The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-05
MR., WILSON
To CONGRESS
WE; WANT PEACE;
DEMAND JUSTICE
Solemn Statement by Presl-
dent onBehalf of the
People.

| WASHINGTON, l'rh. fin his "rnrh-
marking address I" Congress yesterday
| afternoon. tic President declared:
II refuse To- believe that 1t Is the IN
/ tcniiun rf The German authorities |" n'
! III fact what they HAY" warned MS thsF
Will feel ut liberty To- do.
only actual overt acts Oh their rdlt
can maxi: IN. believe It gwen now
IL American ships and American
lives should be sacrificed shall tak&
the liberty at coming again hruTe III"
Congress 10 ask that authority bc gwen
- us" ANY Iu"anS that may he necessary
for tn: protection IF our S"HIIirn ana
{ our peupl" III III" prosecution ui thr'r
peaceful and legitimate trrnndS ~ lh|
high seas.
Il lake 1t for granted that all neutral
governments Will take the sam" course
/ IVY" arc thu sincere friends ~ IN"
4! German people and earnestly desire |"
remain IL peace.
! right To liberty aud JustiCc and an IN.
mul"Strd life. These are the bases OF
peace. MOI war.
God grant W" may not h" challenged
I" defend them by acts of wlilnl inJus-
ticc un the part Of thu government or
Germany.
This government has not altcrnaurG
consistent with the dignity and honor
! Of the United states hut 10 tax" INC
rnurs" II announced II would rak" IN ~"
event that tn" German government Gid
not d"rlarc and cif""t :a abandonment
OF tho m"ih"r$ ut submarine warfare
TO which II now proposes |" resort.
President Wilson's address 1" III" JOINT
session OF Congress WAS i'll part ~ lvl-
lows:
TO tho Congress. Feb. :, 1917.
"tcntlrmcn Of the Congress:
Tho Imperial German government, IN
the :ilSt of January announced ~ TINS
Government and the governments OF
tho other neutral nations that Oh and al
tor the first day If February. the pres
! cnt month. 1t would adopt It policy with
regard to the use of submarines against
all shipping: seeking 70 pass through
certain designated areas of tho high
seas. TO which it is clearly my duty to
rail- your attention.
Let me remind the Congress that on
the 18th If April last in Wow Of the
sinking on the 2ith at March Of III"
cross channel steamer Sussex 10y Il G"ri
man submarine. without summons or
warning, and the consequent loss of the
lives Of several riIiZrnS vi the United
States WIN were passengers aboard her,
This Government addressed nntn In IN"
Imperial German government. IN which
i. made the following dcrla"nti Ion:
"'lf il is still the purDoS" IF th" I'm
pcriai government To prUSccul" rrlcnt-
loss and indiscriminatn warfmrc against
! marines without regard IT, what t!c
Government Of the United States must
consider the sacred and lnhiSlm tahl':
rules sc international law and the uni
v"rSally recognized dictates Of human
I ity, the Government rf in" United Stat
! 90 is ar last. forced. 10 the conclusion
that there is but rnc course it can l'ur-
sue.
Unless til" Imperial government
should nov Immediately declare and e.
fHf,i iNIfO Il can't t,NH-
thndS Of submarine warfare against pas
Ssnecr AMI freight carrying vessels tn,
! Government az tho tinted STATES can
have no choice hrtt tn sever diplomatic
relations with the German rmplr" ALTO
Gcthnr.
In reply to this declaration the In,-
r"riAi German government gave this
Government the following assurance:
| The German government l. prepared
| /" do It's utmost to coniinc the opera
lions Of war for the res, " it's duration
! to the lighting forces Of the h"lliger-
| "ntS. thereby also inSuring the fr"c-
! dom "f III" seas. Il principal upon which
! the German government believes now
as befnr I" he in agreement with the
Government Of tho United States
The German government. guided by
! thi: idea, notifies the government OF the
| nt"d States that the German naval
! forces have received the following order:
! In accordance with the general prinri-
PILES al visit aud search and destruction
[ nj 80 krf~i ~ lnts
tsrnatinnu1 law s,Irl rcsseiS ho,h rr;.h
| i'm and v.tthout ,br ,ro. iarI,rcd - :,
-, al no., .,,In .t,t ~. - '',i - n S a.
omt warninr ana wiibor,I s,x.jnrr I'M h,T,,.,,
1iy.s unI,uS ,h... ubims 1Ttn,,HS, tm n
cam. nr nffr, m.vi,tn,,r. '''''''p' ~ 1S
'Eut' II added "n"niraIs ,.,ruo, nv,
meet that Germany. fnrcrI m fix, ~.
: her existence, shall for The sake Of mn
) trail interest, restrict tho Use OF AN If
! isctivr wrapnu II her enemy is hermit
tod to continue to auplv AT will urthOds
, ri warfare violating the rules of inter-
| national law
| ".Surh a demand wand ne iu.nnn,,.
! bic with tlr CHARACTER IF rnutr,ri;,. mi
! tho German government i. ron%jnrnd
tina, IN, cuyrrnurpt nj tbc I-uit,I X, ,,..
dnrs no, th,nI; nf ,n,I.irr. ~,,,.h :. ,,oo
! ,naud, kunwiu. iha, The rnycrnm,u, nf
Tho t-niIcd Ststau has ,.nrntmdi,. H.
rlyrcd thai i, * drimrminnd r. r:cc,,.'ro
| the urjnrinIr of tbr f,rcLnr. y ,hc xn.,..
| from Whatever u,Inrtrr IL Has hem ~
/ laind
.1'n his thr rnycr,,u,.rt of IN, I-,,.od
Stains rrnli.d IN H.. Hih RI Ma. 80
.ordins. nf course. Inc assuronr"s riyrn
hut adding:
| THE government IF the rri;ed
! StatrS rrnIS /, ucrrssarv IN .t,tr th.t
| II takes for granted that tho i,nncri.I
! government does MT inteud ~ ir,,,i,,
| thai the uaiu,"uan,.r nt tx n,w1,. !,,,
ununcrd Motley is i'm 1uI. way rnuiinrnr,t