The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-09

sian territory and such settlement o
all questions affecting Russia as will
secure the best and freest cooperation
OF the other nations of the world II
obtaining for her an unhampered an,
unembarrassed opportunity for the in
determination of her own
political development and national
and assure her Of a sincere well
into the society of free nations
under institutions of her wi choosing
and, more than a welcome, assistance
also of every kind that she may need
and may herself desire. The treat
accorded Russia by her sister ma
tons in the months to come win be
the acid test of their good will, Of their
comprehension of her needs as dis
from their own interests,
and OF their intelligent and unselfsh
Seventh-Belgium, the whole
world will agree, must be evacu-
ated and restored, without any at
tempt to limit the sovereignty
which she enjoys In common with
all other free nations. No other
single act will serve as this will
serve to restore confidence among
the nations In the laws which
they have themselves set and de-
termined for the government of
their relations with one another.
Without this healing act the whole
structure and validity of international
law is forever impaired.
Eighth-All French territory
should be freed and the invaded
portions restored, and the wrong
done to France by Prussia In 1871
in the matter OF Alsace-Lorraine.
which has unsettled the peace of
the world for nearly so years,
should be righted, in order that
peace may once more be made Be-
cure in the interest OF all.
Ninth.-A readjustment OF the
frontiers of Italy should be affect
ed along clearly recognizable lines
OF nationality.
Tenth-The peoples Of Austria
Hungary, whose place among the
nations we wish to see safeguard
ed and assured, should be accord.
ed the freest opportunity of auton
omous development.
Eleventh-Rumania, Serbia and
Montenegro should be evacuated.
Occupied territories restored; Ser.
bia accorded free and secure ac-
less to the sea; and the relations
Of the several Balkan states to one
another determined by friendly
counsel along historically estab-
lished lines OF allegiance and ma
tionalty; and international guar
ranties OF the political and eco
nomic independence and territor-
ialI integrity OF the several Balkan
states should be entered into.
Twelfth-The Turkish portions
of the present Ottoman empire
should be assured a secure sover-
eighty, but the other nationalities
which are now under Turkish rule
should be assured an undoubted
security Of life and an absolutely
unmolested opportunity OF acton
omous development, and the Oar
danelles should be permanently
opened AZ q free passage to the
ships and commerce Of all nations
under international guarantees.
Thirteenth-An independent Pol
ish state shoHld be erected which
should include the territories In
habited by indisputabls Polish
populations. which should be as
sured q free and secure access to
the sea, and whose political and
economic independence and terri
torial integrity should be guaran-
teed by international covenant.
Fourteenth-A general associa-
ton of nations must be formed
under specific covenants for the
purpose OF affording mutual guar
antics Of political independence
and territorial integrity to great
and small states alike.
In regard to these essential rectin.
cations OF wrong and assertions Of
right we feel ourselves to be intimate
partners OF all the governments and
people associated together against
ne imperialists. We cannot De
separated in interest or divided in
purpose. We stand together until
the end.
Foe TO be Equal But Not Master.
For such arrangements and cove
aants we are willing to fight and to
continue to fight until they are
achieved: but only because we wish
the right to prevail and desire a just
and stable peace such as a be Sc
cured only by removing the chief
,~rovocations to war, which this pro-
gram does remove. We have no jeal-
busy Of German greatness and there
. nothing in this program that i'm
pairs 1t. We grudge her no achieve
ment or distinction Of learning or of
pacific enterprise such as have made
Ter record very bright and very envi-