The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-24
Presidents of Republics Meet To-
night at 1880 O'clock to
Talk Over Plans.
EXPECTS TO HAVE
SAY IN PARLEYS
Official Brings to Paris Express
sion of SwitzerIand's State
ment of Her Wants. III

Par1S, wednesday, Jan. 22-Tho
presidents of the United States and
Switzerland will meet tomorrow eve
ming at 1880 o'clock. President Ador,
who arrived here from Berne today,
will confer with President Poincare
Premier C1emenceau and possibly
Premier Lloyd-George before meeting
President Wilson.
President Ador comes to Paris bear
ing an official statement of the views
of the Swiss government on pending
international questions. which will be
laid before the peace congress. The
statement follows.
l. Switzerland expects to be ad-
mitted with other states to the peace
negotiations as far as they will deal
with her own special interests or with
problems of general Importance. Ex-
clusion from deliberations on problems
of the league of nations will be con-
sidered by the Swiss people as incon-
sistent with the principles of demo-
cracy. Neutral states. not having been
called upon to make as heavy sacri-
fices as belligerents, have nevertheless
suffered severely in consequence of
the war. All have been able, especially
in the case of Switzerland to render
considerable service to humanity.
Wants Nation League.
2. Switzerland highly approves of
the creation of a league of nations
for preserving peace, and expects
from it a complete reform of inter-
national relations. Consequently the
maintenance of peace should not real
ly depend upon the observation of a
procedure of inquiry previous to a
declaration of war, but must be found
ed upon a general interdiction to
parties in conflict not to resort to
arms. International conflicts must as
far as their character allows, be solved
either by arbitration tribunals form
ed by the free consent of the parties
or else by permanent international
court offering every guarantee of po-
litical independence. All other inter-
natinal disputes must be submitted to
a procedure of mediation through
which lasting settlements on the basis
Of equity and justice can be arrived
at.
Urges Mlitance.
8. Switzerland recognizes the ne
cessity for action which may ulti-
mately consist of military pressure
within the system of the league of
nations. Nevertheless, Switzerland
is determined not to abandon her neu-
trality, whcih is laid down in the Swiss
constitution and based on the tradi-
tion of 400 years of peaceful politics.
This neutrality is necessary for
Switzerland, considering the compost
tion of her population, well as on
account of her being in a particularly
exposed strategical position. In case
armed conflict should, after all occur
under the reign of the league of ma
tions, the existence of the several per-
manently neutral and invioIab1e states
would be a great benefit also for the
league itself. The institution of the
ed ha has
istencej of such neutral territory il it
is to be able to entirely fulfill its task.
4. Freedom of production and COM
merce is of vital Importance for
Switzerland. The Swiss people hope
peace will reestablish the principle of
commercial freedom. AS far as limi-
tations will be imposed concerning
importation, expectation and free pas
sage of goods and raw materials, all
states should mutually accord each
other favored nation treatment.
Wants Access To Sea.
5. Switzerland, a landlocked
country, mainly dependent upon its
share of the worlds commerce, high
ly approves of the principles Of free
access to the sea- First of all, Swift
zerland attributes great Importance
to the maintenance and improvement
of the existing international waterway
Sea. Switzerland fully expects. be-
sides that it soon will be possible to
come to an understanding with
France and Italy for opening the
Rhine and Po-Ticino rivers for navi-
CATION on big scale and obtain recog-
milton of similar principles regarding
these rivers as are in vogue for al
ready internationalized waterways. It
also is of vital interest to Switzer-
land to obtain the right of passage
over railroads to the sea and through
European states, eastward.
6. The political. legal and economic
principles formulated by President
Wilson are SO entirely in conformity
with the traditional wants of Switzer-
land that she will adhere to them,
whatever difficulties may lie in the
way of their realization"
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