Show WILSONS WILSON'S PEACE TERMS WHICH THE GERMANS ACCEPT I All ll Invaded Territory to Be Evacuated and Freedom of Seas to All Nations Belgium to Be Restored French tory Freed Independent Polish State Erected and Russia Given Chance to Become Fr Free e Nation Naton The fourteen terms of peace pence set et down by b- President Wilson In III his ad ull aldress address dress of January S 8 and accepted by 11 bythe bythe the Germans S and the thu additional four fOUl fourpoints fourpoints points outlined b by him In lii his silt Jit Vernon ernon speech of Jul July 4 are nrc arc arcus as us follows follows follows fol fol- lows 1 1 Open con covenants of peace openly arrived at nt after which there shall be beno beno beno no International understandings understand In lugs ings s of any 1 kind hind but tut diplomacy shall proceed always frankly cud and in lit the puh- puh Jc alc view i. 11 Ab Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seats seas outside territorial waters wa wu- waters alike in iii peace antI and III hi war wm except as us the seas may be closed In ht whole or 01 orin in iii part lIart b by International action for or the of International coven coven- ants nuts III The removal so far as possible pos pos- sible of all economic harriers barrier and amI the establishment of an tut equality of oC trade conditions among nil all the nations consenting con ton consenting to the pl peace nce and associating themselves t for Its maintenance IV n Adequate guarantees given and taken tulen that national armaments will he be reduced to the thc lowest points cOIl consistent with domestic safety V. V A free open minded anti and absolutely absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial co co- lonial claims based upon a u strict observance ob oh servance of or the principle that In lu determining determining deter deter- mining all such que questions of on sovereignty sovereignty t the interests of the the- populations concerned m l must t have equal weight with the thc equitable claims of the thu government go gov whose title Is to he be determined deter deter- mined VI YI The of all Russian territory and such a settlement of all nil questions affecting Russian territory alit and a settlement of all till questions aft af af- t Russia Husla as lS will secure the ln lie-it lie t tand and freest co operation of the other nations of the thc world In n obtaining for fOl her an nn unhampered told mill unembarrassed opportunity for fOl the independent determination determination deter deter- of lies 1111 own ova political development develop ment told and national and pulley policy cattle assure her of a to sincere welcome Into the society so su- tI- tI dEt of or free nations under institutions oCl of tier Ifer er own choosing Hio III aliff ie- ie a welcome assistance l also of er c every kind that lint she ma may need and may herself herself her het self ell desire The treatment nl accorded Hus Russia ln b by her sister ister nations in the Ure months to come conic will be the acid test of their good will of their compre comprehension hension of or her hr needs as distinguished fruit from their ou own n interests anti and of their Intelligent and un unselfish sympathy J VII 11 th this the whole world will will agree must be evacuated ll and restored without any 11 attempt II 11 t to limit the sov Sl sovereignty which she enjoys in iii common u with all other fn free e nations No o other single net act will trill serve ern as this will serve Nerve serveto l' l c to III restore confidence among the nations na tin- lions Ions in iu the laws In which the they have themselves set and determined with one another Without this healing act the whole structure anti and ull validity ll of international III law w is fOIe forever t r Impaired VIII All Trend French territory should be he freed anti and the Invaded portions restored restored re re- stored und and the wrong d done dice lc to Fr France lice by Prussia 1 in It n 1871 I in II the lie matter Iter of Lorraine Alsace which has hils unsettled the peace pance ce of the thc world for nearly fiet fifty years should be hc righted in order thin that that- peace may on once e more be he made secure in the Interest of oC allIX all till IX A readjust t men t 1 of the frontiers of Italy should be hI effected along ulong clearly clear clem ly Iy recognizable lines flues of nationality X The Copies s of Hungary Austria whose e place among the thc nations we rye wish to lo see safeguarded tied and 1111 assured should be accorded the tho freest opportunity of autonomous lie development ut XI I. Rumania Serbia and Monten Montenegro should be e ac evacuated occupied territories Vestured restored d Serbia Serbin accorded free ree n si d Secure access to tn the sear sea and nUll the flue illations of or the several eral Balkan states to one another mother determined 1 by friendly trIent counsel along historically established es es- established lines of allegiance and nationality na usa- tonality an and international guarantees of ot the political and economic independence dence and territorial Integrity of the Ule several se Balkan states stalest should be entered entered entered en en- Into XII The Tu Turkish portions of the present Cent Ottoman an empire should be assured as a t secure Ito eri sovereignty n g-n ty but th the theother theother other r nationalities which tire Ire now under un Un- tier der lurl Turkish rule should be ue as assured an undoubted security of Pie life and an absolutely ab uh- I unmolested opportunity ot of autonomous development de nod and the Dardanelles Dardanelles Dar Dar- Dar I should be permanently open opened ell as ns a 0 free tree passage age to the h ships I and ond I commerce of all nations under International Inter Intel national guarantees g XIII An n independent Polish state te should be he erected which should include the tern territories inhabited by hy lt indisputably ahl ably Polish populations which should be he assured a free and secure access to the sea sen and whose political nod and eco eco- Independence and nUll territorial integrity in- in integrity in ill- tl should be he guaranteed lI by International In Inv covenant XIV ST STA A general association of nations nations na tin- Lions must he be formed under specific covenants co for Cor the purpose e of affording mutual guarantees of oC political in independence inde de- de and territorial integrity to great and unu small states alike Mt Vernon Points L- L The ille destruction of eel every arbitrary arbi power potter anywhere that cult CUll 8 separately separately sep sep- ll- ll tely lri secretly and of oC It its its' i shi single le choice disturb the tire peace of the world or or if it cannot be he presently destroyed lII at the the- least its r reduction to virtual Impotence II II The rhe settlement of every ery question question ques ques- tion whether of territory of so sovereignty so er er- er ti eighty nt of economic arrangement or of political relationship upon the basis of the free fel acceptance of that settlement settlement settle settle- ment by hy the people immediately I concerned concerned con con- anti and not from the flue basis hatsis of tl the e national interest or 01 advantage of an any other nation or people lolle which lIIa may many de de- desire si sire oItI e a 0 different settlement for the sake of its own ova exterior influence or m huts mas tery III The rhe consent of all till nations to tobe be Ill governed In lu their conduct toward each other h by the same principles S of honor and antI of respect for the tile common law of civilized society governs U the lie Individual citizens of all modern states stales In iii their relations with one another an ah other ohel to the end that all promises and anti covenants may be he sacredly observed no private ate plots or conspiracies hatched d no nn selfish elfish injuries wrought ht with impunity and a n mutual trust established established es es- upon the handsome foundation foundation tion of a n mutual respect for right I IV Y The flue establishment ut of an au organization organization or or- of peace which shall make It 11 ce certain tulu that Use the combined power of free nations will check ler every Invasion of ri right ht and serve it to make Ilca peace e and justice u the lie more secure h by affording u a definite tribunal of opinion Ollinton to which all nIl must submit and HIlti by which eer every International readjustment thai shut cannot can cuu not hot he be amicably agreed upon upun h by th the peoples directly concerned slink hall be he stationed |