The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-04-13
Wants Nation to Help the
Entente Allies Whip
Kaiser.
AUToCRACY WORLD MENACE
America Enters the Struggle to
Aid in Saving Freedom for
DemocracieS.

state papers of American history.
President Wilson addressed the senate
and house in joint session Monday
night and asked for declaration of
state of war with Germany.
He based his assertions that the
kaiser's government is already con
Quoting hosulitIes against the United
States on Germany's unrestricted sub
marine warfare, on the widespread and
destructive German spy system I'm this
country-which has destroyed prop
erty and sought to intrigue Mexico and
Japan against us-and on the bloody
ambition of Prussian autOcracy to do
inmate the world of governing
peoples.
And to the end that this autocratic
power may be defeated and the safety
OF peace-loving. nations assured. Mr.
Wilson called upon congress to EN-
ploy all the resources of the United
States tn whip Germany. He urged
entire cooperation with the entente
allies with men, money and supplies,
and he recommended the recruiting of
the regular army and National Guard
to more than half a million and the
raising of an additional 10000 mill
tary force by applying a univer-
sal service law.
Most notable in the presidents ad-
dress was the section devoted TO an
indictment of Prussian autocracy and
professional milItarism. He said:
Our object now Is to vindicate the
principles of peace and of Justice I'm
the life of the world as against selfish
and autocratic power and TO set up
amongst the really free and salf-gov-
erned peoples of the world such a con
cert of purpose and of action as will
henceforth insure the observance of
those principles.
Neutrality Not Feasible
Neutrality is no longer feasible or
desirable when the peace of the world
Is involved and the freedom of ieS
peoples, and the menace to that peace
and freedom lies in the existence of au-
tocratic governments backed by organ
lied force which is controlled wholly
by their will, not by the will of their
people. We have seen the last of neu-
trality In such circumstances.
We are AT the beginning of an age
/ In which 1t will be insisted that the
| same standards OF conduct and of r.
| sponsihility for wrong done shall be oh
/ served among nations and their gov
ernments that are observed among the
/ individual citizens Of civilized states.
No Quarrel With People.
/ We have no quarrel with the German
! people. We have no feeling toward
| them but one of sympathy and friend.
ship. 1t was not upon their impulse
/ that their government acted In enter
/ ing this war. 1t was not with their
previous knowledge or approval.
1t was war determined upon as wars
| used 10 be determined on In Tire Old
unhappy days when peoples were no
where consulted by their rulers nnf
wars were provoked and waged In tn,
interest of dynasties or of little group
| of ambitious men who were accustome'
TO use their fellow men as pawns ant
| tools.
A Steadfast concert for peace cal
never he maintained except 10y q part
nership of democratic nations. No an
tocratic government could be trusted I,
keep faith within IL or observe Its GOV
enants. II must be a league Of honor
partnership of opinion.
Only free peoples can hold thei
purpose and their honor steady to
common end and prefer the Interest
Of mankind TO any narrow interest q
their own.
Does not every American feel tina
assurance has been added to on
hope for the future peace Of tn
world by the wonderful and hearteu
ng things that have been happeuiu
within the last few weeks In Russia
Intrigued Against National Unity.
One Of the things that have serve
to convince US that the Prussian m
tocraCy was not and could never b
our friend is that from the very nutss
Of the present war It has filled our ur
SuSpeCtinE communities and even on
offices Of government with spies an
set criminal intrigues everyw where HfpI
against our national unity Of cauuSe
our peace within and without. our 10
duStries and our commerce.
Indeed. II i now evident that II
spies were here even before the Wa
began; and Il is unhappIly not a ma
ter Of conjecture. but a fact prove
IN our courts Of justice that the II
tTfgues which have more than one
come psrilouSly near 70 disturbing "a
peace and dlsioCating the industries {
the country have been carried on 4
the tnstigation. with the support. an
even under the personal direction {
Official agents OF the imperial govern
ment accredited to the government Z,
the United States.
WouId Act at Convenience.
But they have played their part
serving 10 convince rs at last that n
government entertains no real frieu'