The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12
Goes TO FRANCE
TO make GOOD
President Tells Congress Para
mount Duty Is to Be at
Peace Conference.
T0KE / NATION POSTED
Congress to Know All Details OF Par
Icy by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10
Left to Lawmakers-Urges
~: Woman Suffrage.

Washington, Dec. 3-Following Is
the full text of President Wilson's
message, delivered by him before both
houses of congress
Text Of the Message.
Gentlemen of the Congress-:
The year that has elapsed since
last stood before you to fulfill my con-
stitutional duty to give the congress.
from time to time, information on the
state of the Union has been so CROWD
cd with great events, great processes
and great results that / cannot hope
to give you an adequate picture or It's
transactions or of the far-reachtng
changes which have been wrought In
the life of our nation and Of the world.
You have yourselves witnessed these
things as have. 1t is too soon to as
sess them, and we who stand In the
midst of them and are part OF them
are less qualified than men Of another
generation will be to say what they
mean, or even what they have been.
But some great outstanding facts are
unmistakable and constitute In sense
part of the public business with which
1t is our duty to deal. TO state them
is to set the stage for the legislative
and executive action which must grow
out of them and which we have yet to
shape and determine.
A year ago we had sent 1888 men
.overseas. Since then we have sent
l,95O.513, an average Of 162,542 each
month, the number TN fact rising In
May last to 245.951, in June to 27S.76O,
p: in July to 3O7,1s2 and continuing to
I reach similar figures in August and
: September-in August 2S9.57O and IN
: September 257,43S.
Movement 10 Unique.
No such movement of troops ever
took place before, across 5000 miles
of sea, followed by adequate equip
1ment and supplies and carried safely
through extraordinary dangers OF at
tack 49, dangers which were alike
strange and infinitely difficult to guard
AGAINST. In all this movement only
768 men were lost by enemy attacks
$50 of whom were upon a single Eng
lish transport. which was sunk near
the Orkney islands.
,FIahters Arc Praised.
But it is not the physical scale ana
executive efficiency of preparation,
81 supply, equipment and dispatch that
would dwell upon, but the mettle and
quality of the officers and men we sent
over and of the sailors who Kept the
seas, and the spirit of the nation that
,stood behind them. No soldiers or
sailors ever proved themselves moro
quickly ready for the test OF battle
or acquitted themselves with moro
.splendid courage and achievement
when put to the test. Those OF US VINO
played some part in directing the
great processes by which the war was
nushed irresistibly forward to the
anal triumph may now forget all that
anu delight our thoughts with Inc
story of what our men did.
I need not tell yeu what lay back OF
This great movement Of men ana ma
,ter,al. Il Is not invidious to say that
back of it lay q supporting organiza-
ton of the industries Of the country
and all it's productive activities more
complete, more thorough IN method
and effective tn results, more spirited
and unanimous In purpose ana enort
than any other great belligerent nao
ever been able to effect. We prohted
greatly by the experience of the ma
lions which had already been en-
gagged for nearly three years In the
exigent and exacting business, their
every resource and every executive
proficiency taxed to the utmost. we
were the pupils. but We learned quick
" and acted with Dronptness ana
readiness of cooperation that JUSTIFY
our great pride that We were able TO
serve the world with unparalleled
energy and quick accomplishment.
Their officers understood the grim
and exacting task they had undertaken
and performed with. audactty, en-
cheney and unhesitatins courage that
touch the story OF convoy and battle
With imperishabie distinction at every
turn, whether the sntsrDrise were
great or small - from then cnaets'
Pershing and Sims, Down to the young
eat lieutenant, and their neu verify
of them-such men - hardly need to
be commanded, and - to their ter
rible adventure biithsly and with the
ouick intellixenco Of these who know
iust what It Ia the1 would accomplish
I am proud to be ths 1ollow country
man Of men Of such seaK and valor
Those Of 10 who seaysd 1t homo eie
en- dut-the W.T. oSuA net have oee1
Won or the gallant men VIE tousat II