Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-01-18
DEFINITE TERMS ENUMERATED
BY WHICH ENEMY CAN END
GREAT WORLD STRUGGLE.
ABSOLUTELY UP TO KAISER


questionable. President Wilson stip-
ulated, before joint session of con-
gress, the aims for which America is
now fighting. Tnfs country, he said.
will continue the struggle until these
are achieved
1t was the compelling voice OF
the Russian people" asking defini-
tion of Americas principles and pur-
pose," that prompted the president to
go before congress. 1t was largely to
Russia that his speech was directed.
He struck out at the sinister &C
tivities of the German rulers, de-
manded the light on all future nego-
tiations and treaties, and held RESP
lutte to his stand for territorial ad-
justments that will insure peace.
Immediate attention was called to
the fact-and it's significance-that
the president did not include elimina-
tion of the Hohenzollern dynasty as
a war aim. But he laid down en-
phatically the necessity of all future
treaties and agreements being made
IN the open.
The presidents address, following
closely on the heels of Lloyd Georges
statement of Englands war AIMS, con-
yeys the unquestionable thought that
he believes peace may be drawing
nearer.
He outlined IA terms-and each
was met by prolonged applause from
the legislators.
To realize this embodiment OF Gus
tice to all peoples and nationalities"
that may ..live on equal terms of lib
erty and safety with one another.
whether they be strong or weak" the
president said the American people
will devote their lives and honor"
Unless this principle be made its
foundation. no part of the structure
OF international justice can stand"
the president concluded.
The presidents message follows:
Gertiemrrs~sf the Congress-: =
once more, as repeatedly before, the
indicated their desire to discuss the OBJ
Jects OF the war and the possible basis
OF general peace.
Parieys have been in progress at Brest
iAtovsk between Russian representa-
tives and Representatives OF the central
powers to which the attention of all the
beliigerentS have been invited for the
purpose of ascertaining whether it may
be possible to extend the parleys into
q general conference with regard to
terms of peace and settlement The
Russian representatives presented not
only perfectly definite statement of
the principles upon which they would
be willing to conclude peace, but also
an equally definite program Of the con-
crete application of those principles. The
representatives of the central powers, on
their part, presented an outline of set
element, which, If much less definite,
seemed susceptible of liberal interpreta-
tion, until their specific program of prac-
fical terms was added
No Concessions at All.
That program proposed no concessions
at all, either to the sovereignty of Rus
sa or to the reference OF the popula-
lions with whose fortunes 1t dealt, but
meant, in word, that the central en-
pires were to keep every. foot of terri
every province. every city. every point
of vantage-as a permanent addition 10
their territories and their power. 1t Is
I. . reasonable conjecture that the gem
ral principles OF settlement which they
1t first suggested originated with the
more liberal statesmen of Germany and
Hustria, the men who have begun to feel
he force of their own peoples thought
nd purpose, while the concrete terms of
lctuaiy settlement came from the mill
airy leaders who have no thought but
keep what they have got. The me-
Iotiations have been broken off. Inc
russian representatives were sincere
nd in earnest. They cannot entertain
uch proposals OF conquest and domin-
The whole incident is full of signifi-
ance. 1t Is also full OF perplexity. With
whom are the Russian representatives
dealing? For whom. are the representa-
tives OF the central empires speaking:
their respective parliaments or for the
minority parties. that military and i'm
perialistic minority party which has 80
controlled the affairs Of Turkey and Of OF
the Balkan states, which have felt
Obliged to become their associates in
Tho Russian representatives have in
sisted, very justly, very wisely. and in
the true spirit of modern democracy.
holding with the Teutonic and Turkish
statesmen should be held with open. not
closed. doors. and with the whole world
as an audience was desired.
To whom have we been listening
those who speak the spirit and inten-
ton of the resolutions Of the German
spirit and Intention Of the liberal lead adj.
who resist and defy that spirit a ana din in.
Or are spSn ~s 0Gnasss, saenns ana IN
fact to bokh. unreconciled and in open
and hopeless contradiction? These are
the answer to them depends the peace
But. whatever the results of tho par
fusions Of counsel ana of purpose "i in the the
utterances of the spoa<esmen OF the CEN
trai empires. they have aFain attempted
in the war. and have again challenged
Element they would deem just and satis-
FACTORY. There Is no good reason why
that challenge should not be responded
to. and responded to with the utmost
candor We did not walt for it,
Have Told Purposes.
Not once. but again and again, have
We laid our whole thought and purpose
before the world. not In general terms
only. but each time with sufficient defi-
milton to make It clear what sort OF
definitive terms OF settlement must nec-
essarily spring out Of them. Within the
last week Mr.: Lloyd George has spoken
with admirable candor, and in admira-
BILE spirit, for the people and govern
mcnt OF Great Britain. There is no con-
fusion OF counsel among the adversaries
Of the central powers, no uncertainty OF
10y secrecy Of counsel. the only lack
Of fearless frankness. the only failure