The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-11
ENEMY WILL HAVE
TOPAY THE PRICE, '
ASSERTSPRES|DENT
Wilson Tells U. S. Aims In New
York Address.
mo COMPROMISE WITH FOE"
Executlve Says Peace 70 Net Cues
tien 81 Coming 70 Terms "For We
Cannot Gene 10 Terms With
Them" as They Have
Made Ii Impoaaihle."

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Made u impossible"
New York. Sept. no President VIII
cen. before an immense audience In
the Metropolitan opern house here
Friday night delivered the most smash.
ing war address Of his career.
In words that tingied with the spirit
ef America 10 the great struggle the
president reiterated the purposes for
which the civilized world II fighting
aud made Il pisin that the only peace
we can consider Is the peace Of VIC
tory.
The president showed bis faith In
the nation by devotlng only few
words "a the Liberty loan. He de-
elnred he knew the country would
do rs part
he spoke 10 wildly enthusiastic
audience. which let him know his con.
fldence would not BE- misplaced.
Text 81 Address
The president spoke IN part as fol-
lows
MY Fellow Citizens. ! am not here
20 promote the loan, That win be done
aI,iy and enthusiastically done-hy
the hundreds OF thousands Of loyal and
tireiess men and women who have UNI
dertnken 70 present Il 10 you and 10
our fellow citizens throughout the
country. aud have not the least doubt
Of their complete success. for ! know
that~ 4r.feft .ud -. .,ftg4 ~ fHa nnttsa.
try.
NO man or woman who has really
taken In what this war meana can hes
ifnte 20 give to the very limit Of what
they have.
and Il Is my mission here 10 try 20
make clear once more what the war
really means You will need no other
stimulation.
'we accepted the issues Of the war
az facts, not a. any group 81 men
either here or elsewhere had dehned
them. and we can accept 40 outcome
which does NOT squareiy meet and set
tie them.
The Wars Issues,
'sThOse issues are these
"Ehaii the military power OF any ma
tion or group Of nations be suffered 20
determine the fortunes OF peoples over
whom they have no right 10 rule ex-
cepl the right Of force7
.shail strong nations be free TO
wrong weak nations and make them
subject 10 their purpose and interest
fShHll people he ruled and dominat.
"a. even in their own internal affairs,
~ arbitrary and irresponsible force
Or b. their own viii and ehoiee2
Shall there be a common standard
az right and privilege for an people,
and natlons or shall the strong DO n
thrv win and the weak suffer without
fedfsssf
eshhll the assertion Of right be hap
hazard and by casual alliance or shat
there be a common concert TO obllE'
the observance OF common rightsi
mo man, no group Of men. chos
these 70 be the issues o. the struggle
They are the issues a. Il, and the
must b. settled BY no arrangement o
compromise or adjustment or interest,
bar definitely and once for all aud wit
full aud uneauisecal acceptance q
the principle that the interest OF th
weakes, Is as sacred as the interest 9
the strongest
Enemy without Hsner.
ssThls Is what We mean whea "
speak ~ a permanent peace. II v
speak sincerely intslllKentiy. an
with . real khswicaEe and compr,
henNlon ~ the matter We deal with.
1--WE are all agreed that Their
caH be % peace obtained BY "a
kind 81 harrsin or compromise wit
the governments u the eentral en-
plreS. becauss We have dealt vii
them already sud have seen thei
deNi with other governments that wei
party 10 this struggle. a. Brest.Lltsva
Hnd BnchSrsst
Tasy hsSe cenvinced us thl
they are without honar aud do d,
tnsend iaEtice, They observe !
covenants, ace~ps 90 prinelple 81
force and their eva Interests
inpeaslsis to Gene l. Tsrma
We cAuuSt 'coAne % terms VII
them. They have made Il iHaps1sikl
The German people nust ~ N
time BE- fully aware that We cann
accept the word u these who fore.
this VAR upoh as. We do not thiu
me same thSsghts or speak the san
language o. agreement
~ Is " capital Importance that '
should be eEphcitly agreed that
pesoe shall b. 0btained BY any XII
~ compromise o. abatement of 4
principles We have showed IS the pr
eipies for which we are dghtir
There should exist no doubt alto
that ! am. therefore. going to r.
the liberty Of speaking with the
most ffankRess about the pracucal /
plieatiQns tiiaF are involved IN H.
g. 49, n. a. A.