Iron County register., 1917-04-12
PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TO SAY
war STATE EXISTS WITH GERMANY

ship for us and means ,o act ..,,,s.
our rerc" aud security ,at It's conys,.
renee. That 1t means to stir ~, ono.
.'''' 's"'',>t Us az our very DOOR the
Intercepted note to the German minis.
Ter ut Mexico City is eloquent er,.
dence. e'"
We are aocep'ins this challenge ~
hostile purpose because we know ,h,.
III saeh It government, following ,ncs
ihe'iio'iS' We can never have a f.,.,a
ana that III the presence OF It's organ
i2ea power. always lying in wait 10 ae.
eoiiiiliNsi We know not what n,,os.
tiier" cin be no assured secnr;,v e.,
the demorraric governments of tho
world "'e
We are now ahout n accep, caea
OF battle with this natural foe ,o ~
eF'y and shall, if Necessary, eypepd tho
Whole force of lie nation to check ,,6
MUM! It's iretenSions and its poxe,
No False Pretense.
We are glad, now TINT We seq H..
ia'ts with no Veil or false nrptense
about them, Ia fight thus for the ptt,.
mate peace Of The world and for tho
liberation Of lis people, the German
peoples included; for the rights of ma.
iinh> great and small, and the nriv.
iiHge OF men everywhere 10 chooSe
Their why OF life and of obedience
The Wurld must be made sofa for
/ democracy. l's peace must be planted
upon the tested foundations of poli,i-
cal liberty.
We desire 10 conquest no do,ninio,
We seek no indennities for ourselves
no material compensation for the sac.
riticc We shall freely make,
We are but 0ue Of the chamnions of
the rights Of mankind. We shall be
satisfied when those rights have been
/ matte as secure rs the fnitl and the
freedom n nations can make them.
just because we fight, without ran
cor and without selfish object, seek
ing nothing far ourselves hut what we
! shall wish 10 share with all free peo.
| pIeS We shall, | feel confident. conduct
our operation on helliserenls without
, passion und ourselves observe with
! proud plurtilio The principles Of right
and Of fair play We profess to be fight
! ing for.
( Regarding tie details Of war meas.
/ ures, Mr.. Wilson said:
1t viii involve the utmost practi.
! cA' cooperation in counsel and action
with the governments now at war with
/ Germany aud, Az incident TO that the
| extension 10 those governments of the
most liberal credit. in order that our
! resources may be added to theirs.
Resources.
/ at will Involve the organization aud
J mobilization Of all the material re-
! source, Of the country TO supply the
/ materials uf war and serve the Incl
! dental nre,!S Of the natlon In the most
! abundanr and vet the most economical
/ ana efficient way possible.
| The Navy.
at will inynv. the immediate full
equipment of the navy in all respects,
but particularly in supplying it with
the best means Of dealing with the
enemy's submarines.
| The Army
| 1T will involve the immediate addi-
| tIon to the armed forces of the United
| States alren1y provided for in ease OF
war at least 100000 men, who should.
in my opinion, be chosen upon tn.
principle, of universal liability to serr
| Ice, and also the authorization OF sub
sequent additional Increment Of equal
force 50 soon as they may be needef
aud can be handled in training.
Finance.
| at will involve the granting ade-
1uate credits 10 the government, SITS
tained, | hope. 50 far US they can equi-
tably be suatuj.ed by the present gen
erution. by we'll conceived taxation.
II seems to me that II would
be most uEwisn TO have the credits
which will now bc necessary entered
on borrowed rsoney.
Munitions.
| ave shoulA Interfere rs little as
possible with the duty--for IL
/ will be very practical duty-of sup
plying the nations already at war with
! Germany with the material which they
can obtain only from us"
Referring once more 70 the atfitude
Of America toward the great German
people--as distinguished from the
warmad and blood-lusty avlocraey' tte
president declared;
To Germans In America.
We are. let me say again, the SIN.
core friends of the German people, ana
shall desire nothing so much as the
cnrly rc.esiahllshment o! intl6'afe re-
lations of mutua! advantage h"tweeh
US. however hard II may ,, 10; mem
for the time being to helie7c thas ms
is spoken from our hearts. we nave
! borne with their present So7erhr'ent
through all these bitter mohths pe'
cause of that friendship, exercising u
po,icncc and forbenrance which woHW
otherwise have been imposs!b'e'
We shall, happily, still have ON 'p
portunity to prove that friendship ~
our daily attitude and />tions 'c~ara
the millions of men NM woliah ~
German birth ard nntive syn'pssH
who live among us and share our iilei
and we shall be proud to prove y "
ward all who are in fact loyal % taeIrl
neirhbors and to the government Y
the hour Of test. They are, most y
them as true md loyal Americans q
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