The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-09

more than a welcome. as sec also of
every Kind that she may need and may
herself desire. tn" treatment accorded
Russia by her sister nations in the
months t. come Will hc the acid test
"f their good will. of their comprchen'
sion rf her needs rs distinguished from
their own interests, and of their I'M
selfish sympathy.
"SII.--Bclgiurn the whole world Will
agree. must ne evacuated and restored,
without any attempt to limit tho SOW
criguty which 81" enjoys in common
with all other fire." nations. No. othct
SingI" act will serve rs this will serve
T." l"slor" confidence among the nations
III Tho laws which they have themselves
SGT and determined for tho government
"f their relations with one another.
Without this healing act the whole
structure and validity Of Internal onal
law is forever impaired.
"NTI!.--All French territory should be
freed and the invaded portions restored.
md the wrong d0nc 10 Frame" by inrus-
Sla in 1871 III the mnttrr Of Alsnce-l.n:-
rainc. which has unsettled the peace nc
m" world for nearly nifty years. should
be- riGhtad. in order that peace may once
more he mad" secure in the interest OF
all.
TN. a Iradiusi mcnt of tn. frontiers
OF Italy should bu effected along clearly
recoSntzablr lines OF nationality.
"N.--Thr peoples Of Austria Hungary.
whose place among the nations we wish
to Sc, *afcSuarded and assured. should
be accorded the frccst. opportunity OF
AUTONOMOUS development.
"N1.--Ruinnnia. Serbia and Mnntcne-
gro should be evacuated: occupied terri
! tories restored; Serbia accorded free
and secure access to tho sea: and the re-
lations Of the several Balkan States 10
he another determined by friendly cuun-
sol along historically established lines
Of allegianr" and nationality: ana inter
national guarantees uf th,. political ami
economical Independence and territorial
integrity Of thr several Balkan State:
should hc entered into.
"NII.---Thr Turkish portions Of the
present Ottoman empire should be as.
surod secure sovereignty. but the 9TH
or natioralirics which arc now und.:
Turkish rule should be assured an I'M
doubted security OF life and an absolute
Is unmnlcstcd opportunity Of autono-
NOUS development. and tho pardanellcs
should be permanently operated as Il
free passage tn the ships and comm cree
of all nations under international guar
ant"es
"NllI.-.tr independent Polish State
should be erected which should include
the territories inhab ited by indisputabi!'
Polish populations which should be as
sured free and secure access To the
sen, and whose political and economic
Independence and territorial integrity
SHOULD be guaranteed by international
covenant.
"Nlv.--A general association OF ia
tons must nc formed under specific Gov
ruants for the purpose Of cfferting mu-
tual guarantees of political Independence
and territorial integrity t" greet and
small States alike.
I'm regard To these essential rectlilca-
lions of wrong aud assertions of right
We feel ourselves TO b" intimate part
ners Of all the governments and peoples
associated together against thu imperi-
alists. We cannot be separated i'll inter-
est or divided in purpose. We stand
together until tho end
For such arrangements and cove
rants we are still willing TO fight and
10 continue to fight until they are
achieved: hut only we wish the right 70
prevail and desire a just and stable pence,
such as can be- secured only by removing
The chief prororati0ns tn war. which