The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
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We are not fighting war Of aggression
s'sasseo Is e. % disfspsiop S q Germany o. she Ger
man people has never been = war aim with US
from the first day Of this war to today.
Even democratic constitution for Germany,
90 much to bs desired. Is = question for the
fighting TO destroy Austria- Hungary nor to de-
pfive Turkey Of is capital or the rich lands Of
A&a Minor and Thface, which are predominantly
Turkish.
as well as great IS one Of the fundamental issues
this country and her allies are sighting to estab-
lish in this war; *
As to Gsfmsny,s offers an principles Of self
determination or, as our eearlier phrase goes,
government BY the consent Of the governed.
there vanish into thick air.
The settlement Of the new Europe must be
based on such grounds of reason and justice as
will. give some promise Of stability Therefore
i 8 that we feel that government with the con-
sent Of the governed must be the basis OF any
territorial settlement in this war. @
The first requirement. therefore
has been e complete resto,ation 6 political ter
Belgium and Of such reparation as can be made
for the devastation Of its towns and provinces.
This is no demand for war indemnity.
Next comes the restoration Of Of Serbia. Mon Non
and Rumania. The complete withdrawal OF the
allied (Teutonic) armies and the reparation for
injustice done is fundamental condition OF per-
manept peace.
TO the death IN the demand they make for . re-
consideration of the great wrong of 1871, when,
without any regard for the wishes OF the popu-
lztion two French provinces were torn from the
side Of France and incorporated IN the German
We believe that an, independent Poland.
comprising all those genuinely Polish elements
who desire TO form part Of i is an urgent ne
Icessity for the stability OF Western Europe
repeatedly declared that they are held at the dis
posaf of conference whose decision must have
primary regard to the wishes and interests OF the
native inhabitants Of such colonies Inc
general principle Of national self-determination
Is as applicable in their cases as in those OF the
occupied European territories.
The crushing weight Of modern ornaments,
the increasing evil Of compulsory military serv.
ice the vast waste q wealth ana eUs' 10, boss ON
our civilization of which every thinking indi-
vidual must be ashamed
We must seek by the creation of some in
fernational. organization to limit the burden OF
armaments and diminish the probability OF war.
ATO, these are not the famous fourteen points
NJ They are sentences from an address b.
) Lloyd George on January S. 1918, to Britis
-adc Unions on Great Britain's aims in the wal
he fourteen points were promulgated three day
ter and the two merely show how great minds ru
, the same channels Of thought, so that when the
match each other they mingie as Of one current
They are mainly Of interest just now as show
" how this address and the points have been PEI
istcntly honorcd by their nonobservance. Indeet
hey seem to have been as buoys placed to mar
oints OF danger to be avoided Another point {
interest comes from Mr. Lansings recent article o
Self Determination So far as the record go'
his term seems TO have been first used as apple
o the settlements after the war by Lloyd George
his speech
Strangely enough. too though this address wi
abled 10 this countfx and copious extracts wei
,roadly published. the similarity between its poin
nd The fourteen did not attract much attenfic