The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

pe no compromise. No halfway de.
cision would be tolerable. No half.
way decision is conceivable. These are
the ends for which the associated
peoples of the world are lighting and
which must be conceded them before
there can be peace:
Il. The destruction of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can sepa
rately. secretly, and of its single
choice disturb the peoce of the world;
or If 1t cannot be presently destroy
ed. at the least its reduction to virtual
impotence.
"2. The settlement OF every uues
ton, whether of territory, of sover
eighty, of economic arrangement, or
OF political relationship, upon the ba-
sis OF the free acceptance of that
settlement by the people Immediate
ly concerned, and not upon the basis
of the material interest or advantage
of any other nation or people which
may desire different settlement for
the sake of it's own exterior influence
or mastery.
"S. The consent of all nations to
be governed i'm their conduct towards
each other by the same principles of
honor ard of respect for the COM
mon law of civilized society tha
govern the individual citizens of all
modern States in their relations with
one another; to the end that all
promises and covenants may be sa
eredly observed. no private plots or
conspiracies hatched, no selfish in
Juries wrought with impunity, and q
n'utual trust established upon the
handsome foundation of a mutual re-
spect for right.
II. The establishment of an or
of peace which shall max,
II certain that the combined powe,
of free nations will check every i'm
Vaslon OF right and serve to make
u W. """ J"S'iSc 'l' more secure DA
nnording definite tribunal of opin-
Ion to which all must submit and By
which every international readiust.
Inent that cannot he amicably agreed
upon by the peoples directly con
rcrned shall be sanctioned.
These great objects can be put
nto single sentence. What we seek
IS the reign of law. based upon the
OF the governed and sustain
ID by the organized opinion of man
<ind.
These great ends cannot be achiev
'd by debating and seeking to rec
,ncile and accommodate what states
men may wish. with their projects
or balances Of power ana of nation
al opportunity They can he trealiz
ed only by the determination o
what the thinking peoples of tn,
world desire. with their longing hop,
for justice and for social freedom
and opportunity.
IL can fancy that the air Of this
place carries the accents OF such prin
ciples with a peculiar kindness. Here
were started forces which the grea
nation against which they were pri
marily directed at first regarded as
"A revolt against its rightful authority
but which it has long seen since tC
have been "a step i'm the liberation o!
it's own people rs we'll as OF the peO-
pie of the United States; and i stand
here now to speak--speaking proud
Is and with confident hope-of tn,
spread of this revolt, lthis liberation
TO the great stage of the world itself,
The blinded rulers OF Prussia have
reused forces they knew little Of
~ ces which, once aroused, can never
be crushed to earth again; for they
have at their heart an inspiration ana
l purpose which are deathless and OF
the very stuff of triumph"