The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-10

Iengaged in q war with them. We
lare not fighting the German people:
! we are fighting the German, military
iautocracy which is trying to enslave
the world. America in the nsrsain.
And once we succeed in the, destruc-
! ton of that military autocracy. self
( governed peoples may in the future
rest in security, because my friends,
/ do YOU realize that the one grave men
ace DO the peace OF the world for the
last forty years has been the military
autoCracy Of Germany? We are strtv-
ing for the destruction Of that autoc-
racy not only to save America for the
future. but We arc, strange as II may
seem. fighting in order that the Get
man people may be disenslaved We
are trying to help them get self-gpv-
err pent in order that they may IN
the future be able to enjoy the same
blessings that the people OF this great
republic have enjoyed that they NAV
shake off the shaCklss Of this military
system which has ensiaEed them AL
these years When thar IS accom-
plShed, and we have succeeded, as ]
pray God that We may. in extending
government TO all the responsible
peoples of the world. then and then
only my friends, have Noa got the
guarantees OF that sta Die peace which
is founded upon Justice and unless
peace is founded upon justice YOU VII!
never have stable peace IN thIs world.
DO yo realize. how profoundly me
taeaiS- of this great rcT7r5 rTitC- have
moved the world in the last 1--WE Years
DO YOU realize that the greatest, in
one sense, of all autocraeies IN the
matter OF sovereign power--that is.
the despotic power Of the sovereign,
has Crum bled by the very example of
this great republic? | speak Of the
Chinese empire. which is now one Of
the great republics and whose success
and whose power 10 sustain itself
today rests largely upon the friend
ship of this great nation. We have
been able to extend substantial friend
ship, | am glad to say. in every man
ner that it was possible for AS 10 eX-
tend It. We were among the first Of
the great nations Of the earth 10
recognize the Chinese republic.
Since this war broke out another
powerful military autocracv ha disap-
reared. and upon its ruins has hcen
stablished another great republic.
Russia. to whose people w have just
extended recognition and the riaht
hand Of fellowship. and t. whom ]
have. in the exercise of The powers
. conferred upon me by the congress,
just extended a credit Of 500 Geo 600.
We want them to understand that
Americas professions OF friendship and
support are not lip service but that
we intend 10 put behind ewrrv nation
fighting with US for the cause 1T llh-
erty throughout the world what con-
sress, in its resolution declaring
state of war between GERMANY and the
United States. expressed in this noble
language; we pledge the entire re-
sources Of the people Of the United
+ rradf object
world Dominion, the kaIScr's Aim.
There ls one remaining military
autocraey left a military autoeracH
the like If which the world has never
/ known. headed ~ an autocraf ~ limit
less and Nstful ambition whose
GoXetous- eNcz- rest upon the -lanin
world His purpose TODAY Is world
dominion Never since the DAYS Of
I Alexander the GREAT has such An auda-
+ ctous scheme af world conquest been
t deliberately conceived and remorscless-
/ ~ organized by any nation. That ia
/ the thing that threatens the libertie 5
of mankind that is the thing that
makes It necessary for America TO get
into this fight as the champion Of lib
erty throughout the world. and to sec
that that colossal crime, as II would
he If successful is not perpetrated
upon the human race
We Arc Fighting In Liberty's Cause.
Il like to feel, my friends. when !
, think about this war. that Il is the
only kind OF a war in which this great
republic could afford To engage We
would not 20 into any war for ma
terial ends We would not lift a EN-
ger TO take one square Inch Of the
soil Of any other nation upon the face
of the earth. We do not seek to