ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT WILSOM
TO REPUDLIC OF RUSSIA
The following is tho official text of
the now world famous address of
President Wilson to the people of the
new Russian republic. The commun
ication is accepted as one of the
greatest governmental statements of
all time excelling in loftiness of sen
timent and purity of ideals that re
markable document addressed to tho
joint sessions of congress April 2,
l!H7, in which the president accepted
the challenge of Germany and out
lined the reasons for American par
ticipation In the great War:
In view of the approaching visit of
the Amet'ican delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of
Russia and to discuss tho best and
most practical means of co-operation
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle for the freedom
of all peoples to a successful con
ation, It seems opportune and
approriate that I should state again,
in the light of tlds new partnership,
the objects the United States has had
In m'ind tn entering the war. Thos*
objects have been very much becloud
ed during (lie past few weeks by
mistaken anil misleading statements,
and tlie Issues at stake are too mo-'
mentoiis, too tremendous, too signi
fllicont, for the whole human race to
permit any mislntrepetatipns or
misunderstandings, however slight, to
remain unrorrected for a moment.
War Going Against Germany.
The war has begun to be against
Germany and In their desperate desire
to escape the inevitable ultimate de- 1
feat, those who are in authority in
Germany are using every possible
instrumentality, are making use even
of the influence of groups and par
ties among their own subjects to
Whom they have never been Just or
fair, or even toleient, to promote a
propaganda on both sides of Mie sea
| which will preserve for them their
influence at hamo and their power
abroad, to the U'.rtoing of th> \<ij
men they are us’ng.
The {position of America in ibis
war is so clearly avowed that nr. man
van he excuse 1 tor mistaking it. Stic
seeks no material profit or aggran
dizement of any kind. She is fighting
for no advantage or selfish object of
her own, but for the liberation of
peoples everywhere from the aggres
sions of autocratic force.
Berlin’s Project of Power.
.The ruling classes in Germany have
begun of late to profess a like lib
erality and justice of purpose, but
. only to preserve the uower they have
set up in fiermany and the selfish
advantages which they have wrongly
gained for themselves, and their pri
vate projects of power all the way
from Berlin to Bagdad and beyond.
Government after government has by
their influence, without open conquest
of its territory,■'been linked together
in a net of intrigue directed against
nothing less than the peace and liber
ty of the world. The meshes of that
intrigue must be broken, blit can not
be broken unless wrongs already done
are undone, and adequate measures
must be taken to prevent it from ever
again being rewoven or repaired.
Germany Seeking Pledges.
Of course, the imperial German gov
ment and those whom it is using for
their own undoing are seeking to ob
tain pledges that the war will end In
the restoration of the status quo ante.
It was the status quo ante out of
which this iniquitous war issued
forth, the power of the Imperial Ger
man government within the empire
and its widespread domination and
’influence outside of that empire. That
status must be altered in such fashion
as to prevent any such hideous tiling
from ever happening again.
We are fighting for the liberty the
self-government, and the undictated
development of the peoples, and every
feature of the settlement that con
cludes this war must be conceived
and executed for that purpose
Wrongs must first be righted and then
then adequate safeguards must be
created to prevent their being com
mitted again. We ought not to con
sider remed'ies merely because they
have a pleasing and sonorous sound.
Practical questions can ho settled
only by practical means, rhrases will
not accomplish the result. Effective
readjustment will, and whatever re
adjustments are necessary must he
made.
Principle of Readjustment.
But they must follow a principle
and that principle is plain. No peo
ple must bo forced under sovereignty
under which It does not wish to live.
No territory must change hands ex
cept for the purpose of securing those
who inhabit It a fair chance of life
and liberty No 'indemnities must be
insisted on except tho9t that con
stitute payment for manifest wrong!
done. No readjustments of power
must l>e made except such as will
tend to secure the future peace of
the world and the future welfare and
happiness of its peoples.
And then the free peoples of the
world must draw together in some
common covenant some genuine and
practical co-operation that will in ef
fect combine their forec to secure
pence and Justice In the dealings of
nations with one another.
Must Realize Common Life.
The brotherhood of mankind must
no longer be \ fair but emr’.y phrase;
it must be given a structure of force
and reality. The nations must realize
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their common life and effect a work
aide partnership to secure that life
against the aggressions of autocratic
and self-pleasing power.
For these things we can afford to
pour out blood and treasure. For
these are the things we have always
professed to desire and unless we
IKiur out blood and treasure now and
succeed we may never be able to
unite or show conquering force again
in tiie great cause of human liberty.
The day has come to conquer or sub
mit. If the forces of autocracy can
divide us they will overcome us; If
we stand together victory ts certain
and the liberty which victory will
secure. We can afford then to be
generous but we can not afford then
or now to he weak or omit any single
guarantee of justice and security.
WOODROW WILSON.
TRENCH TALES.
A Tommy was discussing the open
warfare. “This break away from
trench war gives us a much better
time,,” he said. “We know now that
we are the top dogs and that we are
keeping the Germans on the mbve.
And they’re busy all the time wonder
ing they don’t know where the next
whack is coming from. Mind you ,I’m
far from saying that we can com
pletely get them away from the Hin
enberg line without a bit of scrap
ping yet, but It Is only a question of
time. It’s n different sensation going
over the top row from what It was
in the early days. You see, we used
to know that our guns were not near
ly so many as the Germans and that
we hadn’t the stuff to put over. We
knew that It depended how quickly
we could get through the Boche bar
rage and in among the blighters with
the bayonet. Now we Just climb out
of a trench and walk behind the
curtain of fire. It makes a difference.
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