Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

to restore Confidence among the nq-
tions in the laws which they have,
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relations with ne
another. Without this heanng act the
whole structure and validity OF inter
national law is forever impaired.
Must Free France.
s. All French territory should
be freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 IN the matter of AL
sace-LOrraine, which has unsettled the
peace of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righted in order that
peace may once more be made secure
in the interest of ali.
8. \ reaGjustment of all frontiers
of Italy should be effected along clear
ly recognizable lines of nationality.
10. The peoples of Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest Opportu-
nifty of autonomous development.
Evacuate Balkans.
IL. Roumania, Serbia and Monte
negro should be evacuated; occupied
territories restored; Serbia accorded
free and secure access to the sea; and
the relations of the several Balkan
states to one another determined by
friendly counsel along historically es-
| tablished lines of allegiance and ma
tiOnality; and international guarantees
of the political and economic indepen-
dence and territorial integrity of the
several Balkan states should be en-
tered into.
12 The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman Empire should be as
sured a secure sovereignty, but the
other nationalities which are now I'M
| der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and an alb
solutely unmolested opportunity Of au-
| tonomOus development, and the Darda-
nelles should be permanently opened
as a free passage to the ships and
commerce of all nations under inter
national guarantees.
13. An independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
| the territories inhabited by indisput-
able Polish populations, which should
be assured free and secure access to
the sea and whose political and eco
nomic independence and territorial in
tegrity should be guaranteed by inter
national covenant.
| IA. A general association of ma
tions must be formed under specific
covenants for the purpose of affording
mutual guarantees of political indepen-
dence and territorial integrity to great
and small states alike.
"In regard to these essential rectifi-
cations of wrong and assertions of
right we feel ourselves to be intimate
partners of all the governments and
peoples associated together against the
imperialists. We cannot be separated
in interest or divided in purpose. We
stand together until the end.
''For such arrangements and GOV.
enants we are willing to fight and to
continue TO fight until they are achiev-
ed but only because we wish the right
to prevail and desire a just and stable
peace such as can be secured only by
removing the chief provocations tc
war, which this program does remove
Not Jealous of Germany.
"We have no jealousy of German
greatness and there is nothing in this
program that impairs it. We grudge
her no achievement or distinction OF
learning or of pacific enterprise such
and very enviable.
eve do not wish to injure her OF
to block in any way her legitimate in
fluence or power. We do not wish tC
fight her either with arms or with hos
tile arrangements of trade, if she is
willing to associate herself with us
and the other peace-loving nations ot
the world in covenants of justice an(
law and fair dealing.
eve wish her only to accept place
of equality among the peoples of tht
world-the new world in which W.
now live-instead of a place of mas
terry.
"Neither do we presume to Sugges
to her any alteration or modification o
= her institutions. But it is necessary
we must frankly say, and necessary a
preliminary to any intelligent deal
ings with her on our part, that w
) should know whom her spokesmel
/ speak for when they speak to us
whether for the reichstag majority o
: for the military party, and the me-
l whose creed is imperial dominion.
; "We have spoken now, surely, ii
| terms too concrete to admit of any fu1
: ther doubt or question. An eviden
/ principle runs through the whole Pre-
: gram I have outlined.
e 'It is the principle of justice to al
peoples and nationalities, and thei
right to live on equal terms of libert
: and safety with one another, whethe
/ they be strong or weak. Unless thi
: principle be made its foundation n
n part of the structure of internations
q justice can stand. The people of tn
d United States could act upon no othe
! principle, and to the vindication c
L0lS pElnClple lucy dEG TOduy IO Ut
/ vote their lives, their honor and every
thing that they posses.
1 "The moral climax of this, the Gu
|, minating and final war for human Ill
= erty has come, and they are ready t
n put their strength, their own highes
r purpose, their own integrity and dev,
G ton to the test"