Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-11

unembarrassed opportunity for the in
dependent determination of her own
political development and national
policy and assure her of a sincere well
come into the society of free nations
under institutions of her own chOoS
ing; and, more than a welcome, assist
ance also of every kind that she mas
need and may herself desire. The
treatment accorded Russia by her sis
ter nations in the months to come Will
be the acid test of their good will, Of
their comprehension of her needs as
distinguished from their own interests
and their intelligent and unselfish
sympathy.
Z. Belgium, the whole world win
agree, must be evacuated and restored
without any attempt to limit the SOY
ereignty 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 ma
tons in the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for the
government of their relatiohN with one
another Without this healing act.
the whole structure and validity of in
ternational law is forever impaired.
8. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions restored
and the wrong done to France by Prus-
STA in 1871 in the matter of Alsace-
Lorraine. which has unsettled the
peace of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righte% in order that
peace may once more be made secure
in the interest of all.
9. A readjustment of the frontiers
of Italy should be affected along clear
ly recognizable lines of nationality.
10. The peoples of Austria-Hungary,
whose place among the nations we
wish to see safeguarded and assured,
should be accorded the freest oppor-
tunity of autonomous development.
H. Rumania, Serbia and Montene-
gro should be evacuated; occupied ter
ritories 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 independ-
ence and territorial integrity of the
several Balkan states should be en-
tered into.
u. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman empire should be as
al a ~ hrrf hA
other nationalities which are now I'M
der Turkish rule should be assured an
security of life and an alb
solutely unmOlested opportunity of
autonomous development, and the
should be permanently
opaned as a free passage to the ships
and commerce of all nations under in
guarantees.
ID. An Independent Polish state
should be erected, which should in
clude the territories inhabited by indis
putably Polish populations, which
should be assured free and secure
access to the sea and whose political
and economic independence and terri
torial integrity should be guaranteed
by international covenant.
il. A general association of nations
must be formed under specific cove
1ants for the purpose of affording mu-
-uaI guarantees of political indcpend-
ence and territorial integrity TO great
md small states alike.
All Stand Together.
in regard to these essential recti- |
ications of wrong and assertions of |
light we feel ourselves to be intimate |
IN rtn Of nj M . |
Peoples associated together against the
We cannot be separated |
II interest or divided in purpose. We
tand together until the end.
For such arrangement and cove
lants we are willing TO fight and to
continue to fight until they are
chieved; but only because We wish
he right to prevail and desire Il just
nd stable peace such as can be Sc
ured only by removing the chief prov
cations to war, which this program
oes remove. We have no jealousy of
ierman greatness and there is moth
az in this program that impairs it. We
rudge her no achievement or distinc
On of learning or of pacific enter
rise such as have made her record
cry bright and very enviable. We do
OF wish TO injure her or to block in
ny way her legitimate influence or
over We do not wish to fight her,
ther with arms or with hostile ar
ingements of trade, if she is willing
, associate herself with Us and the
-her peace-loving nations of the world
covenants of justice and law and !
lir dealing. We wish her only 10 ac-
spt d place of equality among the
copies of the world-the new world
which we now live-nstead Of
ace of mastery.
Principle of Justice.
Neither do we presume To suggest [
her any alteration or modification ,
her Institutions. But it is neces-
ny. we must frankly say, and neces-
ny as a preliminary to any iuteIli- .
mt dealings with her on our part,
at we should know whom her 1
okesmen speak for when they sreak c
us, whether for the reichstag ma
rity or for the military party and i
e men whose creed is imperial dorui- b
tiOn. h