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CALLS ON CONGRESS FOR NEW AUTHORITY Wilson Asks for Permission to Take Any Necessary Steps to Protect American Rights at Sea.?Includes Arming of Merchantmen and Con \V)U II jiveu Dtr. Washington, Feb. 26.?President "Wilson appeared before congress at 1 o'clock this afternoon and asken for authority to place the United States in a state of "armed neutral ity" to resist the German submarine menace. Once before, in the infancy of the republic, a state of armed neutrality pi utiaimcu j/i WU1.U..T Lence" upon American rights, in kvar between France and England. did not result actually in war he I'niied States. ither another armed neutrality ^gan war depends cn whether realizes that the United ready to protect its neutrai ry whatever means are neces a full realization of the sole.n the occasion the s action today with [ce that congress will stand beliind it Wilson 1st before arrived at 1 o'clock ELI Lll'd.1 nuui up ivj 's desk in the hall of the here both branches of con eting in special joint session, r I A 1 \ !o-Su ( 1st the saving There in the i-ho cat UIV I5?00l able p at $1( 6-30 C! of the s everfcui and dej If i Sedan 5 kind of and on! Rei ber of that ca March! Mre-passenger Two Seven " Cart Newb< were assembled before him. He spoke as follows: Must Keep in Tonch. "Gentlemen of the Congress: I have asked the privilege of address ing you because we are moving i mrougn critical nines auring wuhju J it seems to me be my duty to keep in close touch with the houses of congress so that neither counsel nor action shall run at cross purposes be tween vs. ; "On the 3rd of February I officially informed you of the sudden and un expected action of the imperial Ger man government in declaring its ;n tention to disregard the promises it had made to this government in April last and undertake immediate sub marine operations against all com merce. whether of belligerents or of neutrals, that should seek to approach Great Britian and Ireland, the Atlan tic coasts of Europe, or the harbors of the eastern Mediterranean and to conduct those operations without re "a d to the established restrictions of .ernational practice, without regard any considerations of humanity ... w'hich might interfere with their object. That policy was forthwith put into practice. It has now been in ac tive execution for nearly four weeks. Its practical results are not fully dis closed. "The commerce of other neutral nations is suffering severely, but not perhaps very much more severely than it was already suffering- before tlic 1st of February, when the new policy ' of the imperial government was put into operation. We have asked the 50 on this Chain *# i p/'iCS &CC92&63 $1Z<)V , if you buy now, is will be practically no car after March 1st. me sound, reliable car ) oo?/ in use. A i rice at S1259. A ! 190. ! bear m mind the 7-p lalmers?price still $135 martest, keenest looking I ilt. Generous in power. Ec foa have net seen the ( rou have missed much. / a car. Lines extremely m y $1850. nember there is a limit to the 5-cassenger Chalmei n be bought between i 1st. First orders get first d Prwent Prices , Toaring ... $1090 Sereo-paMeager Si1 ikn Roadster - - - 1070 Sctcc " Laaraa Touring - 1350 Seven ** Tcr^p (M Lo.b. Doira&J )lina Auto Phone 172 erry ! cooperation of the other neutral gov ernments to prevent these depreda tions but I fear none of them has thought it wise to join us in any com mon course of action. Suffer From Timidity. "Our own commerce his suffered, is suffering rather in apprehension than in fact, rather because so many of our ships are timidly keeping tu their home norts than because Amer! can ships have been sunk. "Two American vessels have been sunk, the Housatonic and the Lyman, M. Law. The case of the Housatonic, i which was carrying foodstuffs con- S signed to a London firm, was essen-! tially like the case of the Frye, in which it will be recalled the German government admitted its liability for damages and the lives of the crew a^ in the case of the Frye were safe-, guarded with reasonable care. "The case of the Law, which was! carrying: lemon box staves to Paler mo. disclosed a ruthlessness of tiie method which deserve grave con demnation, but was accompanied by i 110 circumstances which might net < have been expected at any time in connection with the use of submarine against merchantmen as the German ; government has used it. 'in sum, therefore, the situation we find ourselves in regard to the actual conduct of the German submarine "warfare against commerce and its ef fects upon our own ships and people is substantially the same that it was when I addressed you on the 3rd of February, except for the tying up of our shipping in our own ports be cause of the unwillingness of our snip i lers 6-30 ckasige as the reason >argain assenger 0. One Chalmers onomica! Chalmers i sensible the num 's 6-30's iow and CUVCIlCd* . . . $9650 aa . . 2S50 Car - - 2550 s. c! PCTSM 'fffl I I IIIIW \ . owners to risk their vessels at sea without insurance or adequate pro tection and the very serious conges tion of our commerce which has re sulted, a congestion which is growing rapidly more and more serious every day. This in itself might presently accomplish, in effect, what the new German submarine orders were meant to accomplish, so far as we are con cerned. We can only say, therefore, that the overt act which I have ven tured to hope the German command ers would in fact avoid, was not oc curred. Adding to Danger. "But while this is happily true, .it must he admitted that there have been certain additional indications and expressions of purpose on (he German authorities which have in creased rather than lessened the im pression that if our ships and our people :ire spared it win no Decause of fortunate circumstances or be cause the com manners or' tlie German submarines which they may happen to encounler exercise an iine\i:e':ted dis cretion and restraint rather than he cause of the instructions under which those commanders are acting. "Jt would he foolish to deny thru, the situation is fraught with the grai 41111.1 uailj^ci .T5. ->V/ thoughtful man can fail to see that the necessity for definite action ma r come at any time, if we are in fact, and not in word merely, to defend our elementary rights as a neutra' nation. It would be most imprudent to be unprepared. "I can not in such circumstances be unmindful of the fact that the ex piration of the term of the present congress is immediately at hand, by constitutional limitation* and that ir would in all likelihood require an un usual length of time to assemble 'and organize the congress which is to suc ceed it. I feei that I ought, in view of that fact, to obtain from you full and immediate assurance of the au thority which T may need at any mo ment to exercise. "Xo doubt 1 already possess that authority without special warrant of law, by the plain implication of my constitutional duties and powers, <it [ prefer, in the present circumstances. lot to act upon general implication, i ivish to feel that the authority and ihe power of the congress are behind ne in whatever it may become neces sary for me to do.. We are jointly ;he servants of the people and must ict together and i|i their spirit, so 'ar as we can divine and interpret ii. j Duty is Plain. "No one doubts what it is our duty o do. We must defend our commerce md the lives of our people in the nidst of the present trying circum stances. with discretion but with clear and steadfast purpose. Only the nethod and the extent remain to be :hosen, upon the occasion, if occasion houlrl indeed arise. "Since it has unhappily proved Im possible to safeguard our neutral, iglits by diplomatic means against, he unwarranted infringements they i ire suffering at the hands of Ger-: nany, tliere may be 110 recourse but) o armed neutrality, which we shall t enow how to maintain and for which here is abundant American prece lent. "It is devoutly to be hoped that it vill not be necessary to put armed orce anywhere into action. The Amer- j can people do not desire it and our [ lesire i snot different from theirs. 11 im sure that they will understand the snirit in which I am now acting, the 1 )urpose I hold nearest my heart and vould wish to exhibit in everything ; do. "I am anxious that the people of h^ nations at war also should under- i itand and not mistrust us. I hope .hat I need give n^ further proofs and j tssurances than I have already given hroughout nearly three years of anx- j mis natience that T am the friend of )eace and mean to preserve it for Unerica so long as I am able. "I am not now proposing or con emplating war or any steps that need ead to it. I merely request that you vill accord me "by your own vote and lefinite bestovral the means and the luthority to safeguard in practice he right of a great people who love Deacfe and who are desirous of exer lising none but the rights of peace X) follow the pursuit of peace in quiet less and good will?rights recognized ;ime out of mind by all the civilized nations of the world. No course of my choosing or of theirs will lead to war. (War can come only by the wilful acts and aggressions of others, ('an Speak Only Generally. "You will understand why I can make no definite proposals or fore casts of action now and must ask For your supporting authority in the most general terms. I believe that the people will be willing to trust me to act with restraint, with prudence and in the true spirit of amity and good faith throuhgout these trying months; and it is in that belief that I request that you will authorize me to supply our merchant ships with, defensive arms should that become necessary, and with the means of us ing them, and to employ any other intsrumentalities or methods that may be necessary and adequate to protect our ships and our people in tUsviv. innifimoto onH noQ Cafll1 Till T suits on the seas. I request also that you will grant me at the same tlae, along with the powers I ask, a suffl HARD CHRONIC COUGH Made Well by Delicious Vino! Crestline. Ohio.?"I contracted a hard, chronic cough, and was v eak, nervous and run down. I have a small family of three, and it was hard for me to do my work. I took different medi cines without benefit. Finally I heard about Vinol, and it has restored me to health and strength, my cough is all gone and I feel fine."?Mrs. H. H. Cablisle. Vinol is a constitutional remedy for chronic coughs and colds, and for all weak, nervous, run-down conditions. Try it on our guarantee. Gilder & Weel?. Druggists, berry, &. C. | cient credit to enable me to provide j adequate means of protection where j they aer lacking, including adequate insurance against the present war risks. "I have spoken of our commerce and of the legitimate arrands or our I pcupic uu me buas, uui yuu will llDl i be misled as to my main thougut, the thought ihat lies beneath these phrases and gives them dignity ami I weight. It is not of national inter j ests merely that we are thinkine. It ! is. rather, of fundamental lwmau rights, chief of all the ri'..rlH of li-n \itself. I am thinking not only ol | the rights of -Tnencans to 10 ami ' crme about their proper business by ; way of the sea. but also of some j thing much deeper, much more fun | Omental than that. "i am thinking of those rights <>1 '"umanlty wk'-oi which there i< no civilization. .My theme is of the^t **i'.rinci.'ios of comra art J of protection which mankind has ?oi-?iit to throw about lr.nar.n live.s the lives of ccnibaranis. the lives . i men who are r.oacefullv zt work the induct: ial jrocesses of the wr.rld quick and vital, the lives *->i women and children and of liio&t who supply the labor wliich minis ters to their sustenance. We art; sneaking of no selfish material rights, but of rights which onr hearts sup port and whose foundation is thai righteous passion for justice upon which all law, all structures alike Ui. oi siuie ana oi manKina must rest, as upon the ultimate bas;e of cur existence and our liberty. I can not imagine any man with Amer ican principles at heart hesitating to defend these things.'' TKAINMAX LOSES LIFE AT CHESTER n. i?ary ninea i naer ireigni Train. I Chester, Feb. 26.?H. X. Gary ol Columbia, aged about 30 years, a fag man on Southern railway freight train Xo. 63, was instantly killed in the yards at Chester while endeavor ing to make a coupling about S o'clock this morning. The body was taken to his late home in Columbia tonight, i Mr. Gary was a flagman, but by ar rangement with the regular brake man. A. 0. Miller, who was not on duty today, he was acting in the lat ter's capacity. The tragedy occurred a short dis tance above the passenger station. The freight was shifting and while trying to couple some cars Mr. Gary met his death. Coroner J. Henry Gladden em paneled a jury this morning to view the body. The inquest jury reassem bled this afternoon at the court house and rendered a verdict that Mr. Gary came to his death by accident. 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