The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-11
which has hitherto known no relenting
and no pity.
Power Apparently IL Shattered.


Their power apparently is shattered |
and yet their soul is not subservient
They win not yield either in principle
is right, of what it is humane and |
honorable for them to accept, has been |
stated with a frankness. largeness of |
view, a generosity OF spirit and uni |
versal human sympathy which must |
challenge the admiration of every |
fused TO compound their ideals or de |
sert others that they themselves may |
be safe
that we desire, in what. If in anything |
our purpose and our spirit differ from
of the United states would wish me ,o
respond with utter simplicity an'
fraasness WhS'her nd, their presen
heartfelt desire and hope that some !,
way may be opened whereby we may
he privileged to assist the people of
Russia to attain their utmost hope of
hp.rty and ordered peace.
TT will be our wish and purpose
that the processes of peace. when they
are begun, shall be absolutely open and
that they shall involve and permit |
henceforth no secret understandings
grandizement is gone by; so is also
the day of secret covenants entered
into in the interest of particular gov
ernments and likely at some unlocked
for moment to upset the peace of the
world.
1T is this happy fact. now clear to
the view of every public man whose
thoughts do not still linger in an age
that is dead and gone. which makes it
possible for every nation whose pur-
poses are consistent with justice and
the peace OF the world to avow now or
at any other time the objects 1t has IN
view.
Demands That World he safe.
I'VE entered this war because viola
tions of right had occurred which
touched us to the quick and made the
life of our own people impossible un,
less they were corrected and the world
secured once for all against their re-
currence What we demand in this
ourselves. 1t is that the world be
made fit and safe to live in; and par
peace loving nation which, like our
own. wishes to live it's own life. deter
mine it's own institutionss, be assured
other peoples of the world against
force and selfish aggression.
"Al the peoples OF the world are IN
effect partners in this interest and for
our own part we see very clearly that
unless justice be done to others it will
the worlds peace. therefore. is our
program, and that program, the only
possible program. as we see it, 10 this
Il. Open covenants of peace onenly
arrived at after which there shall be
no private international understand
ings of any kind but diplomacy shall
proceed always frankly and in the pub
lie view.
% Absolute freedom of navigation
upon the seas. outside territorial wa
ters. alike in peace and in war, except
as the seas may be closed in whole or
in part by international action for the
enforcement of international covenants
80. The removal. far as possible,
of economic barriers and the establish
ment of an equality of trade condi-
to the peace and associating them
selves for its maintenance.
"A. Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national armaments will be
reduced to the lowest point consistent
with domestic safety.
Adjustment of Colonial Claims.
"5; A free. open minded and abso-
lutely impartial adjustment of all colo
nial claims, based upon strict OBJ
servance of the principle that in deter
mining all such questions of SOW
ereignty the interests of the popula-
tions concerned must have equal
weight with the equitable claims of
the government whose title is to be
"6. The evacuation of all Russian
territory and such settlement of all
questions affecting Russia as will Sc
the other nations of the world in OBJ
tanning for her an unhampered and un-
pendent determination of her own
political development and national pol
Icy and assure her of sincere vel
under Institutions of her own choos-
ing: and, more than welcome, as
sistance also of every kind that she
may need and may herself desire. The
treatment accorded Russia by her sis
ter nations in the months to come will
their comprehension of her needs as
distinguished from their own interests
and of their Intelligent and unselfish
sympathy.
~. Belgium, the whole world will
agree, must be evacuated and restored
wit hout any attempt to limit the SOW
with ali other free nations. No other
single act will serve this will serve
to restore confidence among the. ma
themselves set and determined for the
government Of their relations with one
whole structure and validity of inter
national law Is forever impaired.
AIsace-Lorraine Must He Settled.
"s. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions
stored and the wrong done to France
Alsace-Lorraine, which has unsettled
the peace Of the world for nearly fifty
years, should be righted. in order that
In the interest of ALL
"9. readjustment of the frontiers
ly recognizable lines of nationality
40. The peoples of Austria Hungary
whose place among the nations we
should be accorded the freest opportu-
nifty Of AUTONOMOUS development.
~; Rumania, Montenegro and Ser
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 established
lines of allie glance and nationality. and
international guarantees of the polit-
ical and economic independence and
territorial integrity of the several Bal
kan states should be entered into.
~. The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman empire should be as
sured secure sovereignty. but the
<th ftN xf1I
der Turkish rule should be assured an
undoubted security of life and an alb
tonomous development and the Oar
danelles should be permanently opened
as free passage to the ships and
commerce of all nations under Inter-
national guarantees.