Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-01-11


unembarrassed opportunity for the in-
dependent determination cf her own
political development and national
policy anl assure her Of sincere vel.
come into the society Of free nations
under institutions 81 her own choOS
ing and. more than a welcome, assist
anee also OF every kind thnt she mas
need and may herself desire The
treatment accorded Russia by her sis
ter nations in the months To come wilt
be the acid test of their good win. "
their comprehension OF her needs a.
distingulshed>fr from their own interests
and their intelligent and unsclfish
sympathy.
T. Belgium. the whole world win
agree. must he evacuated and restored
without any attempt 60 limit the SOY
creignty which she enjoys III common
with all other free nations. No other
single act VIII serve as this viii serve
te restore confidence among the na.
lions In the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relatiot.N with one
another. without this healing act
the whole structure and validity of ia
ternatiofal law Is forever impaired.
3. Nil French territory should hs
freed and the invaded portions restorcG
and the wrong done 60 France by pFus-
STA In 1871 In the matter Of Alsace-
Lorraine, which has unsettled the
peace OF the world for nearly nifty
years, should be righte,S In order that
peace may once more he made secure
IN the interest Of all.
3. A reimbursement of the frontiers
of italy should he affected along clear
~ recognizable lines of nationality.
10. The peoples of Austria. Hungary,
whose place among the nations We
wish to see safeguarded and assured
should be accorded the freest orpor.
tunity OF autonomous developments
II. Rumania, Serbia and Montene
gro should he evacuated occupied ter.
ritories restored: Serbia accorded free
and secure access to the sen. and
the relations of the several Balkan
states TO one another determined hy
friendly counsel along historically es
tabllshed lines of allegiance and ma.
tionality: and International guarantees
of the political aud economic indcpcnd
ence and territorial integrity of the
several Balkan states should be- On
tered into.
10. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman empire should he ms.
sured a secure sovereignty. but the
other natlonalities which are now I'M
der Turkish rule should be assured mn
undoubted security OF life and mn nh-
solutely unmolested opportunity Of
autonomous development and the
Dardanelles should he permanently
opaned as a free passage To the ships
and commerce Of all nations under In
ternationai guarantees.
IL. An independent Polish state
should be erected. which should In
elude the territories Inhabited by tndis-
putablY Polish populations, which
should be assured Il free and secure
access TO the sea and whose political
and economic Independence and terri
torlnl integrity should be guaranteed
by International covenant.
III. general association of nations
must be formed under specific cove.
nunts for the purpose of affOrdlnR mus
tunl guarantees of political lndepend.
ence and territorial Integrity 10 great
and small states alike.
All Stand Together.
I'm regard to these essential rccti-
fications of wrong and assertions of
right, we feel ourselves TO he Intimate
partners of all the governments end
lIN@RAtA ANhA4AMAEG b1&eAAlGE MkfAEANA AiAH
impeFlalistE. We cannot be separated
In interest or divided In purpose. We
stand together until the end.
For such arrangement ana cove.
nants we are willing 10 fight and TO
continue To fight until they are
achieved but oniy because We wish
the right To prevail and desire Iust
and stable peace such az cnn h~ se-
cured only BY removing the chief prov
NgssE. to- Al a
does remove. We have no jealousy Of
German greatness and there vs. moth.
Ing In this program that lmp1ira Il. We
grudge her no achievement or dlstinc-
ton of learning or % pacific enter
prise such as have made her record
4 very bright and very enylaIle. Ne do
not wish To injure her Or to block Is
any way her Legitimate influence Of
power. We do not wish ~ fight her.
either with arms or with hostile mr.
| rnngements of trade, IL sis. ~ willing
to associate herself with rs and the
other peace-i1yiug nations 81 the world
in covenants Of Justice ami law and
fair dealing. We wish her only 10 nc.
ceDt place Of equality among the
peoples Of the WOFId--ihe new world
IN which We nov Iise-iu4te1td Of i
place of mystery.
Principle Of Justice.
Neither do Ne presume 10 suggest
- her ans alteration or modification
Of her Institutions. hut IL IN nece4-
sary. We must frankly shy. aud Beees=
sary as "A preliminary 10 amy lntrillz
gent dealings With her Oh OuF Irart.
Tint sc should kB8W whom her
sp0kestnen speak for Nheu they - cuk
10 ns. whether Tor the reIehsfag ma
1urity or for the military pnrty and
the Inen whoae creed f. imperial siOinl-
nation.
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