The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-27
WILSON OUTLINES
GERMAN OUTRAGES
Papers For Most Part Rally To
His Support; Urge Grant
>srg ing Of Request u
Concluded from Page II

place the country in a state of armed
neutrality and be further empowered
TO use the forces Of the army and navy
to prevent any further such aggres.
sions. He made II plain that he did
not desire q declaration Of war against
Germany, nor is il his intention to ini-
tate any action to force war, but he
made it equally plain that he would
not hesitate to call for war should
there by any further action on the
part of Germany in violation of
the pledges given by Germany last
May, following the sinking Of the
Channel steamer Sussex.
In his address the President re.
peated that he was for peace, if peace
ean be maintained, "but not, - he
said, "a peace at the price of Ameri
can lives, of American rights or
through the American flag being
driven of the seas.
In his request for extraordinary
powers to 'resist the submarine men.
ace, - the President said, in part:
1t would be foolish TO denv that
the situation is fraught with the pfay.
est possibilities and dangers. Nc
tHousntiui man Gun ran 10 see that the
necessary OF denite action may come al
any time, II we are in fact, not in wore
merely, to defend elementary right
OF neutral nation = Us.
IL would be imprudent to be UMPIRE
pared. We cannot in such circum,
stances be unmindful of the fact that
the expiration of the present term Of
congress is Immediately at hand, and
OF the constitutional limitations that in
all Likelihood will require an unusual
length OF time to assemble and organ
re the congress to succeed this one. ]
feei ! ought, in view of this fact, to
obtain an immediate assurance of au-
monty winch l may need at any mo.
ment 70 exercise. nsE
Deyoutiy expressing the hope that II
WOuld noI pecome necessary to: put an
aIpls 5e I1tce INTO actlon, the President
s ip's sskeu euthority TO supply
. nmerlea m sniPs win defensive arms.
.ni'n. tns means OF Ss'hg then" and
POy any otaet lhstrumentai
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sntb nr;ty - nsn tho I'll" Ems onI ion
ana necsssor ~ morar 20 & a 49,
fective in ai1araenc;os :" many ' o'' 'i,
Reb;nd The Irigbts of Au,or;.o. AZ
President declared, he was tbinI;no Of
the RIGHTS ~ bnmonity. In, thron15 !,
ali he proclaimed IN he world m nnI.
lev of peace n possible. He d;scIo;med
thinking that war stems might lead ~
war. and declared that he american
people do not want to exercise any
other rights than those of peace. =
3 nNo course of my choosing or theirs
will lead to war; he declared. "War
will come only by wilful acts of az
qression of othersJ,
Following the President address
delivered before a crowded session. at!
tended by the justices of the Supreme
Court, with press and spectators gal.
leries damned. there appeared To be
practically no division Of opinion
while the evening editions Of the
papers yesterday, as reported from
cities ali over the Union. show n una.
nimity of opinion in. complete accord
with the administration. ".,.T
The editors of all shades of political
opinion and representing all the vari
Gus nationalities In the limited states
state that the whole Nation Is n INIT
behind the President and his request
that he be given authority and mower
IN check Tthe Carmen snhrnor;no