The Detroit times., 1917-12-05

Wilson's war message TO congress
follows.
The president said
Centiefnen az the ru-tr#@=----iel--
months have elapsed since hhI VIC
49,, 49,. p,s rr.vyfef with events %
immense and grave aiEn' Ncan.t io-
ug I shall not undertake 20 or rL"it T.
even 70 summ0rirr these fNenls. .
practical particulars ~ the par
have played in them wll Pc lald oe
fore you 10 the reporth or we g.
tive department. I SHAH discuss oI..
our present outlook upon these Nasi
affairs. our present duties end lne ~
ygrdfafe means ~ accomplishing me
0bfrrts we shall hold slways in view
/ shall not go tack i eeoS,,s ,.-. ,2. ~.
causes of The war The intolerance
wrongs done and planned agalnsi us
by the sinister masters or @efhahy
have long since become 70. kI'.f
obvious and odious 20 every true An
evscen ta need o. he rehonrsed But
shall ask Won 90 consider again
and with n very grave SCI utlnl -uI
ohjectives and measures ~ w ~. r,r.
mean to attain rbem. tor We ~
pose ~ discussion here In THIS plAce
= action. and our action must H-t.
straight towards DEFINITE nlms- our
oh,Art IL of course. TO win the war
and we shall not slacken or ruH er
ourselves e. De diverted until Y ~
won But & is worth while asking
and answering the question. When
shall we consider the war wouf
PeOpie Are United
From one polhs ~ view ~ is not
nacsssary 10 broach this fundamental
matter I DO not doubt that the Am
ertcan people know what the war IS
thev will regard as realization OF
their purpose IN T. A. nation We
are united Ia spirit and Intention. I
pay little heed to those VINO teil nls
otherwise. I hear the voices OF ols-
ssnt-vrho does not9 hear The criti-
cism and tho clamor of the noisy
thouRhtless and Troublesome. I also
selves in impotent disloyalty against
the calm, indomitapie power OF ne
nation I hear men debate peace 90
understand neither It's nature nor me
way IN which We may attain u with
uplisted eyes and uubroken Hpirlts
But know that none OF these
speaks for the nation. Tney DO not
touch tho heart of any thing They
may safely be LEFT 20 strut their un-
easy hour and be forgotten. but
from another point OF view } beheEe
that II is necessary % say pls,n1tg
consider the war % be Tor and wnat
part we mean 20 play Tn me settte-
ment Of its searching issues. We are
the spOEEFUTEn n Tire American tH"-
pie and they have a right 90 know
whether their purpose is ours.
They desire peace by the efercpnl +.
ing OF evil hy the defeat once for 81
az the sinister forces that interrupt
peace and render ~ imp-sslpiti ana
they wish 20 know how closely our
thought runs with theirs ana VIA
tient with those who desire peace By
any sorf OF cOmpromi se--ort plF and
indignantly impa tieut--but they VIII
be equally impatient with Us " we DO
not make II plain 20 them wnat our
objectives arc and what We are plan
ming for in seeking 20 make conquest
of peace by arms.
America's Peace Terms
believe 1 speak for them when I
say things First. that this InfOlerabie
thing OF which the masters OF Ger
many have shown us the ugly face.
this menace of combined Intrigue and
force which we now see 40 clearly n
the German power, without honor or
rnpncify for cOvcnRutcd pence, must
be crushed, and ~ IL he not utteriN
brought 10 an end nj ieAst sout %eut %
from the friendly iDtercOurse of the
nnffonst and second. that when fhts
thIng and its power are indeed de-
fented and the time comes that We
can discuss peace--when the German
people have npokesmeD whose word
we can believe and when those
spoke.men are ready I'm the name OF
their people 90 accept the common
Judgement Of the nations NJ 20 what
shall beneeforth be the bases OF law
and Of covenant for the ufe OF ths
world--.we shall be wiliinE and Eiha
10 pay the full price for peace Hna
pay it uRErudEinEi,.
We know what that price will he.
IL viii he full Impartial juatl0es JUS
ttce done ne every point and 60 every
nation that the hDal settlement must
effect. our enemies As well our
friends. You catch. With me. the
voices Of humanity that are IN tie
air. They grow daily more audible
more artiCuiates more persuasive r. hhQ
they come from the hearts or men
everywhere They insist that the
war shall not end In yindlctive ac-
Nrfw Al Ion Inf
people shall be robbed or punished
because the irresponsible rulers of a
single country have Themselves dom
deep and abominahie wrong II is
this thought that has been expressed
in the formula 'nc aGne.atlons. no
contributions no punitive iudemul-
ties" Just because this crude formu-
Ia expresses the instructive judgment
as 10 right 90 plain men everywhere
II has been made diilgeut use ~ by
the masters ~ German intrigue To
lead the people of Russia astray and
the people OF every other country
their agents could reach in order that
premature peace might De broug Q
about before eutocrncy las been
taught its final ana convincing lesson
and the people of tie world put ln
control ~ their own destinles
But the fact that = wrong use has
been made ~ "a just idca ia no reas 1n
why "A right use should not Poe made
of a. TO ought 90. De brought under
the patronage - SIS real friends.
Let ~ Doe said again that autoc-
racy must FIRST be shown the uttN-
futility of It's claims GO power tr
leadership in the modern world n
n impossible 10 apply any standard
OF justice 80 Ions such forces nre
unchecked and undefeutrd ~ the
present masters OF Germany COM
mand. Not until that hes been done
can right be sea uu He arbIter a1l
peaccmakcr among the nations lfut
when that has been done a., God
willing 10 assurEdly Wai ne Ht
shall at least ho frce tl a1 $50 un-
precrdentc1 thing. ana this trf
time O. hVoW cuf purpose o. dn ft
We shall bo free tu b1tn peace ou
EenerusltY aud Justice. to the eNciu-
siou 81 ali srIlHh claims tn ad ttn E'
even on tie part cf the rirt0rr
Let there be no misundrr.. "A ing
Our present and imr1r rHilufc tnsk is 81
win the war aud nothing shall .urr
"a aside frum n unui 81 i~ ---on1.
piished. ENcFf power nnd usct
We po~~css. whether 90 men, or money
or Of materials. is being devoted rns
will ruutfnnr 90 be- de-of.a 20 fha
purpose uutu ~ ~ achieved u os,
who desire to hring urnec nbeuf be
fore TINT purpose o. achieved D roun.
Sei 60 carry their advice els " her-
rFEnrd the war ~ won only whrl
the Grrfnnn people sav a. ua. sari
properly accredited representative
that thrv nrc ready 90 aRree 90
settlement based upon iastIcc -at
thr reunrutiou Of the wrongs thei
rulers have done. They have done
wronc to Belgium which must h
repaired They have estahii shed
mower over other lands and people
than their Own--over the great cm
plrc Of AuFtrfa-Hungarv over hita
erto free Balkan states. over Turke
NaHa D. .nk