The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-30
WILSON'S PEACE
TERMS WHICH THE
GERMANS ACCEPT
All Invaded Territory to BE
Evacuated and Freedom OF
Seas to All Nations.
aelojum to Be Restored, French Terri
tory Freed, Independent po''sn
State Erected and Russia Given
Chance to Become Free Nation.

The fourteen terms of pence sci
down by President Wilson III MS ao-
dress Of January s, and accepted by
the Germans, and the additional -FOUR
noints" outlined by him in his Mt.
Vernon speech of July 4. are as FOL
lows:
l. Open covenants of peace, openly
arrived mt. after which there shall be
no private international understand
ings of any kind but diplomacy snail
nroceed always frankly and in the pub
lie view.
II. Absolute freedom Of navigation
unon the seas, outside territorial wa
tiers, 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 coven-
ants.
III. The removal, so far as pos
sible, of all economic BARRIERS ana the
| establishment of an equality Of trade
| conditions among all the nations con-
senting to the peace and associating
themselves for it's maintenance.
w. Adequate guarantees given and
taken that national ornaments Will he
reduced to the lowest points consistent
with domestic safety.
V. A free, Open-minded and abso-
utely impartial adjustment Of all CO.
lonial claims, based upon strict OBJ
servance of the principle that In deter
mining all such questions of sOver-
eighty the interests of the populations
concerned must have equal weight
with the equitable claims Of the gov
eminent whose title is to be deter
mined.
vi. The evacuation of all Russian
territory and such settlement of all
questions affecting Russian territOr!
and settlement Of all questions af
'ecting Russia as will secure the hes
and freest cooperation Of the Othe1
nations of the world in obtaining fO
her an unhampered and unembarraSset
opportunity for the Independent deter
, mination of her own political develop
ment and national policy and assur
her Of a sincere welcome into the sc
ciety Of free nations under institution
of her own choosing; and, more tina
welcome, assistance also of ever
kind that she may need and may hel
self desire. The treatment accorde
Russia by her sister nations in til
l. months to come will be the acid tie.
II of their good will. of their compr'
+ hensiOn of her needs as distinguish
3 from their own interests, and of the
t. intelligent and unselfish sympathy.
III VII. Belgium, the whole world wi
u agree, must be evacuated and restore
~ without any attempt to limit the so
:" ereignty which she enjoys in cOlnmt
with all other free nations. No 9th
single act will serve as this will ser'
~ to restore confidence among the n
'e tons in the laws which they ha
:. themselves set and determined wi
II one another. Without this healing II
&c the whole structure and validity
!" international law is forever ilnpairt
VI VIII. All French territory should
stored, and the wrong done to Fran
by Prussia in 1871 in the matter
= Alsace-LOrraine, which has unsettl
the peace Of the world for nearly fiji
years, should be righted. in order IL
peace may once more be made secl
in the interest of all.
IN. n REIMBURSEMENT of the frOnti
of Italy should be effected along Gle
ly recognizable lines of nationality
X. The peoples of Austria Hungi
whose place among the nations
wish to see safeguarded and assur
should be accorded the freest OPT
tunity of autonomous development.
Nj. Rumania, Serbia and Mont
egrO should be evacuated; Occup
territories restored; Serbia accor
free and secure access to the sea ;
the relations of the several Bal
states to one another determined
friendly counsel along historically
&&I tablished lines Of allegiance and
; tiOnality; and international guaran,
0 Of the political and economic indel
;sa dence and territorial integrity of
&M several Balkan states should be
"A tered into.
VI; Mi. The Turkish portions of
: present Ottoman empire should be
es sured secure sovereignty, but
:*:$ other natiOnalities which are now
:. der Turkish rule should be assured
=. undOubted security of life and an
~. sOlutely unmOlested opportunity
~. autonomous development, AID the
100 danelles should be permanently op,
A., rs free passage to the ships
Would Keep Daylight Law.
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