The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-28
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
u. Il. staff Correspondent

Y
WASHINGTON. Sept. es.-
President Wilson served notice
on the European chancellories,
allied rs well ms Teuton. that
they must scrap their old-style
statecraft II enduring peace Is
to come out Of the great war.
The United Press is able To state
semi-officially today that the purpose
behind his New York address last
night--regarded as most strikingly
INDEPENDENTS three-fold. namely:
First--To notify frankly and open.
y the allied spokesman that they
must harken TO their peoples wishes.
and openly clarity their war ppr-
poses. as the United States has done.
Second-That they may frakly
discuss Americas views and say
whether they think l am mistaken
In my Interpretation of the issues"
because unity Of counsel and purpose
Is as ESSENTIAL as unity of military
command to properly win the war.
Third--That the whole world, bel.
ligcrcnt and neutrai. may know that
America viii not be n party to a
peace that sees one nation suffer to
the profit OF another; that this ma
ton insists upon justice to friend
and enemy alike at the peace table.
that we insist the peace negotiations
shall be public TO the world. and that
no secret covenants or barter bust
ness shall occur within the world al
lance to enforce peace upon which
Wo still insist.
Lay Cards on Table
Standing out above his reiteration
Of our war purposes. his adherence to
the league OF nations idea and like
positions he has frequently taken
heretofore, is the presidents virtual
challenge to the European spokes-
men to lay all their cards on the
table now. He points to the demands
Of he plain workdav people" that
leaders OF their governments declare
TO them ''plainly what 1t is, exactly
what II is. that they are seeking in
this war"
The people Of these countries. he
says, ARE not yet satisfied with what
they have been told. - States.
men must follow the clarified com.
mon thought or be broken"
And on this point he talked direct.
: ~ at the statesmen OF our associates.
Is well as to the hypocriticai spokes-
mon Of our enemies.
The note OF the whole address
sounded the warning that America
ana tne allies must think more clear
y now tnan ever before Of the issues
tnat nans upon the war and the pur-
poses tnat must be realized from it.
As FOR the United States. we are
not interested In terms" nor will
any peace based on barter or com
promise De sanctioned. the presi-
cent declared. Since we cannot ac-
Dep tne WORD OF the HohenzoIlerns.
ne can't come to terms with
them. he said. Therefore he points
out any peace In which the Teutons
participate must be iron-clad and
strongly riveted The best machinery
league OF nations. which, he adds.
cannot be formed before the peace
attdng because 1t would be then
merely q new alliance. confined to
nations associated against the com
mon enemy. and II cannot be form
ulatcd after the peace settlement
Essential Part of Peace
It must be an essential part Of
the peace settlement itself the nres.
fdent declared. "It would he folly 10
leave the guarantee to the subse.
uuent voluntary action Of the GOV.
ernments we have seen destrov Rus-
ala and deceive Rurnania."
Al the results OF the presidents
expressed hope that the allied states.
men will speak. as they have occa.
sion. az plainly az I have tried To
sneak the general belief here Ia
that Lloyd George and Premier
uClemenceau will soon openlv discuss
the presidents latest speech. For
several days there has been an nm.
dercurrent of feeling I'm official and
diplomatic quarters here that this
should be done.
NEW YORK sent os-Eyvo tho,
sand persons heard presiden, yyIl.on
rive his striking Address an ,ro-Id
issues last night I'm the Ne,ronoli,s N
opera house
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VI bargain or com