The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-04

war with Germany, but not with her
allies. l therefore very earnestly rec.
ommend that the congress Immediate
ly declare that the United States is in
state of war with Austria-Hungary.
Does it seem strange to you that this
should be the conclusion of the argu.
ment l have just addressed to you?
1t is not. It is, in fact, the inevitable
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 government of
Austria-Hungary is not acting upon
it's own initiative or in response to
the wishes and feelings of its own
peoples, but as the instrument of an
other nation. We must meet it's force
with our own, and regard the cen
trail powers as but one. The war can
be successfully conducted 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 60
wherever the necessities of this war
carry us, but it seems to me that we
should 60 only where immediate and
practical considerations lead US, and
not heed any others.
Measures Necessary.
1.-THE financial and military meas
ures, which must be adopted will sug
gest themselves as the war and its
undertakings develop, but l will take
the liberty Of proposing to you GER
tain other acts of legislation which
seem to me to be needed for the sup
port of the war and for the release
of our whole force and energy. 1t will
be necessary to extend in certain par
ticulars the legislation Of the last SEES
sion with regard to alien enemies;
and also necessary, ] believe, to ere
ate very definite and particular con-
troll over the entrance and departure
of all persons into and from the Unit
ed States"
Germany's declaration that she is
fighting a war of ,self-defense against
deliberate aggression the president
declared "wantonly" false, and he re-
iterated anew that no one is threat
ening the independence Of the peace.
full enterprise Of Germany. OF those
who speak Of peace without the over
throw of the German autocracy, the
president declared:
The Strutting Pacifist.
II hear men debate peace who un-
derstand neither its nature nor the
way in which we may attain it. With
uplifted eyes and unbroken spirit,
they may safely be left to strut their
uneasy hour and be forgotten"
Declaring anew that the United
States has no war on Germanys skill,
enterprise or commercial achievement,
the president declared. that the. United
States became Germany's enemy only
when she started QUITO dominate the
world by force of arms. Ell IL {hD'
The Russian Situation. igdo ~
The developments In Russia the
president dismissed in d few words:
1.-The Russian people have been poi
soned by the very same dark false
hoods" he said, 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. 1t cannot be ut
tered too plainly or TOGO often" g.
Defense Of Home Country. t.s.
Accompanying his recommendations
for a declaration Of war on Austria,
the president in no uncertain terms.
told congress it must make adequate
provisions to- protect the ration
against the alien enemies. He de-
clared it should create a very definite
and particular control" over all per-
sons entering or leaving the United
States. Violations Of the proclama-
ton covering enemy alien activity
should be punished by penitentiary
sentences for women as we'll as men.
Would Control Profiteers.
Among recommendations for legis-
lation connected with the war, the
president included more laws to con-
troll profiteering. The law of supply
and demand, the president declared,
had been replaced by the law Of un-
restrained selfshness." To congress,
itself, the president made plea for
economy in government expenditures.
The president closed with an ap-
peal to congress to devote its entire
energies to legislation for winning
the war and reiterated the disinter.
ested war policy of the United States,
seeking only for the preservation OF
liberty and democracy.
Hand Of God on the Nation.
"A supreme moment OF history has
come" said the president, in con.
clusion. 1.-The eyes of the people have
been opened and they see. The hand
of God is laid upon the nation. He
will show them favor, devoutly be-
lieve, only if they rise to the clearer
heights of His own justice and
mercy go
Our Alien Enemies.
legislation should be enacted de-
filming as a criminal offense every will
full violation of the presidential proc
lamations relating to alien enemies
promulgated under section 40G7 of the
revised statutes and providing appro-
pirate punishment; and women as well
as men should be included under the