Show PROGRAM TO RESTORE PEACE BY BRINGING NATIONS INTO OPEN COVENANTS absolute freedom of seas removal of economic barriers reduction of armament and impartial ad of colonial claims dashington vas hington president allson in nil address beffie congress on annu ary 8 delivered a restatement of war alms in agi cement with alie recent dec lar atlon h the british premier david I 1 loyd george alie president present ed a definite agi cement for world peace containing fourteen specific alons alie president presented the follow ing as new elements 0 world peace 1 open covenants of peace w itliong private international understandings 2 freedom of the seis in peace or war except us the be closed bv international action I 1 Item oval of all economic barriers and establishment of equality of trade conditions among nations consenting to peace and asserting themselves tor its maintenance reduction of armaments 4 guarantees for the reduction of national armaments to the lowest point consistent with domestic safety impartial adjustment of all co londal claims based upon the principle that the people concerned have equal weight with the interest of alie government G of all rus jin territory and for political development 7 evacuation of belgium without iny attempt to limit her 8 I 1 reach territory to be freed and restored and reparation for the taking of alsace lorraine readjust italis frontiers 9 readjustment of itile s frontiers along clearly recognizable lines of na 10 breest opportunity for antono anous development of the peoples of austria hungary 11 evacuation of rumania serbia and montenegro with access to the sea for barbla and guaran becs of economic and political independence pen dence and territorial integrity of the balkin balk in states 12 secure sovereignty for turkeys portion of the ottoman empire but alth kotlier nationalities under turkish rule assured security of life and op for autonomous development with the dardanelles Darda nelles permanently opened to all nations independent polish state 13 establishment of an In depend ent polish state including territories bv indisputably polish 1 atlon i with free access to the sei and political and economic independence and territorial integrity guaranteed bv international covenant coven int 14 gemeril association of nations under specific covenants for mutual guarantees of political independence and territorial integrity to large and small states alike for such and cove nants ald the president in felon we are willing to fight and con to fight until they are achieved but because we wish the right to and desire a just and stable remove Pro vocations of war lucli n program he said removed chief provocations pro vocations for war the moral of this the and final war for human liberty has come and they people of the united states are ready to put their own strength their own highest purpose their own integrity and devotion to the test |