The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13

VIII Employ All Resources to
Sring Germany to Terms
and End Strife
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~ warfare against mankind,
President Wilson In his address
made the following recommendation
TO congress:
advise that congress declare the
recent course Of the imperial Ger
man government to be in fact moth
ina less than war against the gov
eminent and people of the United
States and that il formally accept
the status of the beIIigerent which
has thus been thrust upon il and
employ all of it's resources to bring
the government of Germany TO
terms and to end the war.
Following this epoch making asser
lion. this resolution was introduced II
both branches Of congress;
Joint resolution declaring that
state of war exists between the i'm
peria German government and the
government and people of the Unit
cd States and making provision to
prosecute the samei
Whereas, The recent acts of the
imperial government are acts OF war
against the government and people
of the United States;
Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
ser,bled, That the state of war be-
tween tho United States and tho i'm
perial German government which
has been thus thrust upon the Unit
ed States is hereby formally de
ciared; and
That the president be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed TO
take immediate steps not only to
put the country in thorough state
of defense, but also to exert all OF
it's power and employ all of its re-
sources to carry on war against the
imperial German government and
TO bring the conflict to a successful
termination.
And then the United States of Amer
lea had entered the greatest struggle
ia the history of the world.
Unreservedly With the Allies.
Before an audience that cheered hin
as he has never been cheered In tn
capitol In his life the president cast il
the lot of America unreservedly wit
the allies and declared for a war tina
must not end until the issue betweei
autocracy and democracy has bee
fought out He recited our injuries Il
Germany's hands, but he did not res
our cause on those; he went on fror
that point to range us with the allie
as a factor in an irrepresstble contiC
between the autocrat and the people
He showed that peace was fmpossibl
for the democracies of the world Will
this power remained on earth "Th
world" he said. must be made SAT
for democracy
We had learned that the German at
tocracy could never be friend of thi
country. she had been our enemy viii,
nominally our friend and even befor
the war Of 1911 broke out He Gale
on us to take our stand with the dc
mocracies in this irrepressible condi,
with before our eyes the wUnderff
and heartening events that have bee
happening in the last few weeks j
Russia" He reuifirmed his hope f.
peace and for freedom and looked t
the war now forced upon us to brin
these about. for, he said. world con
pact tor peace "can never be maintain
ed except 10y a concert of the demo-
racie1 OF the world.
The objects for which we fight, h
said. are democracy. the right of thoS
who submit to authority to have
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right aud liberties of s~iall nations. I'll
universal dominion OF right. the con
cert of free peoples To bring peace All
safety to all nations and TO make I'll
world free These have always bee
our ideals aud to accomplish them "
accept the war Germany has mad
upon us In lighting II we must nt
only raise I'm army and increase I'll
navy. but must aid the allies In II
ways. financial and other, and 80 orsls
our own preparations as not 10 int
fere with the supply OF munitions the
are getting from US.
Ready For Strife.
THIS utterance found the nahc
ready The position attained by Anne
lean :1anufd, tGiGTs VI explosives an
other war materials In supplying Il
entente allies and their ability to coG
promptly to the aid OF the Unite
States In the prosecution OF war wit
Germany are shown In a cOmpilatiC
issued by the National City bank {
New York contrasting the foreign trad
of this country In the war period. Au
]. 1914. TO Feb. ] last. with the pr
vious period Feb !, 1912. to Aug
1914
The review made by the bank WI
prepared primarily for the purpose {
showing the movement of foreign con
merce. THAT section Of the repor
however. relating to war shipments r
vcals the potentialities within the Uni
ed States for complete supply {
requisites for carrying ON aggressi
military operations With many col
tracts from foreign governments #
bells ma other war supplies expire
or icSscuiNe III volume. American ma
ufpttrore are tn an excellent positit
10 meet the requirements of their ON
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Some Strikin~ Figures