The Bismarck tribune., 1918-11-02

| The president recognizes, III the
words OF Edmund Burke, that true
| liberty is liberty under law" and nc
demands that Russia be controlled fol
peace and justice by law and order
not force and terror
Z. The evacuation Of Belgium. The
people Of all the world know the griev'
ance of civilization as to the wrong
done Belgium. The definition Of the
meaning OF the phrase rs to Russia
equally and with more equity applies
to Belgium.
s. Evacuation Of France and re-
storation of AlSace-L Lorraine. The
people Of all lands understand by the
presidents latest notes to the Ger
man imperial government what this
means. 1t demands free France. and
Il restored territory that had wrong
! fully been wreSted by force from
France.
o. The reimbursement Of Italy'S
frontiers. This means that as mature
created barriers and boundaries for
! Italy, through the centuries recognized
and acquesced IN by all nations, that
such should not now he denied merely
because Austria by superior force Of
war was enabled to wreSt these bar
riers from Italy and possess herself
Of these water frontiers.
Wilson in the name Of justice de-
mandS the return to Italy of what was
ever hers by her five centuries Of life
and by the ordinances of nature as
applied in the creation Of the conn
tries Ivy heaven.
10. Free opportunity for autonom-
ons development Of Austria hungary.
The country has just witnessed tho
qualifications by the president Of this
provision When Austria played her
fortunes with Germany, she forfeited
the claim to America recognizing her
EaS q country entire. America was
then aroused by the cries of the op-
pressed races in Austria appealing for
autonomy and government by sclfde-
termination. and now the United
pies of distinct race and sentiment,
now forcibly Incorporated into Aus
tria. having their own government
and their own countries. But Wilson
does not attempt to dictate to either
any form of compact Of defense Of
commerce. or arrangement either
should make with any other land.
II. AS to the Balkan states. The
same philosophy as extended to over
come Russia. beaten down Belgium
and Overrun France is meant by the
declaration as to the evacuation of
Roumania, Serbia, Montenegro and all
Balkan states.
! ~. Sovereignty portion of the Of
toman empire. This means to allow
the Christian people of Turkish lands
; to declare themselves Il separate land
under Christian church and ballot box
government. 1t also means separate
state government for any other Tur-
kish possessions desiring to separate
themselves from Turkey because of
separate religious, racial or gcograph-
ical interests. 1t means self-determi-
nation by any people Of separate geo.
graphical or racial interests by which
they shall govern themselves as our
states or territories are now governed.
| This is democracy.
IL. An independent Poland. This
, is guarantee to aid the people Of
, the oldest and most cultured Of all
nations Of, the world TO he restored to
their former independent situation as
a separate land known as Poland. and
to pry loose the steel bands that bind
the land of Poland to any other coun-
try-Russia. Germany or Austria
where such were riveted with swords
and are now welded by cannon.
It is to give back to all of Poland
that which was Poland and allow her
people to govern themselves by their
Polish ballot.
II. The last clause-thc associa-
tiOn of nations for mutual protection,
independence and integrity Of states.
THIS IS THE SUPREME GUARAN-
TEE OF ALL.
1t is an acknowledged privilege to
make partnerships between all lands
Of equal situation, of smallncss Of
population. or of community of inter-
ests or Of geography. that the part
nership or association may as hand
cd organization protect itself from
raids or attacks by the power Of any
large country which wonld by force
absorb the small countries or do one
an injustice, and bring about again
the very condition now remedied by
the new emancipation.
The United States is now holding it.
self willing to enter into similar asso-
citation with lands of similar interests