Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-08
MARsHALLTowN IOWA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918
ILS0N BACKS up BRITAIN IN WAR aims

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involve no secret understanding Of any
kind. 3t Gs
Day Of Assrandixsmsnt Gone.
",The day OF conquest and aggran-
dlzement is gone by, So Is also the day
Of secret covenants entered into In the
interests OF particular governments
and likely at some unlocked for mo-
ment to upset the peace Of the world.
1t Is this happy fact now clear to the
view Of every public man. whose
thoughts do not still Hnger in an age
that Is gone, which makes 1t possible
for every nation whose purposes are
onsistent with Justice and the peace
Of the world to avow now or at any
other time the object 1t has in view.
Why We Entered War.
I'VE entreed this war because vio-
lation Of rights had occurred which
touched us to the quick and made the
life Of our people impossible unless
they were corrected. What we demand
IN this war, therefore, is nothing pecu-
be made fit and safe to live in; and
particularly that 1t be made safe for
every peace loving nation, which like
our own, wishes to live its own life,
determine its own institutions, be as
sured OF justice and fair dealing by
the other peoples Of the world, rs
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 un-
less Justice be done to others it 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:
Program For World Peace.
one-Open covenants Of peace, OPEN
ly arrived at after which there shall be
no private international understand
ings of any kind, but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and in the
public view.
Two-Absolute freedom of naviga-
tion Of the seas outside territorial
waters alike in peace or in war, except
as the seas may be closed in whole or
in part by international action for the
enforcement Of international covenants.
'"Third-The removal so far as pos
sible Of all economic barriers and the
establishment of an equality Of trade
conditions among all the nations con-
senting to the peace and associatins
themselves for its maintenance.
"F'ourth-Adequate guarantees that
national armament will be reduced to
the lowest point consistent with do.
mestic safety.
"Fifth-A free, open minded and alb.
solutely impartial adjustment Of all
colonial claims, based upon a strict
observance Of the principle that in de-
termining all questions of sovereignty
the interests Of the population con-,
cerned must have equal weight with
the equitable claims Of the government
whose title is to be determined.
Russia Must % Freed.
tSixth-The evacuation Of all Rus
sian territory and such a settiement OF
all questions affecting Rnssias as will
secure 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-
litical development and national policy
and assure her of sincere welcome
into the society of free nations; and
more than welcome, assistance Of
every kind that she may need and may
herself desire. The treatment accord
ed Russia by her sister nations, in the
months to come, will be the acid test
of their own good will, Of their COM
prehension Of her needs, as distin-s
guished from their own interests and
Of their unselfish sympathy.
Must Evaeuats Belgium.
"seventh-Belgium, the whole world
stored without any attempt to limit
the sovereignty she enjoys in common
with all other free nations. No other
single act.will serve as this will serve
to restore confidence among nations Ia
the laws which they have themselves
set. Without this healing act the whole
structure and validity Of. international
law is forever impaired.
Must Right Wrong Of 1871.
.sEighth-All French territory should
be free and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 in the matter Of
-Alsace-L Lorraine, should be 'righted in
order that peace may once more he
made secure in the interests of all.
"Ninth-Read1u Of the from
tiers Of italy should be effected along
clearly recognizable lines Of nation
alitS.
"Tenth-The peoples Of Austro Hun
gary whose place among the nations
we wish to see safeguarded and assured
should be accorded the freest. oppor-
tunity Of autonomous development.
Observation-Disclosures. Serbia and
MONTENEGRO should be evacuated; oc..
cupied territory restored Serbia ac-
corded free and secure access to the
sea: and the relations Of the several
Balkan states to one another deter
mined by friendly council; an inter-
national guarantee OF the -policitical
and economic Independence and terri
torial integrity Of the Balkan states.
should be entered into
DardeneIIss Open 10 World.
"Twelfth-The Turkish portion OF the
present Ottoman empire s.: s.: ::oo;;:a oo;.a : 5s as
sured sovereignty but other natiOnal-
tiles now under Turkish rule should be
assured an undoubted security OF life,
and an absolutely unmolested oppor-
tunity OF autonomous development, and
the Derdenelles should be permanently
opened to the free passage Of corn-
merce Of all nations undeE international
guarantees. 81 I.