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WUjron asks covoukkk to di: CLARK WAR on GFioi any. Call* on legislative Body of Nation to SUrul With Ulm In Overthrowing Piiassian Autoeno > In Favor of Democrat-r?Would <oo|>crate With EnftCttto A Me*?Want* to HuUc Arniy of Half Million Men. President Wilson's address to Con? gress upon the convening of the spe cut) session of that body Monday was us follows: "I have called the congress into ex? traordinary session because there are ?erl?se? very serlouw, choices of policy to he made and made immediately, which it wax neither right nor con? st tutlonally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making. "On the Ird of February last I officially laid before ygu the extra? ordinary announeement of the im? perial German yroverninent that on and after the 1st day of February It war. Its purpose to put aside all re? straints of law or of humanity and use Its aiibn.arincs to sink every ves? sel that sought to approach either tb? ports of Groat Britain and Ireland < ? the western coasts of Europe or my of the ports controlled by tho enemio of Germany within the Mediterrane in That had seemed to be the object of the German submarine warfare c:vrho In the war but since April of last year, the imperial government had somewhat restrained the commanders of Its undersea craft in conformity with Its promise then Riven to us tha' paanenger boats should not be sunk and that due warning would bo given to alt other vessels which its subma? rines might seek to destroy, when no resistance wan offered or escape at? tempted and care token that their crrwa were Klvcn at lea.'rt a fair chance to savo their lives In their open, boats. The precautions taken were meagre and haphazard enough as wu'i proved In distressing instance' after Instunce. In the progress of the cruel and unmanly buslneru, but a certain decree of restraint was ob? served. The, new pol ley has swept every restriction aside. Vtssls of every kind, whatever their flag, their character, their cargo, their destina? tion,- their errand, have boon ruth? lessly nent to the bottom with? out warning or mercy for tho.ie on board. the vessels of friend? ly neutral 1 along with those of bel? ligerents. Evon hospital ships and ships carrying relief to the aoroly bereaved and stricken peoplo of Hal glum, though the latter wore pro? vided with safo conduct through the prescribed arcos by the Oerman gov? ernment itself and were distinguish? ed by unmlstr knble marks of Iden? tity, have been sunk with the same reckless lack of compassion or of principle. "I was for a llttlo while una'?> to believe that such things would in fact be done by any goverrment that had hitherto subscribed to the hu? mane practices of clvilzed nitlons. Jn H rnational law had its origin in the attempt to set up some lrw which would be respected and observed upon the sea. where no nation had right of dominion and where lay the free highways of the world. J'y paintul stage after stage has that lav/ been built up with meagre enough results Ir.dced after all was accomplished that could be accomplished, but al? ways with a clear view at least of what the heart and conscience of mankind demanded. This minimum of right the German government hM swept aside under the plea of re? taliation and necessity and because It had not weapons which it could use at sea except those vihlch it is impossible to employ as it Is cm ploying them without throning to th<? winds all scruples of humanity or of respect for the understandings that, were supposed to underlie t he lfeger< course of the world. "I am not now thinking of the has of property Involved. 1mm 1 rnd serious as that Is. bttt only the wan.on nnd wholesale destruction of the lives of nnncombatants, men. wo taen and children, engaged in pur? i ults which have aJwnyr.. even in ;! f darkest perlodM of modern hist or . l?een deemed Innocent and legitim .; ? property can be paid for; the \.\ > n ?0greful ami innocent people can i'.ol re. The present German submarine warfare against commerce is n \v fare agalna' mankind. "It Is a war agnlimt all nation American ships hove lOOn nun*:, American liven taken i.i ways wl It hast stirred us very deep y to b . of. but the ships and poop o of ??: neutrals and friendly nations !> been sunk and overwhelm'd in lh< waters in the same wiy. There i fcten no dlscrlmnatUm. The < \. Icrtgo Is to all mankind. Bach 11 1 must decide for Itself bow I' Will meet It. The rhoioe we mal s for ?> I selves must i>. made With a mu#h tlon of counsel and a tenp. i. t. of Judgment belltting our char ?.?? and our motives as a nation. We put excited fooling away. I >u < Uve will not be revenge or the vo. torlous assertion of the physical might of the nation but only the vindica? tion of right, of human right, of which we arc only a tingle champion. "When I addressed the congress on the 26th of February, last, I thought that it would suffice to assert our neu? tral rights with arms, our right to use the seas against unlawful inter? ference, our right to keep our eople safe aguinst unlawful violence But armed neutrality, it now appears, is Impracticable. Because submarines are in effect outlaws when used a* the German submarines have been used against merchant shipping, it is Impossible to defend shi ps against their attacks as the law of nations has assumed that merchantmen j would defend themselves aguinst privateers or crusiers, visible craft giving chase upon the open sea. It is common prudence in such circum? stances, grim necessity indeed, to en? deavor to destroy them before they have shown their own Intention. They must be dealt with upon sight, if dealt with at all. The German g?V? eminent denies the right of neutrals to use arms at all within the areas of the sea which it has prescribed, even in the defense of rights which no mod ern publicist has ever even question? ed their right to defend. The intima? tion is conveyed that the arrnjed guard;* which we have placed on our mer? chant ships will be treated as beyond the pale of law and subject to be dealt with as pirates would bo. Arm ed neutrality is ineffectual enough at best; in such circumstances and in the face of such pretensions It is worse than ineffectual; it is likely only to produce what it is meant to prevent: It is practically certain to draw u> into tho war without either the right" or tli3 effectiveness of belligerents There is one choice we can not make, we are Incapable of mak.ng: we will not choose the path of submission an. suffer the most sa< red rights of our nation and our people to be ignore 1 or violated. The wrongs against which we now array ourselves aro m common wrongs; they cut to the very roots of human life. "With a profound sense of the solemn and even tragical character o the step I am taking and of the grave j responsibilities which It involves, but in unhesitating obedience to what 1 deem my constitutional duty, I advise that the congress* declare the recent course of the imperial German gov? ernment to be in fact nothing less than war against the government and people of tho ?United States; that it formally accept the status of belliger? ent which has thus been thrust upon It and that It take Immediate steps not only to put the country In a more thorough state of defense but also to exert all Its power and employ all its resources to bring the povernment of the German empire to terms and end the war. "What this will involve Is clear. It will Involve the utmost practicable cooperation in counsel and action with the governments now at war with Ger? many and as incident to that, the ex? tension to those governments of the most liberal financial credits, in order that our resources may so far as possi? ble be added to theirs. It will involve the organization and mobilization of all the material resources of the coun? try to supply the materials of war and serve the incidental needs of the nation in the most abundant and ye* the most economical and efficient way possible. It will involve the imme? diate full equipment of the navy in all respects but particularly in sup plying it with the best means of deal? ing with the enemy's submarines. "It will involve t'.ie immediate ad? dition to the armed forces of United Sttaes already provided for by law la case of war at least f>00,000 men, who should, In my opinion, be chosen upon the principle of universal liability to I service and also the authorization of subsequent additional increments of equal force so soon as they may be needed and can be handled in train Ing. It will Involve also, of coinso the granting of adequate credits to the government sustained, I hope, > far a? they can equitably he BUOtalne ' by the present goneration by weil conceived taxation. "? say sustained so far as may be equitable by taxation because it seems to me that ii would be moat unwise to baao the erodlta whi(h Will now be nereseary entirely on money borrow? ed. It Is our duty. I most respectfully Ur| e, to protect OUI peoplo so far as we may against the very serious hard* shl] s und evils Which would be likely to arise out of the Inflation which Would ''o produced by vast loans. "In carrying out the measures by wh'eh these things aro to be accom? plished we should keep constantly In mind the wisdom of interfering 01 little as possible In our own prepaia lion und the equipment of our 0 a militnry forces with the duty for it will be a vcrv jtactical duty-of a up. plylr t the natloas already at war W.% \ Germany with the materials whleh they can Obtain only from lit <>' !>?. our npsistnu'e. They are In th field and we should help them in every way to be effective ihere. "i shall take the liberty of Bttgge. ' Iftj lluough the several executive d< partmentR of the government for the consideration of your committees measures for the accomplishment of the several objects I have mentioned. I hope that it will be your pleasure to deal with them as having been framed after very careful thought by the branch of the government upon which the responsibility of conduct? ing the war and safeguarding he nation will most directly fall. "While we do these things, thesr> deeply momentous things, let us be very clear and make very clear to all the world what our motives ?.nd our objects are. My own thought ta:t not been driven from its habitual and normal course by the unhappy events of the last two months and 1 do not1 believe that the thought of the nation has been altered or clouded by them. "I have exactly the sa^ue thing* in mind now that I had i:i mind when 11 addressed the seriate on the 22nd of January last; the same that I hat. In mind when I addressed the congress on the :ird of February and on the IGth of February. Our object now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and the justice in the life of the world against selfish and auto? cratic power and to set up amongst the really free and self-governed peo? ples of the world mich a conceri: of purpose and of action as will hence? forth insure the observance of those principles. "Neutrality is no longer feasible or desirable where the peace of the world is invaded and the freedom of its peoples and the menace to that peace and freedom lies In the ex? istence of autocratic governments backed by organized force which is controlled wholly by their will, not by the will of their people. We have teen the last of neutrality in such cir? cumstances. ? "We are at the beginning ol! an age In which it will be Insisted that the same standards of conduct and of responsibility for wrong done thall be observed among nations and their governments that are observed among the individual citizens of civilized states. "We have no quarrel with the Ger? man people. We have no feeling to? ward them but one of sympathy and friendship. It was not upon .heir Impulse that their government acted in entering this war. It was not with their previous knowledge or ap? proval. It was war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peo? ples were nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged In the interest of dynasties or of little groups of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools. "Self-governed nations do no: fill their neighbor states with spies or set the course of intrigue to bring about some critical posture of affairs which will give them an opportunity to make conquest. Such designs can be successfully worked only under cover and where no one has the right to ask questions. "Cunningly contrived plans of de? ception or aggression, carried, it may be, from generation to generation, can be worked out and kept :>om the light only within the privacy of courts or behind the carefully guard? ed confidences of a narrow and privileged class. They are happily impossible where public opinion com? mands and insists upon full Informa? tion concerning all the nation's af ? fairs. "A steadfast concert for peace can never be maintained except by a part? nership of democratic nations. No autocratic government could be trust? ed to keep faith within it or observe its covenants. It must be a league of honor, a partnership of opinion. Intrigue would cat its vitals away; the plottings of inner circles who could plan what they would and ren? der account to no one would oo a corruption seated at its very h?M t. Only free peoples can hold their pur? pose and their honor steady to Q common end and prefer the inte ests of mankind to any narrow interest of of their own. "Does not every American feel that assurance has been redded to our hope for the future peace <jf the world by the wonderful and heartening things that have been happening within the last few weeks in Russia? Russia was known by those who knew It best to have been always In fact democratic at heart, in all the vital habits of her thought, In all the Intimate relation* ships of her people that spoke their natural instinct, their habitual atti tudo towards life. "The autocracy that crowned the summ t of her political structures long ns it had stood and terrible was 111 l? re? ality Of its power, was not In fact Russian In origin, character, or pur poss; and now It has been shaken off and the great, generous Russian peo? ple have been added in all their na? tive majesty and might to the fcrccs that are fighting for freedom In the world, for justice and for peace. Here la a fit partner for a league or honor. "One of tho things that have served to ronVlnOS us that the Prussian au? tocracy has not and could never be our friend is that from the very outset of the present war it has filled out unsuspecting communities and even our offices of government with spies and set criminal intrigues everywhere afoot against our national unity of council, our peace within and with? out, our industries and our commerce. "Indeed, it is now evident that its spies were here even before the war^ began; and it is unhappily not a mat? ter of conjecture but a fact proved in our courts of justice that the in? trigues which have more than once come perilously near to disturbing the peace and dislocating the industries of the country have been carried on at the instigation, with the support and even under personal direction of of? ficial agents of the imperial govern? ment accredited to the government of the United States. "Even in checking these things and trying to extirpate them we have sought to put the most generous inter? pretation possible upon them because we knew that their source lay not in any hostile feeling or purpose of the German people towards us (who were, no doubt, as ignorant of them as we ourselves were), but only in the self? ish designs of government that did what it pleased and told its people nothing. But they have played their part in serving to convince us at least that that government entertains no real friendship for us and means to act against our peace and security at its convenience. That it means to stir up enemies against us at our very doors the intercepted note to the Ger? man minister at Mexico City is elo? quent evidence. "We are accepting this challenge of hostile purpose because we know that In such a government, following such methods, we can never have a friend; and that In the presence of its organized power, always lying in wait to accomplish we know not what pur poso, there can be no assured security for the democratic governments of the world. "We are now*about to accept gaga of battle with this natural foe to liberty and shall, If necessary, spend the whole force of the nation to check and nullify Its pretensions and Its powers. We are glad now that we seo the facts with ho veil of false pre? tense about them, to fight thus for the ultimate peace of the world and for the liberation of its peoples, the German peoples included; for the rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men everywhere to chose their way of life and of obed? ience. The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon tho trusted foundations of political liberty. "We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. We are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. We shall be satis? fied when those rights have been as secure as the faith and the freedom of the nations can make them. "Just because we fight without rancor and without selfish objects, seeking nothing for ourselves but what we shall wish to share with all free peoples, we shall, I feel confi? dent, conduct our operations as bel? ligerents without passion and our? selves observe with proud punctilio the principles of right and of fair play we profess to be fighting for. "I have said nothing of the gov. ernments allied with the imperial government of Germany because they have not made war upon us or chal? lenged us to defend our rights and our honor. The Austro-Hungarian government has indeed avowed its unqualified indorsement and accept? ance of the reckless and lawless sub? marine warfare adopted now without disguise by the Imperial German government and it has therefore not been possible for this government Jo receive Count Tarnowski, the ambas? sador recently accredited to this gov? ernment by the imperial and royal government of Austria-Hungary; but that government has not actually en? gaged in warfare against citizens of the United States on the seas and I take the liberty, for the present at least, of postponing a discussion of our relations with the authorities a I Vienna. We enter this war only where we are clearly forced into it because there are no other means of defending our rights. "It will be all the easier for US U conduct ourselves as belligerents in :i high spirit of rigid and fairness because wc act without animus, 1101 in enmity toward any people or with the desire to bring any injury or dis? advantage upon them, but only in armed opposition to an irresponsible government which has thrown aside all considerations of humanity and of right and is running amuck. "We are, let me say again, the sin? cere friends of the German people, and shall desire nothing so much as the early reeslablishment of intimate relations of mutual advantage between us?however hard it may be for them, for the time being, to believe that this is spoken from our hearts. "We have borne with their present government through all these bitter months because of that friendship?? exercising a patience and forbearance which would otherwise have been im? possible. We shall, happily, still have an opportunity to prove that friend? ship in our daily attitude and actions towards the millions of men and wo? men of German birth and native sym? pathy who live amongst us and share our life and we shall be proud to prove it towards all who are in fact loyal to their neighbors and to the government in the hour of test. They are, most of them, as true and loyal Americans as if they had never known any other fealty or allegiance. They will he prompt to stand with us in I rebuking and restraining the lew who may be of a different mind and pur? pose. "If there should be disloyalty it wil be dealt with with a firm hand of stern repression; but if it lifts its head at all it will lift it only here and there and without countenance except from a lawless and malignant few. "It is a distressing and oppressive duty, gentlemen of the congress, which I have performed in thus ad? dressing you. There are, it may be, many months of fiery trial and sacri? fice ar ad of us. It is a fearful thin?? to lead this great peaceful people intr> war, into the most terrible and dis? astrous of oil wars, civilization itself seeming to be in the balance. But the right is more precious than peace and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts?for democracy, for the right of those who submit to authority lq have a voice in their own govern? ments, for the rights and liberties of small nations, for a universal domin? ion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at least free. To such a task we can dedicate our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and everything that we have, with the pride of those we know that the day has come when America is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. God helping her, she can do no other/' AGAIN URGE SANITARY SURVEY. Citizens Address County Board Mem? bers on Good of Such a Step. Citizens this morning appeared be? fore the county board of commission? ers and urged upon that body the value of a county sanitary survey, the matter being taken under advisement by the county board for action later during the day. There was quite a large delegation which gathered at the office of the supervisor, but after waiting for more than a half hour many of the party became impatient and left. Others re? mained and appeared before the board. Talks were made by Messrs. E. I. Reardon, secretary of the Cham oer of Commerce; Rev. William Haynsworth, of Bethel church, Pri tateer; W, H. Ramsey, merchant. Wcdgefield; Miss Mary Lemmon, home demonstration agent; Dr. J. H. Haynsworth, county superintendent of education, and Mr. A. S. Harby, who ivas called on by the board to state whether It could legally appropriate the $2,000 necessary lor the county health survey. Mr. Harby stated that as a health measure, he thought, with? out reference to the law, that the appropriation could be made. He pointed out that the tax levy would be only slightly increased by the ap? propriation and that great value would come of it, as he looked at the mat? ter. The other speakers urged the ap? propriation as a matter of great edu? cational value and as a step which would add to the prosperity of the county, in that it would eliminate much of the preventable sickness. It was discussed from various angle:-. I although generally from the financial side. Mr. H. J. MeLaurin, Jr., of the board, spoke in opposition to the ap? propriation, as little good would be accomplished by it; and as an instru? ment for increasing taxes, as it would necessitate the securing of a oounty health officer as the next step, thm adding to the burden of taxes, without greatly benefiting the people, as there were no adequate provisions for en? forcing the measure which the men working in the sanitary survey woub advise. Stands by Former Decision. After due consideration of the mat? ter, the board went on record as re? fusing to make the appropriation o $2,000 for a sanitary survey of Sum ter county. Sumtcr Young Peoples' Union. The Sumtcr Young Peoples' Union will meet on Sunday afternoon at Grace Baptist church at 4:30 o'clocl An exceedingly interesting program has been arranged for the occasion and a large attendance Is desired. A license to marry has been issue I to B. H. Thames and Miss Mary Thompson of Pinewood. FIND GERMANS GUILTY. SIX CONVICTED OX CONSPIRACY CHARGE BY NEW YORK JURY. Claimed That Chemist and Eiigineert of German Liner are Guilty of En? deavoring to Sink Ships. New York, April 2.?Six Germans were convicted by a jury in the fed era) district court here today for con? spiracy to destroy steamships carry? ing food and munitions from this port for the entente allies by means of in* j j cendiary bombs. The men found guilty are Capt. Charles Von Kleist of Hoboken, a cht mist; Karl Schmidt, chief engi? neer of the German steamship Frederich der Grosse; Ernest Becker, Frederick Karbade, Wilhelm Parades and George Praedel, all assistant en j gineers of the same vessel. The jury was out 50 minutes. The six men will be sentenced ort Friday. The maximum prison pun? ishment for their offense is two. years. Capt. Otto Wolpert. pier superin? tended of the Atlas line, and Capt. Eno Bode, pier superintendent of the Hamburg-American line, jointly m> dieted with those convicted, have not yet been tried. Dr. Walter E. Scheele, also indicted, for whom the defendants testified they manufac? tured bombs, fled when federal agents a year ago unearthed the plot and is believed to be in Mexico. CARROLL PLEASES BIG CROWD. Rev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia last night made a very pleasing and interesting talk *o a crowd which comfortably filleu the opera house. The orchestra was reserved for white people and this part of the house was well filled. The colored part of ths audience filled the baloney and the students of Morris College occupied the stage. Prior to the address and afterwards several negro melodies were rendered by the students of Morris College un? der the leadership of their teacher. The singing was a pleasing part of the program and was much enjoyed by all. Rev. Carroll was Introduced as a matchless leader of the negro race by R. W. West berry, who presid? ed over the exercises. The speaker began his address by telling a joke and his illustrations throughout the lecture elicited much mirth and applause. He said it was a terrible' thing to be ignorant. He then went on to show how he had saved hla garden from worms and insects by knowing that the frogs would eat such pests, and accordingly providing places for them and preserving them In his garden, while on both sides of him the insects and worms had ruined the gardens, where there were no frogs. His main discourse was "Be Kind to animals whether they are white or black, and have two or four feet." He told how he had won the hearts of animals since his boyhood by being kind to them, and he told his audience that kindness would win where, cruel? ty would not. He said that he had entered college by milking a cow, and ? for 8 months he had laterally milk ed his way through college. He told of a dog which he attended, when it was bitten by another dog, and how that dog had become his best friend. How, when it was poisoned he had buried it in his front yard and preach? ed its funeral sermon in a church in Columbia. He said that that eulogy on a dog had been copied in "Dumb Animals" and he had received hun? dreds of letters of commendation from every part of the country. He refer? red to the horse as man's most useful animal, while the dog was man's most loving friend, giving incidents to show how these animals appreciated kindness and would do their best to return it. He urged the white people to be kind to the colored ones in their deal? ings with them, saying that the courts were in their hands. He told the col? ored people that every white num. no matter how mean or poor he was, was better than a colored man, no matter how educated or rich he was. He told them that in the courts or in shooting, the white man could get ahead of them, but that they could always con oner tho \vh;t^ man by kindness. He aid that he never allowed a white man to be more of a gentleman than he was. He told the white people lhat as the negroes were not their equals they should not cuff or carse them, for by so doing they were put? ting the negroes on an equality with themselves, us no man struck or did anything to an inferior, when he knew it could not be returned. "Con? quer by kindness and courtesy" was the lesson he brought to his audience, whether It is man or beast, for this way was surer and better after all. At the close of his talk, a collection was taken to pay for the expenses <H the meeting and cards were passed around giving the white people a? opportunity to give something to c?v* r\ on the work of Morris College? Re^. Richard Carroll also gave out papers containing his eulogy on a dog.