The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-12-14


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: thinking, and am thinking now, no
{ of the smaller and weaker nations alone
. which need our countenance and support
4 but also of the great and powerful ma
( lions, and of our present associates II
k the war. / was thinking, and am think
l rest, as We'll as of Serbia and of Poland
Justice and equality of rights can be ha'
only at great price. We are seeking
! permanent, not temporary foundations
: for the peace of the world and must ssel
them candidly and fearlessly as always
/ the right will prove to be the expedient
+ Urges War on Austria.
+ What shall we do. then, to push thi'
! righteous conclusion? We must cleai
, away with a thorough hand all impedi
ments to success. and we must make
every adjustment of law that will facili-
: tate the full and free use of our whole
: capacity and force as a fighting unit.
One very embarrassing obstacle that
, stands in our way is that we are at wal
with Germany but not with her allies
III therefore very earnestly recommend
that the congress Immediately declare
the United States in state of war with
Austria-Hungary Does it seem strange
to you that this should be the conclu-
sion of the argument l have just address
ed to you? 1t is not. 1t is in fact the
inevitable logic of what l have said.
| Austria Hungary is for the time being
not her own mistress, but simply the
vassal of the German government We
upon them without sentiment in this
stern business. The government of Aus
trial Hungary is not acting upon its own
initiative or in response to the wishes and
feelings of it's own people, but as the in
Strument of another nation. We must
meet its force with our own and regard
| the central powers as but one. The war
| can be successfully conducted in no other
way. The same logic would lead also
to declaration of war against Turkey
and Bulgaria. They are also the tools
/ n PI1t
and do not vet stand in the direct path
| of our necessary action. We shall go
wherever the necessities of this war carry
US, but 1t seems to me that we should
go only where immediate and practical
considerations lead US and not heed any
others.
The financial and military measures
which must be adopted will suggest
themselves as the war and its undertake
ings develop, but l will take the liberty
of proposing to you certain other acts
needed for the support of the war and
for the release of our whole force and
energy
1t will be necessary to extend in GER
tain particulars the legislation of the
last session with regard to alien enemies:
and also necessary, believe. to create
over the entrance and departure OF all
persons into and from the United States
Include Women.
Legislation should be enacted defining
ton of presidential proclamations relat-
ing to alien enemies promulgated under
Section 4O67 of the revised statutes and
providing appropriate punishmentS; and
women as well as spnen should be includ-
ed under the terms of the acts placing
restraints upon alien enemies. 1t is like |
mics will be willing to be fed and housed |
at the expense of the government in the |
detention camps, and it would be the |
purpose of the legislation | have sug-
or tn fir1a nffanHarC
in penitentiaries and other similar insti- |
buttons, where they could be made to |
work as other criminals do.
Recent experience has convinced me
that the congress must go further in au-
thorizing the government to set limits
to prices. The law of supply and de-
placed by the law of unrestricted selfish
ness. While we have eliminated profit
teering in several branches of industry
it still runs impudently rampant in 9th
with a great deal of justice that. while
the regulation of food prices restricts
their incomes, no restraints are placed
upon the prices of most of the things
they must themselves purchase: and sim
liar inequties obtain on all sides.
Use Water Power.
1t is imperative necessity that the con-
Sideration of the full use of the water
power of the country, and also the con-
'ideration of the systematic and yet eco
lomical development of such natural re-
sources of the country as are still under
he control of the federal government
should be constructively dealt with at the
earliest possible moment. The pressing |
iced of such legislation is daily becom-
ng more obvious.
That legislation proposed at the last
ession with regard to regulated COM
'inations among our exporters, in order |
o provide for our foreign trade a more
Effective organization and method of CO.
peration, ought by all means to be COM i
lied at this session. ,
And | beg that the members of the
ouse will permit me to express the opin-
on that it will be impossible to deal in
ny way but a very waSteful and eXtraV-
giant fashion with the enormous appro-
riations of the public moneys which
aust continue to be made, if the war is I
D be properly sustained. unless the house
ill consent to return to it's former prac- t
ice of initiating and preparing all appro- +
ration bills through single committee,
4 order that responsibility may be cen, I
cred, expenditures standardized and I
lade uniform and waste and duplication .
S much possible avoided.
Discusses Transportation. /
Additional legislation may also become
ecesSary before the present congress ad- q
)urns in order to effect the most eff @
lent coordination and operation of the
always and other transportation SyS-
Ems of the country, but to that l snail f.
circumstances should demand, call the :
ttention of congress upon another oc- 1
lsion q
If | have overlooked anything that
lght to be done for the more effective I
1nduct of the war, your own counsels
ill supply the omission. What | am
erfectly clear about is that in the pres u
1T session of congress our whole atten- |,
on and energies could be concentrated
a vigorous and rapid and successful ii
'osecution of the great task of winning b
lie war.
Strikes Hard. II
We can do this with all the greater
al and enthusiasm because we know
lat for us this is war of high prin-
pie, debased by no selfish ambition of
or spolation, and because we
low, and the world knows, that we have NJ
zen forced into it to save the very in y
buttons we live under from corruption W
Id destruction. The purpose of the | h
ntral powers strikes straight at the -
ry heart of everything we believe in; RI
cir methods of warfare outrage every ir
inciple of humanity and of knightly =
NOR; their intrigue has corrupted the p
ry thought and spirit of many of our C.
ople: their sinister and secret diplo-
acy has sought to take our very terri III
ny away from us and disrupt the union nj
the states. Our safety would be at
end, our honor forever sullied and III
ought into contempt were we to permit u;
cir triumph. They are striking at the
ry existence of democracy and liberty.
War of Preservation
1t is because il is for us of high.
purpose in which all the
ee people of the world are banded to-
Their for the vindication of right, war A
= the preservation of our nation and of ca
that it has held dear of principle and -
r,trnose thar we feel ourselves dOIIhIy | Z,