The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-10-12
Saturday, October IL, 1913

dent Wilson's message to Congress- of January 1918
These announcements will become historical aud
therefore worthy of close study by those who desire
keep in touch with subsequent developments of tho
situation. They follows:
Frst-Open covenants of peace without private inter-
national understanding
second-Absoute freedom of the in peace
except closed by international action
Third-Removal of all economic barriers and establish
equality of trade among nations consenting to
peace by associang themselves for its maintenance.
Fourth-Guarantees for the reduction of national
ments lowest point consistent with domestic safety
Fh-Impartal adjustment of all colonial claims, giving
people concerned full Justice
Sxth-Evacuaton of all Russian territory and oppor
tunity for Russian political development.
Seventh-Evacuation of Belgium without attempt to limit
sovereignty.
Eghth-An French territory to be free and restored,
and reparation for the taking of Alsace-Lorraine.
Observation-Disclosures alys frontiers recognizable
limits of nationality.
Tenth-Guaranees for the reduction national
ments to lowest Hungary.
DISQUALIFICATION of Rumania, Serbia and Monte
negro with to for Serbia international
guaranty of economic and political independence Bal
kan states
Ottoman empire, but with opportunity for autonomous
velopment, with Dardanelles permanently open peo
pies.
Thirteenth Establishment of independent Polish
free and international guaranty
and political independence.
association of nations under specific
covenants for mutual political independence
and territorial integrity to large and small states alike.
10 these original fundamental propositions the
President has added the following basic requirements
of negotiations:
Frst-Each part the settlement must be based
on essential justice to bring permanent peace
Second-Peoples and provinces not be bartered
To aSta h1iSh ha1a corfnO
Third-Terrtorial settlements for the benefit
of peoples concerned and not merely adjustment of rival
states claims.
Fourth-wel defined national aspirations must be &C.
corded all possible satifaction
(From President Wilson's speech Sept o. 1881
First-The impartial justice melted involve
discrimination between those to whom wish to be just
and those to whom do not wish to be just be
justice that plays favores knows no standard
but the equal rights of the several peoples concerned
Second-No special separate interest of any single
nation or group of nations be made the basis of any
part of the settlement which consistent with the
common interests of ALL
Third-There be league alliance special COW
enants understandings with the general and common
family of the league of nations.
Fourth-And more specifically, there be no special
selfish economic combinations with the league and NO en-
ploymen Of form of economic boycott exclusion
except the power of economic penalty by exclusions
from the markets of the world be league
OF nations itself of discipline control.
Fifth-A international of every
kind must be made known entirety to the rest of
the world.
The Presidents reply to the GERMAN chancellor has
elected the almost unanimous approval of the press of
the country as embodying the essential preliminary
qurements for peace negotiations In France, England
and Italy the cordial approval of it has
pressed The situation along all the eminent
y satisfactory SO that there is but little of STIR
ring confusion of policies among Allies the
Teuons had hoped for such their soundngs
The spirit of optimism prevails everywhere outside of
Hundom. It is time for calmness patience prayer to
the God of nations that nothing untoward shall interrupt
the toward Cancellation and good will among the
nations.