Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-01-19

| ing; and, more than q welcome, as
sistance 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 win
be the acid test of their good will. of
their comprehension of her needs as
distinguished from their own inter
ests, and of their Intelligent and uR-
selfish sympathy.
"7. Belgium, the whole world will
agree, must be evacuated and restored,
without any attemp. to limit the SOW
ereignty which she enjoys in common
with all other free nations. Nc other
single act will serve as this will serve
to 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 and validity of inter
national law is forever impaired
"S. All French territory should be
freed and the invaded, portions re-
stored, and the wrong done to, France
by Prussia in. 1871 in the matter Of
Asace-L Lorraine, which has unsettled
the peace of. the world for nearly fifty
years. should be Tighted, in order that
peace, once more. be made secure il
the interest of ALL
80. A read diustment Of the frontiers
Of Italy, should he effected along clear
~ recognizable tues of nationality.
TO- The peoples of Austria Hum
gary, whose place, among the nations
we wish to ses safeguarded and ast
sureds should be accord ed the freest
opportunity Of .autcnemous deEelopi
ment. r tass
/. Ills. Rouaianta, sernaa and 8Fontes
negro should be, eyaeuated;s occupied
territories restored, Serbia accorded
free and. SECURE access: toethe seas
aad the relations of the several Balkan
states to one. another Determined by
friendly eounsel: along Historically es1
tablished lines .of allegiance sand ma
tionality,; and international guafan4
tees. of the political and economic in!
dependence and territorial integrity of
the several Balkan states should be
entered into, J - .5sEtS-9t = = ~
"12 The Turkish portions of the
present Ottoman Empire should be as
snred @of secure Sovereignty, but the
other nationalities which are now. up-
undoubted security of life and an abb
solutely DEMOLISHED opportunity of ap-
tonomous development, and the DaF-
daneiles should be permanently open
ed as a. tree passage to the ships and
commerce Of all nations under inter
national guarantees. 49, 81; L.;S
Is. An independ eRti Polish state
should be erected which should. IN,
clude the territories Inhabited by In,
disputfys Polish populations, which,
should be assured IA free and secure,
access to the sea; and whose political
and economic .independe ence and terri
toriaI integrity should be guaranteed
by International covenant III |
IA. A general association of ma
tions must be formed under specific
covenants for. the purpose lof affording
mutual guaraatess7 of political inde-,
pendence and territorial integrity /, to
great and small states alike: tstLL
In, regard to. these, essential rentiff
cations, of wrong and assertions of
right we feel ourselves to De intimate
partners of aArrthe goyernments and
peoples associated together against
the mpeEiaIists. Z We can not be sep
arated in interest or divided in .pur-
pose. We stand together until the end.
For such aFFang gements and cove
nantss We are willing to fight and to
continue to fight until they< are
achieved; but oRly because We; wish
the right to prevail and desire "a just
and stable peace such as can be s@
cured only by removing the chief: prov
oeations to- war;, which this program
does remove. We have 40 jealousy
Of German greatness and there is
nothing inst4is program that impaiFs
it. We grudge her no achievement or
enterprise such as have made her.rect
ord very bright and very enyfable..,
We. do mot wish to: 4njuFe her soP tei
block in any way her legitimate iIft
flueIce Or power We do not wish to
fight her either with arms of!With hos.
tile arrangements of trade If she Is.
willing to associate. herself with JUS
and the other pea&eilO ing nations Of
the world in covenants, of justice and
law and fair dealing. We wish her
only to accept place ,ef. equality
among the peoples of, the World-the /
new world id which We now liEe-in-
stead of k1pIaca: 0f3mastery.
Neither do We presumeeto suggest
10 her any alteration or modification /
Of. her Institutions. But it is, neces-
sary, we must frankly say, and neces-
sary as a. preliminary to any intelli- |
gent dealings with her on our part,
that we should know whom her
spokeSmen speak for, when they speak |
TO US, whether for the reichstag ma
iOritY or for the military Darty.s and |