The Dermott news., 1917-11-08
PRESIDENTS WAR
 MESSAGE GARBLED
Full Text Withheld From People of Germany by kaiser's
 Government.
PASSAGES WERE SUPPRESSED
Report of Wolff Telegraph Bureau, Unofficial Mouthpieee of Kaiser. Shows Wilson's Address
 Distorted.

The German people never had an op- portunity to read the full text of the address delivered by President Wilson before congress on April ., 1917, in which the president called upon con gress to declare the existence of the state of war then being vaged upon the United States by Germany In the copies of this address which were per mitted to be published in Germany. many passages were suppressed, ne c0rding 10 the committee on public information Of che United States gov. ernmeht. The passages suppressed iu- cluded those in which the president told why the United States had heen forced to enter into the war against Germany In protection of Its rights and In order to make the world safe for democracy.
 The committee on public Information has issued a copy of the presidents address, showing the passages which were suppressed by the Wolff Tele- graph bureau, which k under govern ment censorship and has been consist ently employed by the German govern ment for the pramulgation of it's off cial opinions. The following is an of. hcial copy of the presidents address With the passages suppressed by the Wolff Telegraph bureau shown in bold faced type:
 Gentlemen of the Congress.
 have called the congress into ex+r4= ordinary session because there arr sr= eioas' very serious. choices of policy ta be made, and made tmurdfgtaIv= when It IS neither right nor eonstl tat3on4Iie permissible that should assume he r, sponsibilty of mak ng
 On the 3d of February last officially iaid before you the extraordinary 4n# nouncement Of the frHBeria5 German government that on and liter the Izt day Of February II was It's purpose ta put aside all restraints of law or of ha= manity and use it's submarines to sink every vessel that sought te 4nnroarR either the ports Of Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Eurone or any Of the ports controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Medi. terranean. That had seemed tn be the ooject Of the German submarine war fare earlier in the war but since April of last year the Imperial government had somewhat restrained the eamman= ders of it's undersea craft in conform ity with it's promise. then given to u. that passenger boats should not be sunk, and that due warning would he given to all other vessels which its submarines might seek to destroy. when no resistance wns offered or cape ruenspted. and care taken that their crews were given least a fair chance to snve their lives In their Open boats- The precautions tnken were meng~r snd hnphnxard enough. as was proved In distressing instance after instance in the progress of the cruel and unmnniy business. but certain de gree of restraint was observed.
 The new policy has swept every re- striction aside. Vessels Of every kind whatever their nnG. their character their cargo, their destination. their errand. have been ruthlessly sent 10 the bottom without warning and with out thought of help or mercy for those on board the vessels Of friendly neu- trais along with those Of bell gerents Even hospital ships and ships carrying relief to the soreIv hereRved and -trIck- en people of Beigium, though the lat ter were provided with safe conduct through the prescribed areas by the German government Itself and were di-tip Suished by uumi-taknbIe marks of identity. have been sunk with the same reckless lack of compassion or of principle.
 was Tor little while unable to believe that such things would In fact be done by any government thnt had hitherto subscribed to the humane practices of civilized nations. Inter national law had It's origin In the nt- tempt to set up some law which would he respected and observed upon the seas, where nation hHd right of dominion and where iny the free high ways of the world. Ky painful et4ge after stage has that law been built up with meager enough results indeed after all was accomplished that could be accomplished but always with a clear view. Ht least. of vhat the heart and conscience of mankind demanded.
 This minimum of right the German government has swept aside under the plea of retaliation and necessity and because fl had no weapons which it could use at sea excent these which 1t is impossi hle to empl6y as II is em- pIoying them without throwing to the wind ali scruples of huma ntv or of respect for the understandings that were supposed to underlie the inter course of the world
 am not now thinking of the loss ef property involved immense and serious as that Is. but only of the wanthn and wholesale destruction of the lives of non n-com ba tauts. men. women. and chl- dren. engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history. been deemed innocent and legitimate Property can he paid tort the lives of pencefuI and innocent people cannot he. The present German submarine warfare against commerce Is warfare against mankind
 It Is a war against all nations Amer lcan ships have b~eu sunk, American lives taken. In ways which 1t has stirred us very deeply to ienrp of hut the ships mad people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk