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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM, UTAH - desire nothing so much as vital habits of her thought, in all the and shall of intimate intimate relationships of her people the early of mutual advantage betvyeen relations that spoke their natural instinct, their us however hard it may be for them, habitual attitude towards life. the time being, to believe that this for the crowned yhe autocracy that our hearts. We have summit of her political structure, long is spoken from thsir was present government with borne as and terrible as it had stood bitter months the reality of its power, was not in throughof all these exercising a friendship that or character, in fact Russian origin, which forebearance and shaken patience purpose; and now it has been . been . have impossible. A otherwise t off and the great, generous Russian would an ophave We siiUl, happily, still people have been added in all their friendship in naive majesty and might to the forces portunity fw prove thatactions toward and attitude our the in dally freedom for are that fighting of women and men of millions Here the world, for justice and for peace. native and sympathy is a fit partner for a league of honor. German birth who live amongst us and share our Never Our Friend. to prove One of the things that has served life, and we shall be proud In fact are loyal to autowho all towards Prussian It to convince us that the vast loans. to the our government their neighbors and cracy was not and could never be Help to the Allies. are, most of . In carrying out the measures by friend is that from the very outset un-of in the hour of test. TheyAmericans as our them, as true and loyal which these things, are to be accom the present war it has filled other our even known any never and communities had if they plished, we should keep constantly in suspecting They will be mind the wisdom of interfering as offices of government with spies and fealty or allegiance. in rebuking us with criminal set own to everywhere stand our in intrigues preparalittle as possible prompt tion and 'the equipment of our own afoot against our national unity of and restraining the few who may be our peace within and without, of a different' mind and purpose. military forces with the duty for it council, will be a very practical duty of sup- our industries and our commerce. If there should be disloyalty, it will its now that is evident it Indeed, war at with a firm hand of nations the already plying war be dealt with with Germany with the materials spies were here even before the matbut, if it lifts its stern repression; which they can obtain only from us or began; and it is unhappily not a it only here and will lift it but a fact proved in head atandall,without countenance except by our assistance. They are in the ter of conjecture, there field and we' should help them in every our courts of justice, that the intrigues from a lawless and malignant few. which have more than once come way to be effective there. It is a distressing and oppressive near to disturbing the peace of perilously I shall take the liberty suggestin the same waters in whelmed the gentlemen of the congress, which duty, the of Wilson, President industries the Washington. the several executive de- and dislocating ing, through no discrimina have been There has performed in thus addressing been, carried on at the In a message to the special session of way. partments of the government for the country havewith are, It may be, many There to even all tion. The is and mankind, you. challenge the support, committees instigation, oiigress on April 2. spoke as follows: Each nation must decide for itself consideration of your trial and sacrifice of official fiery of months measures for the accomplishment of under the personal direction I have called the congress Into how it will meet it. The choice we the several objects I have mentioned. I agents of the imperial government ac- ahead of us. It Is a fearful thing to session because there are make for ourselves must be made with of the lead this great peaceful country into to the government that it will be your pleasure to credited diserious, very serious choices of policy a moderation of counsel and a tem- hope United States, framed war, into the most terrible and been as deal with them having itself o be made, and made immediately,-,-hiccivilization and in these Even all wars, of our of things checking astrous perateness judginent befitting after very careful thought by the it was neither right nor character and our motives as a na branch of the government upon which trying to extirpate them, we have seeming to be in the balance. Bui I should permissible that tion. We must put excited feeling the responsibility of conducting the sought to put the most generous inter- the right is more precious than peace, the responsibility of making. away. Our motive will not be re- war and safeguarding the nation will pretations possible upon them because and we shall fight for the things "On the 3rd of February last, I we knew that their source lay, not in which we have always carried nearest venge or the victorious assertion of most directly fall. laid before you the extraordi- the physical might of the nation, but While we do these things, these any hostile feeling or purpose of the our hearts for democracy, for the nary announcement of the imperial only the vindication of right, of hu- deeply momentous things, let us be German people toward us (who were; right of those who submit to authority doubt, as ignorant of them as we to have a voice in their own govern-mentJJerinan government that on and after man right, of which we are only very clear, and make very clear to all Rhe 1st day of February it was its pur- single champion. the world what our motives and our ourselves were), but only in thedidselfish for the rights and liberties of what of a government that pose to put aside all restraints of law I addressed the congress on objects are. My own thought has not- designs for a universal doWhen pleased and told, its people nothing, small nations, pr of humanity and use its submarines the 26th of February last, I thought been driven from its habitual and norof right by such a concert of to sink every vessel that sought 'to that it would suffice to assert our neu- mal course by the unhappy events of But they have played their part in minion to convince us at last that free peoples as shall bring peace and (tproach either the ports of Great tral rights with arms, our right to use the last two months, and I do not be- serving no real safety to all nations and make the Britain or Ireland, or the western the seas against unlawful interference, lieve that the thought of the nation that government entertains to act world itself at last free. To such a means us for and "of friendship them. the ports our right to keep our people safe has been altered or clouded by boasts of Europe or any and our peace security at its task we can dedicate our lives and our I have exactly the same things in against Controlled by the enemies of Germany against unlawful violence. But armed to stir up fortures, everything that we are and means convenience. That it mind when in I had That has neutrality, it now appears, is imprac- mind now that Within the Mediterranean. doors everything that we have with the us our at enemies very against on the 22d of teemed to be the object of the ticable. Because submarines are in ef- I addressed the senate to the German note the in had intercepted I same that the pride of those who know that the day s submarine warfare earlier in the fect outlaws when used as the Ger- January last; Mexico is at minister eloquent City has come when America is privileged have been used mind when I addressed theon congress War, but since April of last year the man submarines evidence. 26th and the on to spend her blood and her might for of 3d the February Jmperial government had somewhat against merchant shipping, it is impos- of the Challence. as Accept now, Our then, atobject the principles that gave her birth and unFebruary. their of its to sible defend ships against Restrained the commanders of We are this of to the is challenge accepting peace vindicate principles ashappiness and the peace which she dersea craft in conformity with its tacks as the law of nations has of the world as hostile purpose because we know that has. treasured. God helping her, she in life and the justice would .desumed merchantmen that promise then given to us that passem or against selfish and autocratic power in such a government, following such can do no other. Rer boats would not be sunk, and that fend themselves against privateers and to set up amongst the really free methods, we can never have a friend; ue warning would be given to all cruisers, visible craft giving chase and peoples of the world and that in the presence of its organ common is pruBill's Performance. ther vessels which its submarines upon the open sea. It of concert such a purpose and of ac- - ized power, always lying in wait to dence in such circumstances, grim was up on a charge of Brown Bill obwe not know what purpose, insure ight seek to destroy, when no resist-ncthe accomplish de- tion as will henceforth was offered or escape attempted, necessity "indeed, to endeavor to for there can be no assured security unprovoked assault, and the solicitor have shown servance of those principles. the of nd care taken that their crews were stroy them before they democratic the governments . Involved.for the prosecutor was putting him World Peace must be world. iven at least a fair chance to save their own intention. ifThey no reasonable is at through a very severe longer dealt with Neutrality dealt with, upon sight Ve are now about to accept the heir lives in their open boats. The all. Bill stoutly maintained that he or desirable where thT'te&c0 of the I of battle with this natural foe recautions taken were meager and of gauge freedom and the involved World Well, is only pushed the prosecutor." The German government denies the in . aphazard enough, as was proved and the menace to that to liberty and shall, if necessary, spend about how hard? queried the solicitor. its peoples, all arms at to use of neutrals - the whole force of the nation to check distressing instance after instance in right within the areas of the sea which it peace and freedom lies in the existOh, just a little bit, responded Bill, - and nullify its pretensions and Its pow-ebackhe progress of the cruel and unmanly has ence of autocratic governments even in the defense of the beneproscribed, glad, now that we see the Now, said the other, for usiness, but a certain degree of by organized force which is con- - 6r. We are no which no modern publicist has will rights step of fit the court, you please of with false veil facts was observed. sub-ec- t, ever before questioned their right to trolled wholly by their "will, not by about them, to fight thus for pretense me the for with down the here and, have We has of every their people. swept The new policy defend. The intimation is conveyed the will hard of the and world how for mate the you Illustrate peace just the last of neutrality in such cirestriction aside. Vessels of every that the armed guards which we have German of the instrucliberation its as descended Bill peoples, mean. charper cumstances. their ind, whatever their, flag, placed on our merchant ships will be We are at the beginning of an age peoples included; for the rights of na-i- tions, and approached the waiting atacter, their cargo, their destination, treated as beyond the pale of law and which it will be insisted that the tions great and small and the Itheir errand, have been ruthlessly sent subject to be dealt with as pirates torney. When he reached him, the standards of conduct and of re- - lege of men everywhere to choose their spectators were astonished to see him to the ' bottom without warning and would be. Armed neutrality is inefshall be way of life and of obedience. The jwithout thought of help or mercy for fectual enough at best; . in such cir- sponsibility for wrong doing slap him in the face, kick him in the and gov- - world must be made safe for their nations observed among those on board, the Vessels of friendly cumstances and in the face of such seize him" bodily and, finally, that are observed among the cracy. Its police must be planted shins, neutrals along with those of belliger- pretensions it is worse than in neutral; a with of supreme effort, lifted him from of civilized states. upon the trusted' foundations it is likely at once to produce what individual citizens ents. and hurl him prostrate across floor the with liberty, the pave no quarrel Even hospital ships and ships car- it was meant to prevent; it is practi- man no selfish ends to serve. the table. Then, facing the court, he We have people. rying relief to the sorely bereaved and cally certain to draw us into the war have no feeling towards them We desire no conquest, no dominion, explained, quietly: Yor worship, aboot stricken pfeople of Belgium, though without either the rights or the effec- but We one of sympathy and friendship. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, that hard. the latter were provided with safe tiveness of belligerents. no material compensation for the was not that their It upon impulse areas we cannot choice conduct through the proscribed There lsone we shall freely make.- We are Milk From Bolling Over. government acted in entering- rifices by the German government itself, and make, we are incapable of making: this war. but one of the champions of the rights Preventing not was their with preIt various devices which the were distinguished by unmistakable We will not choose the path of sub- vious Among of mankind. We shall be satisfied knowledge or approval. to marks of identity, have been sunk with mission and suffer the ' most sacred prevent milk from ' intended are been as have when those rights It was a war determined upon as one which noticed we the same reckless lack of compassion rights of our nation and our people used to be determined on in the cure as the faith and the freedom of boiling over The to be "ignored or violated. or principle. a in can make nations the them, very the simplej solves problem unhappy days when peoples were s "I was for a little while unable to wrongs against which we now array old, Just because we fight without the Scientific American. Ifcj consulted by their rulers and nowhere says way, common not wrongs; believe that such things would in fact ourselves are were provoked and waged in the cor and without selfish objects, consists of a straight tube of say twoj be done by any government that had they cut to the very roots of human or of little ing nothing for ourselves but what we or three Inches in diameter at the top1; of dynasties hitherto subscribed to the humane life. groups of ambitious men who were ac- - shall wish to share as a free people, we somewhat toward the, With a profound sense of the sol- customed to use their fellowmen as shall, I feel confident, conduct our and expanding practices of civilized nations. Interis provided with a! it where bottom, atnational law had its origin in the emn and even tragical character of the pawns pndjools. without pas .. operations end b rather and tempt to set up some law which would step I am taking and of the grave resion and ourselves observe with proud flaring Infested With Spies. whole the being some-- i diameter, be respected and observed upon the sponsibilities which it involves, but in nations do not fill punctiliousness the principles of right large seas, where no nation had right of unhesitating obedience to what I deem their neighbor states with spies or set and of fair play we profess to be fight- - what of trumpet shape. Out of the1 dominion and where lay the free high my constitutional duty, I advise that lower part are cut, say, four suitable course of intrigue to bring about ing for. ways of the world. By painful stage the congress declare the recent course I have said nothing of the govern- openings, and we set the device up-- ! after stage has that law been built up of the imperial government to be in ments allied with the imperial gov right in the vessel with the small end! with meager enough results, indeed fact nothing less than war against the ernment of Germany because they just out of the liquid. Should the mllkl after all was accomplished that could government and people of the United have not made war ' upon us or chal- tend to boil violently this action com-- j be accomplished, but always with a States; that it formally accept the lenged us to defend our rights and mences at the bottom, and the liquid . clear view, at least, of what the' heart status of belligerent which has thus our honor. The Is forced up the tube, then falls upon and conscience of the mankind de- been thrust upon it, and that it take un- the surface avowed has indeed its government again, so that the boiling immediate steps not only to put the manded. indorsement and acceptance action will continue In this way and qualified of state more in a thorough country t Rights Swept Away. of the reckless and lawioss submarine the milk has no tendency to leave the This minimum of right the Ger- defense, but also to exert all .its warfare adopted now without disguise vessel. to resources and its all power employ ... j man government has. swept aside un by the imperial German government German of the der the plea of retaliation and neces bring the government and it has therefore not been possible to terms and end the war. Free Speech. sity, and because it had no weapons empire this government to receive Count for Army of 500,000 Men. An old negro woman had lived withj which it could use at sea except these, the ambassador recently Tarnowski, which it is impossible to employ as What this will involve is clear. It accredited to this government by the a certain family In the South for many; it is employing them without throwing will Involve the utmost practicable coimperial and royal government of Aus years. One day her mistress had to the winds all scruples of humanity operation in council and action with to reprimand her quite sharply but that government or of respect for the understandings the governments now at war with GerIn that had gone wrong. for not warfare has something actually engaged that were supposed to underlie the in- many, and, as incident to that, the exsaid United of States citizens the The nothing at the time, negress against tension to those governments of the tercourse of the world. and I take the liberty, but a little later her voice could be I am not now thinking of the loss most liberal financial credits, in order autocratic government could be trusted on the seas, heard in the kitchen in shrill vituperaof property involved, immense and se that our resources may, so far as pos- to keep faith'within it or observe its for the present, at least, of It must be a league of ing a decision of our relations with tion of everything and everybody, with rious as that is, but only of the wan sible, be added to theirs. It will Inton and wholesale destruction of the volve the organization and mobiliza- honor, a partnership of opinion. In- the authorities at Vienna. We enter a rattling accompaniment of pans and the vitals eat. its would this war only where we are clearly kettles. So loud became the clamor and away; lives of noncombatants, men, women tion of nil the material resources of trigue who could circles inner of to into it because there are no so of forced the materials plottings the supply country and children, engaged in pursuits the exclamations that and render ac- - other means of defending our rights Mrs.vindictive which have always,. even in the dark- war and serve the Incidental needs of plan what they would be C. went hurriedly down to the a corruption it will be all the easier for us to est periods of modern history,, been the nation in the most abundant and count to no one would Why, Liza, she began, lQ seated at its very heart. Only free conduct ourselves as belligerents In a kitchen. deemed innocent and legitimate. Prop- yet the most economical and efficient who on earth are you amazement, beimIt will involve the high spirit of right and fairness erty can be paid for, the lives of way possible. I aint talkin to no full equipment of the navy in we act without animus, not in talking to? mediate cause peaceful and innocent people cannot all old the negress body," replied, but I respects, but particularly in supplybe. enmity towards a people or with the in house who dls of dealing means keer with dont the best disadit or to hyars me I ing desire bring any injury The present German submarine with will submarines. the It enemys Harpers Magazine. vantage upon them, hut only in armed warfare against commerce is a war- Involve the immediate addition to the to an irresponsible governfare against mankind. It is a war opposition armed forces of the United States alPraise Him. ment which has thrown aside all conagainst all nations. American ships ready provided for by law In "case of Is due the young man. of humanity and of right Only siderations nave been sunk, American lives taken, praise war, at least 500,060 men, who should, who amuck. m ways which it has stirred us is and displays his shanks ostentatiously running s very In my opinion, te chosen upon the In a street car. He wants you to Friend te German People. deeply to learn of, but the ships and principle of universal liability to serpeople of other neutral and friendly vice, and also the authorization of subWe are, let me say again, the sin- know how carefully his mother launnations have been sunk and over sequent additional Increments of equal cere friends of the Carman people, ders his silk socks. WILSON URGES .QUICK ACTION force so soon as they may be needed and can be handled in training. It will involve also, of course, the to he govgranting of adequate credits I so far as hope, sustained, ernment, they can equitably be sustained, by the present generation by well conceived taxation. I say sustained so far as may be equitable by taxation because it seems to me that it would be most unwise to base tne credits which will now be necessary entirely on money borrowed. It is our duty, I most respectfully urge, to protect our people so far as we may against the very serious hardships and evils which would be likely to arise out or the inflation which would be produced by be-cau- - President Asks Congress to Declare War Against German Empire. -- -- Asserts That Germany Never Was Our Friend and That Americans Must Fight in Order to Make the World Safe. h c.onsti-utionall- y as-ura- e s, Ger-pla- I - self-govern- e I - cross-examinatio- n. d re-trai- nt - ulti-see- n I n privi-sam- e demo-ernmen- ts I I po-W- e Ger-litic- al - one-tent- h sac-the- I ir - I se-wa- ran-war- seek-intere- st I cup-shape- d j Self-governe- d Austro-Hungaria- n 1 tria-Hungar- postpon-covenant- s. , , |