The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-07

determined.
VI.-The evacuation OF all Rus
sian territory and such settlement
OF all questions affecting Russia as
VIII secure the best and freest cooper
alton of the other nations of the world
in obtaining for her an unhampered
and unembarrassed opportunity for
the independent determination Of her
own political development and ma.
tional policy, and assure her Of a
sincere welcome into the society OF
free nations under institutions Of her
Cwn choosing and more than wei.
come, assistance also Of every kind
that she may need and may herself
desire. The treatment accorded Rus
sia by her sister nations in the months
to come will be the acid test of her
good will. OF her comprehension OF
her needs as distinguished from their
own interests, and OF their intelligent
and unselhsh sympathy.
VIII.-Belgium the whole world viii
agree, must be evacuated and restor-
ed, without any attempt TO limit the
sovereignty which she enjoys In com
mon with all other free nations No
other single act will serve as this viii
serve 60 restore confidence among the
nations IN the laws which they have
themselves set and determined for
the government of their relations with
ono another. Without this healing
4, act the who'e structurei and validity
OF international law is forever i'm
+ yairet EG, fse.A. d. !
NlIi.--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
Alsace-L Lorraine. which has unsettled
the peace Of the world for nearly
fifty years, should be rightedin order
that peace may once more be made
secure in the interest of all =.
lX.-A readiustment OF the front
lers of tally should be effected along
clearly recognizable lines Of nationals
: ty t.@
X.-The peoples OF Austria.liun
gary. whose place among the ma
tions we wish TO see safeguarded and
assured, should be accorded the freest
opportunity OF autonomous develop
meni =
XI-Roumania. Serbia and Montene
gro should be evacuated; occupied
territories restored; Serbia accorded
free and secure access to the sea; and
tho relations of the several Balkan
Statcs to one another determined by
friendly counsel along historically es
tabished lines of a'legiapce and ma
tionalty; and international giIaran
tees of the political and economic in
ldepedence and territorial integrity OF
\ the several Balkan States should be
entered into
XH.-Thc Turkish portions oI
the present Ottoman Empire should
be assured secure sovereignty, but
the other natlonalitles which are
now undcr Turkish rule should be
assured an undoubted security OF lifc
aud an. absolutely unmolested oppor
tunlty OF autonomous development
and tho Dardanelles should he per
manently opened as free passage tC
the ships and commerce Of all nations
under International guarantees,
! XlII.--An Independent Polish stat,
should bo erected which should in
clude the territories Inhabited by in
dIsputably Polish populations, whlcl
should be assured free and secure. &C
cess to the sea and whose pOlitica
and economic Independence and terri
iorial integrity should be guarantee,
by international covenant.
NINA general association o
nations must be formed under specli
covenants for the purpose OF afford
, ing mutual guarantees Of political In
dependence ad territorial integrity t.
great ad small States alike.
, The "Four Points Of Feb. II.
These are the four points cited b.
D the President In his address OF Eel
l lruary II. 1918:
Firstl-That each part OF the ina
ny settlement must be based upon tn
!. essehtlaf Justice OF that partlcula
I.fedss ana upon such adjustments Q
Jeare mbst likely 10 bring a peace Ina
" will be permanent.
g . SecondAThat peoples aud PR
Q yincos arc not to be bartered abot
/. from sovereignty to sovereignty as
& they we're mere chattels and pawns I
a game. even the great game. now 70
II ever dlscredited OF the balance {
s power; but that
\. Thlrd--Every territorial settlemer
Involved in this war most be made
b. the interest and for the benefit of m
II populations concerned and not as
It part Of any mere adjustment or cor
n promlse of claims among rival States
Z. and ..i.
a. Fourth THAT all well,deiined n
II tional aspirations shall De, aceords
" the utmost satisfaction that can |
'e eraocorded them, without introduoir
ialftr l.HA ItfI q