| Show PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES AMERI S WAR AIMS AND TERMS OF PEACE no annexations equal trade conditions freedom of world and unveiled d treaties MUST PROTECT RUSSIA declares I 1 that palestine poland A alsace italy and balkans bai ns must be liberated that colonies shall choose own allegiance P washington in terms specific and unquestionable president wilson stipulated tip I 1 before a joint session of congress on january 8 the alms for which america Is now fighting this country tile tho president declared declare will continue the struggle Kle until these are achl achieved eved it was the compelling voice of the russian people asking it definition of 0 americas principles and burpoe purposes that prompted the pre president ident to speak and it was largely to russia that his speech was directed the preside presidents tits address follows gentlemen of the congress oner once more as repeatedly before the spokesmen of the central empires have bac indicated their desire to co discuss the objects of 0 the lite war var ant and the possible basis of a general peace parleys hai ban e been in fit progress nt at brest litovsky between russian representatives and representatives nellt ot of central powers to dillich attention of all belligerents have been invited for purpose of a ascertaining whether tt it may be possible to ct enil these parleys into a general conference with regard to terms of peace tint and settlement the russian Itus sian representatives presented not only at perfectly definite i of the principles upon AN w aich they would be willing to cont c ilithe peace but also an all equally selinire deli nire program of the concrete application of those principles the representatives of the central powers tin on their part presented an all outline of settlement which it if much less definite bennied susceptible of liberal interpretation until their specific program of practical terms was added germans would strip russia that program liro proposed posed no concessions at all either to the I 1 sovereignty of russia or to the preferences ot of the populations with those whose fortunes fortune it dealt but meant in a word that tile the central empires were to keep every foot of territory their metz armed forces hall had occupied 1 every province every city every point of vati vantage tage as a permanent addition to their territories and their power it 14 i a rez reasonable conjecture that hie general principles of settlement which they at first suggested originated with the more liberal statesmen tal esmen of f germany and austria the nien men who milo have begun to feel their own peoples thought and pur pobe while the concrete terms of actual settlement cattle from the military leaders who have no thought but to keep what they have got the negotiations have been broken off the itu russian representatives senta Penta tives were sincere and in they cannot entertain such proposals of conquest and domination tile the whole incident Is full of signify cance it Is also full of perplexity with etli abom are aire the lie russian Itus sian representatives senta itta tives dealing for whom are tit th representatives of the central empires speaking are they speaking for lite alie majorities of their respective parliaments or for the minority part parties leq military and imperialistic minority which h has so far dominated their whole policy and controlled the affairs of turkey and of the balkan states which have bave felt obliged to become their associates lit in till alfis war on germanys germanas Germ anys answer hinges peace the russian Ilus sian representatives have InN insisted isted vory cry JiL justly saly very wisely and la III tile true spirit of modern democracy hint eliat the conference they have been beell holding with tile the teutonic te djonne and turkish 11 ll tal esmen should be beld held within open n not ot afo closed d doors and all the world I 1 has ins been audience audiene ct its wits was desired to aboin have we lieen INt listening ening ilion to those who speak tile the spirit atia and inte intention ution of tile resolutions odthe of the german of the oth ath ot if july ill lit t tile the spirit und lutent lon 1 of the liberal ral leaders and parties of germany u or thomi wb who resist and defy that spirit and intention and insist upon conquest anti and subjugation orare or O ra we we listening lit in fact to both and lit in open and Jio hopeless contradiction these are ver very y serious and pregnant questions upon ote alic arts anwer to them depends tile tho pence peace ot of the world but whatever the result of tile parleys at brest whatever jap alic conclusions of counsel and purpose purposed pur posen the lite utterances of the spokesmen men ot of the ilie central empires they have again agnin at tempted P in pled to acquaint tile the world with their objects in the war find and bava ft again md 11 challenged their to say ray what sort gort ot of settlement they would deen deem just and nd satisfactory there Is no good reason why that hat challenge sli should ouli not be responded to and responded to with tile utmost candor we did not awalt await tor for it it yot not once but again aind again we have alave laid out gilt thought and purpose before lit alic world not in ill terms ternas only but ellch each time with sufficient definition tt to inake it clear what sort of doil terms eri no and settlement must it ii t celiar a lly fly af I 1 within the jact week mr air bloj dj george lins hns spoken alth with admirable candor and in fit admirable spirit for the people and government of greit great britain there Is no contusion confusion of counsel among tile the adversaries of tile the cen cell arol powers no uncertainty of prall alp ciple no of detsil the only secrecy of council the hie only lack of fearless frankness tile only failure to make inake definite ilon nite statement of tile objects of or the war lies with germany ler many and ber allies the issues of life and death han hany upon theae no stateman s bho hns has the leat least concept lort of his responsibility ought for a moment to permit liim blin self to continue and appalling outpouring or blood and tr treasure ensure unless he be Is suri sure beyond ft per peradventure advent tire that the lie objects of the vital sacrifice tire are part and parcel of the lie very life of society and chrit the people for whom lie he speaks think them right and imperative ns its lie does voice of russian people calling there Is moreo mr a voice for these definitions of principle ond and of purpose kiich is it seems to me more inore thrilling und and more inore compell com pollin ilia than any of the many indovina roo vint voices wiell tile the troubled air of the th world Is filled it Is the voice of tile hie russian people they tire are prostrate and till nil but lit helpless it would seem before the grim power ot of germany german has hitherto known no relenting alad no pity their power apparently is shat toted antl and yet their soul Is nol blib fouli servient servie servi eitt ut they will not yield elt elthier her ill n principle or in action their conception of what that Is right of ct w aliat hat Is am lit mane illane anil and honor honorable ablo tor for them to ro accept has bas lieen been stated with a frankness a largen largeness ps or of lew at generosity of spirit and a universal lit human linan sympathy which mut must challenge lie admiration mi ration ot 0 every friend of inan kind mid and they have refused to compound their ideals or it desert others tillit hint they thein selves may lie safe they cail call on fill us its to say what it as that we desire in what it if anything our purpose awl anil our spirit bilter from theirs hope to assist russia and ami I 1 believe that tile lie people of if the united states would wish wili tile me to respond with utter titter simplicity at annl 0 frankness Whet whether lier their present leaders believe it or not it is conr heartfelt desire that soule some way way amny ie be opened whereby we may be privileged to assist tile people ot of cussia to tala 1 in of liberty ond mid peace it will lie our wish and purpose thai tile lie processes of ln peace ace they sir begun shall lie absolutely open and that hey ahey shall hall involve anil and iril ipri nit henceforth no secret understandings 1 f I any kind lne day of co liquet alli all I is gone by so II is also the hie day of secret cobeli covenants ailts entered into in the alie interest of particular jo 0 ern ments and likely at some e 1 for moment to upset tile beam of tile alie world it is tills happy fact now cle clear a r to the view ol of every public miu man alio thoughts do not still linger lit in mil jm age that Is dead and gone which makes it possible for every nation whose purposes are consistent with justice anti and the pence peace of the world to avow now or at any other time the objects it has in view why we entered war we entered tills this war because violations ot of right had occurred touched us to the quick ant and made the life of our own people impossible unless they were corrected and tile alie world secured once for till all against their recurrence what we demand in this war therefore is nothing pec peculiar tillar to ourselves it Is iq that the world be made lit and safe to live in and particularly ticul arly that it be made safe for every peace loving nation winch like out our own wishes to live its own life determine lne its own institutions lc be assured of justice and fair dealing by tile the other peoples of lite world as li against force and selfish tig aggression all tile peoples of the world are in effect partners nerson in tills interest anil and for 0 oar r own part we see sea very clearly that unless 1 justice le be done to others irwill not not lie be done dolle to us world peace program 11 the piry brogi gram ani odthe ot alie world s peace therefore is our program and aind that pro graut the only onit possible r ipg ai j we see it at Is tills 1 open covert covenants ant R of peace I 1 0 openly P only arrived tit at after which there inno inan private international understand an 1 ings ing gs of any kind kimt but diplomacy shall dball propped alwag s frankly ii amton liff lit the pub lie mew leir t 2 absolute free freedom dont of navigation upon tile the sell sens outside territorial waters alike lit in peace and in war except ns as tile seas may be closed in bolt or in fit part by international al for the ot 1 cove limits 0 the removal so far us as possible of all economic barriers har riera anti and the lament lh ment ot of an equality pt trade conditions among till nil tile tiong consenting to the peace find and as associating themselves tor for its ita maintenance 4 jid adequate equate guarantees given ami calell flint national armaments will lie be reduced to the lowest points consistent will domestic safety B r A tree free open minded and absolutely impartial adjustment of 0 fill all colonial claims based upon x a i strict observance ser servance vonce of the principles that in d determining ferin ter all such questions of sovereignty the Inte interests resti of the populations concerned must have equal weight with will tile the equitable claims of the government whose title is isto to be titter determined titis deis ter mined i is fi the evanila tion of all Ilus Aarl territory and such a settlement ot of all questions affecting russia as min secure the best and freest operation cooperation co of f t alie 1 oilier 1 er nations ot of the lie world in obtaining deu mr lier her tin nn unhampered anil and unembarrassed opportunity tor for the independent d ep e z t determination of it lier ber own political development and national polley policy till lier her 0 if a sincere welcome into hito the lie society of free nations under institutions ot of her own cavor ing ine and more inore than ft a welcome assistance alo al 40 o ot of every kind that she he rual need pud and may herself liori ieK desire tin the treatment accorded corded ar by lier her sister nations in fit the monellis to collit coine NN III be the licit tet te t of 0 their good will of their of lier ter needs ns as list I 1 ngul shed front from their own interests ami their intelligent and 1111 gelli s irm iii 7 Bel gilim the whole world will agree agre emust must lie be evacuated and restored without any attempt to limit the he sov which she enjo ei ijo 8 in coill common mor with all other free nations no othet 1 single 1111 gle n act t will serve as this will serve pvc to restore confidence the nations lit in the laws which they have themselves set land anil determined for ill ohp govern government ment of if their re relation latioL anith ith one another ii without abl aliis he heidling lien illing linx net an tile the whole structure and validity of 0 ill m law Is forever impaired S all french territory should li lit freed find and tile the invaded portions re storell restore and the die wrong done to france ly by prussia in fit 1871 1811 in tile the matter of alsace lorraine which lias has unsettled the prace peace ot of the world for nearly fifty y years e a rs should lie he rl glite N iby oi order der that peace may once more be maile made secure in the interest of all t 13 A readjustment of the frontiers of italy should lie affected atTe cled along clearly recognizable title lines of 11 11 1 locality lona lity 10 the peoples of nl austria hungary whose place among adiong the lite nations we wish wih to see safeguarded anil and assured should lie he accor accorded deil the freest opportunity of nt autonomous development IL 11 serbia and gro should be evac evacuated lUtted occupied territories ri restored serbia accorded free and secure access 4 to tha sea frea and the hie ro relations lation of the ilie several chalkan states to in one another determined by bv friendly counsel along historically os es lines of oc allegiance and nationality tiona lity and international guarantees of fit tile lie political anti and economic independence and territorial integrity of 0 tile the several hera balkan 1 states be entered into 12 the turkish portions of the pre present ent ottoman empire be assured a acure sovereignty but the tl e oilier nationalities which are now till nn iler der turkish rule should lie assured in undoubted security ot of life ani and lit fin absolutely sol 0 opportunity 4 of 4 development and 1 lie die should lie as a at 11 free pasi age to the ships and of all nations under international ter guarantees IS 13 an A independent iuli h state should be erected hie include C the territories inhabited loy by hindls plit ably boll ili I 1 should lie ie i a i free und anil fcc eci t re access s to the lie sea and ai aid I 1 economic econ oinie independence and territorial io arial integrity f iionia le be guaranteed by covenant 14 A general asci as oci atlon allon of nations lie formed under lic covenants ove for the purpose e ot niu will guarantee guarante eq of ence aud aind territorial integrity to great and small states alike all stand together lu ill regard ti it these essential of wrong bui of light ale v feel ourselves to he be partners of till nil tile governments and I peoples together against I 1 lie io we e cannot lie separated in interest or divided lu in purpose we e bland together until tile hie end 1 for l or stich covenants vie e are willing to fight and to continue to fight until they tire sire atille achieved ved but only became we wish lite right to prevail and desire a just and table stable peace lucli it can calk bi 1 secured only by removing the chief brov locations to war which athla does remove we W have bave tin no jealousy of f german g realness and there is in iloth ing in aliis is program in that impairs Impi irs it we grudge lier her no achievement or distinction af learning or of pacific enter enterprise buelt its as have waide made her re ord 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