The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-12
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ADDRESS
OUTLINE OF WAR AIMS AND
WHAT WASHINGTON THINKS
OF SPEECH.
America VIII Fight To End-Unitcd
states Committed to Go on With
War for Free People--Rtghting of
Wrongs Object OF Efforts.


program OF war and peace. with def
. mite terms upon which the nations
great and small fighting together
against German world domination are
ready to lay down their arms was
given to the world by President VIII
son today through an address 10 con-
gress I'm joint session.
For this program, based upon the
righting OF wrongs and the safety
OF peace loving peoples desiring to
live their own lives. the president
committed the United States to fight
and continue b fight until it H.
achieved. Thus he pledged the coun-
try TO the allies policy of no separate
peace,
I'VE can not be separated in inter-
est or divided in purpose" he said
We stand together to the end"
The speech, heard by congress at
an hours notice and accompanied with
a wave Of approval that brought to-
gether virtually every element Of both
houses. was delivered as a direct re
sponse TO the German challenge in
tho negotiations with Russians az
Brcst-Litovsk. 1t followed closely and
approved the aidress OF the British
premier. but was far more specific IN
statement OF terms. robbing OF force
in advance any German peace drive
designed to confuse the entente and
American governments and their peo-
Piles. while at the same time present
Ing the foundation for genuine nego- Z
tiations whenever the central powers
are ready to talk OF just peace.
fourteen concrete proposals laid
down by the president began with the
declaration that the days OF private
International understandings are gone
and that covenant t. OF peace must b.
reached In the oren. Briefly surnma-
rized the other points are:
Absolute freedom OF the seas in
peace or war xeept as they may be
closed by international action: remov-
ai OF economic barriers among nations
associating themselves to maintain
peace; guarantees of the reduction OF
armaments to the lowest point con-
sistent with dome sstic safety; impair
tiaf adjustment OF colonial claims
based upon the principle that the peo-
plec concerned have equal rights with
the governments; evacuation of all
Russian territory and opportunity for
Russia's political development; evac-
uation OF Belgium; evacuation OF
French territory and righting of the
Alsace-Lorraine wrong; readjustment
or Italy's frontier along recognized
hnes OF nationally; free opportunity
Tor autonomous development OF the
peoples OF Austria- Hungary: evacua-
ton OF Roumania, Serbia and Monte
negro and guarantees for all the Bal
kan states; sovereignty OF Turkeys
portion OF the Ottoman empire and
autonomy for other nationalities; an
independent Poland with access TO the
sea: and general association OF ma
uons for mutual guarantees of inde-
pendence and territorial integrity to
large and small states alike.
a notable feature OF the address
was the sympathetic attitude OF the
prssident toward the Russian repre-
sentatives who dealt with the Germans
at the peace conference.-the Bolshe-
WIKI. often execra,cd for their defec-
tion from the entente and for Dor
mitting themselves TO be drawn into
the Teutonic peace trap. The Rus
slams. he said. presenting a perfectly
clear statement OF the principles upon
which they would be willing TO con-
eiude peace. were sincere and in
earnest. and when they found that
the actual German terms of settle
ment came from the military leaders
VINO had no thought but to keep what
tney had taken. the negotiations were
broken off.
Upon tho question OF whether the
Russians and the world are TO listen
tc tho military ana imperialistic mi
nOrity which so fa- has dominated
the Teutonic policy or to the liberal
leaders and parties who sneak Tho
spirit and intentions OF the Russians
adopted by the German reichstoe tos,
Juiy' the president declared. must de-
pend the peace OF the world.
Everywhere in Washington il was
agreed that the president had made
great address and had given ex-
preston TO the views OF the American
people as whole The difference of