The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-04-06
PRESIDENT WILSON
ADDRESSES CONGRESS-
Continued from page three)

Soihe pefllouSly near 10 ulSlulblnE the
peace and dislocating the industries of
the country have been carried on at
the instigation, with the support and
even under personal direction of Of
fetal agents of the imperial govern
ment accredited to the government of
the United States.
Even in checking these things and
trying to cXtirpatc them we have
sought to put the most generous inter
probation possible upon them because
we knew that their source lay not in
any hostile feeling or purpose of the
German people towards us (whO were
no doubt. rs ignorant of them as we
ourselves werc), but only in the self
iSh DESIGNS of government that did
what it pleased and told its people
nothing. But they have played their
part in serving to convince us at least
that that government cntertains no
real friendship for us and means to
act against our peace and security at
its convenience. That means to stir
up enemies against us at our very
doors the intercepted note to the Ger
man minister at Mexico City is elo-
Quert evidence.
Must Accept Challenge
eve are accepting this challenge
of hostile purpose because we know
that in such n government. following
such methods. we can never have n
friend; and that in the presence of it
organized power, always lying in wait
to accomplish we know now what pur-
pose, there can be no assured security
for the democratic governments of the
world.
"We are now about to accept gage
of battle with this natural foe to lib
erty and shall. if necessary, spend the
whole force of the nation to check and
nullify its pretensions and its powers.
We arc glad now that We see the
facts with no veil of false nretcnsc
about them, to fight thus for tho ulti.
mate peace of the world and for the
liberation of its peoples. tho German
people included; for the riwhtS Of ma
tlonS great and small and the r~iv-
lc%e of men everywhere to choose thoir
way of life and Of obedience. The
world must be made safe for dcmor-
racY It's peace must be planted unon
the trusted foundations of political lib
erty.
1--WE have no selfish ends to serve
we desire no conquest, no dominion
We seek no indemntieS for ourselves.
no material compensation for the
sacrifices we shall freely make. We
are but one Of the champions of tho
rights of mankind. We shall be salts
led when those rights have been as
secure as the faith and the freedom Of
the nations can make them.
Just because we fight without
rancor and without selfish objects
seeking nothing for ourselves but
what we shall wish to share with all
free peoples, we shall. 7 feel conf
dent. conduct our operations as bel
hgerents without passion and our
selves observe with proud punctilio the
principles of right and of fair play we
profess to be fighting for.
Not Against Austria.
81 have said nothing of the govern
ments allied with the imperial gov
ernment of Germany because they
have not made war upon US or chal-
lenged us to defend our rights and
our honor. The Austro- Hungarian
government has indeed avowcd its un
qualified Endorsement and acceptance
of the reckless and !awlcss submarine
warfare adopted now without GiSuuisc
by the imperial German government
and it has therefore not been uossihln
for this government to receive Count
TarnowSki. the ambassador recently
accredited to this governments hv tho
imperial and royal government OF
AustriaE Hungary: but that ~ovorY