Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-11

themselves set and determined IOF the
government of their relations with one
another. Without this healing 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 all.
8. A readjustment of all frontiers
Of Italy should be effected along clear
~ recognizable lines of nationality.
10. The peoples of AustriaHungary,
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.
II. The Turkish portions Of the
present Ottoman Empire should be as
sured secure sovereignty, but the
other natiOnalities which are now UNI
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and an aD-
solutely unmolested opportunity of au-
tonomous development, and the Darda-
nelles should be permanently opened
as free passage to the ships ana
commerce of all nations under inter
national guarantees.
-. An independent Polish state
should be erected which should include
the territories inhabited by indlspuf-
able Polish populations, which should
be assured free and secure access 20
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
lions must be formed under speclnc
covenants for the purpose of affordlng
mutual guarantees of political indepen-
dence and territorial integrity to great
and small states alike.
sIn 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 COW
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 just and stable
peace such as can be secured only by
removing the chief provocations to
war, which this program does remove.
Not Jealous of Germany.
eve 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
as have made her record very bright
and very enviable.
eve do not wish to injure her or
to block in any way her legitimate in
fuence or power. We do not wish to
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 Of
the world in covenants Of justice and
law and fair dealing.
eve wish her only to accept place
of equality among the peoples of the
world-the new world in which we
now live-instead Of place of mas
terry.
.Neither do we presume to suggest
to her any alteration or modification of
her institutions. But it is necessary,
we must frankly say, and necessary as
a preliminary to any intelligent deal
ings with her on our part, that we
should know whom her spokesman
speak for when they speak to us,
whether for the reichstag majority or
for the military party, and the men
whose creed is imperial dominion.
1--WE have spoken now, surely, in
terms too concrete to admit Of any fur
Their doubt or question. An evident
principle runs through the whole pro-
gram I have outlined.
@It is the principle of justice to all
peoples and nationalities, and their
right to live on equal terms of liberty
and safety with one another whether
they be strong or weak. Unless this
principle be made its foundation no
part of the structure OF international
Justice can stand. The people of the
United States could act upon no other
principle. and to the vindication Of
this principle they are ready to de.
vote their lives. their honor and every