The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1918-01-03
WILSON'S
MESSAGE
TAKING OVER CONTROL OF ALL
RAILWAYS IN NAME OF
THE NATION.
NOT TO IMPAIR RIGHTS
Takes Possession Under Provision OF
Army Appropriation Act Of
Aug. 20, 1916.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. Dec q. - President
Wilson issued the following proclama
ton:
Whereas, The Congress OF the Unit
ed States, in the exercise OF the con
stitutioral authority vested In them
by joint resolution OF the Senate and
House OF Representatives, bearing
date April 6, 1917, resolved,
That the state Of war between thC
United States and the imperial Ger
man government which has thus been
thrust upon the United States is here
by formally declared: and that the
President be and he Is hereby author
lied and directed TO employ the entire
naval and military forces OF the Unit
ed States and the resources of the
government 10 carry on war against
the imperial German government. and
10 bring the conflict to a successful
termination. all OF the resources OF the
country are hereby pledged by the
Congress OF the United States.
War Declared on Austria.
And by joint resolution bearing date
OF Dec. 7, 1917, resolved.
That state Of war Is Hereby de.
elared TO exist between the United
States OF America and the imperial
and royal Austro-Hungarian govern
msnt. and that the President be and
he is hereby authorized and directed
to employ the entire naval and mill.
tary forces OF the United States and
the resources OF the government to
carry on war against the imperial and
royal Austro-Hungarian government;
and to bring the conflict TO a success.
full termination all the resources OF
the country are hereby pledged By the
Congress OF the United States. And,
Whereas, 1t is provided by See. /
OF the act approved Aug. 20. 1916. en-
titled AN act making appropriations
for the support OF the army for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1917, and
for other purposes" as follows:
The President. in time OF war, Is
empowered, through the secretary OF
war, to take possession and assume
control OF any system or systems OF
transportation, or any part thereof
and TO utilize the same, TO the exclu
sion as far as may be necessary OF all
other traffic thereon, for the transfer
or transportation OF troops. war mate
rial and equipment. or for such other
purposes connected with the emer.
gency as may be needful or desirable
To Utilize Transportation System.
And, whereas, II has now become
necessary In the national defense 10
take possession and assume control
Of certain systems OF transportation
and to utilize the same, to the exclu.
sion as far as may be necessary OF
other than war traffic thereon, for the
transportation OF troops, war material
and equipment therefor. and other
needful and desirable purposes. con
nected with the prosecution Of the
war;
Now, therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson,
President OF the United States, under
and by virtue Of the powers vested in
me by the foregoing resolutions and
statute, and by virtue OF all other
powers thereto me enabling, do here
by, through Newton ID. Baker, secre
tary OF war. take possession and as.
sumo control, al ~ o'clock noon on
the 2Sth day OF December, 1917, OF
each and every system OF transporta'
ton and the appurtenances thereof
located wholly or in part within the
boundaries OF the continental United
States and consisting OF railroads
and owned or controlled systems OF
coastwise and inland transportation
engaged in general transportation
whether operated by steam or by cleo
trio power, including also terminals
terminal companies and terminal as
sociations. sleeping and parlor cars
private cars and private car lines
elevators. warehouses, telegraph and
telephone lines and all other equip
ment and appurtenances commonly
used upon or operated as part oil
such rail or combined rail and water
systems Of transportation to be uti
lized for the transfer and transporta
ton OF troops. war material and equip
ment to the exclusion so far as may
be necessary OF all other traffic there
on: and that so far as such exclusive
use be not necessary or desirable
such systems OF transportation be op
Grated and utilized In the Performance,
OF such other services as the nationa
interest may require and OF the usua
and ordinary business and duties o
common carriers.
BY William G. McAdoo.
II Is hereby directed that the pos
session, control, operation and utiliza
ton OF such transportation system'
hereby by me undertaken shall be ex
ercised by and through William G. Nc
Adoo. who is hereby appointed am
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