Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13

he assured Il free and secure access
10 the sea, and whose political anu
economic Independence and territorial
integrity should be guaranteed by In
ternRtional covenant.
ia general association OF ma
tons must be formed un,isr specinc
covenants for the purpose Of afrOrG!ns
, , guarantees OF political tnde-
great and small states alike.
In an address TO Congress on Feb
ruary II, 1918, President Wilson
enumerated the principles which must
DC applied to any further exchanges
OF views between governments" AS fol-
First. tina, each part OF the final
settlement must be based upon the ca
sential Justice OF that particular case.
second no that PEOPLES and provinces
sovereignty TO sovereignty as il they
were mere chattels and pawns in a
game.
Third every territorial settlement
involved in this war must be made in
the interest and for the benefit OF the
populations concerned.
Fourth, that all well-dehned ma
t'ona! aspirations shall be accorded the
utmost satisfaction tina; can be ac-
corded them without introduc;ns new
cord
On July 4. 1915. in his address at
Mount Vernon. President Wilson de-
nned the ends for which the associ-
ated peoples of the world are hshlinS.
and which must be conceded them be-
J. The destruction of every arbitrary
power anywhere that can separately
secretly and OF its single choice dis
turb the peace OF the world or il il
cannot I've presently destroyed. At the
least it's reduction 10 virtual impotence.
=. The settlement OF every question.
whether of territory, OF sovereignty. OF
economic arrangement or of political
relationship, upon the basis or the free
acceptance of that settlement ty the
people Immediately concerned.
a n Iva
governed in their conduct toward each
other by tho same principles of honor
and OF respect for the common law OF
civilized society that govern individual
citizens
4. The establishment OF An orsan:Ea-
ton Of peace which shall make il Ger
tain that the combined power, OF free
nations will check every invasion OF
right and serve TO make peace and
lustics the more secure by ahordinG a
definite tribunal Of opinion to which all
must submit.
On September %. in New York, Pres
ident Wilson said:
These. then, some Of the partiCu-
lars. and [ state them with the greater
confidence because j can state them
anthoritativeiy as representing this
first duty with regard TO peace
l. The impartial Justice meted out
must involve nc discrimination between
those % whom we wish TO be just and
those to whom We do not wish TO he
just 1t must be justice that plays
no faVorites and knows no standard but
the equal rights OF the several peoples
concerned.
,. No special or separate interest Of
AM single nation or group OF nations
can be mace the basis OF any part OF
the settlement which is not consistent
with the common interests OF all.
3. There can he no leagues or al
liances or special covenants and un-
derstandings within the general and
common family OF the league OF ma
tions.
Fourth. And more specifically. there
can oe no special. selfish, economic
combinations within the league and no
employment or any form of cccnom 10
boycott or exclusion except as the
power OF economic pcnalaty by exclu-
sins from the markets OF the world
may he vested in the league OF nations
itself RI means OF discipline and con-
troll
Filth. All International agreements
and tratics Of every kind must be made
known in their entirety 10 the rest Of
the world.