Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-04-07

grim necessity, indeed
TO endeavor to destroy them before
they have shown their own intention.
They must be dealt with upon sight
if dealt with at all
The German government denies the
right OF neutrals to use arms at all
within the areas of the sea, which 1t
has prescribed, even in the defense OF
rights which no modern publicist has
ever before questioned their right to
defend. The intimation is conveyed
that the armed guards which we have
placed on or merchant ships would
be treated as beond the pale of law
and subiec to be dealt with as pirates
would be. Armed neutrality is inef-
fectual enough at best in such circum-
stances and in the face OF such preten-
sions it is worse than Intellectual; it is
likely once to produce what it was
meant to prevent; it is practically GER
tain to drag us into the war without
either the right or the effectiveness OF
belligerents.
There is one choice we cannot
make we are incapable OF making
We will not choose the path OF sub
mission and suffer the most sacred
rights four naion and our people to
be ignored or violated. The wrongs
agains which we may now array our
selves are no common wrongs; they
cut to the very roots of human life.
With a profound sense of the sol
emn and even tragical character Of
the step ! am taking and of the grave
responsibilities which il involves. but
in unhesitating obedt,'Eoe to what ]
deem my constitutional duty, ad.
wise that the congress declare the re-.
cent course of the imperial govern
ment to be in fact, nothing less than
war against the government and peo-
pie of the United States that it firmly
accept the status OF belligerent, which
has thus been thrust upon it, and that
it take immediate steps to put tho
country in a more borough state OF
deense. but also to exert all its power
and employ all its resources 10 bring
the government of tie German empire
to terms and end the war.
What tn 5 will involve is clear IL
will involve the utmost practical CO
operation in counsel and action with
the governments now at war with Ger
many, and as incident o that the ex
tension to those governments of the
most liberal financial credits, in or
der that ohr resources may so far as
possible be added to theirs. 1t will
involve the organization and mobiliza
ton of all the material resources OF
the country to supply the materials
of war and serve the incident needs
of the nation in the most abundant
and yet the most economical ana ettl-
cient way possible. 1t will involve
the immediate full equipment of the
navy in all respects but particularly
in supplying it with the best means
of dealing with he enemy's subma-
rines. 1t will involve the immediate
addition to the armed forces OF the
United States, already provided for by
law in case of war at least 100000 men
who would in my opinion be chosen
on the principle oLuniversal liability
to service and also the authorization
of substantial additional increments
of equ.l force as soon as they may
be needed and can be handled in
training.
at will involve also of course the
granting of adequate credits to te
government, sustained | hope, so far
as they can equitably be sustained, by
the present generation by we'll con
ceived taxation. say sustained so
far as may be equitable by taxation
be most unwise to base the credits
which now will be necessary entirely
on money borrowed. 1t is our duty,
most resectully urge to protect our
people so far as we may against the
very serious hardships and evils which
would be likely to arise out OF the IN
flation which would be produced by
vast loans.
I'm carrying out the measures by
which these things are to be accom-
plished, we would keep constantly IN
mind the wisdom of interfering as
little as possible in our own prepara
ton and the equipment OF ou own
military force with the duty--for IT