The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-03
GERMANY At: WAR
WITH UNITED STATES
(Continued from page one)

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cnt, which has thus been thrust upon
it and thar il take immediate steps
not only to put the country i'll more
thorough state Of defense, but also to
exert all it's power and employ all its
resources to bring the government OF
the German Empire to terms and end
the war.
PRACTICAL COOPERATION
What this will involve is clear. 1t
will involve the utmost practicable CO.
0peration in counsel and action with
the government now at war with Ger
many, and, as incident to that, the OK
tension to those governments OF the
most liberal financial credits, in order
that our resources may, SO far as pos
siblc, he added to theirs. It will i'll
volve the organization and nObiliza-
ton Of all the material resources OF
the country to supply the materials OF
war, and serve the incidental needs Of
the nation in the most abundant, aid
vet the most economical and efficient
way possible. 1t will involve the inl-
mediate and full equipment Of the navy
in all respects, but particularly in sup
plying it with the best means OF deal
ing with, the enemy's submarines. 1t
will involve the immediate addition
to the armed forces of the United
States. already provided for by law in
case of war, at least, five hundred
thousand men who should, at least in
my opinion, be chosen OH
the principle of universal liability to
service, and also the authorization OF
subsequent incidental increments OF
equal force as soon as they may be
needed, and can be handled in train
Ing.
ADEQUATE CREDITS.
" 1T will involve also, Of course, the
granting of adequate credits to the
governments, sustained, l hope. so far
as they can equitably be sustained, by
the present generation, by we'll con-
ceived taxation. / say sustained so
far as may be equitable by taxation,
because it seems to me that it would
be most unwise to base the credits
which will now be necessary entirely
on money borrowed. 1t is our duty,
/ most respectfully urge, to protect
our people 50 far as we may, against
the very serious hardships and evils
which would be likely to arise out of
the imitation which would be produced
by vast loans.
HELP THEM IN EVERY WAY.
"1n carrying out the measures by
which these things are to be accom-
plished, we should Keep constantly i'll
mind the wisdom Of interfering as
little as possible in our own prcpara-
tons and in the equipment of our own
military forces with the duty--fOr it
will be a very practical duty-of sup
plying the nations already at war with
Germany, with the materials which
they can. obtain only from us or by
our assistance. They are in the field
and we should help them in every way
to he effective there. 49,
II shall take the liberty of suggest
ing, through the several executive de-
partmcnts: Of the government for the
Of your committees.
measures for the accomplishment of
the several objects I have mentioned.
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. Ny own thought has not
been driven from it's habitual and
normal course by the unhappy events
IF the last two months, and l do not
believe that the thought of the nation
has been altered or clouded by them.
VINDICATE PEACE PRINCIPLES
~ have exactly the same things in
mind now that / had in mind when ]
addressed the Senate on the 22nd Of
January last, the same that / had in
mind when addressed the Congress
IN the 3rd of February, and on the
18th of February. Our object now, as
hen, is to vindicate the principles of
,eace and the justice in the life of the
against selfish and autocratic
,ower. and to set up amongst the really
rec and self-governed peoples of the
world such concert Of purposes of
lction rs will hencefOrth insure the
observance OF those principles Neutral
ty is no longer feasible or desirable
where the peace Of the world is in:
,olveti and the freedom Of Its people,
md the menace TO that peace and free