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WVILS w R WILSON ANO WITH GERMA SESSION OF Fervently Invoking Divine Gi mally Advises Congress o Why United States Could Warring Power Which I Rights and the Lives of it! Verge of War. Was iigt o .---'I'he sI - everacei of dili) loi1a1ic relationus With (:Irmany Was form ly ann u1tirie'l 1 tle 4o' intry .11d the worli by 'resident \\'ilson al a .13oin1 session of Cogress Satinr tly, Pl''brulary :1. ai. 2 o'clock, l'erventlly invokding thel gilidanice of Almighty God ill the step he 111 tlakeii. the l'resid iit, sp.k1ilg 1e ller-ately and Willh great solemnility, said : "(-ntlemen of thE1 ('ongress: "Th imperial ermiianI (overnment on1 tIle :list of .)ln)utilry an10unl441l to this Govern1'ament1 and to tie( Goverl 111'Ilnts of the oth(e n ' utral Nation1s 111.1 onl and after the first 3lay of I'eb t111ary, he pr seint Im(onlth. it would alopi .1 policy witi reglard to the Ise (if sulhanlarilnes against all shipping seeking to pass through ceritain des igIlated areas of tie high seias to which it is clearly mIly d1111y to 'all "I e 11'l mnd tihe Cogress that )In the 8th of April last iln v'ew of the sinking oil III 24th of March of the cross-01hannel. passenlger steamer(.l ssmex byv a1 Germ subma111rine. w\ith% out smiml))lm0111 Mr Warning 11n41 Ihi consqent-ml loss of th 1iv of sev. (.11 citi'/zens81 of thle 1( lnited States whc w1ere pa1ssenlg('rs a.Iboard Ill r, T'lhb overni'mnIt' d141drss'd at 11(31I 14) t I Im11rial German) Gov(Inm Illett, i wich il ma111de the following declara I1foil: 'If it is still the purpose of ti Imperial Government to prosecuit rc leintles and indiscriminatet warfar agaillst vessels of comer)(4ce by tha nime of suibmarliles without regir'd ti what tihe Governiment of the liite( StlIte 111st consider (hI sacred a m Indisputable ruIles of intiernlatlin law a 'hio111nd0' iversally eIogIlizet one)4 'our)se It ('nn1 pursu8)e. linle14ss thle Imperial11 GoIverlnment should1( no(w im mediaftely decle'11 and1( effec't an1 abanii COUNT VON BERNSTORFF donment11l1 of Its presentCI me14thod(s c. submlarino4 watrfare'( against passengelK and1( freight ('arrIn311g ve4ssels, th1e Gov% ernmen1(t (fIth l'nIited4 StatE'S (enn hav' gether'.' Germany's Reply. 1fmpeili (ermani~ Gov1ernm Ilent gave' * ~t his Glover'nmenat t he' Iolloin3~g assur)13 "'Tile Gel'ianl (IQv'elnmet' 1 pre. pare~d to (10 1its tmost to1 ('ontlne the * ~operations of war forl till r'est of Its dutrationl to the flghtinug force'4s oIf thei ydIgerents, ther'eby also insurinig the fr'eedom of tihe seas,. ai pricipal3 up-3 on which the German GIover'inment be lewes no0W, as befo're. to be Il in ee * 31)4ment wvith tile Government oIf 11he United States. 'The German Government. guided by tis Idea, notifies tihe Goverment of the United States thlat the Ge'rmanl . n val forces have reefved tihe fol lowing -orders: itn accordance with tile genlerai principles of visit anld search and destruction of merchant "eis recognized by interinationlal chvessel., both ,within and tthe area declared as naval - kones.shlnobeun wiot ON SE BLATI1 INCES BREAK IY TO A JOINT THF CONGRESS jidance. President Wilson For f His Decision.---Tells in Detail Not Cont~nue Relations With a tepeatedly Invades its Sacred Citizens. Nation is Now on wiaruiing alid without saving human lives. unless Ihese shops Ittempt to sap 3) or offer resistince. '1u.' it added 'nl eutIals cannot expect Ithat (ermalny, forced to tight for her eximtenc(-. shall. for the sake of neu ta1l interests. restrict ilte use of ain effective weaIpon if ier elemy is permitted to co nt-inu to apply at will Iletlods of warfire violating the railes of initernatioal law. Such a de mnand wouild he inloemlpatible 'With1 thle chlarnecler of nentrality. and thev Cor man Government is onviled that the Government of' the United States does not think of makinig suich it de ilaid. kn)owing that tlt, Governtmnt of Ile Ililtel Stat(es has repeatedly declared that It it; determined to re store tle principle of the freedom of tile seals. from whatever qtiar-teor it has been violtled.' No Contingencies. "To this the Government of the 'lilted Staltes replied on the 8h of May. ncecepting, of coi-se. the assu alees given. but adding: "M"l' Gove'lment of tle 1'nited Stattes feels it necessary to state that it t akes It for graiited that the 3m perial (erman Goverinment does not intn it11 iply that t he miahlitenaice of its ne1ly alounlced policy is in illy wAy ontliingeit ipou the iourse or result of diplomilniatic negotilations between tle Government of the ITnit ed States and aniy other helligerent Governient, not wit hstanding tile fact that. certaii passages in the Imperial G 'overnment's note! of the 4th inslant might appear. to be susceptible of that construction. In order, however, to avoild iny misunderstanding. the Government of the United States no lilles file - loperiil Government that it callnot for a moment entertain, mluch 1 (lesdisuss, a stuggesitioii tat respe(t by German naval authorities for the rights of citiz.ens of the Unit ed States upon the high seas should in aniy way or in the sightest (degree he made conltingenit tupon the conduct Of any~ other Government affectinig lie rights (if nieutrals and tion-coml hatalnt s. ilesponsibilit y ini suchi mat loers is sinigle not joint ;absoluttely, not "T'o this note of the 8th 'of May. . I le 1 mperial tGermaii Government "Oin Ile 3t1st of .anuary, the Wed ne isdaty oft the piresent week, thle Ger mani Ambhassador hanided to the See let ar y of State, along11 withl a formal the following staltmenit: Withdrawal of Pledge. "'1 "lh 11m1perial Government., thier-e fore. dIoes not doubt Itat thle Gov ernmiient of th lin~it ed Slates will un dlerstand1( thle situatn 1111 tus forced u iponi G ermailny by tihe I'ntenute Al lies' brut al methods of var' and by (Cantrial P owers, anud thaiit thle Got ernmtient (of the Ilnitedi States will fart her real ize t haIt lie Iiow open'uly dIiscloised int 1ent ion of lie l'utntet Al - lies gives back to Germniy the fr-ee f domofi lit ~ on which she reserved ini r lher not11e addressed50( to the Giover-n - mlenit of the 1 litd States onii lay 4, 191(1. 'lIn d -r these circumsltnces. Ger - nmany wsill meet the illegal measur-es of hier enemies by for-cibly prevent Ing after- Febr-uar-y 1. 1917. in a zAone around Great Britauin, lFran(e, Itaily and~ in the Eastern Mediterranean all nalvigationi, that of neutrials included. from and to IEngland and fr-om and to Frani(ce, e'tc., etc. All sips met within the zo'ie will be sunk.' "I think that you will agree with me that. in view oIf this declaration, which suddl~enly otid without prior In timiationi of any ktindo. dlelibierately withdlraws the soletn assurance giv en in the Imperial Governmient's note of the. 4th of May, 191ti, this Govern mi-nt has no alternative consisteiit with the dignity and honor of the I'initedl States' hut to tako the 'ouirse which. ini its note of the 18th of April. 191ti, It annfouniced that it wouild take in the event that the German Gov ('iermet (d1( not declare and effect ain abandonment of the methods of submarine warfare which it was then employ'ing and to which it now pm4 poses again to resort "I have, therefore, directed the See VERS DIPL ONS WI TH ALL AMERICANS STAND SQUARLY BEHIND HIS DICISION S~WOODROW WILSON ONSID[ IIEANS OF ..AIS.NG A WA. .EVENUE Washington.---Senator' Simmons, C hairman of the Senate Finance Com mit tee, wals summflonied to the White House and~ conferred with President Wilson on means of raising sufficient revenue in case of hostilities with Germany. Sonator Simmons assuredl the Pre sident Congress would move promptly whenever monecy is nteededl, and( tha-t there wouild be nlo opposition to any rea sonable requests from the government. While no specific sum was mention. ed at the conference, Senator Simm ons recalledl that at the outbreak of of -the Spanish-American War a bond 1ssue of $500,000,000 was authorized by (nmgress and a direct appropriation was made, ita expenditure being placedl in the hands of President Me Kinley. The President did not ask the senator to take any immediate ste ps. retary of State to announce to His e Excellency, the German Ambassador, anucdteritnint dp that all diplomatic relations between Ol culoetat nterpr the United States and the Germancamke eblivtove nw Emp~ire are severed, and that theThOnyAtraie American Ambassador at Berlin will *fti neeaecniec i immediately be withdrawn: and, in m ati h o~it n rdn accordlance with this decision, to hand frsgto hi oroesol a to 1-us Excellency his passports. hali3prv nfnd fAmi "Notwiths.tanding this unexpectedlIcnsisadAmrcnlvssol action of the German Government, i atb arfcdb hi aa this sudden and deeply deplorableconnaiisi hels (-nrtei renunict iation of its assuirances, given(ino(lejs 1( rsnalnur th is Government at onie of the moststnigofneraoalL an citiical moments of t ensioni in the re- leovosdcaIe fI nniy lat ions of the t wvo Governments, I saltk h iet fcmn gi refuse' to believe that it is the inten-beoeliCngsstakthtn ion of (lie German aut horit ies to dl loriy1 ie et s n en ini fac-t what they have wvarnedf us (it a en(esr o h r they will feel at liberty to do. I can- tcto forsae nlorpol not bring myself to believe that they in ie o ti of thir ceful will indeed pay no regard to the an- and liim errands on (liehi olient friendship between their people es a ontigls.Itk and our own, or to (lie solemn obwi gatSionis which have been exchang edrOMet C vile to e me couse. het ween them and destroy American o ( e 1ot desi any e ships and take the lives of Americ-an (lct With the mras mai Goi'. ci t ti le wou eifuhl l qtitr in o n aectal We r t at s n the r pea r of~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~h Onhy Spns-mrci a oiIi f$0,0.0 asathoe. e Onced ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m par thn thed sobriety and prudent11, P11 .. 22 ECA A hpswdAmrcn ieosol infcRbIaTiledbIterSaa comndr iLedls cnravn tion f thejust nd esnbeudr stndng o itenaioal12,9an th biu dcae -f uaiy4 allE takete ietflcmigagi beoeteCnrs oakta u thrt-egvnmet9s n en that ay b necs. ayfrtepo ueto f u eme njurpol inth roeuto o terCeceu anoeiiaeerad ntehg GERN PASSPORTS ARE COUNT VON B CALL ISSEI President Wilson Has Broken o Germany And Warned The K of American Lives And Righ ernments Have Been 'Invited States. Washington.-President VIlson h with Germany and warned the Kat se ean lives and rights means war. Similar action is waiting for A us ernment that she joins the campaig n fare. ThIie President made formal annou try and to the world at a joint sessia Passports have been handed t o dor Gerard. with his staff and all A m out of Gerniany. All German Con si pected to withdraw that the sever-ar Amterican diplomatic interests in Ber Spain; German diplomatic Interests h laaken over by Switzerland. Fore Igi t'~nited States had In charge in Germn ious neutrals. . Two years of diplomatic negotiat And attended with the loss of more t on the high seas. have culminated wit of the world always has led to war. Government has been set in motion t of Glerman sympathizers. These m ov secret. With the notice ot severance of rela- a tions. the United States sent to Berlin ti a demand for the Immediate release w of sixty-four Americans taken from h ships captured' by German raiders in the South Atlantic. At the request of the President, it Congress. immediately after hearing ( his address. began work on new laws t1 framed by the Department of Justice v to check conspiracies and plots n against the United States which can- c not now bie reached under existing I, statutes. s The' question of convoying Ameri- h can merchant ships through the sub- v marine blockade has been taken up, e and is being considered as one of the 11 next moves of this Government. v Neutral Governments have been h notified of the action of the United b States, and have opendly been in- f. vited to follow its action if the new submarine campaign violates their n reports. 5 The breaking of relations came with e a cr-ash, despite the fact that it had been disetussed and practically deter- C mined utpon last night. The Presi- e dent, returning from his night con- 1i ference with the Senators, dleterminetd a that a break in relations was the only d of the German people and earnestly desire to remain at. peace wilth the Government Wvhich speaks for them. We shall not believe that they are hostile to us unless anad ittil we are obliged to believe it; and we pur pose0 nothing mnore t hani the reason able defense5 of the rights of our peop~le. We wish to serve no selfish ends. We tacek merely to stand true alike in thought andI in action to the immemorial principles of our people wvhich I have sought to ex press In my address to the Senate only two weeks ago-seek merely to vindlicate our right to liberty andl jus ice and an unimolested life. These are the bases of pelace, not war. God ganat that we may not be challenged to defend them by acts of wilful in Justice on the part of the Government of Germany." HOUSATONIC WAS NOT SUN K WITHOUT FAIR WARNING. Washington--The possibility that the sinking of the American steamer Hlousatonic will become a serious fac tor In the crisis with Germany appar' ently was eliminatedl by evidence that the attacking submarine acted wvith In interna tiontal law. HAS NOT ABANDONED His EFFOI Washington,.-Hesides breaking off ci diplomatic relations with Germany.. Pr-esident Wilson has made a 1)01( i othrk toange the moral force of all o thrneutral counttIes along with hi that ,of the United States In the inter- th est of peace. fit 'The President has suggested to all ' ur the other neutrals that they break off diplomatic relations with Germany as r-u the Unitedl States has done, and has rig Instructed all American dliplomats in de those countries to repor-t immedliately' no how the suggestion is received. The ev opinion in diplomatic quarters here is that Eturopean neutrals, at the very oh doorstep of Germany, threatened by th her military power, will hesitate to en take each a step. The effect of the ii suggestion in oteru ntries.. s ei. IC ANY HANDED ERNSTORFF; If TO GERARD ff Diplomatic Relations With aiser That Ruthless Sacrifice s Means War--- Neutral Gov to Follow Lead of United as broken off diplomatic relations r that ruthless sacrifice of Amer tria when she notifies this Gov of unrestricted submarine war neement of his action to the coun m of Congress. Count von Bernstorff; Ambassa erican Consuls, have been ordered Is in the United States are ex ce of relations may be complet. iin have been turned over to :i the United States have been a diplomatic interests which the iny have been turned over to var lons, marked with frequent crises. qan two hundred American lives k an act which in all the history Every agency of the American J protect the country against acts es are of necessity being kept !t "consistent with the dignity and le honor of the United States." ie orked most of the night preparing is address to Congress. Gerard Ordered Home. At 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, became known that Ambassador erard had been ordered home and iat passports had been sent to Count on Bernstorff. Although there was o confirmation of the President's de lsionl until. he formally announced it imself to Congress. the knowledge pread rapidly. Count von Bernstorff eard it unofficially while talking rith an Associated Press correspond nt. While apparenily deeply moved, e was not surprised. His first act ras to ask Dr. Paul Ritter, the Swiss linister, to come to the German' Em assy and prepare to take over its at lirs. Then he informed his wife, ai merican-born woman, of the develop ient and likewise told the Emubiessy taff. His passports were not deiv red until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. /hile the President was adldressing ongress, one of Secretary Lansing's nfidential assistants called at the mbassy and deliverey the passports ad *a note in reply to the Germ':n eclaration. AMBASSADOR GERARD iTS TO BRING ABOUT PEACE igerly awaited.. News that the American steamer mitaonic had not been hunk with It proper warnintg and that no lives d been lost, dispelled a cloud whi'ch reatened thle storm to follow the st act against the' United States der the new war zone order. Still hopeful that Germany will not t.lessly sacrifice American lives or :hts, the Administration is awaiting velopmnents, but leaving undone thing to prepare the country for the entuality of war. rhe situation as to Austria is un anged. There is no doubt, however, at diplomatic relations will be. brok with her when she announces her ention to adhere to Germany's urs.