Connecticut western news., 1917-12-06

thol gu. tLat al. ,policies must be con ceived and executed in this midday hour of the worlds life. German rulers have been able to urset the peace of the world only because t-e German people were not suleced un- der their tutelage to share the com- radeship of the other peoples of the world either in thought or in purpose. They were allowed to have no opinion of their own which might be set up as rue of conduct for ,nJse who eA- ercised authority over them. But the congress that concludes this war will feel the full strength of the tides tha- run now in the hearts and Onjciences of free men everywhere. Its conclu- sions will run with those tides.
 All those things have been true from the very beginning of this stu pendous war, and I cannot help thinking that if they had been made plain at the very outset the sympa- thy and enthusiasm of the Russian people might have been once for all enlisted on the side of the allies, sus- picion and distrust swept away and real and lasting union of purpose effected Had they believed these things at the very moment of their revolution and had they been con firmed in that belief since, the sad re- verses which have recently marked the progress of their affairs toward an ordered and stable government of free men might have been avoided. The Russian people have been poi soned by the very same falsehoods that have kept the German people in the dark, and the poison has been administered by the very same hands. The only possible antidote is the truth. It cannot be uttered too plain ly or too often.
 Declarations of Our Purpose.
 From every point of view, there fore, it has seemed to be my duty to speak these declarations of purpose, to add these specific interpretations to what I took the liberty of saying to the senate in January. Our en- trance into the war has not altered our attitude toward the settlement that must come when it is over.
 w n6n | Sdlu III JLHudly LlldL lhO nations of the world were entitled not only to free pathways upon the sea, but also to assured and unmo- tested access to those pathways. was thinking, and I am thinking, not of the smaller and weaker nations alone which need our countenance and support, but also of the great and powerful nations and of our present enemies as we'll as our pres ent associates in the war. I was thinking, and am thinking now, of Austria herself, among the rest, as we'll as of Servia and of Poland. Jus tice and equality of rights can be had. ony at agreat price. We seek per manent, not temporary, foundations for the peace of the world and must seek them candidly and fearlessly. As always, the right will prove to be the expedient.
 What shall we do then to put a stop to this great war of freedom and justice to it's righteous conclusion? We must clear away with thorough hand all impediments, to success, and we must make every adjustment of law that will facilitate the full and free use of our whole capacity and force as fighting unit.
 One very embarrassing obstacle that stands in our way is that we are at war with Germany, but not with her allies. I therefore very earnestly rec ommend that the Congress immediate ly declare the United States in state of war with Austria-Hungary.
 Does it seem strange to you that this should be the conclusion of the argument 1 have just addressed to you? It is not. It is. in fact, the in- evitab,e logic of what have said. Austria-Hungary is for the time being not her own mistress. but simply the vassal of the German government. We must face the facts as they are and act upon them without sentiment in this stern business. The govern ment of Austria Hungary is not acting upon it's own initiative or in response to the wishes and feelings of it's own peoples, but as the instrument of an other nation. We must meet it's force with our own and regard the Central powers as but one.
 The war can be successfully con- ducted in no other way. The same logic would lead also to a declaration of war against Turkey and Bulgaria. They also are the tools of Germany. But they are mere tools and do not yet stand in the direct path of our necessary action. We shall go where ever the necessities of this war carry us, but it seems to me that we should go only where immediate and practi- cal considerations lead us andnot heed any others.
 The financial and military measures which must be adopted will suggest themselves as the war and it's under takings develop, but I will take the