The Arvada enterprise., 1917-11-08
PORTIONS OF PRESIDENT WILSON'S war
MESSAGE SUPPRESSED IN GERMANY
That Kaiser Did Not Dare Pem Full Text Of Address to Reach
His People Shown, 1t ! Declared, by Distorted
Reports Published.


not dare permit the publication In that
country Of the full text Of President
Wilson's address to congress on April
2, 1917, In which the president called
upon congress to declare the existence
Of q State Of war with the imperial
German government 10 shown BY copies
sf the message ~ published In Ger
many which have been obtained BY the
committee on public Information Of the
United States government.
The Wolff Telegraph bureau, which
10 not only under censorship control Of
the German government but has been
ussd ~ . semi-offleial mouthpiees Of
the government, In its report Of PresI.
dent Wilson's address, suppressed
many passages In which the president
outlined the conditions which forced
this country to defend itself against
the attacks Of the German government
A. result the message was presented
70 the German people In an abridged
and distorted form.
In the following copy Of the presi.
dsnt's address. issued by the commit
tss on public Information. the passages
suppressed by the Wolff Telegraph bu.
reau are shown In boid.faced type.
Gentlemen of the Congress:
have called the congress into extra.
ordinary session because there are Sc
rious very serious choices of policy To
he made. and made Immediately. which
II is neither right nor constitutionally
permissible that should assume the re-
spOnslbility of making.
On the Sd Of February last I officially
taid before you the extraordinary an
nouncement Of the Imperial German
government that on and after the LIST
day of February II was It's purpose to
put aside all restraints Of law or of hu-
manity and use Its submarines to sink
every vessel that sought to approach
either the ports Of Great Britain and
Ireland or the western coasts of Europe
or any OF the ports controlled by the
enemies of Germany within the MedI-
terranenn. That had seemed to be the
object OF the German submarine war
fare earlier In the war. but since April
OF last year the Imperial government
had somewhat restrained the comman
ders of its undcrsea. craft. In conform
ity with Its promise thea Eives to Us.
that passenger boats should sst he
sssk. and that due warssag would he
gives tn all etkes vessels which Its
sahMariaes might seek 10 destrOy.
whes 40 reaiatanre was offered es-
rape attempted. and care taken that
their crews were givea At least . fair
ehss~e Ia save their lives II their epe.
hsats. The precautions taken were
seaxes asd haphasard esoaEh. as was
proved - Alstressiax instance after
1ostssre n the pssgress 81 the rssel
saA ssasnly bssisess. sst = certain de-
gree 81 restssist was sbserved.
striction aside. Vessels Of every kind.
whatever their Sag. their character
their cssge, their asstisatssa. their
eVranA, have been ruthlessly sent TO
the bottom without warning and with
out thought Of help or mercy for those
on board. the vessels Of friendly neu-
trails along with those OF beliigerents.
Even hospital ships ssd shipa rasryisR
relief ts the seeely heresved ssd strirk-
- p<epBe 81 DelGtssa. though the lat
ter were provided with safe conduct
through the prescribed areas by the
German government itself SD were
AsstsaguSsAe1 ~ sanSssskable MARKS
81 oAeaSlty. have been sunk with the
rnme reckless lack OF compassion or
Of principle.
. wss Ter Q MttSs while ssab1e e
helieve that sseh thisss wesld II fact
~ asas ~ asy government that hsA
AStherts subscribed ts the humane
010Cvt41O
aasse.al law hsA Ns origin II The at
senpt ss set - ssae Law which wssla
~ respected aaa observed upoo the
sees, where oe aattes haA right 81
A~Msssea asA whese oay the sres high
ways 81 the world. by painful stage
after stage has that law been built up
with meager enough results. indeed.
nfter all was accomplished that could
he accomplished. sst always with .
clear view. At least. 81 what The heart
asa eeas~iesre 81 maaklaA AeMaaaeA.
This minimum Of right the German
government has swept aside under the
plea of retaliation and necessity and
because II had no weapons which II
could use at Rca except these. which
II IL impossible TO employ ms u In en-
pIoyIng them. without throwing to the
wind all scrupies Of humanity or of
respect for the understandings that
were supposed to underlie the inter-
course Of the world.
am not now thinking Of the loss OF
property involved. immense and serious
as thnt is, but only OF the wanton and
wholesale destruction OF the lives Of
non -combntRnts men. women, and chill
dren. esgsked - pssssess which have
always, ewes 10 The dsVksst pssisAs 81
ss~Aess Asst~sy. seea AessseA ssss~est
ssa legitimate. Property cas- ~ pssS
Teri tie lives - peaeessi ass iasersst
p<epOe cannot ~. The present German
,ssbmRrinc warfare against commerce
is Q warfare against mankind.
IL is = war aRainat all nations. Amor
0~ae sStpa have hees sask. A0estrss
I.ves ssSsa, 10 ways which II has
ssusseA ~ very Aespoy - oesse ~. sso
eAe sASps aa1 oesple 81 ether sessvet
,.A SySesAly oaaIsos ksSe beea seek
wsA ssevw helsaeA h The watess - sse
sssse way. Theee hss bs<s - 1ss-
rptmsuattOa.
TNs rAslieage 10 - elo maxine.
Each nation must decide for itself how
II will meet II. The choice We make
FOR ourselves must he made with
moderation Of counsel anh temper
strn~ss Of Judgment h~niiing our
character and our motives ns n nation
we must put excited feelings away
Our motive will not bs revenge or the
victorious Insertion OF the physical
might of the NRticn. hut only tn" vim.
dicntion OF. right. ~ human right. OF
which we are only . single champion
When I addressed the congress ON