The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-14

Open covenants OF peace openly arrived at after
winch there shall be private international understand
ngs OF any kind but diplomacy shall proceed ALWAYS frank
y and in the public view.
Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas out
SIDE territorial waters alike in and in except
the seas may be closed in whole part by international
acton TOR the enforcement of international
The removal, as far as possible of all economic bar
ers and the establishment of equality of trade cond
tons among the nations Consentng the and asso
eating themselves for its maintenance.
T. Adequate guarantees given and taken that national
ornaments will be reduced the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety
free open minded, and absolutely impartial adjust
OF all colonial claims based upon strict observance
OF the principle that determining all such questions of
sovereignty the interests OF the populations concerned
have equal weight with the equitable claims of the govern
ment whose title is to be determined.
The evacuation of all Russian territory and such
settlement of all questions affecting Russia as will secure
the best and treest cooperation of the other nations of the
Wprd IN obtaining Tor her unampered and unembaass
ed opportunity for the independent determination of her
own political development and national policy and
her OF sincere welcome into the society of free nations
under institutions of her choosing; and than
welcome assistance of every kind that she may need and
may herself desire The treatment accorded Russia bv
her sister nations in the months will be the acid
test of their good will of their comprehension of her needs
as distinguished from their interests and of their in
tclgent and unselhsh sympathy.
Belgium, the whole world will agree, must be evacu-
aed and restored, without any attempt to limit the
eegnty which she enjoys in with all other free
nations No other single will this will serve to
restore confidence among the nations in the laws which
they themselves set and determined for the government of
their relations with another. Without this healing act
the whole structure and validity of international law for
impaired
s. All French territory should be freed and the invaded
portions restored and the wrong done France by Prus
STA in 1871 in the of Alsace- Lorraine which has I'm
settled the peace of the world for nearly fifty years. should
be ghted IN order that peace may be made
in the inteeSt of ALL !
g All readustment of the frontiers of Italy should be
effected along clearly recognizable lines of nationality
10 he peoples of Austria Hungary whose place among
the nations wish saeguarded assured should
be accorded the rees opportunity of develop
ment.
II. Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro should be evac-
uated occupied territories estored Serbia accorded free
and secure to the and the relations of the several
Balkan states to another determined by friendly
counsel along historically established lines of allegiance and
nationality and international guarantees of the political
and economic independence and territorial integrity of the
several Balkan States should be entered into.
II. The Turkish portions of the present Ottoman
empire should be assured secure sovereignty but the 9TH
er nat1onatles which under Turkish rule should
be assured undoubed security of life an absolutely
uninolested opportunity of autonomous Development and
the Dardanees should be permanently opened free
passage to ships and of all nations under inter-
national guarantees.
49, An independent Polish State should be erected which
should include the territories inhabited by ndsputaby
Polish populations which should be assured free and Sc
cure access to the and whose political and economic
independence and territorial integrity should be guaranteed
by international covenant.
A. general association of nations must be formed ur
der spechc covenants for the purpose of aordng mutual
guarantees of political independence and territorial nte
gritty to great and\small states alike
In regard to these essential reccatons of wrong and
assertions of right feel ourselves intimate partners
OF all the Governments and peoples associated together
against the mperialiSts We cannot separated in in
teest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the
end