The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-12-05

have been n for all enlisted On the
side Of the Allies, suspicion and dis
trust swept away and a real and last
ing union of purpose affected. Had
they believed these things at the very
moment of their revolution and had
they been confirmed in that belief
since, the sad reverses which have re-
Gently marked the progress of their
affairs towards an ordered and stable
government of free men might have
been avoided. +
SIav Minds Poisoned.
The Russian people have been pois-
oned by the very Inn ~falsehoods that
have kept the German people in the
dark. and the poison has been admin.
istered by the very same hands. The
only possible antidote Is the truth. II
cannot be uttered too plainly or too
often.
Attitude Not Altered.
From every point of view, there
tore, 1t has seemed to be my duty to
speak these declarations of purpose,
to add these specific interpretations
to what | took the liberty Of saying
to the Senate in January. Our e.
trance into the wa has not altered
our attitude toward the settlement
that must come when Ii is over
When I said in January that the ma.
tons of the world were entitled
not only to free pathways upon the
sea, but also to assured and unnio-
Tested access to those Pathways, ]
was thinking, and | am thinking now.
not of the smaller and weaker nations
alone, which need our countenance
and support, but also OF the great
and powerful nations. and OF our
present associates In the war. | was
thinking, and am thinking now, OF
Austria herself, among the rest, as
we'll as of Serbia and Of Poland.
Justice and equality Of rights can be
had only at a great price. We are
seeking permanent, not temporary,
foundations for the peace of the world
and must seek them candidly and
fearlessly. AS always the right will
prove to be the expedient.
What shall we do, then, to push
this great war of freedom and justice
to its righteous conclusion? We must
clear away with a thorough hand all
impediments to success and we must
make every adjustment Of law that
will facilitate the full and free use
of our whole capacity and force as a
fighting unit.
Asks War on Austrian
One very embarrassing obstacle
that stands in u way is that we
are at war with Germany, but not
with her Allies. I therefore, very
earnestly recommend that Congress-
Immediately declare the United States
In a state of war with Australian
gary. Does II seem strange to YOU
the argument l have just addressed
to you? 1t is not. Il is in fact the
inevitable logic OF what / have said
vassal of Kaiser.
Austria Hungary is for the time be
ing not her own mistress, but simply
the vassal of the German government
We must face the facts as they are
and act upon them without sentiment
in this stern business. The govern
ment of Austria-flungary is not act
ing upon its own initiative or in re
Spouse to the wishes and feelings OF
it's own peoples, but as the instru
ment of another nation. We must
meet its force with our own and re
gard the Central Powers as but one
The war a be successfully conduct
ed in no other way. The same logic
would lead also to a declaration O
war against Turkey and Bulgaria
They also are the tools of Germany
But they are mere tools and do no
yet stand in the direct path of on
necessary action. We shall go wher
ever the necessities of this wal carr
us, but ii seems to me that we shout.
go only where immediate and practi
cal consideration lead US and not hee,
any others.
New War Measures Needed.
The financial and military meas
IRE which mus. be adopted will
suggest themselves as the war an,
its undertakings develop. but I viii
take the liberty of proposing
} to you certain other act
Of legislation which seem to me to b
needed for the support Of the war ant
for the release OF our whole force an
energy.
1t will be necessary to extend II
! tain particulars the legislation of tn
7 last session with regard to alien enc
mics; and also necessary. I believe
to create a very definite and particr
lar control over the entrance and de-
I parture of all persons into and fror
: the United States.
Would Define Crimes.
Legislation should be enacted defr
ing as a criminal offense every wifi
violation of the Presidential proclams
tons relating to alien enemies prt
mulgated under section 1867 OF tn
! revised statutes and providing apprt
] pirate punishments; and women a
well as men should be included unde
! the terms of the acts placing restrain
I upon alien enemies.