The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-28
Addresses Immense Crowd in Metropolitan Opera House fin New York Last night Clearly Defines Aims of America in the War-Peace to Come After Victory and Nations League to Follow Peace

We are all agreed that there can be no peace obtained by any kind Of bargain or compromise with the gov- ernments of the Central Empires, be- cause we have dealt with them al- ready and have seen them deal with | other governments that were party to | this struggle, at Brest-Litovsk and | Bucharest. They have convinced us that they are without honor and do not intend justice They observe no covenants, accept no principle but force and their own interest. We cannot "come to. terms with them. They have made it impossible. The German people must by this time be fully aware that we cannot accept the word of those who forced this war upon us. We do not think the same thoughts or speak the same language of agreement.
 It is of capital importance that we should be explicitly agreed that no peace shall be obtained by any kind of compromise or abatement of the principles we have avowed as the principles for which we are fighting. There should exist no doubt about that. I am, therefore, going to take the liberty of speaking with the ut most frankness about the practical ] implications that are involved in 1t.
 If it be indeed and in truth the common object of the governments associated against Germany and of 1 the nations whom they govern, as l believe it to be, to achieve by the coming settlements a secure and last 1 ing peace, it will be necessary that all who sit down at the peace table shall come ready and willing to pay the price, the only price that will pro- cure it; and ready and willing, also, to create in some virile fashion the only instrumentality by which it can be made certain that the agreements of the peace will be honored and full filled.
 That price is impartial justice in Ievery item of settlement, no matter whose interest is crossed not only inn partial justice but also the satisfaction of the several peoples whose fortunes are dealt with. That indispensable instrumentality Is a league of nations formed under covenants that will be efficacious.
 
 which the peace of the world can be guaranteed, peace will rest in part
 upon the word of outlaws and only
 upon that word. For Germany will , have to redeem her character, not
 only by what happens at the peace table but what follows.
 And, as I see it, the constitution ot that league of nations, and the clear
 definition of the objects must be g l part, is in a sense the most essentia . part, of the peace settlement itself It cannot be formed now. If formed now, it would be merely a new ali } ance confined to the nations associated against a common enemy.
 It is not likely that it could bt t formed after that settlement It i necessary to guarantee the peace; anC the peace cannot be guaranteed as al
 afterthought. The reason, to speal y in plain terms again, why 1t must b. : guaranteed is that there will be part s ies to the peace whose promises hay proved untrustworthy, and mean s must be found in connection with tn @ peace settlement itself to remove tha
 source of insecurity.
 It would be folly to leave the guar II antee to the subsequent voluntary ac Il ton of the governments we have see = destroy Russia and deceive Roumanif But these general terms do not dis close the whole matter. Some detail IT are needed to make them sound les y like thesis and more like a practi
 cal programme. These, then. ar
 some or the particulars, aud I stat ; them with the greater confidence be
 cause l can state them authoritatiyel 5 as representing this Governments ir r depreciation of it's own duty with re 1T gard to peace.
 rt f1rst-The impartial justice mete out must involve no discriminate
 between those to whom we wish De Just and those to whom we (
 not wish to be just. It must be
 Justice that plays no favorites ar ~ knows no standard but the eou ' rights of the several peoples. Ie Second-No special or separate i, e terest of any single nation or ar
 group of nations can be made Il 'e basis of any part of the settleme, lg which is not consistent with the cor we mon interest of all.
 lo Third-There can be no leagues 'e' alliances or special convenants a1 as understandings within the general al CT common family of the League of N m, tions.
 ch Fourth-And more specifical1 tie there can be no special selfish eco
 omic combinations within the leag Ia and no employment of any force ed economic boycott for exclusion e les cept as the power of economic De lie alty by exclusion from the markt
 of the world may be vested in t to League of Nations itself as a mea em of discipline and control. 't? Fifth-All international agre att ments and treaties of every Xxi IS, must be made known in their ( or tirety to the rest of the world.
 Special alliances and economic lrd valries and hostilities have been t les prolific source in the modern wo as of the plans and passions that 'p put duce war. It would be an insinc,
 as well as insecure peace that ,n. not exclude them in definite a Iau binding terms.
 i,ra The confidence with which I V,
 ture to speak for our people in tn osa matters does not spring from our t yIo ditions merely and the well kno .o,, principles of International act =. which we have always. professed 2 .er- -.r.'o,, T 7eh ~. all ,,,t,i + 'i.e o.o ments and understandings with D
 ticular nations, let me say also t
 the United States Is prepared to
 sume its full share of responsib we for the maintenance of the comm we co,,enap+e ond r,do-s+.rdI,.,s VI,