Evening journal., 1918-01-08
America ReStQfeS Terms On
Which World Peace is Possible

alike I'm peace aud IN war. except as the
seas may be closed in whole or In part
by international action for the enforce
ment OF international covenants.
"3-The removal. so far as possible, OF
all economic barriers and the establish
ment of an equality of trade conditions
among all the nations consentlng to the
peace and associating themselves for its
maintenance.
adequate guarantees given and-tak-
en- that national 8rmaments will be re-
duced 10 the lowest points consistent
with domestic safety.
"5-A free Open-minded and absolutely
impartial adjustment of all colonial
claims, based upon a strict observance
Of the principle that in determining oil
such questions OF sovereignty the in
tereStS of the populations concerned
must have equal weight with the equit-
able claims of the government whose
title is to be determined.
"6-The evacuation OF all Russian ter
ritOry and such settlement of oil
questions affecting Russia as viii Sc
cure the best and freest cooperation OF
the other nations of the world in oh
tanning for her an unhampercd and un-
harrassed opportunity for the indepen-
dent determination of her own pOlii-
cal development and national policy and
assure her OF sincere welcome into
the society of free nations under insii
iutions of her own choosing; aud. more
than q welcome assistance also OF every
kind that she may need and may her
self desire. The treatment accorded
Russia by her sister nations IN the
months TO come, will he the acid test
of their good will, OF their cOmprehen-
sion of her needs as distinguished from
their own interests and Of their intel
iigent End unselilsh sympathy.
"7-Belgium. the whole world will
agree. must be evacuated and restored,
without any attempt To limit the Sow
rreiqnty which she enjoys in common
with all other free nations. No other
single act will serve rs this will serve.
10 restore confidence among the ma
tiOns in the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relations with one
another. without this healing act. the
whole structure aud validity of interna-
tional law is forever impaired.
"S-ill French territory should he
freed and the invaded portions restored
and the wrong done To France by Prus-
sia in 1871. in the matter of Alsace-
Lorraine which has unsettled the peace
OF the world for nearly fifty years,
should be rightcd. in order that peace
may once more be made secure in the
interests Of ali.
"9-A readjusiment Of the frontiers Of
Italy should be affected along clearly
recognizable lines OF nationality.
"iO-The peoples of Austria Hungary,
whose place among the nations we wish
10 see safeguarded and assured, should
be accorded the freesi opportunity "
autonomous deN eNeloument.
"ii-Rumania. Serbia aud Montenegro
should be evacuated and occupied ter
ritOries restored; Serbia accorded free
and secure access 10 the sea; and the
relations Of the several Balkan states
10 one another determined by friendly
counsel along historically established
lines Oi allegiance and nationality; and
International guarantees Of political
aud economic Independence and terri
iOrial integrity Of the several Balkan
states should be entered into.
"l2-The Turkish portions OF the
present Ottoman Empire should be as
sured a secure sOIerinJiy but the other
naiiOnaliiies which arc now under
Turkish rule. should be assured an un-
doubted security OF life and an an alb
Solutely unmoleslcd opportunity OF au-
ionomous Development and the Oar.
danelles should permanently be opened
as free passage to the ships and COM
merce OF all nations under guarantees.
I3-An independent Polish State
should be erected which should in.
cludc the territories inhabited bN in
Polish populations. which
should he assured free and secure ac-
cess TO the sea and whose political
and economic independence and terri /
torial integrity should be guaranteed by
conVenani.
"ii--A general association of nations
must be formed under specific cOVen-
ants for The purpose of aifOrding mu-
iunl guarantees OF political mdcpen-
ience and territorial integrity to great
and small States alikC. in regard TO
these essential reciilicalions OF wrong
and assertions OF right, we feel our
selves TO he intimate partners OF All the f
government and peoples associated to-
gcther against The imperialists. We
cannot he separated in interest or di-
'ided i'm purpose. We stand together 4
until the end.
"For such arrangements and cOven-
ants we are willing 20 fight and con-
.inue to fight until they are achieved;
but only becausc we wish the right 10
prevail, aud desire a just and stable
Deace such as cah be secured only by
removing the chief prOvocations 10 war,
which the program does remove. We
have no jealousy of German greatness,
md there is nothing in this program
hat impairs. We GrudJe her no
achievement or distinction, OF learning
,r pacific enterprise such as have made
Ter record very bright and very cnvi-
lble. We do not wish to iniurc her or
= Ock In any way her legitimate inlu-