South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-05
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DECEMBER 5, 1917.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Prest Wilson's address congress quite as expected
is reteration Of his previous utterances express
ing renewed determination on the part of the nation
and then. the further step Of recommendations cal
culated in their fuldlment bring the a more
speedy end. is peace message, bur of peace thai
Is to bear conquerng palms. through the
avenue Of War with Austria Hungary, ally OF
Germany is recommended as among the to this
end 1t is necessary in order properly handle
local situation, which Austrians have frequently
been found by far more dangerous in their enmity
than the Germans themselves.
With this declaration of war. quite to follow
Austrans and Hungarians unnaturalzed or not com
petey naturalized, become alien same as
the Germans. Pro-German propaganda can no longer
be carried through such channels, under the pro-
lection Of American rights. There has been. We
understand it. very with the Hungarian
less Germanized they have been by Germany, but
the,1 has been plenty of it among the Ausrans from
Dumba down TO the present. Unhappiy the Hungarian
have suffer in many the Austrians
inquities but unhappily too we all suffering more
less for the iniquites of Prussanism what is
behalling the behaving German, and is to befaH the
behaving Austrian and behaving Hungarian. is merely
payment for their failure become truly Amercauized
retaining their formal allegiance to the countries
that making the rest of us our troubles.
America will be considerable of the alien enemy in
law. who behaves properly toward America in fact,
must henceforth regard Austria Hungary an enemy
and her subjects stranded in midst the alien
enemy fold. Congress- viii doubt comply with the
presidents judgment in this matter. a military
necessity rather than particular enmity against
tra- Hungary which we recognize virtually as vassal
Of Germany. and in many popular respects her I'M
willing tool
But must win the war. the president we'll
and everybody says who is loyal America,
"an lives. fortunes our sacred honors'
wrapped up in it, It is all problem of raising
and equpping troops. and sending them abroad,
though this is the supreme necessity We must also
regulate ourselves at home. suspending by force if
need be- that sefshness that has repealed the
law OF supply and demand price fixing author
ity must be given the government moratorium
may be necessary TO restrain unreasonable demands
for Hqudations There are dozen and one things
that must be worked out part of the gigantic task
with which the country confronted. president
has outlined i'm his characteristic style-with the
determination win the always in the foreground
1t is message that calls for the cooperation
quite Of non-partisan and patriotic order marked
She activities of the last session. "Copperheadsm''
alone attempt play politics with such a humani-
tartan program. II will be wise the party or
for the politician That undertakes IT, America is awake
and the of people more concerned in winning
the war. and determined upon united front to that
end than they the political complexion of the
next eongress-save that it shall be Loyalty American