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PRESIDENT PLEASED
With MARYLAND'S help
Secretary of State Presents htei
Executive With Engraved Copy OF
Resolutions Offering Marytand'N
Resources 40 The Nation.

TO a delegation OF MarYlandel"
who Wednesday called II the VI hlte
House President Wilson expressed
appreciation oi the part '"fich Mary
land has taken III preparing Tor anu
III prosecuting the WI. with Ger
many.
The occasion Was The presentation
of the Joint resolution adopted b..
the General Assembly a; IL recent
extra session, "pledeing the Tesour-
ces of the State OF Maryland 20 tbs,
United states for che successful pros
ecutiun Of The war. ana commenting
to the sympathetic consideration OF
the people of Maryland the iorma-
ton. upon the defeat OF he Imperial
German Government. OF union o.
free nations for the preservation OF
peace" Secretary of State Thomas
w Simmons, representing Governor
Harrington. presented thr resolution
which was handsomely 2ngrosScd ON
parchment. 10 the President.
That the President was most Ia
yorably impressed by the action OF
the General Assembly was demon
sIrated by his earnestness and me
tenor of his speech in accepting The
document He said the resolution
was really superfuous, as he knew
how promptly and how efficiently
Maryland had responded even be-
fore there was a call TO arms. In
fact. he added. Maryland has ever
been at the front when the nation
was in peril. He requested Mr.Sim-
mons to convey 10 Governor Harrins
ton and to the legislature his appre-
citation of the "pledging Of Maryland
resources" to the nation. Continu-
ing, the President said the resolution
and Mr.. simmons utteranceS We're
highly gratifying evidences. which he
received daily. that the nation is in
the war to win victory. 1t is said
that there may be some people, he
added, who may not be fully cOnvinc-
ed of the meaning of the issues in
yolved in the participation Of the
United States in the war. He de
clared. however, that the people of
the country fully understood the is
sues; that they are determined that
these issues shall triumph.
There is an ideal, said the Presi-
dent, for which Americans and free
nations are striving. an ideal which
appeals to free people. He said he
told delegation of clergymen re-
Gently that they were justified in
treating the high ideals involved in
the war in their sermons. He added
that his visitors should constantly
hold those ideals before them.
The resolution adopted by the
General Assembly follows:
Whereas. the United States is at
war with the Imperial German Gov
eminent in order that the world may
be safe for democracy;
Therefore be il resolved by the
General Assembly of Maryland. that
the State of Maryland pledges aiIs
its resources to the government
the United States for the tsucu
prosecution of the war.
Further resolved, that the General
Assembly of Maryland commendS 10
the sympathetic consideration Of ihe
people of this State the formation
upon the defeat of the Imperial Ger
man Government of union of free
nations for the preservation Of peace.
Further resolved, that the Cover
nor of the State of Maryland be re-
quested to transmit d copy of this
joint resolution TO the President of
the United States.
In presenting the resolution Secre-
tary Simmons said:
Mr. President: The call of the
national government has gone forth
to all the States of the Union. calling
upon the people to organize TO aid
the Federal Government in the prose-
cution of the war which PrUssian
militarism has forced upon the
world Maryland has responded to
that call. Anticipating the necessity
for local legislative action to meet
the war needs of the State, our Gov
ernor only awaited enactment by the
Congress of the United States of
such federal measures as would dis
close the kind of local legislation
which would be needed to suppIe-