The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-05

Gently marked the progress OF their
Affairs toward an order and stanis
government o. free men might haVt
been avoided. The Russian people
: have been pSiaoA ed by the very same
lfalsehoods that have kept the German
people in the dark, and the pois~n has
been administered by the very same
hands. The only possible antdote
~ the truth. II cannot be uttered too
plainly or too often,
From every point OF view, therefore,
{. 1t has seemed to be my duty 10 speak
these declarations of purpose, to add
these specific interpretations to what
took the liberty of saying 10 the
senate in January. Our entrance into
the war has not altered our attitude
towards the settlement that must
come when IL ~ over. When ! said
in January that the nations or the
world were entitled not only to free
pathways upon the sea. but also TO
! assured and unmolested access to
! those pathways / was thinking, and
am now thinking, not of the smaller
and weaker nations alone. which need
our countenaRce and support. but also
/ Of the great and powerful nations, and
/ OF our present enemies as well as our
/ present associates in the war. | was
thinking, and am now thinking. OF
Austria herself, among the rest, as
/ well as OF Serbia and OF Poland. Jus
/ tice and equality OF rights can be had
only at a great price.
| Permanent Foundation for Peace.
| We are seeking permanent, not
temporary, foundations for the peace
! OF the world and must seek them
eandidly and feariessly, AS alw avs,
the right will prove to be the cxpe-
dent.
What shall we do, then, TO push
! this great war of freedom and JUS
tice to its righteous concluston2 We
must clear away with a thorough
hand all impediments to success and
we must make every adjustment OF
law that will facilitate the fun and
free use Of our whole capacity and
force as tighting unit.
One very embarrassing obstacle that
stands In our way is that we are at
war with Germany but not with iisr
allies. therefore very earnestly rec
omnlend that the congress immediate
ly declare the United States In a state
of war with Austria Hungary. Does
I i seem strange to you that this should
be the conclusion of the argument
have Just addressed to you? 1t Is not
/ II is in fact the inevitable logic of
! what I have said Austria III ungary
Is for the time being not her own mis-
tress but simply the vassal Of the Ger
man government. We must face the
1 facts AS they are and act upon them
without sentiment in this stern bust
ness.
Austria Hungary Under q a puislon.
| The government of Austria Hun
gary Is not acting upon its own ini-
tiative or IN response to the wishes
and feelings of its own peoples, but
! as the instrument of another Hsttefi
We must meet Its force with our own
and regard the central powers as but
one. The war can be successfully
conducted Ia no other way. The same
! logic would lead also to a declaration
of war against Turkey and Bulgaria.
They also are the tools OF Germany,
But they are mere tools and do not
yet stand in the direct path of our
necessary action. We shall go wher-
ever the necessities of this war carry
us, but IL seems to me that we should
20 only where immediate and practi-
cal consideration leads us. and not
heed any others,
Suggests Legislation
I The financial and military measures
which must he adopted will suggest
themselves as the war and IT'S unde~-
takings develop. hut l wlll take thu
liberty of proposing to you certa. z
other acts OF legislation which seem
10 nae to be needed for the support
OF the war and for the release OF our
WHple lbtCS ana GHeIES.
II will be necessary to extend ii
certain particulars the legislation O
the last session with regard to alier
enemies. and also necessary, be
1ieVe, TO create a very definite snt
particul lar control over the entranc
and departure of all persons into an,
! from the United States
+ Legislation should be enacted de
fning as criminal oftense every will
ful violation - the presidential proc
+ lamations relating 70 allen euemte
Y promulgated under section 4067,
. Women Aliens TO BE Restrained.
Women, as well ga men, should b
! tncluded under tie terms Of the act
placing restraints upon alien enemie.
/ II IS likely that as time soes on man
alien enemies will be willing TO be fe
. and housed at the expense of the gov
eminent in the detention camps, an
1t Will be the purpose of the legisla
a ton ] have suggested TO conf1ne OF
tenders among them In psnitentiarie
and other similar institutions wher
8 they could be made to work as othe
' criminals do.
4 limit for Prices.
r Recent experience has convince
o me that the congress must GO furthe
$ In authorizing the government to sc
Z limits to prices. The law of suppl
: and demand i am sorry TO SAL
9 has been replaced by the law OF un
4 restrained seifishness. While we hay
q eliminated profiteering in sewers
a branches OF industry. II still runs I'm
q pudentiy rampant In others.
I The farmers, for example, complain
d with n great deal of justice, that Will
0 the regulation of food prices restrict
. their Incomes, no restraints are place
e upon the prices OF most of the thing
! they must themselves purchase; an
= Similar intqutties obtain on all sides
V Water Power NEEDED.
g II Is imperativety necessary that tn
: consideration Of the fun use OF tn
wafer power OF the country and ais
the consideration of the systemati
!, and yet economical development q
Q such of the natural resources of tn
J country az are stili under the contre
J of the federal government should b
? Immediately resumed and affirmative
: ~ and constructively dealt with at tn
: earliest possible moment The pressin
, need OF such legislation is daily be
I coming more obvious.
The legislation proposed at the las
: session with regard to regulated com
= bfnations among our exporters, In or
4 der to provide for our foreign trade
Z more effective organization an
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