred heads
while tho voice OF John Mccormack
. scared over the hallowed. ground In
the notes Of the Star Sphngled Ban-
ner"
washington and his assistants, Like
the barons ct Runny1nc6le, spoke and
acted, not for 4 class, bstt for peo-
pie" the President said. "Yt has been
left for us to sec to it that It shan
be understood that they spoke and
acted not for single people only, but
for. ali mankind. We, here In Amer
lea, believe our participation in thtS-
present war to be only the fruitage
of what they planted. ...
There can be but ONO Issue. The
settlement must be final There can
be no compromise.
What we seek Is tho reign OF Law,
based upon consent Of the governed
and sustained By the organized opinion
Of mankind" The speakers crisp
words, as he enlphosized tho least
which America will consider az basis
for peace, were interrupted By = tn.
lnult OF applause and words Of ao-
proval in many languages. The DEM
onstration swept beyond the wall Of
khaki clad marines to the thousands
Of Americans scattered ovcr the hills
and through the woods surrounding
Wash1ngtou's home.
Elaborating the purposes foT whichs
the "associatcd peoples Of the world'
are fighting, the President reiterated
that peace can be made only when tho
central powers agree to the dcStruc-
tiou Of InilitGrtS11, the consent Of tho
governed for all readjustments, tho
sacredness OF treaties and the organ
iEation ot : league Of peace. he fur
ther forest.lled any offers Of peace
by compromise which the ceutral pow
ers may make by announcing that tho
purposes Tor which the United States
is sending millions of its mon to tho
trenches may not be fulfilled around q
council table.
"Thesc great ends cannot be
achieved by debating" the President
asserted, "and seeking to reconcile and
accommodate what statesmen may
wish with their projects for balances b.
Of power and Of national opportunity.
They can be realized only by the de-
termination Of what tho thinning
people Of the world desire, with thstr
longing hope for justice and for So
cial freedom and opportunity"
Throughout his address the president
referred In "Ih" peoples who are flghl-
ing against au;ncrncy. dwelling on the
unity uf iurjro&" which actuates the
allied nrti"r*. On the other hand. he
between the people Of
Germany AMI their rulers. as he always
has d"u". Speaking of the isolated,
fr"n':lrS~ group Of governments WHOSE
y Cpl" ar" ii!"l. in their hands
\ Sin2I" rIfcrcnco TO Russia gave no
lice In tlr world that the United States
st!l accounts III" peoples Of the young
~ democracy rs allirs. President Viii
SON enumerated the opponents Of Ger
many as peoples Of many r;tccs.
'rh" N"opl" OF stricken Russia oro
stiil among the rSt, though they are for
tic moment unnrSaniZcd and helpless"
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