The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-14
THE FAMOUS FOURTEEN POINTS

Open covenant peace openly arrived at, after which
there shall private international Of kind
Absolute freedom of navigation the outside ter
ora waters alike and in as the may
closed whole or in part by action Tor the
g. The removal possible all economic barriers and
equality Of trade conditions all the
consenng to the and assocag for It's
Adequate given taken that national
men will be reduced the lowest point consistent with
s. open minded and absolutely impartial adjustment
determining all questions of sovereignty the inter
of the peoples concerned must have equal weight with the
evacuation of all Russian territory and such settle
ment of all questions affecting Russia will the best
for unhampered and for the in
@ of her own PINE It's
ce of free nations under of her choosing
may The treatment accorded Russia
her sister nations the months to will be the acid test
their good of their of her needs as ds
guished from their interests and of their intelligence and
selfish sympathy.
Belgium the whole world will must be evacuated and
enjoys with all other nations No other single
this will to restore confidence the nations
of their relations with another Without this heal
ing the whole structure and validity of international law is
All French territory should be freed the invaded
restored the done France by Prussia 1871
the matter of which has unsettled the
the world for nearly SO should be ghted in order that
readjusmen frontiers Italy affected
along clearly recognizable lines of nationality
TO- The peoples of Hungary whose place the
nations wish to and should be
ed the freest opportunity of autonomous development
H. Roumania Serva and Montenegro should be evacuated
occupied territory reored Serbia accorded
the and the relations the several Balkan states
shed lines of allegiance and nationality guar
ane of the political and independence territorial
integrity of the several Balkan states should
Turks to Hold Nation
r. The Turkish portion of the Ottoman empire should
assured sovereignty but the other naonaes which
under Turkish rule should be undoubed
security of life and absolutely unmolested
development and the Daranees
y opened free to the ships
tons, under international guarantees
ID An independent Polish state should be which
should include the territories inhabited by ndspab Polish
pe which should be assured free and
whose political and economic independence territorial
tegrty should guaranteed by international
H. general association of formed under
specific covenants the of affong mutual
OF political independence and of territorial integrity great
small states alike.
"n regard these essential reccatons of wrong and
the governments and peoples associated together against
peas we cannot be separated interest divided
We stand together until the advancement
and covenant willing to fight and continue fight
achleVed wish the
and desire Just and stable
removing the chief which this
remove We have jealousy of German
nothing in this that impars grudge her no
distinction of learning enterprise
such as have made record bright envab We
do not wish to njure her to block legitimate
influence We do not wish fight with arms
or with hostile of trade she willing
herself with and the other nations the world
covenants OF justice and lawful dealings wish her
only to accept place OF equality
the new world in which ve-insead place mas
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