The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-04-05

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te handled in training.
II viii involve. also. Of course. the
fIautIng OF adequate credits 10 the
government. sustained. hope, so
far IS they can eauitsbly he sus :
tanned by the present goneration. by
well conceived taxation.
/ say sustained so far as maybe
equi,ably by taxation because II seems
10 me that IL would be most unwise
to base the credits entirely on money
borrowed.
Must Aid Entente ALLIES
In carrying out the measures by
which these THINGS are TO be accom-
piished we should keep constantly In
mind the wisdom OF interfering as lit
tie as possible in our own preparation
and in the equipment OF our own mill
iary forces with the duty-for It VIII
be very practical dnty-of supply
ing the nations already at war with
Germany with the materials which
they can obtain only from us or ny
our assistance. They are In the heid,
and we should help them In every
way to be effective there.
| shall take the liberty Of suggest
ing, through the several executive
departments OF the government. TOT
the consideration OF your committees.
measures for the accomplishment OF
the several objects have mentioned.
hope that 1t will be your pleasure
TO deal with them as having been
framed after very careful thought by
the branch OF the government upon
which the responsibility Of conduct
the war and safeguarding this ma
ton will most directly fall.
While we do these things, these
deeply momentous things. let us be
very clear to all the world what our
motives and our objects are.
My own thought has not been
driven from its habitual and normal
course by the unhappy events OF the
last two months. and do not believe
that the thought OF the nation has
been altered or clouded by them.
indicate Peace Principles
have exactly the same things in
mind now that had in mind when |
addressed the senate on Jan. % last,
the same that had in mind when !
addressed the congress on Feb. and
Feb 26.
Our object now, as then. is to vim
dicate the principles OF peace and
justice in the life OF the world as
against selfish and autocratic power,
and to set up amongst the really free
and self-governed people OF the
world such a concert Of purpose and
of action as will henceforth ensure
the observance OF those principles.
Neutrality is no longer feasible or
desirable where the peace Of the
world Is involved and the freedom oil
its peoples, and the menace to that
peace and freedom lies in the exist
ence OF autocratic governments
backed by organized force which is
controlled wholly by their will. not
by the will Of their people.
We have no quarrel with the Ger
man people. We have no feeling to-
ward them but one of friendship. II
was not upon their impulse that their
government acted in entering this
war. It was not with their previous
knowledge or approval.
People Not Consulted
II was war determined upon as
wars used to be determined upon in
the old, unhappy days when peoples
were nowhere consulted by their
and wars were provoked ana
waeed in the interest of dynasties or
Of little groups of ambitious men who
we're accustomed to use their fellow
men as pawns and tools.
Self-governed nations do not fill
heir neighbor states with spies or
set the course OF intrigue to bring
about some critical posture Of affairs +
which will give them an opportunity
% strike and make conquest. Such
designs can be successfully worked
,nly under cover and where no one
las the right to ask questions.
Cunningly contrived plans OF de-
'eption or aggression. carried, It may
,e, from generation to generation,
an be worried out and kept from the
light only within the privacy OF courts
" behind the carefully guarded con-
licences OF narrow and privileged
lass. They are. happily, impos-
ible where public opinion commands
nd insists upon full information con-
verning all the nations affairs.
A steadfast concert for peace can
ever be maintained except by part
ership Of democratic nations. No
utocratic government can be trusted
o keep faith within II or observe its
ovenants. II must be a league OF
onor. a partnership Of opinion. In
rigue would eat its vitals away: the
lettings OF inner circles who could
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