El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-03
WILSON GIVES
FACTS To WORLD
Shows How Germany Has
Made Secret and Open
War on II. S.

= :
{ placed on our merchant ships viii be
treated as beyond the pale OF law and
subject 10 be dealt with as pirates
. would be.
Armed Neutrality PrOvOkes War.
. Armed neutrality IS lnetIectual
! enough at best. in such circumstances
and in the face Of such pretenslons
IL is worse than Intellectual; il IS like
y at once TO produce what It was
meant TO prevent; it is practically GER
tain to draw US into the war without
, either the rights or the effectiveness
Z of bellige ents-
. There is one choice we cannot
0 make, we are incapable OF making;
we will not choose the path of sub
mission and suffer the most sacred
rights of nation and our people
TO be ignored or violated.
Asks War Declaration.
The wrongs against which we now
array ourselves are not common
{ wrongs; they sink to the very roots
ot human life.
"WITH A PROFOUND SENSE OF
THE SOLEMN AND EVEN TRAGICAL
CHARACTER OF THE STEP 1 AN
TAKING AND OF THE GRAVE RE-
SPONSIBILITIES WHICH 1T IN
Wolves, But IN UNHEsITATING
! CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY, ] ADVISE
THAT THE CONGRESS DECLARE THE
RECENT COURSE OF THE GERMAN
| GOVERNMENT TO BE IN FACT
| NOTHING LESS THAN WAR AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF
. THE UNITED STATES; THAT 1T
OF BELLIGERENT WHICH HAS
Z THUS BEEN THRUST UPON 1T. AND
/ THAT 1T TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS
NOT ONLY TO PUT THE COUNTRY
IN A MORE THOROUGH STATE OF
Defence, But ALSO TO EXERT ALL
I ITS POWER AND EMPLOY ALL ITS
RESOURCES TO BRING THE Gov
| EMINENT OF THE GERMAN EN-
| PRE- TO TERMS AND END THE
WAR
Asks Cooperation With Entente.
| sswhat this Will involve is clear. 1t
I will involve the utmost practicable
cooperation in counsel and action with
I the governments now at war with
Germany. and. as Incident to that. the
extension to those governments of the
most liberal financial credits. In order
that our resources may, so far pos
sible. he added to theirs. It will in
vOlve the organization and mObiliza-
tion Of all the material resources OF
the country to supply the materials Of
war and serve the Incidental needs of
the nation In the most abundant, and
yet the most economical and efficient
way possible
Must Equip Navy.
cit will involve the immediate full
equipment of the navy in all respects,
but particularly in supplying it with
the best means Of dealing with the en-
emy's submarines
1t VIII involve the Immediate i'd
ditiOn TO the armed forces Of the
United States already provided for by
law in case of war, at least 5OO,OO0
men, who should, in my opinion, be
chosen upon the principle Of univer-
sal liability to service, and also the
authorization Of subsequent additional
increments of equal force so soon as
they may be needed and can be han
died in training.
Would Guard Against Initiation.
granting OF adequate credits to the I
government, sustained, 1 hope. so far !
as they can equitably be sustained, by /
the present generation By well con-
as may be equitable by taxation be- I
cause IL seems TO me that IL would be 4
most unwise to base the credits which 1
will now be necessary entirely on |
money borrowed
1T is our duty, I most respectfully !
urge, to protect our people so far as L
We may against the very serious hard
ships and evils which would be likely L
to arise out Of the initiation which 4
would be produced by vast loans.
Must Prepare Ourselves Fully.
~In carrying out the measures by \
which these things are to be accom-
mind the wisdom of interfering ms
little possible in our own prepara-
tiOn and in the equipment of our own
military forces with the duty-for it
" III ue a very
plying the nations already at war with
Germany with the materials which j
they can obtain only from us or by our
assistance. They are in the field and /
we should help them in every way 10
be effective there.
VIII Outline Plans for Congress.
Il shall take the liberty of suggest
inf, through the several executive de-
of your committees,
measures for the accomplishment of the /
several objects 1 have mentioned.
hope that il will be your pleasure to
after very careful thought by the |
branch Of the government upon which |
the responsibility of conducting the war
and safeguarding the nation Will most
directly fall
Let World Know Our Motives.
While we do these things. these
deeply momentous things, let us be
very clear and make very clear to all
objects are. My own thought has not I
been driven from its habituai and |
normal course by the unhappy events
OF the last two months. and / do not
believe that the thought of the nation
has been altered or clOuded by them.
Would VIndicate Principles of Peace.
I have exactly the same things in
mind that / had in mind when ! ad-
dressed the senate on the end of jan
nary last; the same that / had in mind
when / addressed the congress on the |
inlrO DAY OF eDruarN. and on the 18th
Of February. Our object now, aS then. |
In to vindieate the principles of peace
and Justice in the life Of the world as
against selfish and autOcratfc power
and 10 set up amongst the really free I
and self governed peoples of the world !
such a concert of purpose and OF ac-
ton as viii hencefOrth insure the OBJ
Of these principles. 4
Neutrality No Longer Desirable.
Neutrality is no longer feasible OF
desirable where the peace Of the world J
is involved and the freedom of its I
peoples. and the menace to that peace
and freedom lies in the existence of !
iutOcratic governments backed BY or |
ganized force which is controlled |
wholly by their will. not by the will |
y their people. We have seen the Ist
n neutrality In such circumstance.
No Quarrel With German People.
We are at the beginning OF the age
n which il will be insisted that the !
'ame standards of conduct and OF
responsibility for wrong doing shall be
observed among nations and the gov
that are observed among the
Individual citizens of civilized states !
Eve have no quarrel with the Ger
nan people. We have no feeling to-
ward them hut one of sympathy and
friendship. It was not upon their i'm
1ulse that their government acted in
vfv.na