The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-12-06
PRESIDENT URGES
WAR DECLARATION
AGAINST AUSTRIA
Resolution to Be Passed by Con-
gress Friday.
U. S. TO DECIDE PEACE TERMS
Wilson Says Hostilities With Bulgaria
and Turkey, Though Probable, Are
Not Necessary Now-German
Power Must Be Crushed.

Washington Dec. 5.-The senate will
meet Friday TO consider resolution
declaring war on Austria, Senator Mar
tine declared. The house foreign re-
lations committee will meet 10 consider
action, as requested by President Will
son.
Washington, Dec. 5. 49, President
Wilson called upon congress to de-
clare state of war against Austria
Hungary. Pledglng America to war to
victory, and declaring nothing shall
turn us aside, he asked that Austria
Hungary be formally listed among
Americas enemies to remove this EN-
barrasslng obstacle that stands In our
way"
ANY peace that America makes must
include delivery Of the peoples of Aus
tria-Hungary, Turkey and the Balkans
as well as northern France and Bel
GUM from PruSsian domination.
The president suggested remedial
legislation to meet the railroad and
food situation. The latter he said,
was based on "selfishness" at present
rather than on the law of supply and
demand.
He urged legislation for full use of
natural resources and water power OF
the country more drastic laws to pun
ish alien enemies and an amendment
TO include women as well as men I'M
der the alien enemy act.
The president suggested that instead
Of combining enemy aliens in comfort
able nternment camps they be put in
pententaries, where they can be made
to work "as other criminals do"
Immediate war with Turkey and Bull
garia Germany's other allies, the pres
ident told congress, he did not believe
necessary mt this time, because they
do not yet stand in the direct path of
necessary action.
Immediate war against Austria. even
though she be only Germany's vassal
and not her own mistress, the presi-
dent declared was necessary because
the central powers must be considered
as one and because the war can be
conducted successfully in no other
way.
Giving plain warning. however,
that he would not hesitate to ask for
declaration of war on Turkey and Bull
gnrla when he considered 1t necessary,
the president said:
1--WE shall 20 wherever the necessi-
ties of this war carry us, but II seems
mediate and practical considerations
lead us and not heed any others"
Peace to Come With Autocracy Defeat.
Pence. the president told congress,
Can come only when the Prussian mill
tary mt0cracy is beaten down; when
the German people make peace with
the world through rulers the world
can trust; when they make reparatlon
for the wrongs their present rulers
have done, and when the ensaved
people of Belgium, northern France
and the Balkans have been set free.
Germany's declaration that she Is
hghting war of self-defense against
deliberate aggression. the president, in
ringing words. declared "wantonly
false" and he reiterated anew that no
one Is threatening the existence of the
independence of the peaceful enter
prise Of Germany
or those who speak of peace without
the overthrow Of German military au-
tocracy, the president declared:
81 hear men debate peace who I'M
derstand neither its nature nor the
way IN which we may obtain It with
upllfted eyes and unhroken spirits. But
know that none of these speaks for
the nation. They do not touch the
heart Of anything. They may safely
be left TO strut their uneasy hour and
he forgotten"
To Block World Conquest.
Stating again the war objects Of the
United States and those which he be-
lieved 10 be those of the allies, the
president declared:
81 believe that | speak for them
when ] say two things: First that this
lnlblPIUblt iblliE VI Will'H llt inns
ters Of Germany have shown MS the
ugly face, this menace of combined in
trigue ana force which we now see so
clearly rs the German power, n Thing
without conscience or honor or capac-
ity for covennntcd peace, must be
crushed, and. if IT be not utterly
brought 10 an end at least shut out
from the friendly intercourse of the
nations: and. second, that when this
Thing ana IT'S power indeed be defeat.
ed and the time comes that we can dis
cuss peace-when the German people
have Spokesman whose word we can
believe and when those spokesman are
rendy I'm the name of their people IN
accent the common judgment of the
nations us 10 what shall henccforth be
the bases Of law and OF covenant for
the life OF the world we shall be wiz.
Ing and glad to pay the fun price for
pence and pay II ungrudgingly. We
know what that price will be- II will
be full impartial Justice justice done
at every point ana to every nation that
the final settlement must affect our
enemies az well us our friends"
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Drof n n Mack hznaaJ