The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-04-14
PRESIDENT URGES
WAR AGAINST THE
KA|SERS MACHINE
Tells Congress Germany Has
Forced Fight by Dirty Sub
marine Work.
SAYS WE CAN'T KEEP OUT
Mr.. Wilson Advises Use Of All Nations
Strength to Help Entente Allies
Crush Prussian Autocracy
and Protect Freedom.

Speaking before joint session OF
the senate and house on Monday night,
President Wilson declared that state
of war already existed between Ger
many and the United States because
of Germanys unrestricted submarine
activities. lie asked the legislative
body to make a formal statement TO
this effect and to pass laws making 1t
possible for the nation TO use all its
resources to defeat Germany and bring
an early peace.
He said emphatically that Americans
have no quarrel with the body of Ger
man people. bur that we. as a nation,
must join the entente allies to destroy
the autocratic government which seeks
TO dominate and bully the democratic
nations of the world. Regarding actual
war measures, Mr.. Wilson said:
"It will involve the utmost practi-
cal cooperation I'm counsel and acton
with the governments now at war with
Germany and. as incident to that, the
extension to those governments OF the
most liberal credit, in order that our
resources may be added to theirs.
Resources.
1T will involve the organization and
mobilization of all the material re-
sources of the country to supply the
materials of war and serve the incl
dental needs of the nation in the most
abundant and yet the most economical
and efficient way possible.
The Navy.
at will involve the immediate full
equipment of the navy In all respects,
but particularly i'm supplying it with
enemy's submarines.
The Army.
1T will involve the immediate addi-
ton TO the armed forces of the United
States already provided for In case of
war at least 100000 men. who should
in my opinion, he chosen upon the
principle of universal liability to serv-
ice, and also the authorization of sub
sequent additional increment of equal
force so soon as they may be needed
and can be handled in training.
Finance.
ut will involve the granting ade-
quate credits tn the government. sus-
tanned, hope. so far as they can equi-
tably be sustained by the present gen
Grafton. by well conceived taxation.
:. IT seems to me that ii would he
most unwise to have the credits which
will now be necessary entered on bor-
rowed money.
Munitions.
"We should interfere as little as
possible with the duty-for il will
he very practical duty-of supplying
the nations already mt war With Ger
many with the material which they
can obtain only from us"
Review Of Situation.
Reviewing the development of
trouble between Germany and the
United States, Mr.. Wilson said:
"On the Sd of February last ! Off
cially laid before you the eXtraordi-
nary announcement of the imperial
German government that on and after
the first da. of February twas its
purpose to put aside all restraints of
law or of humanity and use iss sub
marines to sink every vessel that
sought to approach either the ports of
Great Britais and Ireland or tlS west
crn coast of Europe or any of the ports
controlled by the enemies of Germany
within the Mediterranean.
"The new policy has swept every re-
striction aside. Vessels of every kind,
whatever their flag, their character,
their cargo. their destination. their err
rand have been ruthlessly sent to the
bottom without warning and without
thought of help or mercy for those on
board, the vessels of friendly neutrals
along with those of belligerents.
Even Hospital Ships.
Even hospital ships and ships car
rying relief to the sorely bereaved and
stricken people of Belgium. though the
latter were provided with safe-conduct
through the prescribed area by the
German government itself and were
distinguished by unmistakable marks
of identity, have been sunk with the
same reckless lack of compassion or OF
principle.
II am not now thinking of the loss
of property involved. immense and Sc
riOus as II Is, but only of the wanton
and wholesale destruction of the lives
Of noncombatants, men, women and