The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-04-06


ships and evils which would be likely
to arise out of the imitation which
would be produced by vast loans.
Must Supply Allies.
"In carrying out the measures by
which these things are to be accom-
plished, we should keep constantly in
mind the wisdom of interfering as lit
tie as possible in our own preparation
and in the equipment of our own mill
tary forces with the duty-for it will
be very practical duty-of supply
ing the nations already at war with
Germany with the materials which
they can obtain only from us or by our
| assistance.
Should Extend Every Aid.
"They are in the field and we should
help them in every way to be effec-
tive there.
II shall take the liberty of suggest
ing, through the several executive de-
partments of the government, for the
consideration of your committees,
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the several objects l have mentioned.
l hope that it will be your pleasure to
deal with them as having been framed
after very careful thought by the
branch of the government upon which
the responsibility of conducting the
war and safeguarding the nation will
most directly fall.
while we do these things, these
deeply momentous things, let us be
very clear and make very clear to
all the world what our motives and
our objects are. My own thought has
not been driven from its habitual and
normal course by the unhappy events
of the last two months and do not
believe that the thought of the nation
has been altered or clouded by them.
Same Objects In View.
81 have exactly the same things in
mind now that had in mind when l
addressed the senate on the 22nd of
January last; the same that I had in
mind when 1 addressed the congress
on the third of February and on the
26th of February. Our object now, as
then, is to vindicate the principles of
peace and justice in the life of the
world as against selfish and autocratic
power and to set Up amongst the real
ly free and self-governed peoples of
the world such concert of purpose
and of action as will hencforth ensure
the observance of these principles.
Neutrality is no longer feasible or de-
sirable where the peace of the world
is involved and the freedom of it's
peoples and the menace to that peace
and freedom lies in the existence of
autocratic governments, backed by or
ganized force which is controlled Who'll
ly by their will, not by the will of
their people.
1--WE have seen the last of neutral
ity in such circumstances. We are at
the beginning of an age in which 1t
will be insisted that the same stand
ards of conduct and of responsibility
for wrong done shall be observed
among nations and theirEgovernments
that are observed among the individ-
ual citizens of civilized states.
No Quarrel With German People.
"We have no quarrel with the Ger
man people. We have no feeling to-
wards them but one of sympathy and
friendship. 1t was not upon their i'm
pulse that their government acted in
entering this war. 1t was not with
their previous advantage or approval.
1t was war determined upon as
wars used to be determined upon in
the old, unhappy days when peoples
were nowhere consulted by their rul-
ers, and wars were provoked and
waged in the interest of dynasties or
little groups Of ambitious men who
were accustomed to use their fellow
men as pawns and tools.
Send No Swarms of Spies.
"Self-governed nations do not fill
their neighbor states with spies or
set the course of intrigue to bring
about some critical posture of affairs
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