The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-07

''''''" ''iiiSH' "'h'N NOh-
sieSS 10 declare state OF war eX-
lsling between the United States
ana Germany.
Tn" president said war with
Germany would involve practical
cooperation with the govern
meAtS now at war with Germany
including liberal financial credits.
The president urged the oIganiza-
ton Of an army of al least 300
coo men, chosen upon the princi-
pl" Of universal liability to ser
vice.
tn" president made il clear
that no action was being taken s
"g1ins' tn" Austrian government
and 'h. o:L"r nations allied with
'''rr'tny.
Pr. sid.nr Wilson spoke in part al,
follows:
II have called the Congress into rV-
tra0rulnary session because thor" Ct "
serious. very serious choices q. pol
icy 10 be- made and made lwm-a i'.-
j.. which it was neither right nor con
stijutionalIy pprmi-fab thai | SHOULD
assume the responsibility Of mak.n-.
No Ships Safe in Danger Zone.
"On the third of February las o.
icially laid before YOU the cX'raOrd .-
nary announcement OF the imperial
German government ilai on ana al
Ter IN" hrN' day "l f"tFu'fE " N'@
its purpose TO put aSid" all restrain $
OF law or OF humanity ana use us SUN
MARINES 10 SINK every N"S''' ''''.
souShi 1" approach 'itl'F 'h' p"'t
ot Great brnaih ana l''iana or ''''
western COASTS "I r"F"p' OF any ~
me ports cohlr"iI'd bH Vi" enc me" -.
GermahE "I'hih III" M''i'ff'I' III
Iha' hau 7''nI'u /" "' i've ""j''. "'
the H'rI''f'h Huoi'l'I'il' Wal I"I' '"'i
IN the war pul since apr" VI I''s,
' wear '.e ilP'l'1' A"'''''''''H' " -
somewhat r'''raI''u NE '"i'L'i'''u''
VI IT'S "i"'IN'" c''i' III '""'"' '"'
WIN Us promise men ''f'" 10 u'
'hal P'SS''I-'' n"i'H S""'i' "'.
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The precautions taken were m'4.-
er and haphaZard enough as wa
proved IN distressing instance ai''r
instance IN IN" progress or the cru"'
ana unmanlE business. hu' c'rt"in
degree CT restraint was observed.
IS new policy has swept every
restriction ASIDE. vessels OF ever
KIND, whatever their nag. their CHAR
acter their cargo, their destinations.
hef Grand nave D""n rutnIeS5'E
sent to the bottom without warning
and without thought OF help or mercy
Tor those on board. the vessels OF
irlenhF neu'ral# along with those hf
hellig"ron's. Even hospital SHIPS and
shlps carrying rCilet To the SOrely he
reaVed anc stricken p"opI" Of Bel
eiGm. though the latter were proNid-
"a with safe conduct through The pro
Scrlbed areas by the German govern
ment itself and We're distinguished by
nnmstakahlc marks Of identity, have
been sunk with the same reckless lack
ot compassion or OF principle.
! was for little while unable 70
believe that such things would in fact
he done by any government that hod
hitherto subscribed Ia the humane
practices of civilized nations. Tnterna-
tional law had its origin in the a,
tempt to set up some law which would .
he respected and observed upo1 the (
seas. whore nc nation had right Of d,- /
minion and where Law the free rig,. !
ways of the world.
Germans MAKING War Or Mankind
by painful stage after star. b,s
that law been built up with meacer /
enough results. indeed. after all wa.
accom- nils haI