The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
| which has hitherto known no relentins
and no pity.

IN ElSnI OF WuAt LII HuHluue anu
honorable for them to accept. has been
View. a generosity of spirit and a uni,
human .he of
friend of mankind; and they have re
sert others that they themselves may
They cal! to Y. to say whether n t II is
our purpose and our spirit differ from
' the United nna sss.ss woaia xisn eps me to
franknes.. Whether their presen,
s:.s;f 's.:xs r. and Or hops nSs thu, Is some SS
way may be opened whereby we may
he privileged 10 assist the people Of
Russia to attain their utmost hope of
ut will be our wish and purpose
that the processes of peace, when they
are begun. shall be absoluteiy open nra,;i and
Of any kind The day of conquest and
| aggra ndixement IL gone by; SO 10 also
into in the interest Of particular gov
ernments and likely at some unlocked
for moment to upset the peace Of the
world.
ut is thi. happy fact, now clear to
thoughts do not still linger in an age
possible for every nation whose pur.
poses are consistent with justice and
the peace of the world to avow now or
, at any other time the objects 1t has In
view.
Demands That World Ne Safe.
I'VE entered this war because viola
tions Of right had occurred which
touched Us to the quick and made the
iife Of our own people impossible un.
less they were corrected and the world
currence. What we demand in this
war. therefore. is nothing peculiar to
ourselves 1t is that the world be
ticularly that It bs made safe for every
peace-loving nation which. like our
own. wishes to live its own life. deter
Of Justice and fair dealings by the
other peoples of the world as against
force and selfish aggression.
sss psops' s S the ward
unless Justice be done to others It Will
not not be oslS,. dSns o.s to US The program Of
| program. and that program. the only
possible program. A. We see 1t. 10 this:
II. Open COVENANT: Of peace. oceniy
no private International understand
ings of any kind but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and In the pub
II. Absolute freedom Of navigation
upon the seas. outside territorial wa
ters. alike In peace and in war. except
a. tho seas may be closed IN whole or
In part BY international action for the
-. The removal. 30 far as possible.
Of economic barriers and the estabii
i1sI ment Of an equality Of trade condi-
to- the peace and associating them
selves for its maintenance.
-. Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national armaments will be
reduced to the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety.
AAjsstne.t sf Cslsaial Claims.
'6: A Free. open-mindsd and abso-
lutely impartial adjustment Of all colo
niAl claims. based upon . strict OBJ
mining al ii '.s such sa.t n q. d..ss
ersignty the interests Of the popula-
tions concerned must have equal
weight with the equitable claims Of
e; The evacuation Of all Russian
territory territory .nd sHch . settlement Of ali
cure the best and frsset soopsration Of
the other nations Of the world In OBJ
tanning for her an unhampersd and un-
pendent determination Of her own
political development and national pol
Icy and absurs her OF Q sincere well
.s s.r 81 foss own ssoo.
Ing: and. more than welcome. a..
ststance also OF every kind that she
mend :ss .eso1S.s :s d: S r.,
ter nations In the months to come will
be the acid test Of their good will, Of
their comprehension. Of her needs as
and Of their Intelligent and unseifish
sympathy.
~. Belgium. the whole world will
agree. must be evacuated and restored
srssnx Which &: .nSoy: g "s ia ts: mon
with all other free nations. No other
single act Will serve a. this will serve
lion: IL the ..: WHICH .1 the h.x. nx
themselves set and determined for the
government Of their relations with one
another. Without this healing act. the
national law 10 forever impaired.
Alsaes-Lsssaiss Most Ds sett,>A,
y. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions re-
stored and the wrong done to France
bby Prussia n 1871 In the matter OF
the peace Of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be riEhted. In order that
peace may once more be made secure
70. 4 rsadjustment Of the frontiers
Of Italy should be effected along clear
iy recognizable lines Of nationality.
10. The peoples Of Austria. Hungary
whose place among the nations W.
wish to see snfeKuarded and assured.
should be accorded the freest opportu-
| nifty of autonomous development
III. Rumania, Montenegro and Ser
bin should be evacuatcd: occupied ter
ritOries 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 established
lines OF allegiance and nationality, nd
International guarantees OF the polit-
lcnl and economic Independence and
territorial integrity OF the several Bnl.
kan states should be entered Into.
~. The Turkish portions Of the
prsrcnt Ottoman empire should be ms.
sured \ secure pOvtreiKnty. but the
other nntionhliticA which are now un-
der Turkish rule should he nssured an
undoubted security Of life and an abb
nolutely unmolertsd opportunity of au-
tonomous development. and the Dar-
dnn-llcn should he permanently opened
ns free pnHsnEr to the ships and
commerce Of all nations under inter.
national guarantees.
"la. An indepe ndent Polish state
should be erected which should include
the territories Inhabited by indisputa.
bly, Polish populations. which should
he assured a frc" and s"cur. access TO
the sen and whose political and eco.
nomic Independence and territorial In
texrity should he guaranteed By inter
national covenant.
"l<. general association OF ma
ttnna munt b~ for mad ,uuev sn,,iel,