The Lexington intelligencer., 1918-01-11
Ii POINTS ON WHICH THE PRESIDENT DECLAR-
ES WORLD PEACE MUST BE BASED.


l. Open covenants of peace openly arrived at. af-
ter which there shall be private international un
derstandings of any kind but diplomacy shall proceed
always frankly and in the public view.
g. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas,
outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in
except the may be closed in whole or in part
by international action for the enforcement of inter
national covenants.
3. The removal so far as possible, of all economic
barriers and the establishment Of equality OF trade
conditions among all the nations consenting to the
peace and associang themselves for its maintenance
A. Adequate guarantees given and taken that ma
tona armaments will be reduced to the lowest points
consistent with domestic safety
s. free open minded and absolutely impartial adj
ustment of all colonial claims based upon strict OBJ
servance of the principle that in determining all such
questions of sovereignty the interests Of the popua-
tions must have equal weight with the equitable claims
of the government whose title is to be determined
g. The evacuation of all Russian territory and such
a settlement of all questions affecting Russia will
the best and reest cooperation OF the other ma
tions of the world in obtaining for her an unhampered
and unembarrassed opportunity for the independent
determination of her own political deveopement and
national policy and her Of sincere welcome in
to the society of free nations under institutions OF her
own choosing; and more than welcome, assistance
also Of every kind that she may need and may herself
desire. The treatment accorded Russia by her sister
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 interests and OF their
intelligent and unsehsh sympathy
T. Belgium the whole world will agree, must be
evacuated and restored without any attempt to limit
the sovereignty which she enjoys in common 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 deter
mined for the government Of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act the whole struct-
ure and validity of international law is forever In
paired.
g. All French territory should be freed and the
invaded portions restored and the wrong done to
France by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace.
Lorraine which has unsettled the peace OF the world
for nearly fifty years. should be rghted In order thai
peace may once be made secure in the interest
OF all.
g. A readiustment Of the frontiers Of Italy should
be effected along clearly recognizable lines Of natien-
alty.
TO- The peoples of Austria Hungary whose place
among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and
sred should be accorded the reest opportunity OF APP
tonomOus developement
H. Roumania Serbia and Montenegro should be
evacuated occupied territories restored; Serbia ac-
corded free and to the sea and the rea
tons of the several Balkan states to another de
termined by friendly council along historically estab
shed lines of allegiance and nationality; and inter-
national guarantees of the political and economic IN,
dependence and territorial integrity OF the seVera
states should be entered into.
r. The Turkish portions Of the present Ottoman
empire should be assured secure sovereignty but tne
other nationalities which under Turkish rule
should be assured an undoubtedly security VI o any
an absolutely unmoested opportunity OF autonomous
developement and the Dardaneles should be perma-
nently opened as free passage to the ships and com
merce Of all nations under international guarantees
49, An Independent Polish state should be erectec
which should include the territories inhabited by In
dsputable Polish populations which should be assured
free and secure access to the and whose potica
and economic independence and territorial integrity
should be guaranteed by international covenant
ID general association of nations must be form
ed under specific covenants for the purpose OF afford
ing mutual guarantees of political independence an(
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