The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-07
i of Hostilities To
When Foe Beaten
IS WILSON idea
d BY People; His Mes
qe In Full TO the
Congress
lnesday's Daily.

ton, Dec. 5.-Declaratlon
h Austria Hungary is recon-.
, Congress by President
.te war with Turkey and
Germany's other allies, the
told Congress, he did not
cessary at this time because
lot yet stand in the direct
scessary action.
ate war against Austria. even
he only be Germany's vas
not her own mistress, the
declared, was necessary
The Teuton powers must be
q as one and because the
be conducted successfully il
way.
B Where War Carries Us.
a plain warning, however,
iould not hesitate to ask for
IN of war on Turkey and
when he considered it neces-
president said:
aall go wherever the neces-
this war carry us, but it
me that We should go only
mediate and practical consid-
cad us and not heed any
the President told Congress,
e only when Prussian mill
fracy is beaten down, when
IAN people make peace with
Through rulers the world can
Pm they make reparation for
rs their present rulers have
when the enslaved people
en, Northern France and the
Ihave been set free.
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ing is the Presidents mes.
full:
ting is the Presidents mes
full: Geo..
men of the Congress: Eight
have elapsed since had the
addressing you. They have
,nths crowded with events of
and grave significance for
hall not undertake to detail or
summarize these events. The
| particulars of the part we
aged in them will be laid be-
! in the reports of the execu-
,artments. l shall discuss on
resent outlook upon these vast
our present duties and the i'm
means of accomplishing the
we shall hold always in view.
Var Causes Not Debated.
II not go back to debate the
of the war. The intolerable
done and planned against us
sinister masters of Germany
ng since become too grossly
and odious to every true
in to need to be rehearsed. But
ask you to consider again and
very grave scrutiny our objec-
Id the measures by which we
} attain them; for the purpose
lssion here in this place is &C.
Id our action must move
toward definite ends. Our OBJ
of course, to win the war; and
II not slacken or suffer our.
10 be diverted until it is won.
s worth while asking and an
the question, when shall we
I the war won?
ted In Spirit and Intention.
lone point of view it is not nee
o breach this fundamental mat
) not doubt that the American
know what the war is about
1t sort of an outcome they will
as a realization of their puf-
lit. AS nation, we are united
t and intention. l pay little
those who tell me otherwise.
he voices of dissent-who does
hear the criticism and the
of the noisily thoughtless and
.ome. / also see men here and
ing themselves in impotent dis
against the calm, indomitable
If the nation. ! hear men de-
ace who understand neither it's
nor the way in which we may
1t with uplifted eyes and un-
spirits. But / know that none
! speaks for the nation. They
touch the heart of anything.
ay safely be left to strut their
hour and be forgotten.
eace BY Overcoming Evil.
rom another point of view, l
that it is necessary to say
twhat we, mere at the seat of
consider the war to be for, and
lrt we mean to play in the set
of it's searching issues. We
kesmen of the American people
y have a right to know wheth-
purpose is ours. They desire
BY the overcoming of evil, by
tat once for all OF the sinister
hat interrupt peace and render
ssible, and they wish to know
psely our thought runs with
ind what action we propose.
se impatient with those who
Ieace by any sort Of comprom-
ply and Indignantly impatient
ley will be equally impatient
hf we do not make it plain to
bat our detectives are and
are planning for in seeking