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to Grant Reparation
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MUST BE MADE FREE
Stricter Laws Against En-.
envy Aliens Asked by the
President in Message

Washington, Dec. SIN ringing, def
mite terms, the president declared that
nothing shall turn the United States
aside until the war is won and Germany
is beaten. All talk of peace, he pro.
nounced out of the question, in his mes
sage to Congress yesterday.
A wild demonstration greeted the
presidents recommendation that war be
declared against Austria Hungary. Sem
ators and representatives arose in their
seats and applauded, while visiting mem
bers of the diplomatic corps smiled and
applauded.
Senators La Toilette and Gore, how
ever, remained silent in their seats.
Another outburst of applause greeted
the presidents declaration that repara-
ton must be made for the damage done
by the German army. Again the assem-
bed law makers jumped to their feet
and applauded vigorously for several sec
onds.
The closing declaration that the whole
energy of the nation should be devoted to
winning the war evoked more long out
bursts In this passage the president
approached an unusually dramatic de-
livery, and as he turned down the last
page of his manuscript and bowed slight.
ly the entire assemblage rose and the
tumult lasted half minute.
The president smiled, put his glasses in
his vest pocket as he stepped down from
the rostrum and went out of the cham
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The president spoke as follows;
Gentlemen of the Congress:
Eight months have elapsed since | last
had the honor of addressing you. They
have been months crowded with events
of immense and grave significance for us.
shall not undertake to detail or even to
summarize those events. The practical
particulars of the part we have played in
them will be laid before you in the re-
ports of the executive departments. /
shall discuss only our present outlook
upon these vast affairs, our present du
ties and the immediate means of accom-
plishing the objects we shall hold always
in view. | shall not 90 back to debate
the causes of the war. The intolerable
wrongs done and planned against us by
the sinister masters of Germany have
long since become too grossly obvious
to every true American to need to be re-
hearsed, But shall ask you to consider
again and with very grave scrutiny |
our detectives and the measures by which |
we mean to attain them; for the purpose
of discussion here in this place is action |
and our action must move straight to-
wards definite ends.
Our object is, of course, TO win the war;
and we shall not slacken or suffer our
selves to be diverted until ii is won. But
it is worth while asking and answering
the question. when shall we consider
the war won? From one point of view
il is not necessary to breach this funda.
mental matter. do not doubt that the
American people know what the war is
about and what sort of an outcome they
will regard as realization of their pur-
pose in it. As nation we are united
in spirit and intention. pay little heed
to those who tell me otherwise.
Will Ignore Strutting Peace Men.
hear the voices of dissent--who does
notg Hear the criticism and the clamor
of the noisily thoughtless and trouble
some. | also see men here and there
fling themselves in impotent disloyalty I
against the calm, indomitable power of
the nation hear men debate peace who
understand neither its nature nor the
way in which we may attain it with up
lifted eyes and unbroken spirits. But
know that none of these speaks for the '
nation. They do not touch the heart of
anything. They may safely be left to {
strut their uneasy hour and be forgot.
ten.
But from another point of view be- {
ieve that it is necessary to say plainly i
what we here at the seat of action con-
slider the war to be for and what part {
We mean to play in the settlement of its 4
searching issues We are the spokesman G
If the American people, and they have a e
light to know whether their purpose is /
'urs. They desire peace by the over C
coming of evil, by the defeat once for all /
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