Evening star., 1917-04-03
Press of the Entire COuntru
Supports President Wilson
in His Appeal to Congress
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN.

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN,
history since the civil war the nation 8
chosen leader has made the fateful
decision which duty and honor imposes,
and Congress and the people will give
him loyal support. America must help
win the war, and the more speedily
the better
But never was war message couched
| In terms revealing more earnest and
sincere love of peace. The people of
| the south have learned to see in Abra-
| come when the German people will
see that in all the world they have no
better friend than Woodrow Wilson.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
Thank God that tho land of Wash
ington and Lincoln, the land whose
honor Is moro sacred than life to every
true American. has at last taken her
stand with the sister nations who have
declared that the civilization and lib
erty of the world shall not die.
Millions of hearts this morning will
greet with JOY and pride the word that
sets us free. This word. in its dignity,
it's high sentiments and its passionate
protest, Will take rank with the most
noble utterances that have ever been
delivered from the presidential chair.
BOSTON ADVERTISER:
The President at last has met the
situation firmly. and is leading in the
direction of duty and honor. He will
find the will OF the nation ready. Per-
haps best of all is the recognition he
service.
BOSTON HERALD:
Altogether admirable in form and
substance are the words Of the PreSf-
dent. By putting 1t {the Ameri-
can case against Germany on humani..
tartan grounds. he makes the offense Of
Germany against the civilization of the
! world. and SO establishes our duty to
join in stamping out what is in effect
a piratical attempt to destroy those
rights and liberties on the high seas
which the long course Of civilization
has evolved and perfected.
BOSTON POST,
There can be little doubt that Con-
sress will Immediately translate the
Presidents request into legislated
authority. Nor can there be any more
who dare to say that the people of the
United States will not stand with and
for their government. The oral slack
HARTFORD COURANT:
It is a solemn occasion in the nations
history, and President Wilson showed
that he was duly impressed with its
solemnity But he sees no other course
open than the one he advises, and there
is no other course. To take any other
would be to live and die in shame. and
even to invoke upon our own heads a
disaster against which we would be
unable to defend ourselves and lin
which we would have no friends
throughout the civilized world.
THE BALTIMORE SJNs
For wrongs done by Germany to this
country alone We are justified IN going
to war against it; for the wrongs done
by it to democracy and civilization we
are vet more abundant1y justified in
striking. We hope that Congress will
not delay a day in passing the resolu-
ton.
NEW YORK sun:
There NAV be minor divisions of
opinion in Congress, as in the country,
but any major or obstructive decision
after the adoption of the FLOOD reso-
luton will be a division not as be-
tween democrat and republican, but as
between American and traitor. And
thus, at the eloquent call of the Presi-
dent, are at last face TO race,
through no misdeed or lack OF patience
on our part. with the imperial govern
ment that has dared to make wicked
war on all mankind not subservient to
its will. The day has come for us,
like others, to do our part.
NEW YORK HERALD:
Congress will lose no time in placing
the stamp of its approval upon the
Presidents recommendation that 1t de-
clare the recent course of the German
government to have been one of war
against the government and the people
of the United States, and that it accept
the status of belligerent which has
been forced upon the nation. Congress,
acting for the American people. Will
take the steps necessary to enable the
nation to exert all its power and en-
ploy all its resources to bring the gov
ernment of the German empire to terms
and to end the war
NEW YORK AMERICANA:
We must win this war and earn an
honorable peace. and wars are only
won and honorable peace is only earned
by intelligent service, by enormous
preparation, by the united sacrifice of
the whole nation and by freely pour
ing out treasure and blood.
The time for argument is past.
Every mans duty is clear now.
Rally to the flag, and nerve yourself
to meet wars sacrifices and wars
perils as every man should meet them
dauntlessly resolved to win or to die.
NEW YORK JOURNAL OF COM
MERGE:
America will fulfill it's obligation and
assume its full share in preserving the
worlds political freedom. Between
autocracy and democracy there can be
choice Whatever. II one or the
other is to fall there is no course for
Americans to pursue except that of
helping eradicate the curse of mill
tarism. Right must rule; not might.
LOUISVILLE HERALD.
The President has reached the deci-
sion that war is the only solvent to a
condition intolerable and daily becom-
ing aggravated more and more.
Reluctantly and with very stern
regret he comedies the shipwreck of
his hopes. the destruction of his be-
liefs. the collapse of his dreams.
The day of amiable theory in eclipse,
the day of action dawns.
LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL:
There have been times when the
patience of the Courier Journal was
those times must now be forgotten. or,
if remembered at all. be recalled in
justification of the wrath that was SO
slow in breaking. However we may
have differed as to the slowness of
that brea king, there is no room for
differences among us any longer.
The American President speaks for
the, American people. aroused, outraged,
militant and determined, to every atom
of their manhood and every ounce of
their resources, that liberty shall not
perish from the earth.
LOUISVILLE ANZEIGER:
Our President contests in his mes
sage that we have to go to war to free
the world of autocratic rule. The Ger
man peoples, says he. We're not asked
If they wanted to go to war or not.