The Monticellonian., 1918-01-18


 ly arrived at, after which there shal
 be no private international under
 standings of any kind, but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and fol the public view
 ?. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial wa ters, alike in peace and in war, ex cept as the seas may be closed il whole or in part by international ac ton for the enforcement of interna tional covenants.
 g. The removal, so far as possible of all economic barriers and the es tablishment of an equality of trade conditions among all the nations con senting to the peace and associatine themselves for it's maintenance. | f. Adequate guarantees given and taken that national ornaments will be reduced to the lowest point consist. ent with domestic safety.
 5. A free, open-minded and abso- iutely impartial adjustment of all CO lonial claims, based upon a strict ob- servance of the principle that in de termining all such questions of sov- ereignty. the interests of the popula- tions concerned must have weight with the equitable claims of the gov ernment whose title is to be deter mined.
 6 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 obtaining for her an unhampered and unembarrassed opportunity for inde- pendent determination of her own po- litical development and national poll iey and assure her of sincere well come into the society of free nations under institutions of her own choos- ing; and. more than a welcome. as- sistance 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 will be the acid test of their good will, of their comprehension of her needs as distinguished from their own inter- ests and of ;heir intelligent and un- selfish sympathy.
 T. Belgium. the whole world will agree. must be evacuated and restor- ed. without any attempt to limit the sovereingtv which she enjoyed in com mon with all other free nations. No other single act will serve as this will serve to restore confidence among the nations 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 international law is forever i'm paired.
 S. All French territory should be freed and the invaded portions restor- ed and the wrong done to France by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Al saee-Lorraine, which has unsettled the peace Of the world for nearly 56 years. should be righted. in order that peace once more be made secure in the interest of all.
 g. \ readjustment of the frontiers of Italy should be effected along clearly recognized lines of nationality.
 10 The peoples of Austria-Hun- gary, whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and as- sured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous develop ment
 II. Roumania, Serbia and Mentene- gro should be evacuated; occupied ter iiteries restored: Serbia accorded free and secure access to the seas. and the relations of the several Bal kan states to one another determined by friendly counsel along historically established lines of allegiance and na- tionality and international guaran- tees of the political and economic in- dependence and territorial integrity of the several Balkan states should be entered into.
 12. The Turkish portions of the present Ottoman empire should be as sured of a secure sovereignty, but the other nationalities which are now un- der Turkish rule should be assured m undoubted security of life and an absolutely unmolested opportunity of autononomous development and the Dardanelles should be permanently opened as a free passage to the ships and commerce of all nations under international guarantees.
 13 An independent Polish state should be erected which should in clude the territories inhabited by in. disputably Polish populations which should be assured a free and secure access to the sea and whose political and economic independence and terri torial integrity should be guaranteed by international covenant.
 A. A general association of na- tions must be formed under specific covenants for the purpose of affording mutual guarantees of political inde- pendence and territorial integrity to great and small states alike. In re- gard to these essential rectiffcations of wrong and assertions of right we feel ourselves to be intimate partners of all the governments and peoples associated together against the imper- 1 ialists. We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end For such arrangements and covenants We are will be in duty bound to support. might