America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 46, 29 May 1916, Page 5

America

AWAITING THE DAWN. PRESIDENT WILSON'S IDEALS. AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS. AMERICAN INTERESTS ONLY IN PEACE. THE THREE FUNDAMENTALS. ONE CODE OF NATIONAL HONOR. PERMANENT PEACE APPEAL. United Press Association. (Received 9.10 a.m.) Washington, May 28. President Wilson, addressing the League to Enforce Peace, said; —

“America is ready to join any possible association of the Nations to preserve the peace of the world against political hostility. I hope that America will make suggestions of peace if the opportunity is presented.' The people would wish the Government to urge, firstly, that such settlement would regard their own immediate interests as I the belligerents may agree upon. We ;have nothing to ask for ourselves. Our interest is only in peace and its future guarantee; secondly, the universe of Nations to maintain the mvolable security of the highway of the seas for the common and unhindered use of all Nations in the world, and to prevent | any war being begun either contrary to Treaty covenants, or without warning, and after full submission of the ■causes to the opinion of the world. This will be a virtual guarantee of territorial integrity and political independence.”

FUNDAMENTALS OF LASTING PEACE. The fundamentals of lasting peace were, firstly, the right of every people to choose the sovereignty whereunder they will live; secondly, that the small States of the world have the right to enjoy the same respect for sovereignty and for territorial integrity that the great and powerful nations expect and insist upon; thirdly, the world has a right to be free from any disturbance which originates in aggression and the disregard of the rights of the Nations. THE LESSON OF THE WAR. “The lesson of the war is that the peace of the world must depend on new and more wholesome diplomacy. ORDER, JUSTICE, AND PEACE. President Wilson said he was sure ho spoke for America when he said that they were willing to become, a partner in any feasible association of Nations that may be formed in order to realise these objects and secure them against violation. He was convinced that the world was approaching the day when some common force would be created for the service of common order, common justice, and {common peace.

THE HOPE OF PEACE. “The desire of the world now turns more and more eagerly towards the hope of peace. There is just reason why wo should take part in a council upon this great theme. It is right that I, as spokesman for our Government should express frankly and thoroughly the purpose of the people of America. Our own rights as a Nation, and our liberties, privileges, and property have been profoundly affected. We are not mere discontented onlookers. The longer the war lasts, the deeper we are concerned that it shall be ended, and that the world shall be permitted to resume its normal life when it does end, We are as much concerned as the belligerents to see permanent peace in the interests of all Nations and our own. What affects mankind is inevitably our affair. Nations must in future be governed by the same high code of honour, and we demand that individual Nations of the world should co-operate in the common cause whereof the guiding principle must be even-handed and impartial justice. AWAITING THE DAWN. “God grant that the dawn of the' day of frank dealing and settled peace, concord, and co-operation, may be near at hand.”