The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, March 02, 1917, Page TWO, Image 2
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,
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were assembled before him. He spoke
as follows:
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"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
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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
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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
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"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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f ieri in, via Sayville Wireless, Feb.
lit).?'The following official admiralty
figures showing the work of German
U-boats and mines during the montft
of January were given out today:
Total of hostile shipping lost dur
ing January:
2SS ships; 431* ."00 tons.
Total of hostile shipping lost by
"war meaiiires of the central pow
ers:*'
170 ships: 336.000 tons, in eluding
0! British ships. 24.">.r>00 tons, and 5s
neurral ships. lOS.r-OO tons, '"sunk on
a-count of carry: 112: contraband for
tV.e enemy."
Since the beginning of the war,
1 *'"7 r.01) tens of lies tils merchant
^sppin-* v.'-r? lost, or wiiicn
-ns were British.
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