The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-06
PUT THEM IN PENlTENTlARiEs
INSTEAD OF CAMPS.
OTHER War MEASURES ASKED
Legislation Suggested To Relieve the
Railways and Conserve Natural
Resources Of Couatry-Peace To
Mean Death to Prussianism.
lBv Fred T. Ferguson. J


clare state of war against Austria
Hungary Our present and immedi-
ate task is war to victory and let
nothing turn US aside from it until the
end has been accomplished, he an
nonnced to the world.
'Austria-Hungary must be consider
ed as an enemy of America, and our
duty is to remove this, embarrassing
obstacle which is standing in our way"
Resources of Country Pledged.
Every power and every resource
whether money, material or man, is
being devoted, and will continue to be
devoted to war until such an end has
been achieved.
ANY peace which America may
make must include the deliverance of
Austria Hungary. Turkey and Bulga-
ria, as well as Northern France and
Belgium, from Prussian domination"
he said
The president suggested legislation
which will relieve the railroads and
the food situation. The latter of
which he said was caused mostly on
account of selfshness rather than on
the laws of supply and demand.
Make Prisoners Work.
He urged legislation for the full use
of natural resources and the water
power of the country, more drastic
laws to punish enemy aliens and an
amendment to include the women as
well as the men under the enemy alien
act
The president suggested that in
stead of combining the enemy aliens in
comfortable internment camps that
they be sent TO the penitentiaries and
made to work as "other criminals of
today"
Other Legislation Suggested.
Following are portions of the presi-
dents message:
Gentlemen of Congress: Eight
months have elapsed since have had
the honor of addressing you. All of
these months have been crowded with
events of immense and great signifl-
canoe and rising out of them, have
4 been unforeseen results. l shall not
undertake to tell or even summarize
4 these events.
/ shall discuss only the present out
4 look on the war and our present du
ties and immediate menas of accom-
plishing the objects which hold aret
q in our view. l shall not so much as
y even go back to the discussion of the
q causes of the war.
When the War Will End.
But | shall ask you to consider
\ again for the purpose of this war the
striking events and the events must
come and come quick for the accom-
n plishment of this difficult end.
4 Our objects are of course to win
the war, and we of course must defeat
the enemy if we are going to do so.
But is worth the asking and the
answering of this question: When is
the war going to end?
This question time alone can answer
The One Great Obstacle.
Zone Of the greatest embarrassing
obstacles which is standing in our way
/ at the present time is that we are at
war with Germany but not with her
allies.
Il therefore very earnestly recon- I
mend to the congress that they imme-
dittely declare the United States in a
state fwar against Austria Hungary. |
Does this seem strange to you? II |
should not, for this is what have been
insisting on all the time. Austria |
Hungary for the time being is the vas
sal of the German government. Wei
must face the fact that they are not
acting upon sentiment in this strange I
position. Neither is the government
Of Austria Hungary acting upon the
wishes Of her people, but as an instru-
ment to another nation. We must
therefore regard the central powers !
all as one. The war cannot be con-
Quoted to a successful end in any 9TH
er way.
Turkey and Bulgaria are also tools
OF the Germana government put they l
are only mere tools and they are not
now in our path to necessitate such
action. Therefore when The time com
es we must strike and strike al the
right moment but heed no others.
IF have overlooked anything of
important value The Congress win sup
i ply all of my omissions.
Time To Talk Plainly. j
Il have spoken plainly because II r
seems to me that the time has come h
|x'hen II Is necessary TO speak plainly v
|n order that the world may know the Il
heat and ardor of the aims Of America h
thoughts to carry the war to success hl