ALLIES' WAR AIMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16258, 8 July 1918, Page 7

ALLIES' WAR AIMS.

OUTLINED BY PRESIDENT

WILSOJN.

(By Cubit*. —Prees Association,—CcrpyiigiAi (Australian tad N.Z. C*bW . (Router's Tclayranau) "WASHINGTON, July 4. President Wilson, speaking at Mount Vernon, at tho celebration in honour of Independence Day, gave America's conception of the great struggle in which they were engaged. "On the one hand," he said, "stand tho peoplo of the world. The people of stricken Russia, are still among tho rest, though they for tho moment are unorganised and h'olplosa. Opposed to them, tho masters of many armies, stand an isolated and friendless group of governments, who speak for no common purpose, but only the Belfish ambitions of their own, by which nono can profit but themselves j whose people are fuel in thoir hands, disposing of the lives and fortunes of every people who fall into their powor —governments clothed in the trappings of the primitive authority of an age altogether alien to our own. There can be but one issue. Tho settlement must bo final. There can bo no compromise. No half-way decision would be tolerable, no half-way decision conceivable. "Those are the ends for which the associated peoples of the world are fighting ana wnieh must be conceded to thorn before there can bo peace:— First, the destruction of every arbitrary power anywhere that can, sejjarately, secretly, and of its single choice, disturb the peace of tho world, or, if it cannot bo presently destroyed, at least its reduction to virtual impotence.

"Second, the settlement of ©very question, whether of territory, sovereignty, economic arrangement or political relationship upon a basis of tho free acceptance of settlement by the people immediately concerned, and not Mpon tho basis of material interest or the advantage of any other nation lor people which may desire a different settlement for tho sake of their own exterior influence or mastery. "Third, the consent of all nations to bo governed in their towards each other by the same principles of honour and respect for tho common law of civilised socicty that is governing tho individual citizens of all modern States, and in their relations .with one another, to the end that all promises and covenants may be sacredly observed and no private plots_ or conspiracies hatched, no solfish injuries wrought with impunity, and a mutual trust established npon a handsome foundation of mutual respect for right. "Fourth, tho establishment and organisation of a peace shall make certain that the combined power of the free nations will check every invasion of right and serve to make peace and fustice more secure by affording a definite tribunal of opinion to which all must submit, by which every International readjustment that cannot be amicably agreed upon by the peoples directly concerned shall be sanctioned.

"Thesa gmat objects can "Be pat into a single sentence. What we seek -is the reign of law based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organised opinion of mankind.

COMMENT BY LLOYD GBOBGfE. (Renter's Tel«rp»n».> (Received July 7th, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON. July 6. Renter's correspondent at American Headquarters states that Mr Lloyd George, addressing the American troops after a review, said: "Germany can have peace to-morrow with the United States, France, and Britain, if she accepts the conditions voiced by President Wilson yesterday, but the Kaiser and his advisers have not given any sign of any intention to accept those conditions.

"Your presence is a eonrce of great disappointment to the Kaiser, who never quit© expected yon. The Kaiser's advisers counselled badly when they said that America would never join in the war.

"His next illusion was that owing to the submarine campaign there would be no ships. The Kaiser is now beginning to realise that defeat, sure, certain, and inevitable, is staring him in the face.''

AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received July Bth, 12.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, July 6. The newspaper's praise President Wilson's speech as an accurate interjjretation of America's determination to continue tEe fight till .victory is achieved. The "New York Times" sayß:— "President Wilson never spoke more Bure of national sanction. We hope that Ludendorff and his master understand President Wilson's meaning. The handwriting is on the wall."

The "New York World" says:— "Germany can take notice that we oxp going to see the war through, regardless of the cost. We can raise, train, equip, and ship armies indefinitely— and will do it."

The "New* York Herald" saywc— "America has just begun to fight, and will stop only whm Germany is bea,ten."