Show FAVO R S NATIONAL BEFORE PEACE L LEAGUE AGU E REGARDED AS FEELER FOR PEACE ACROSS OCEAN A declares united states is ready to f join in any feasible feas association of powers to preserve the peace of the world washington president wilson de dared here saturday night before the league to enforce peace that the va un ed states va ready to join in any league association of nations to preserve the peace of the world against political ambition and sel ash fish hostility and in service of 0 a fommon common order a common justice and a common peace he expressed the hope that the terms of peace which r 4 iund end the present aar ar would include puch an arrangement outlining suggestions for peace which the president said he hoped the united states would make it if it has opportunity to do so he included pro vision tor for absolute freedom of the ideas a contention which has been the keystone of all the diplomatic dis cushions cus with germany and great britain and virtual guarantees of ter rit orial integrity and political inde 4 pen dence officials interpreted the president Q address as a preliminary feeler foi for peace teace in europe he outlined the con editions on which the united states would move it if it made a formal media kory offer with the idea it was under istook stood of learning how such eions would be received abroad I 1 am sure n said the president that the people of the united state 6 would wish their government to move along these lines first such a settlement with re gard to their own immediate interests I 1 as the belligerents may agree upon we me have nothing material of any kind to ask tor for ourselves and are quite aware laware that we are in no sense or de pree gree parties to the present quarrel our interests are axe in peace and future guarantees second a universal association ol 01 the nations to maintain the inviolate cecur security ity of the highway of the sea for common and unhindered use of all the nations of the world and to prevent any war begun either contrary to treaty covenant or without warn ing and full submission of the cause q to the opinion of the world a virtual guarantee of territorial integrity and political independence the fundamentals ot of a lasting peace president wilson said he be lieveld were first that every people has a right to choose the sovereignty under which they shall live like cither other nations the president said we have our selves no doubt once and again of ended fended against that principle when for a little while controlled toy by selfish passion as our franker historian have been honorable enough to admit but it has become more and more our rule of life and action second that the small states of the world have a right to enjoy the same respect for their sovereignty and tor for their territorial integrity that great and powerful nations expect and and third that the world orld has a right to be tree free from every disturb ance of its peace that has its origin in aggression and disregard of the rights of people and nations |