The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-05

Washington, July 4.-President VIII
son today answered all feelers Tor a
compromise peace, with a new and un-
qualified consecration of America to
the struggle for cleaning military
autocracy from the world.
At an Independence Day gathering
on the gentle slopes of Mount Yer
non, home and tomb of George Wash
ingIon, and surrounded by scenes
which looked upon the creation OF tnts
nation, the president addressed ~
small gathering OF officials ana OF
diplomats OF The allied nations.
But he spoke to the world and he
SPOKE of the logical sequel TO his
force without stunt or limit decfara-
ton of several weeks ago.
Unreservedly the president de-
ciared that there could be no thought
OF peace which did not mean the de-
struetion of military autocracy or its
reduction to virtual impotence.
"A reign OF law based on the CON
sent OF the governed and sustained by
the organized opinion OF mankind,
was the way he summarized in sin
gle sentence the objects of humanity "a
the world war
Whether the president was address
ing his remarks directly to the recent
speech of German Foreign Secretary
Won Kuehlmann, or to the foreshadows
of a renewed German peace offensive,
or whether he merely took the occa-
sion of the celebration of American
independence to emphasize to the
world the war aims of the nation can
only be OWNED. He did not deal with
the progress of the war or any par
ticular phrase of it but spoke eio-
Quently of Americas attitude toward
Germanyis so-called peace treaties IN
the east by grouping the people OF
Russia 'for the moment unorganized
and helpless" among the peoples of
the world standing among the enc
mics of liberty.
"The past and the present are in
deadly grapple and the peoples of the
world are being done to death be-
tween them" said President Wilson.
There can be but one ISSUE The
settlement must be final. There can
be no compromise. No halfway de-
cision would be tolerable. No half
way decision is conceivable. These
are the ends for which the associated
peoples Of the fighting world are
! fighting and which must be conceded
them before there can be peace:
1.-THE destruction of every arbi-
trary power anywhere that can sepa-
rately, secretly and of its single
choice disturb the peace of the world,
or, If 1t cannot be presently destroyed,
at the least its reduction to virtua!
| impotence.
"T-The settlements OF every ques-
ton, whether Of territory OF sover.
/ eighty, of economic arrangement or of
political relationship, upon the basis
of the free acceptance of that settle
ment by the people Immediately con-
cerned and not rpon the basis of ma
terial interest or advantage of any
other nation or people which may de-
sire a different settlement for the sake
OF its own exterior influence or mas
terry.
"3-The consent of all nations to be
governed in their conduct toward each
other by the same principles OF honor
and of respect for the common law
of civilized society that govern the in
dividual citizens of all modern states
in their relations with one another: To
the end that all promises and cove
nants may be sacredly observed no
private plots or conspiraeies Matched,
no selfish injuries wrought with i'm
pugnity and a mut'al trust establish
ed upon the handsome foundation OF
a mutual respect for right.
"4--The establishment OF an organ
ization of peace which shall make 1t
certain that the combined power OF
free nations will check every invasion