Show ault is ayi AND BU BLUEBOOK E BOOK the red ked white and blue book how the wax war came to america Ameri cit has been issued by the committee on public inform mation at washington itis of special interest to holders 0 or t liberty bonds as they are aia as assisting s asting in financing the war itis it is a doe doc ament all students of this count coun j arys affairs should read its contents are 23 pages of introductory historical matter with the address of president wilson to the senate on n january 22 1917 and his address addres sto to the joint session of the houses hou ses of congress on april 2 announcing the severance of diplomatic relations with germany and asking that a state of war between the united states and germany be recognized the traditional policy of the united states always strictly adhered to in abstaining from any entangling alliances and participation in european controversies trover sies is set out ably with citations of incidents and documents in proof the po position of i the united Sta states in the summer summer of 1914 is summarized as follows 1 th monroe doctrine we had pledged ourselves to defend the new world from european aggression and we had by word and deed made it clear that we would ii not ot intern intervene en e in jn any european dispute T 2 the freedom of the seas in every naval conference our influence had been given support of the principle that sea law to be just and worthy of general respect must be based on the consent of the governed 3 arbitration As we had secured pence peace at home by refer ing interstate disputes to a federal tribunal we urged a similar settlement of international controversies our ideal was a permanent world court we md had already signed arbitration treaties not only with great powers which might Tn ight conceivably attack us but even evea more mare freely with weaker neighbors in order to show sho fl our codr goo good draa faith in reco recognizing kniz the aliby ali ty of all nations both great and small the attitude of Ws this country toward GermiC germany my aria the other nations at war is evidenced by bk the presidents proclamation of bf neutrality and its reception by the people questions which arose between the entente allies and the united states involved only property and property rights and were covered by arbitration amil on treaties questions that arose between the teutonic allies and this country involved irreparable loss of bf life and through their refusal to make arbitration treaties were not subjects subject to 6 compulsory arbitration 1 the course of the imperial german government iii m this country and in Mexico and other countries of this hemisphere its deceit secret machinations and overt acts of hostility are ra reviewed and the patience and the forbearance of the president arid the american government demonstrated the pamphlet summarizes the events leading to the entrance of the united states into the war with germany the edae condition of affairs atthe time of the delivery of the presidents delvs war message is set out and the tha course of the president and the nation justile abdy the recital of facts now known to all the revolution in russia it is said made the course course of the united states much plainer and converted the whole conflict into a real struggle that the world must be made safe for democracy icy |