Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 5 | Slavs Unite for Freedom

IK UNITE 1JEEDI Jppressed Peoples Proclaim Pro-claim Their Independence. In-dependence. Slew Democracy Is Born at Meeting in Historic Philadelphia Hall. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26. A new-born mocracy was proclaimed here today for e 65,000,000 people of the oppressed na-dtis na-dtis of middle Europe. Assembled in Independence hall, the ac-edited ac-edited representatives of these states " rbrrigated a declaration of independence Hfie very chamber in which the declara-ion declara-ion of 1776 was read by the colonists. .To fittingly proclaim that the eighteen Slav states of the German emperor's once subservient Mitteleuropa have shaken off "--he yoke of domination, the mid-European fcinion had a new liberty bell cast and I Lmfurted a new national flag- alongside the JHjtars and Stripes on the roof of Independence Indepen-dence halt As the new bell pealed, Professor .vlasaryk, president of the mid-European inion, read the declaration from the Titeps of America's birthplace of freedom, t Previously the document had been signed jy the representatives of the new federation fed-eration composed of Czecho-Slovaks, Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Jugo-Slavs. "Liberty for all the world and all the Inhabitants thereof," is Inscribed on the new liberty bell, which is a reproduction -jf the bell that rang out America's declaration dec-laration of independence. Declaration Text. Following is the text of the declara-":- tion of independence: ' "In convention assembled at Independence Indepen-dence hall, Philadelphia, Pa., United "States of America, on October 26, 191S, we, representing together more than fifty million people constituting a chain of na-H na-H tions lying between the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black seas, comprising Czecho-i", Czecho-i", Slovaks, Poles, Jugo-Slavs, Ukratn-" Ukratn-" ians, Uhro-Russians, Lithuanians, Ru- manians, Italian-Irredentists, unredeemed Greeks, Albanians and Zionists, wholly or partly subject to alien dominion, deeply )M appreciating the aid and assistance given ".' our peoples by the government and peo-pie peo-pie of America and of the entente allies, on behalf of ourselves and our brethren at home, do hereby solemnly declare that !we place our all people and resources . . at the disposal of our allies for use " against our common enemy, and In order la that the whole world may know what we ...deem are the essential and fundamental "doctrines which shall be embodied in the con u tions hereafter adopted by the Dfifffb of our respective independent na-. na-. -jffnis, as well as the purposes which shall '-."govern our common and united action, jve accept and subscribe to the following is basic principles for all free .peoples: !"1 That all governments derive their lust power from the consent of the gov-RigMs gov-RigMs of Peoples. "2 That it is the inalienable right of every people to organize their own government gov-ernment on such principles and in such form as they believe will best promote their welfare, safety and happiness. "3 That the free and natural development devel-opment of tho ideals of any state should be allowed to pursue their normal and unhindered course unless such course harms or threatens the common Interest of all. "4 That thero should be no secret diplomacy di-plomacy and all proposed treaties and agreements between nations should be made public prior to their adoption and ratification. "5 That we believe our peoples, having hav-ing kindred ideals and purposes, should co-ordinate their efforts to insure the liberties lib-erties of their individual nations for the furtherance of their common welfare, provided pro-vided such a union contributes to the peace and welfare of the world. "6 That there should bo formed a league of nations of the world in a common and binding agreement for genuine gen-uine and practical co-operation to secure Justice, and therefore peace, among nations. na-tions. "The signers of this declaration, and representatives of our independent people who may subscribe their names hereunto, do hereby pledge on behalf of their respective re-spective "nations, that they will unitedly strive to the end that these wrongs shall be rig-hied, that the sufferings of the world war shall not have been in vain; and, that the principles here set forth phall be incorporated into the organic laws of whatever governments our respective re-spective peoples may hereafter esLab-, esLab-, Hah."