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OUR IMMEDIATE TASK IS TO
^ WIN WAR PRESIDENT
WILSON TKI-LS CONGKKS!
(Continued from Page 1.)
ties." Just bepausp this onulo fnr
mula expresses the instinctive judg
ment as to right of plain men every
where, it has been made diligent us<
of by the masters of German intri
gue to lead the people of Russia as
tray?and the people of every othe
country their agents could reacn. ii
order that a premature peace migh
be brought about before autocrac;
has been taught its final and con
vlnclng lesson, and the people of th'
world put in control of their owi
destlnieB.
But the fact that a wrong use ha
been made of a just idea is no rea
eon why a right use should not b
made of it. It ought to be brougli
under the patronage of its rea
friends. Let it be said again tha
autocracy must first -be shown th
utter futility of its claims to powe
or leadership in Hie modern world
It is impossible to apply any stand
ard of justice so long as such force
are unchecked and undefeated as th
present masters of Germany com
mand. Not until that has been don
can right be set up as arbiter an
peacemaker among the nations. Hu
when that has been done?as. Go
willing. It assuredly will be?w
Bhall at last be free to do an unprt
vOTicinrii Ullll IIUS l!? (lit* IIIII
to avow our purpose to do it. W
shall be free to base peace on ger
erosity and justice, to the excluslo
of all selfish claims to advantag
even on the part of the victors.
Let there be no misunderstanding
Our present and Immediate task i
to win the war. and nothing sha
turn us aside from it until it is a<
complished. Every power and r<
source we possess, whether of mei
of money, or of materials, is bein
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voted to the purpose until it Is of the Prussian milltnt
achieved. Those who desire to merc'al autocracy.
_ bring peace about before that pur- PurlH>tM* to 1
pose is achieved I counsel to carrv we owe 11, h(>wever.
to say that we do not
their advice elsewhere. We will not ...
way to impair or to r<
entertain it. We shall regard the Au8tro_?ungarlan empll
" war as won only when the German affair of ou,.8 what t
- people say to us. through properly thejr QWn ,|fe e,(her {n
" accredited representatives, that they po,ltloally We do not
b are ready to agree to a settlement dC8ire fQ dlptate t(j t|
- based upon justice and the repara- way Wp on,y deg|n?
" tion of the wrongs their rulers have thp,r affa,rg are ,eft ,
done.. They have done a wrong to han(,8 ,n a? matterB> Rr
J Belgium which must be repaired We 8ha? hope to 8ecure
t They have established a power over p,eg Qf the Ba,kftn pen,r
Y other lands and peoples than their the pe()p,e Qf thp Turk|s
- 0Wn_0ver the great empire of Aus- rlRht and opp0rtun|ty t)
? tria-Hungary. over hitherto free QWn ?ve8 8afe the,r c
? Balkan states, over Turkey. and 8ecure aRain8l oppre8fji
within Asia?which must be relin- t,ce and from the (Uct.
s quished. r,Kn courts or parties.
" Germany's success by skill, by in- And QUr attltude a
^ dustry. by knowledge, by enterprise wUh regard t() 0erman
11 we did not grudge or oppose, but ad- . ... ...
-- cu a line Kind. we
1 mired, rather. She had built up for
t K wronu against the Oer
t herself a real empire of trade and n<> lnterference wlth ho
influence, secured by the peace of the fa|fs We ahou)d (,epi
1 world. We were content to abide ,. ., , .
I one or the other absolv
' by the rivalries of manufacture. , . . . , ,
> liable, absolutely cont
l~ science and commerce that were in- , . , . ,
_ , principles we have prof
a volvod for us in her success, and . . , . . .
? : by and to hold most sa<
? stand or fall as wo had or did not ,
out our life as a natioi
l~ have the brains and the initiative
G to surpass her. But at the moment I people of (,crmn
r' when she had conspicuously won her "ie niHn h?
triumphs of peace she threw them | pei to ('ere'vo then
n away, to establish in their stead as their thai
e (what the world will no longer per '
mit to be established, military and
G political domination by arms, by Jy |T^;
e . which to oust where she could not
1 | excel the rivals she feared and V^m
we
li deliver
the once fair and happy pen- M ill " f
Belgium northern
is France from the Prussian conquest Al "m
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Austria-Hungary, the peoples the
i. Balkans, and the peoples of Turkey.
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i domination fighting for the very life and exist-J powerful nations, and
y and com- ence of their empire, a war of des- enemies as well as 01
perate self-defense against deliber- sociates in the war. I
Mctate. ate agression. Nothing could be and am thinking no>
to ourselves lnore grossly or wantonly false, and herself, among the rea
wish in any we mast Reek by the utmost open- Serbia and of Poland
sarrange the ueM and candor as to our real aims equality of rights can
e. It is no to convince them of its falseness, a great price. We ar
hey do with' ^ e are 'n ^act fighting for their raanent, not temporar
dustrinlly or I emanclpation from fear, along with for the peace of the wi
purpose orlour own?fi'om the fear as well as seek them candidly i
hem in anyifrom fact of unjust attack by As always, the right w
to see that 1 neighbors or rivals or schemers af- the expedient,
n their own 'er world empire. No one is "What '~,,all we do,
eat or small, j threatening the existence or the in- this great war of fre<
for the Peo-:t,ePendence or the peaceful enter- tice to its righteous <
isula and foi Pri8e of the German empire. We must clear awa;
h empire the Worst That Could Happen. ough hand all impedi
3 make their The worst that can happen to the cess and we nniBt 111
>wn fortunes detriment of the German people is Justment of law that
on or injus- this, that if they should still, after ,he fl,n and ,ree use
ition of for- the war is over, continue to be oblig- .capacity and force
ed to live under ambitious and in- unlt.
ind purpose triguing masters interested to dis- One very emlmrras
y herself are turb the peace of the world, men or that stands in our w
! intend no classes of men whom the other peo- are at war with Ger
man empire, pies of the world could not trust, it with her allies. 1 tl
r internal af- might be impossible to admit them earnestly recommend
ii either the to the partnership of nations which gress immediately decl
itely unjusti- must henceforth guarantee the States in a state of <
rary to the world's peace. That partnership tria-Hungary. Does ii
essed to live must he a partnership of peoples, to you that this sliou
red through- not a mere partnership of govern- elusion of the argunic
i. ments. It might be impossible, also, addressed to you It
ny are being s,,ch untoward circumstances, to a fact the inevitable 1
in they nowiadn,'t Germany to the free economic have said. Austria-I
l and to act intercourse which must inevitably time being not her ow
inev are uui ui me oiner partnerships simply the vassal of
of a real peace. But there would be government. We must
a no aggression in that; and such a as they are and act ui
situation, inevitable because of dis- out sentiment in this
trust, would in the very nature of The government of
things sooner or later cure itself by gary is not acting
process which would assuredly set initiative or in respons
in. and feelings of its j
The wrongs, the very deep wrongs instrument of a
J committed in this war will have to must meet its t
| be righted. That, of course, can- ?wn and regard the
not and must not be righted by the ;is '"ft one. The wt
commission of similar wrongs cessfully conducted in
against fJermany and her allies. The The same logic would
world will not permit the cotntnis- declaration of war :
sion of similar wrongs as a means and Bulgaria. They
of reparation and settlement, tools of (lermany.
Statesmen must by this time have mere tools and not y<
learned that the opinion of the direct path of our n?
world is everywhere wide awake and We shall go whnevi
| j fully comprehends the issues in- i'es of this war ca
! volved. No representative of any seems to me that we
self-governed nation will dare disre- where immediate and
gard it by attempting any such cov- siderations lead us,
enants of selfishness and compromise an>' others.
[as were entered info at the congress The financial and
'J of Vienna. The thought of the plain ures which must be
people here and everywhere suggest themselves a
throughout the world, the people its undertakings deve
| who enjoy no privileges and have take the liberty of pr
very simple and unsophisticated certain other acts
j standards of right or wrong, is the which seems to me to
air all governments must henceforth the support of the w
, breathe if thev wmiM i? !. - > -?
-- ? ......... n ?.-> rfH'iiHe ui our w noie
the full disclosing light of that orgy.
thought that all policies must he Heconimenils Le
'conceived and executed in this mid- ... ,
It will he necessar
.day hour of the world's life. (!er- . . . ,.
certain particulars tin
man rulers have been able to upset .... ...
the last session with i
the peace of the world only because . .
enemies; and also n?
the fJerman neonle were not sutler11rVf
to CI'CMVC VST
ed under their tutelage to share the ' *' "
. .... . . particular control ove
comradeship of the other peoples of . ? , .
I . . . , . . and departure of al
the would either in thought or in , ? ,, . , ,
? , and from the United i
1 purpose. Thev were allowed to , . . ..
...... Legislation should
I have no opinion of their own which ,, . ...
I . . . . . . , . . fining as a criminal
might be set up as a rule of conduct .... ... ...
wilful violation or th<
for those who exercised authority
? ... ... relating to alien eneni
over them. But the congress that , . . .
, . , ...... ed under section 4.061
concludes this war will feel the . ,
.. ... ... statutes and providli
strength of the tides that run now . .
, , , . . punishments; and woi
in the hearts and consciences of free , , . ,
. men should be inclui
men everywhere. Its conclusions
i ... ... .. ... terms of the acts pla
will run with those tides.
upon alien enemies. 1
\l1Y0 ' Kunsia. as goes on many
lit I tT \11 these things have been true wi 11 he willing to he
from the very beginning of this stu- ai the expense of t
pendous war; and I ran not help jn tli?> detention cata]
thinking that if they had been made the purpose of th
plain at the very outset the sympa- )inVe suggested to co
thy and enthusiasm of the Russian nninn<r them in n?ri
people might have been once for all other similar instit
OITl- enlisted on the side of the allies. tju.y could be made to
_ suspicion and distrust swept away, criminals do.
llDl and a real and union <>f pur- Recent experience
pose effected. Had they believed nu. tlint the congress
^|| these things at the very moment of ,,u.r in authorizing tl
their revolution and had they been ,n s(.t limits to prices
confirmed in that belief since, the s?pp|y and demand.
sail reverses which have recently sliy has 1 replace
I7L? marked the progress of their affair unrestrained seltis
* towards an ordered and stable gov- we have eliminated
- 1 ernnient of free men might have several branches of in
llCIl been avoided. The Russian people runs impudently rami
* Cm have been poisoned by the very y^e farmers. for
llltS falsehoods that have kept the Ger- piain with a great <1
man people in the dark, and the (hat. while the regu]
poison has been administered by the prj(f?s restricts their t
veiy same hands. The only possible Htraints are placed u]
antidote Is the truth. It cannot be Qf most of the thin
uttered too plainly or too often. themselves purchase;
Our I From e ery point of view, it has ine lualities obtain or
seemed to bo my duty to speak these It is Imperatively
> Tn declarations of purpose to add these the consideration of t
specific interpretations to what I the waterpower of th
took the liberty of saying to the also the consideration
; senate in January. Our entrance matlc and yet econo
into the war has not altered our at- ment of such of thi
== titude towards the settlement that sources of the counti
must come when it Is over. When I under control of the
sabl In January that the nations of eminent should be ii
Imm the world were entitled not only to sumed and afflrmatb
'LV free pathways upon the sea, but also st r net i vely dealt with
to assured and unmolested access to J possible moment. Th?
I those pathways, I was thinking, and j of such legislation is i
,1 am thinking now, not of the, more obvious,
smaller and weaker nations alone, I The legislation pri
1 which need our countenance and | last session with regai
MM support, but also of the great and combinations among
4 ? ?
of our present in order to provide f
ur present as- trade a more effectiv
was thinging amj Gf C0.0p
v, or Austria .
,, r l>y all means to be coi
f n? UOll !tu nf
Justice nnd session,
be had only at Kxpenditui
e seeking per And I beg that the i
y, foundations house of representatii
orld, and must |ne express the o
md fearlessly. wm j,,. impossible to <
ill prove to be a very wasteful an<
fashion with the em
then, to push priations of the public
doni and jus- must continue to be
conclusion? war is to be be prop
v with a thor- unless the house will
nients to sue- turn to its former pra<
ake every ad- ing and preparing all
will facilitate bills through a single
of our whole order that responsil
as a lighting centered, expenditure!
and made uniform a
ising obstacle duplication as nine
ay is that we avoided,
many but not Additional legislate
lierefore very become necessary be
that the con- cut congress adjourn:
are the t'nited tfer to effect the 1110
.var with Aus- ordination and operat
L seem strange way and other tram
id be the con- terns of the country;
nt I have just shall, if circumstanc
is not. It is Inland, rail the attonti
ogic of what I press upon another o<
lungary is for jr i have overlor,
n mistress, but I that ought to be don
the German 1 effective conduct of
face the facts I Gwn counsels will su
ion them with-l8|on. What I ant
stern business. I about is that in the
Austria-Hun ,,f the congress our 1
upon its own I and energy should 1
le to the wishes I on the vigorous, rapl
teoples. but aslfUi prosecution of th
nother nation.I winning the war.
'orce with our I (>nn ,t? , wit
central powers I, aml ,.nthusin
ir can be suc" I hnow that for us th
no other %xaJ,jhigh principle. debus
lead also to n 1 fjsh ambition of com
igainst Turkey I (lon; because we km
also are the 1 wor,(, Allows, that
Hut 1hc\ a eI j-0,.f.ed into it to save
et stand in ?*Hn.,ions XV(. Uv,. ?nde
'cessary action l)jon am, destruction,
sr the necessi-1 j. (hp rentrnl powers
rry us. but i? 1 t (he very h,.art Qf
should go only LelieVP ln; ,helr m<
practical ron I fare outrage every p
and not heed man|ty all(, uf kn
i their intrigue has
military rneas-1 V( ry thought and spi
adopted will 1 our people: their sin
s the war and I diplomacy has sougl
lop, but I will I very territory away ft
oposing to you I ?-,? ? 1 ? ~* *l
villi V lie Ulllllll l'l 11
of legislation 8af0(y would be a
i be needed foi honor forever sulliei
ar and for the jnto contempt were i
force and en- t,jUUiph. They are
very existence of dem
gislntion. erty.
y to extend in it is because it is
; legislation of of high, disintereste
regard to alien which all the free
cessarv, I be- world are banded to
v definite and vindication o! right,
r the entrance preservation of our
I persons into ajj ,ju,t it has held d?
itates. and of purpose, thai
be enacted do- se)ves doubly constrai
offense every tor jt?; outcome only
b proclamation righteous and of irn
ies promulgat- tention, for our foes
of the revised friends. The ca
ig appropriate amj holy, the settlenv
nen as well as motive and qua
;led under the we oan flght. but for r
cing restraints },|e or joss worthy of
t is likely that j.-or (his cause we ei
alien enemies U1(1 tor this cause we
fed and hous- ,jj ti,e last gun is fin
he government , , ?.? -
[>S. and it will '
e legislation I "P,ns to n,e ,he
nfine offender* m?s' n,008sary ?<? ?P
Itentiaries and ?n,or thi,! i,n the w<
utions when in ,he hea
work as otho, Ml" st??'? ?1,
thought is of carry
has convinced ,hrol,?h '<> ?? ??<> w?
must go fur ,,U'n ,nv i,,Pa, or
He government v hich ,h" nani? of An
i. The law of ,10l(l in honor ?mon
I am sorry to '",,l f,u wh,ch 11 haa
d by the law rnn,on'' '? 'he K"
hness. Whip tha' wonl before us.
profiteering ir n,onl of history has c<
idustry, it still of ,ho People have be
>ant In others ,,iey Tho han<1
example, com ,,pon ,h'' ??tions. He
leal of justice favor- 1 devoutly h<
lation of food ,hoy ',so ,ho c,ear
ncomes, no re- ?wn J"*" ' ???' mer
pon the prices ~
gs they must 240 ,,0lND
and similar With corn above 51
i all sides. their heads off very
necessary tha? hog that takes two oi
he full use of to get on full feed ne
e country and a profit.
of the syste- When you are read
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ry as are sti! and watch your sho
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nmediately re going well over 200
itely and con- high as 240 pounds,
at the earliest crape feeding and yoi
pressing need the B. A. Thomas med
daily becoming Investment. Try fee
hogs on this plan and
oposed at the more than pleased, i
rd to regulated the cost of the medich
our exporters, lauicaster Mere*
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leration, ought
mpleted at thia
res.
neinbers of the
es will permit
pinion that it
leal in any but
I extravagant
ornious appro
moneys which
made, if the
erly sustained,
consent to rertice
of initialappropriation
committee, in
bilit.v may be
s standardized
nd waste and
h as possible
in may also
fore the press
again in orst
efficient coion
of the railsportation
sysbut
to thsit I
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of the eon casion.
iked anything
e for the more
the war. your
pply the omisperfectlv
clear
present session ,
whole attention
>e concentrated
id and successes
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h all the greatsin
because we
Is is a war of
ted by no selluest
or spolia>w,
and all the
we have been
the very instir
from corrupThe
purposes j
strike straight
everything we j
thods of war- |
irineiple of liulightlv
honor; ,
corrupted the
rit of many of
ister and secret ;
it to take our '
rom us and dis- '
te states. Our J
t an end. our
rl and brought
to permit their
striking at the i
locraey and lib- >
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for us a war I
d purpose, in
peoples of the
gether for the 1
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nation and of *
:?ar of principle 1
t we feel our- '
nod to propose
that which is 0
>proachahle in- ^
as well as for
use being just i
ent must be of 6
lity. For this
milling less no- ?
our traditions. /,
itered the war _
will battle un- a
-d. e
11y because this t
111* ? IItrII ll its i
eak plainly, in 11
irld may know il
l and ardor of o
ion our whole ?
ing the war *
have not forprinciple
for
leriea has been
g the nations,
been our glory
>at generations ;j
A supreme mo- r
nne. The eyes r,
en opened and n
of God is laid
will show them 5r
>lieve. only if r
height of His -.e
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