Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-01-24

s.. q .Washington.-President Wilson. ad;
dressing Congress, delivered a re-state'
Hent Of war aims in agreement with
the recent, declaratioh by the" British
premier, David Lloyd. George Phe
President presented a definite pro-
|, gram for. world peace. ;rl,
The President gave fourteen consid.
erations as essentiar In making peace
with the United States" Fhey areI:-''
y. l.. Open covenants Of peace without
private international understandings,
2. Absolute freedom of thelseas in
peace or war. except as they may be
closed BY International action. \,
g.. Removal Of all Economic barriers
and establishment OF equality Of trade
conditions, among nations consenting
to. peace and associating themselves
for it's maintensnce.|' -, -" 81
A. Guarantees fR.. the. reduction. OF
national. arrangements y toS. the lowest
point consistent with. DOM ic safety.
8. Impartial adjustment Of .allee9lp-
'niai claims based upon the principle
that the peoples Concerned have equal
weight with the interest of the gov gov.
eminent; ~. - 49, - : = III. .,'-'-
6. ENacuationsof' all Russian terri.
Story,;and opportunity fos ',Russia's- po-
litical development, s.a,stu'' =. ia.
Z. Evacuation, Of Belgium without
any attempt to limit, her sovereignty. 4.
8. An French territory to be freed
and restored, and repatriation for the
taking of Aisace-L Lorraine.
g. Readjustihentsof ftaly's frontiers
along clearly recognizable lines Of ma.
tfonality. !. a-~s'r.'.'.
/ s. los Freest opportunity for autono.
NOUS developments. Cd, Ithei peopiess OF
Austria Hungary. -......,,v....
IL. EVACUATION OF Rumania, Serbia
and Montenegro, NTH access to the
sea for: Serbia and !interhati6naf guar!
antees of economic and political hide.
/ pend6nce and territory. integrity. Of the
Balkan States. ( :, ~ ., .s-s
IL. Secure sovereignty .fors Turkey
portion Of the Ottoman !, emRiSe, but
with; other. ,natfonalitiesr, UNDER Turk
1ish rule assured security of life and
opportunity for:.aht6nomous develop
ment, with the Dardanelres perma'
rently opened, to. ali nations. Y, ~
T" 10. establishments. of;.an .indepehd
ent" Polish state, INCLUDING. TERRITORIES
Ednhsbited by indispRtablysR alish. popu
latinns. with free ACCESS to the sea anS
political and economic. i. independ ence
and :. territorial integrity guaranteed
by international covenant. :,
Ia. General association OF nations
under specific covenahts for'mutual
guarantees of political independence
and territorial. integrity to- large. and
small states alike.
'""For such. arrangements: and cove
.naHts,"'. said the. President. in conclu
sion, ,@twe are willing to fight AND: con
.tinue. to fight until they are achieved;
but only because we Wish the right
to. prevail and desire just and sta
I BE peace" .-r'",''-.,, = =
Such nEogram, The said removed
chief provocations for war. 49,,
24.The President said: .:
entlem$sln. . of the ; Congress- Con
Once more, as repeatedly before, tht
spokesman Of the Central empires
have indicated their desife to discuss
the ,obiects-of the war and the posi-
BILE bases of a general peace. Parley'
have been in progress at Brest- LitoVsi
between Russian -representativessant
representatives of the Central. Rewsr'
to which the, attention, Of. all. the bel
ligetents. has been INVITED. for the pur
! poses ascertafnihg whether it may b.
possibleyto extend these bafleys into
general, conference with regard t
terms Of peace and. settlement. RI
"The Russian Representatives pre-
scented not only perfectly definite
statement of the principles upon.whici
they would be willing to conclude
peace, but also an equally definite pro
gram. of. the concrete application o
those, principles. =. The representative!
of:the Central Pawersjson their part
presented an outline, ,eef.., settlement
| which, If much. lsss, defsaiter seemet
susceptible of liberal Interpretation
until their program of practical, terms
was added. - =
","That program proposed no conces
sionss at ali;'either to- sovereigntyto
Russia or to the preferences Of the
population with whose fortunes l
deaft,;But meant, in a:word. thatstht
Central empires were to keep ever.
| foot. Of territory their armed forces hat
occupied--evety province, every city
every point rof1vantageAas a perfna
nent sadditioR:to their serrftSries~ant
their poMeF s,s4 1r'>'' ~ =, -
TT rs. a reasonable. conjecture tina
the. general principles of settlement
/ &hich@they at first suggested, origi
mated with the more liberal statesmen
II Germany and Austria, the naep VIZ