Repository: UIHistories Project: War Publications - WWI Compilation 1923 - Article 13 [PAGE 11]

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:;. Turkish rule muM he limited to I urkl only. 6. The individual violators of humanity and law, those who htvt been responsible for and those who have actually committed, the acts of murder and personal outrage in lielgiuin, bVanee, Russia, Poland, Servia and Armenia, must be punished. 7. The I'alkan (juestion must be settled as far as possible "by friendly counsel along historically established lines of allegiance and nationality", and international guarantees of their stability and independence must be given by a council of the nations. 8. Poland must be restored. 9. There must be readjustments of frontiers in proper eases so as reasonably to consolidate national groups and afford due national resources. 10. Germany's colonies may be restored to her only if adequate guarantees are secured (1) that they will not be made hatching grounds for plots against her neighbors; (2) that the consent of the people and those of neighboring communities shall be secured; (3) that she shall not organize in them armies of natives; (4) that the colonies will be governed in the interests of the people of the colonies and not for exploitation. She should not be left in a position in Africa in which, for example, she can again check the "Cape to Cairo" Railway. 11. Germany must restore that part of the world's shipping which she has illegally destroyed. ,12. All nations must agree to reduce armaments, both military and naval. 13. An international court of justice must be established 0 which all the participants in this war, and as many others as possible, shall agree to submit their disputes for a reasonable time before making preparation to settle them by arms. 14. By a similar agreement at the close of the war, there should be established a League of Nations to enforce agreements and to prevent treaties in the future from becoming scraps of paper. "For such arrangements and covenants, we are willing to fight and to continue to fight until they are achieved." They are characterized by principles of justice and recognize the right of all nations, great and small, to "live on equal terms of liberty and safety/' It is of the highest importance that the people of the country should understand clearly the necessity of insisting that the war 11