New Britain herald., 1918-10-09
COUNCIL Of DEFENSE
BACKS UP PRESIDENT
Opposes Peace Until Germany
Makes Unconditional Surrender

CD ana I1SI allies anu aB<tAlASL XII SAH-
during and q just peace
This expression Of the fighting
spirit of all Connecticut is contained
in a resolution passed by the Connec-
ticut State Council of Defense, tele
graphed Last night by the Council to
the President of the United States,
and sent to members of the cabinet,
the Connecticut delegation in congress
and to all other state defense councils.
The resolution, drawn by Justice
George w. Wheeler Of Bridgeport,
was passed unanimously by the coun-
Gil In passing it, members of the
council believed that they were ex-
pressing the spirit of the entire state
of Connecticut.
The peace stand of Connecticut, as
Interpreted by the councils resolution
Isl
No consideration Of peace until Ger
many and her vassalS are thoroughly
beaten and her far-reaching plan of
world domination destroyed.
No peace negotiations, cancellations
or bargaining.
No peace until Germany is stripped
Of the territory she has wrested from
other nations.
quire that Germany make reparation
for the damages and losses she has
caused, and compels her to give ade-
quate assurances for the future.
No armistice while q soldier of Ger
many is beyond the German borders,
nor while a single submarine is fight
ing against the ships of the Allies.
The Resolution.
The complete text of the resolution
follows:
"ResoNed, That the Connecticut
Council of Defense heartily rejoices in
the unparalleled achievements Of the
Allies. Bulgaria has unconditionally
surrendered Turkey is cut off from
the Central Powers. The right wing
of S.e Austrian Army is fleeing from
Serbia. It's left wing is being steadily
pressed out of Albania and Monte
negro. The Italian drive is on the
way From the North Sea, south all
along the Western Front the allies are
steadily driving Germany and her vas
sails out of Belgium and France. On
September 9th, in resolutions then
passed by the Council we said. We
wait with confidence the day when
the American troops, under their own
commanders, shall execute their or
ders and carry on a battle upon their
own sector. They will emulate the
valor and military skill of our Allies,
and we cannot ask for more. Three
days later General Pershing struck at
the st. Mihiel salient and the Ameri-
can forces won in an incredibly short
time one of the most brilliant victories
Of the war. The valor of our troops
had been demonstrated at Seicheprey
and in every conflict in which they
have been engaged since.
'1St. Mihiel told the world that the
American general could conceive a
plan of battle which is the admira-
ton Of military experts, prepare it to
it's last detail and carry it out ahead
of schedule time, successful at every
point.
"All of this continued, triumphant
progress is due in no small measure
to the unity of command under that
master of strategy and self control
Marshal Foch.
Germany is resisting desperately.
AS she is forced back she leaves be-
hind her q waste of desolation and
woe. No single thing that their
trained and ruthless cruelty could
conceive of has been omitted. Her
cruelty continues on land and sea.
Every industry which could compete
with Germany is destroyed. All that
she can do to despoil Belgium and
France that she continues to do.
Germany is organizing her indus
try and her business so that after the
war she may food the markets of the
world with her goods at a cheaper
rate than any can sell for. Her in
| dustry and her business have largely
| been put under Governmental control
| Her mercantile marine and her fleet
| are largely intact Her present pur-
| pose is to secure an economic domin-
| ion upon which to build another
| world dominion war. Neither the
| German Government nor the German
| people show the slightest appreciation
of their crimes, nor the smallest desire
to make reparation. They finally see
! that their doom is impending, anl
! they ask directly or through their vas
| sails that we enter upon negotia ton:
| for peace, For an honorable peace,
| as William proclaims, meaning
| peace which will not strip the Father
! land of all the land it has seized, OIL
the plumber it's troops have taken, nor
! make her pay for the losses she has
caused to the innocent whoever he
| troops have gone.
''Resolved, That in the opinion OF
! the Council there should be no peac,
| vassals are thoroughly beaten, and he,
far-reaching plan of world dominion
| destroyed. We are opposed to any
| peaice by negotiation, Cancellation, O
bargaining.
Germany must be stripped of al
the territory she has won and he
| grip on territory, nations and people
! adjoining her must be lOosed Tn
safety of the world depends upon this
"Justice demands from German
and the German people and her Va-
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