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the power whose ships were equipped
with heavy enough ordnance to sef10
the submarine nearer to the bottom
than was her won't.
The law is no respecter OF persons
1t does not say to this man, DO thus
and to another man, do that. II says
''Thus SAITH the law" And the law oe-
manded first warning and then oppof-
tunity for safety.
The submarine was the symbol Oh
the German method of making war.
A thief In the night, skulnng raioer'
man who would Hit below the belt.
Strong in military might, rich m
resources, united IN the power OF ner
autocracy, she defed all laws, all con-
ventions, all decency.
America looked towards the White
House for action. But the President
remained steadfast in his hope that
America could take her place at the
peace councils as one who bad had no
part in the struggle, one who could
hold the balance scales and see thar
substantial justice was done.
But the day came when America
knew that the decision was at hand.
All efforts to bring Germany back m
to the family of nations failed. Her
plan for world domination became dis
closed. The mask fell from her face.
II became more and more apparent
that she had deliberately planned the
titanic struggle, having seized the mo-
ment that she believed most oppor-
tune. Many of her calculations had
miscarried. She had not believed that
England would array herself against
the might of Germany. Englands ht.
tie army Germany had characterized
as Contemplate" but she had fek
the power of the lions paw. And with
the desperation of one whose strategy
has failed the German niilitaTists
scorned American Intervention and de-
fed this great Republic. In Germany
the Kaiser was telling Ambassador
Gerard that, after the war, he wouid
stand no nonsense from America.
Finally the decision was made. The
story of that decision is best told by
the President himself. These passages
are from one of the most remarkable
state papers ever written, his message
to the Congress of the United States:
Inn NOT NOW THINKING. on
THE LOSS OF PROPERTY M
VOLVED, IMMENSE And SERE
GUS rs THAT IS, BUT. ONLY on
THE WANTON AND WHOLESALE
DESTRUCTION OF THE LIVES OF
NON-COMBATANTS, MEN, WON
EN- AND CHILDREN, ENGAGED IN
PURSUITS WHICH HAVE Ill
WAYS, EVEN IN THE DARKEST
PERIODS OF MODERN HISTORY,
BEEN DEEMED INNOCENT AND
LEGITIMATE. PROPERTY CAN BH
PAID FOR; THE LIVES OF PEACE
Full AND INNOCENT PEOPLE
CANNOT BE. THE PRESENT GER
MIN SUBMARINE WARFARE
AGAINST COMMERCE IS 4 WAR
AGAINST MANKIND.
TT IS Il WAR AGAINST ALL M
TONS. AMERICAN SHIPS HAVE
BEEN SUNK. AMERICAN LIVES
TAKEN IN WAYS WHICH TT HAS
STIRRED US VERY DEEPLY To
LEARN OF, BUT THE SHIPS IND
PEOPLE OF OTHER NEUTRAL
AND FRIENDLY NATIONS HAVR
BEEN SUNK AND OYER
WHELMED IN THE SANE WAK.
THERE Has BEEN NO DfSCRIM-
NATION.
III O4AH4~4>4>&NOA 40 " I'LL
MANKIND.
THERE ARE, IT NAY BE, M14NY
MONTHS OF FIERY TRIAL md
SACRIFICE AHEAD OF US. IT rs
4 FEARFUL THING TO LEAD
THIS GREAT PEACEFUL People
INTO WAR, INTO THE MOST
TERRIBLE And DISASTROUS or
ALL VARS, CIVILIZATION III.
SELF SEEMING TO BE IN THU
BALANCE.
BUT THE RIGHT IS MORE PRE-
| CIOUS THIN PEACE, And WR#
SHALL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR THE
THINGS NE HAHE ALWAYS CIR
RED NEAREST OUR HEARTS.
FOR DEMOCRACY, FOR THH
RIGHT OF THOSE WHO SUBMIT
TO AUTHORITY TO HAZE ~
YOICE IN THEIR OWN GOVERN
MENTS, FOR The RIGHTS md
LIBERTIES OF SMALL NATIONg.
FOR II UNIVERSAL DOMINION
OF RIGHT BY SUCH n CONCERT
OF FREE PEOPLES As SHALL
BRING PEACE md SAFETY 70
AL NATIONS AND MAKE THE
WORLD ITSELF At LIST FREE.
ITO SUCH Il TASK NE c1N
DEDICATE OUR LIVES AND OLER
FORTUNES, EVERYTHING THU
We ARE AND EVERYTHING
THAT WE. HAVE, WITH THH