The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

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While Ne Go these things, he
deeply mOmentous things. let US be
very clear. and make very clear -
all the world what our motives and
our objects are Ny own thought
has not been driven from Il habit
ukl and normal course by the uL-
happy events OF the last two months
and do not believe that The
thought of the nation has been
altered or elouded by than
have exactly the same things In
mind now that I had In mind when
! addressed the senate on the twenty
second OF January last. the same that
had In mind when I addressed the
congress on the third OF February.
and on the 36th OF February.
Our sbteet now, as then. is 80
vtsdieate the principles Of peace ssd
iu.tiee In the nfe - the werid M
against sei0sk and auferrnaie power
Ass 60 .et No amesgst the really FREE
and sen-g~veruee people. Of the
weird serh a eoaceFt of purpose anA
a~tion will henc~ferth ensure the
os.evvsaee 90 those principles NeS-
strabie where the p~aee Of the world
In invetveA ana the freedom Of a..
peoples. and the menace 60 that
peace and freedom lies An the EXIST
esee 81 sutecrntse Esverum~nt..
~aeked By srsani.es FORCE which Is
eentreib<a Wholly by their will net
By the win 90 their people. We have
seen the last OF neutrality IN Sueh
circumstances We are At the begin
ninE OF an age in which Il will be
Insisted that the same standards OF
conduct and 81 responsibility for
kaH - 81, 80 sfuaz -
nations and their governments that
are observed among the individual
citizens OF civilized states
Ne oaaFTeI With People
We have no quarrel with the Ger
man people. We have no feeling to-
wards them but one OF sympathy and
] friendship 10 was not upon their
Impulse that their government acted
In entering this WAT. IL WaH not with
their previous knowledge or appro-
val ~ = war d@feruainrd upou
~ war; used en- b~ determised upou
IN the cid. unhappy days whea pre-
pies were 1owhsre cORsulted by tbeti
rulev~ s1d wars wrr~ provoked and
waEed In the iRf~rc.t OF dynsstte'
Sr iitti~ groups % ambitious mes
whs were aeeastsmed 60 u~e fhell
fellow @eR - pawRs and tools. Sci
governed nations do not MI theu
neighbor states with spies or set thl
course ~ Intrigue 20 bring abou
some critical posture Of Affairs which
viii give them an opportunity q
strike and make conquest such De
signs can he SUCCESSFULLY worked ou
only under cover and where no on
has the right 60 ask questions. Gun
ningly contrived plans II deception
or aggression. carried. ~ may DO
from generation 20 generation. cal
be worked out and kept from IN
, light only within the privacy o
courts or behind The carefully guard
ed conferences OF narrow an
privileged class They are happil,
impossible where public opinion com
mands and insists upon full fnforma
ton concerning all the nations AZ
fairs.
Astsersey Must GO.
a steadfast concert for p~arr eai
sever be matntaiRed except by part
Rer-hip Of democratic nations. VI
autoeFafte government could b.
trusted 60 Keep faith within IL os OBJ
serve its covenants. ~ must be
league Of hsaor. . paTtRer.hip %
opinion. IntFtEue wsuld eat ~
! vttnIs awRyt the pI0ttinG 81 lane
I woaid and reSdrT account 60 ne on
| wOuid be corruption srat~d at a.
/ very heart only free peoples cat
/ hold their purpose and their homo
| steady TO a common end and pFefe
the Interests 81 mankind 20 any mar
i
Does not every American feel tha
assurance has been added O. on
| hope for the future peace ~ m
! world by the wonderful and hesrten
! ing things that have been happeniui
| within the last few weeks In Russia
| Russia vas known 81 those wh.
! knew ~ best 90 have been Away
in fact democratic a. heart IN al
| the vital habits ~ her thought IN o.
| the intimate reiationsh FPS - her pen
/ pie that spoke their natural IN
/ stinCts their hRbitual attitude 20
/ wards life The sufS~rRry the
crowned the summit OF her poItira
I strurtnre, lens as n had stood Rns
| terrible - was the reality Of a.
power, was rot IN fact shaken on an,
have b~ea sdded IN all their naiv,
| majesty and uiiEht 90 the forces tha
I are aGhtiaE for freedom IN the wortd
fsv Justice and for p~se~. Here ~
nc parts~r for y league ef honor.
German spy Plot.
One Of the things that has serr o.,
| 20 convince uH that the Prussia
! autOCracy was not and could navr
\ be our friend is that from the YER,
| outset % tho present war 70 ha'
/ hued our unsuspecting commuuitfr
and even our Offices ~ EOvernmru
| with spies and set criminal irtrI Eua
! everyw here afuUt against rGr me-
tional unity 90 counsel. our pHaHI
/ within and without our industrIe
| and our commerce Indeed 70 is nov
| evident Us spies were here even be
fore the war began and ~ is unhap
PLY not matter - con lecture bu
| a fact proved Boz our courts ~ iusffr
that the intriEues which have m0g
/ than once come uorIIousIY near 8 r
turhinE the peace and dIzlOUatIHl
| tho commerce Uf thr country wrr
undertaken with the mitigation. wit
the support and even under the per
E0nal direction - official agents 1
the Imperial government acsrrditr'
90 the government o. the Unit.
states Even IN checking thcb
things and trying 90 sNtiTpate then
| wc have sought 90 put the most gen
| oruuF Interpretation possible uunf
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