The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-13

on war In one instance. In the nd.
mihistration Of John Admins. when the
situation was even greater. II Il could
bc. than II Is at the present time. we
gave him even greater power than We
are attempting to give President vii
son by th,s bin. M Il did not lend
Ia war. but / verify believe Il contrib
dtcd largely to peace.
! believe that The steps We are tax
Ing IN this matter-that of authuriz-
ing the president To grant means by
winch our ships Cau protect them
selves against unlawful attack-wilI
to the world that we have i
last reached that state where we can
un ongcr accept insults and Sights
IRON any OF the belliserent countries
ON the other side,
some 81 our members fear that the
power granted the president will lead
4" hUstilitics. Let me say. Mir. speaker
that for nearly three years the prcsi.
dent has been able to guide thi, old
ship of state through this troubled
waters and still maintain peace. We
have trusted him during that Ions
period, and never has there been a
DOUBT hut that he desired tu continu"
peaceful relations with all the powers
of the world I rave no doubt that
with the power granted him this pol.
iry viii continue, and I believe that
instead ~ bringing about furthcf
strained relations that when the world
Knows that We AR" q determined pcu-
ple-nut Tor aggression. but for self
prutccttun-wr will receive greater re-
Spc,t from them and there will he
even u greHtor assurance Of continued
peace Certainly none 81 as can ac-
cuso the president Of wanting war. be-
cause there has been hardly u dpr
since the beginning Of this great con-
tlict when he could not have led us
into the tray II he had So desired The
fact is, many of our people believe We
have been too lenient. and feel that
We should not only act but act prompt
Is 1gdiast the entertainments which
og" gradually being made upon Ms and
our rights ~ a great n free people
The president wants u united back.
ing lie want a united people lie
wants the whole world to know that he
pes not stand out alone I'm his deter
minltion, hut that hc has the solid
and substantial backing of the logislu-
branch of M government and Il
the great mass uf the American pcu-
pie. am reminded of hat verse IN
scripture found In Exodus, chapter H..
verse -, which reads as follows
But Muses's hands were heavy. and
took . STONE and nut IL under
him and he sat thereon, and Aaron
aud Hun stayed up his bands, the ONE
on the one side and the other on the
other side, ana his hands were stead,
until the going down ct the sun.
As Moses found It beneficial tn the
OF Israel that these great men
Aaron and Hun should hold up Inns
hands in the great battle against the
~Amalckitcs, So does the president ~
the United states wish to SAY To the
world 'Nut dlun, do stand. single
handed for the u%pholding - the
of the American people and Tor
the protection 81 their commerce No
the high seas against unla ful at
tack, but I have with me. UNFOLDING
m, hands, both branches OF IA Amer
lean congress. and through them the
American people. This act alone ct
81 ms to the word that we are united
against an cncroachment, tina We are
a united people behind our president
viii de- as much good perhaps as auy
other one thing Ia quiet the trnuhlous
waters. The ~beliigerents have not pp.
parently believed that We would come
boldly tor the protection Of our
IiShts. put whea the result u the pas