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Message to All the World Outlining America's Peace Ideal Presem German Govern* mem Impossible in League of Honoi Wuhlastca. Dec 4.—r,**ldtnt Wll-

Um Gorr: jtrent to pmoticallj - errry •UH-r capttBl In the ▼orld.

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Pnttdeut wtiBon. The PrMtOoat did not. neoanrad a decUmtlon of «*r ^pdnlt Turkey and Bulgarin at tfa!« ttpc. Tho PratMem rpo» aa follow* •aaUraea of tie Concm* Eight ausathi have rUpael *lore | laat had the honor of add renin,- yon. They bar* be«*n month* crowded with •rent* of immense and grave ait-

to detail e

The practical particular* of the part we hare playad in them win be laid before you In tbe reports of tha executive departments. I shall dlscom only our present outlook upon those vast af-

-Our Object ta T# Win the War." 1 shall not go heck to dabat* tbe I af the war. The intolerable

with a eery grave scrutiny onr oh jccUTtt and tbe taeasuras by which we mean to attain them: for tbe purpose •f discussion bare In this place Is aeUoo and oar action most move straight toward definite alms. Our object is. of course, to win I be war and we shall no*, slacken or snfier ourselves <** be diverted until It Is won. but It in worth while asking and answering the question, When Shall we consider tha war won? Prom one point of view It is not necessary to broach this fundamental matter. I do not doubt that the American people know what tbe war is about and what sort of an outcome they will regard a* r realisation of their purpose In IL Aa a nation we are united In spirit and lolentton. -Let Oiaser.trr* Strut Their Uneasy

Mavrm-

I pay little heed to taose who tell am otherwise. 1 bear the voices of •^saent: who does not? 1 bear tbe criticism and tbe clamor of the noisy, thoughtless and troublesome. I also

and pay it ungrudgtnrly. | We know what that pride will w. i Kwplre^ao It will be full. Impartial justice—jus-1 Ore done at nation that affect, our enemies, as well as

friends.

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lb rlbSOlr, .«!« of u, UU: ,bu

> grossly or wi t seek by the

: that

o nation or people chan bw robbed or

ruler* of a single c

to convince theta of

Irresponsible

nntry hate themes d abominable

wrong. U la this thought that has been «zpret*.d la thu formula, no wnnexatlon. no coatribatiom . no punlUve in-

demnities.'

Just because this crude forctu a raprraee* the Instinctive jodg .■••» as to righ* of plain men everywhere It has , ^

been road* diligent use of by the mas- ’’ twn of German intrigue to lead tbe •. . - ^ , h .

peoplr ct Russia astrny-and the pan j *

pie of every other country their agents | . *f , *‘ ***' , ”**** could reach, la order that a prematura ^ tb ' a * nMB L

ta tact, fighting tor tb-t:

fear as well as from attack by »v)gMOrr

peace might be brought about before autocracy has been taught it* final and convincing lewson. and tbe people of the world put in control of their own

destinies.

Autocsacy Must Be Dethroned. But the fact that a wrong use has been made of a Just idea Is no resaor. why a right nst should not b* made of It. It ought to be brought under the patronage of Us real friends Lot it

be said again that autocracy must first I ship of peoples, not a mere partner

this, that If they should still, after the war U over, continue to be obllgad to IK* under smbniOtB and intrighfar masters Interested to disturb the pence of the world, men or class*: of men *.hom the other peopN* of the world could not trust. It might be Impossible *o admit them to tbe partnership of nations, which meat henceforth guar-

antee the world's peace.

“Must Be Partnership Of All Peoptaa" That partnership must be a partner

of Austria herself, among Use rest, a* w**I as of Serbia and of Potand. Ju* tine and eqaaiit? of righta can be h»J only at a grant price. W« art seeklnt; not temporary. tians tor the paaoa <d tbe world moat eaak them candidly and fear lesaly. As alrraya. the right will prove ta be tba axpafitent. •What shall we do great war We must dear away wHfc e

’tof law that wjl

whole capacity and force ns a fighting unit. Declare War Immediately On Austria-

full llty

claims to power or to leadership in tbe modern world. It is Impnssiblc to apply nay standard of Justice so long aa such forces are unchecsed and undefeated as tbe precent masters of Ger-

many command. —— .... _ .

Knt until that baa been done can ' each a «<»—♦<— IssTlubli because of “ Whr *** f,! * t Turkey right be Mt up as arbiter and peace I distrust, would ta tbe very nature of ' pay also are tha tools « tiemany.

things sooner or 'ater eu-v ttself bv i“«r* tool* and do not yet processes which woald assured)’ I tUad 13 «». direct path of our neca*

ship of Government-. It might be HnpoMlble. also, in such untoward Ctr cumstaacaa, to admit Germany to (he free economic Internonrsa. which mas*. Inevitably spring out of the other pasf. nenhlps of a real peace. But there would be no aggression In that

One vary =abar*sastag obrtnde that ta oar way is that we are at war with Germany, bat net with her therefore vary «n that the Congress we the United States ta ar with Austria-Hungary-Does it seem strange to you that this should be the cenrtuston of L.e argu rurnt 1 have just addressed to you' It Is not. It is. In fart, the Inevitable logic of what I have said. AustriaHungary la for tbe time being not her own mistress, bat stmpiv the vassal of the German Government. We mnat face the tacts aa they are and act open them without sentiment ta this sum business. The Government of Auv tria-Hungary la not acting upon It* own

initiative or is

and feelings of Us a* the Instrument of another nation. “Turkey and Bataan* Also Oarmaoy*s

We must meet Its force with cur vn and regard the Ceatusl Jtowcr* as at aee. Tbe war can be successfully inducted la no other way. Tbe same logic would lead alto to a declaration

God, wflllng. tball at lat-t

be free to do an Bnprecedented thing and this Is tha Urne to avow our purpose to do It We shall be fra* to

to tbe exetoaiou of all selfish claims to advantage evau os tbe part of tbe Tu-

tor*.

Our Task Is Ta W<r. tha Wav. Bet there be no misunderstanding.

Our present and Immediate task ta to win the war. and nothing shall turn us aside from It until It ta accomplished. Every power and reaouic* we

Tbe

committed ta this war will have to tar righted. That, of ooona But they cannot and nnwt not be righted by tbe commission of similar wrongs against Germany and her allies. Tbe worfd Win not permit the rommtaeton of simitar wrongs as a means of reparation and settlement. Statesmen must by this time base learned that tbe optatoc of the world ta everywhere wide awake and fully comprehends the U sueJ Involved. No representative of

or of materials, ta being devoted and ■»y self-governed nation will dare dieccfttiner to be devoted to that regard It by attejnpUng tny each cor purpose until It ta achieved. enai.li of aelftshnc.w and compromise Those who desire to bring pear* j ** were entered into at the Conyr-nr

abou' before that purpose is achieved 1 of Vienna.

carry their advice eh* The thought of the plain people here where. W* wlU not entertain IL W* i «*<* everywhere throughout tbe world, shall regard tbe war as woo only when the people who enjoy no privilege and the German people say to ns. through hat# very simple and unaopbtaucaied properly accredited raprvsantaUvrs. standards of right and wrong. Is tbe that they ar* ready to agree to a set- a 1 ' ' JI Governments must henerforth Uemvnt based upon iuaUce and tb* I breathe If they would live, reparation of tbe wrong* their ruler* ! No Opinions Of Thsir ©svn. hav* done. It ta In the full disclosing light or They baie done a wrong to Belgium that thought that all policies must be which must b* repaired. They have conceived and executed ta «hl* mWestabllsbed a power over other lands dty hour of tbe world's life. ^^■iMHItban their own—or rr tbe German ruler* have been able to great Empire of Auslrta-HttBgar}. over upset the peace of the world only be-

.... tn*n anil tKam lllnv , •. —...., t wi wwrto ' selves in impotent SXv.f-v .s^i hiU>,rto tr ** lMkaB 8ut ** °’'* r Tur cause the German people were ta mpotent dl loyal.y agalcat krr aB) j w|(hlB Asla-whtch mn*t tx fered under thsir tutetage to abare the

lattnqotabed.

Teuton Altiev Must Be LltaraUd.

Germany's succeas by skill, by in ; duatn. by knowledge, by eni*tpri*«

tha calm, indomitable power of the aation. 1 hear men debate peace who understand neither Its nature nor tbe way we may attain It with uplifted •yes and unbroken spirits. But 1 know that none of these i-peaks for the nation. They do not touch tbe heart of anything. They tna> safely be left to strut their uneasy hour and

be forgotten.

But from nnotber point of view 1 believe that It 1« necesaary to say

plainly nhat w* her* at the test of i 1,1 il - r meres* and »t*-d or fall as action consider tbe war to be for and j •‘A 0 or did not have 'be brain* and wbat part we mean to play in the set- ,t>e Initiative to surpass bar. tiemsnt of Its searching itsues We j Hut at tbe moment when »be bad

are (he spokermen of tbe American i ronaplriM

rowradaublp of tbe other people: of

We shall go wherever the necessities of this war carry us, but it teems to me that we should go only wbsr*

which must be adopted will suggest themselves as the war and 1U undertakings develop, but I win take the liberty of proposing to you certain other acta of legislation which seems to me to be Beaded for the rupport of the War and tor the release of oar whole force and vaergy. It will be necessary to extend ta certain particulars the legislation of tbe last session with regard to alien enemies: and atae apeettary. I beltave. to create a very definite and ysrclcultr control over the entrance and departure of all perrons Into s-d from the United State*. To Raatrain Female Aa Well Aa hT.'-s

Eiieen ia a.

Legislation should be enacted defin tag as a criminal offenae every wilful violation of tbe Presidential proclamation relating to alien enemies promulgated under Section 4M7 of the Re vised Statutes and providing appro priafe punishment: and women as well ar men should be Included under the term* of tb* arts placing restraints upon alien enemies. It 1s likely that an time govs on many alien enemle* will be willing to be ted and housed at the an pens* of the Government In the

world, either in thought or pgr- ‘ r ln, ^vernment in the

p ; detention camps and It would be tbe

pox.

They were allowed to have no oplo

.. dl, a,* ,rddd- or oipo,,. ^ ' h '" ■>*" »Ud- “rtt b. .« mi™, i.lh.r Sb. b.d bull bp lor »P • nU. M rondoct for 'biu. «bo b.r^ll . i.U uopit. ol tru!, .od lo unboHl. or.r ib.u. Boi

wor ad by the peace of the

world. Wa were content to abide the rival rite of manufacture, •cienrr sod commerre that were Involved for u»

(he congress that cob eludes this war will feel the full strength of the tides tliat rur. now in the hearts and cosh •cienres of free men everywhere Its conclusions will run with those {Idea. AC these things have been true from tn* very begtanlng of tbit stupendous sear; and I rannot help tblak'ng that 1 IT they had been made plain at the

**>y won bsr triumph* of th - _

rupl. .nd U., b... . n.1,1 to bdd. i Uu Ibr— ibu> ..... i. , .ub ibjljj^f IW hSu^T ic|.bllrt< •dulbrr tb.ir |idn»., 1. oun Tb., lUb Ib.lr .i»d .bu 1... .utd «|| „ S, >»•'* b- lb- m.icoul., u «. l-u... uruii i. 1- mUdUbM. .“dU

•vil. by tbs defeat once for all of tbe military ard political domination by i ._ .

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and render It Impossible and they trisli rould art e*e»l the rivals she most _ _ *

to know how cluaely our (bought run* I Lured and bated. Russian Psotta Polaonad By Lisa with their, and what action ar pro j The peace we make must rem*!’ . ^ ^ lhla *' MM . „ * * ’ r “*^' the van momant of their revolution,

,h * 1 WTXm * I* •••»! deliver tha onr« k. • -w., v— i. ,>.•<

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* — deeply and Indignantly Ire Prussian tonqueet and the Prussian

pvltaat with i

of tbe legislation 1 have aug-

gooted to confine offenders among them fn penitentiaries and other similar lo otlttttion* when they could he mad*

to work as -*Umr criminals do.

LAWYffR SLACKER TO PRIgON. Detroit Socialist Fined And Debarred From U. S. Covita. Betrott. Mich—Morris Sugar, a wall known local attorney and Soria! 1st. pleaded guilty In the United States District Court to falling to r*g later and 10 attempting to obstruct the selective draft tae He was fined Itoo for the tatter offense and was nentenei d to one year In the Detroit House of Correction for falling to erg later. Sagar also was debarred from practicing In the Federal court*.. LINKR SUNK: SO LG?'.

British Ship Apapa Tcfp*d**d IgO Passengers Saved, Llfetoeata Shelled. I-ondoe — The British steamer Apapa has been torpedoed and sunk Eighty pasaengeiv and the crew of the veaa*] perished. Abort ISO pas sengvrs were saved. It ta reported that the submarine fired on women

have n cecity marked the progress of

-Mt they win be equa.ly n «ace be. it mne, atao-firttaeT^ ^e^^t

w* do not make it j t-cpir. of Au.tn.-Hungan. the peo J",

plain to there what our objective, .re pie, of the Balkan, and the people, of ^ and what w. are planning for In .«* Turkey, alike in Kurope .nd ta Ael. fT-. . ^ Vl.

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*«»• tioc of the Pruaalan military and .«<n ^ ^ b , “Thi. inuiecahta Th lB »-M«.t Be ®.rrtal autorrac, ^ ^Ms The oni, po.aihta Ceuahed." Does Ne4 Wish T# Meddle In Aw etna, antidote la the truth. It cannot he 1 belleva that I speak foe them, j We owe tt. howesac. to oui«rt«ee te uiterod too plainly, noe too often when I ear two thing*. Plr*l. that thl* '*> that we do not wi»b ta any way to From every point of view, therefore, intolerable thing of which the ma* impair or to rearrange the Au»tio 1‘ ha» seemed to be my duly to epeak lari of German’ have shown u» the Hungarian Entire. It l* no affalt of thgee declaration* of purpose, to add ugly face, this menace of combined In- , ft”* what they do with theft oan life these •pectfir Inte-prelation* to w'ml j trigut :.nd force wblrh »<• now *e* to : either ‘ndus(/tal>y or polltlcaily W» I took Jji liberty of saying lo the Sen-' dearly the German power, a thing do m •urpoaa or ttaslre fo dfriate to at* 1* Jannnr/. Out entrance into *h* vttlioBl (-•ssrlenc* oi honor or oapac lb imi ic any way. W# only deelt* to war Ua» not altered our attitude toMy for (obpcanied pear* rnuat |>e 1 **•■ that their affair* are left In their a*rd tb* aettlrmrot that must come cnMl rd ar.t! if it be not utterly ' own hand* In all maltera. great or «h«n it Is over When I said ta Janbrougb' ta *r • nd. at least shut out - amsil. We shall hope to secure for uary rhst tbe nationi* <jt tb* warM fro* the frieedtv intvrromve of the >be people* of tbe Balk*n peninsula »*«*■ eortilad not only to free |tafhnation* ; and »* ■ r.d that * oro tr.u i and for Ihe people of tb* TurW.b Bhi war* ui^n the sea. but also to assured thing and !•* po*‘ *'- Indue t d-'ea! plr* tne right ar d opportunity to make and unriKilerted acceaa to those path ed and the tlree that •» ear, tb*ir own lives raf* ihrir own fortune* ways. I was thinking. «nd I am (Mak-

discus* pesbre whsr the Ortaac t-o ; Mcnre against oppression or Injuatlr- tag now pie hate spot- tn*« * t. «e word we end from lb* dirts non of foreign

can tali*** and » i e* tb*..- . i«b> rare 1 eourt* or parties, sac* and support, but also oi tbe great

•TV «.»df ta the n.tM ot pre-pi* j Aad our sttuude and pgfpoae aith snd poarriul r.athui*. and of our pros- j Mexieoexported tjimM-u tons o? pw to . -ept the couutoi, joc, . «f erf ii.* ' regard tc Germany barssif are of a *>» ecnn'.v* a» «*» n* our present a* ; trot-om during Jan* and July and th* •arioaa a* <• a bat 1 i-sr-c*forth b* ' like kind. . eMtataa If. the war • i »,.ppiy i* otoadliy increaeing

Apapa was a veaael of 7A« ton*.

BIG DRYOOCK FIRE.

Leas Of »1,000,000 On The South

Brooklyn Waterfront.

New fork.—Four large building* at the Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company. on tbe South Brooklyn water front were destroyed by fir* wUb an • situated ioaa of fl.OOb.OOO The •■rigin of th* fir* is unknown United State* soldier* on duty at the plant d* rtared (hat tb* fire start* d sodden-

ly la the carpenter shop, a here bun •tar and weaker J drsds of men were workirg and thro

mat alone, ablrh nwd our cunter-1 qul. Uy spread to other buildtaga.

General Von Blssing'e Defense of German War Practices is Significant

ItflfflCENT NOTH) BE SPUED

Governor General *f Brtglwiw Declared ■may Must Suffer With th* Gottty —trrin Crtyfc Tgfta of fiespawaiblllty of Kaieeria Hlflk

The Committee on PubUc Inform*lion, appointed by the consist in j of secretary of navy, and Georgs Creel, chSeiai

the pamphlet follow: This luterrtew seas reprodoced tn the Borllner TagMttatt Of November 50. 1M4. — . Mr. F. C Wnicott of the Belgian Ilcrf commtaoicui its tn the Geographic*! Magazine for Mvy. ma". of meet Ing Gen von Bernherdl; “As I walked ont Geo. von Bernhard] come Into the room, an expert artilleryman, a professor In one of their war toiler**. I met him the nest msrntag- and hr ssked !r? !? ! had rend his book. ‘Germany In tba Next War.* T said 1 bad E* said: 'Do you know, my friends nearly mu of the co -y tor thatr They said. Too imvi . the eat oat of the bug.* I Mild. 'No, I hove I will t-c!lrv* JG' I of ItF “I esld. 'Onml. I did not believe a word of it when I rend IL but fert that yoo did not tell the whole truth;' and the old general looked actually pleased." Rpeaking on August 28. 1814. at

which the German* frit obliged to taka ngalnrt the civil popa'atior. of Beigtum, Gen. con Btariug said: “The Innocent must suffer rlth the runty . . . In the repression of liifnmy. human II’ » ennoot be opawd. and If Isolated lagea. and er^a hiinted. that re sssuredly regrettable, but It must not excite ill-timed nsotlUaBty. All this must sot ta our eyes weigh as much aa Uk life of a

rigorous accooipUsbmefit of duly ta tbe emanation of a high knltar. and ta (bat. the imputation of the enemy coca tries can learn a lesson from cur snay." roaraged Atrocitioa. c« Hissing, after Ms apj*4Mgovernor general of Bwtglnm. repeat'd la subatance tbe above opinion to a Dutch journalist. Th* Intcr-

Anseigrr of December S, 1*14. Into R. Cobb sutes bis conclusion* on Tbe responsibility of tb* higher Gcrau com maud for th# atrocities: “Hut 1 was an eyewitness to crimes which, measured by tbe standards of humanity and riviIllation, impressed me as worse than any Individual excoaa. any individual outrage, could have been or ran ever be; be- » these crimes Indubitably were Instigated on a wholesale basis by order of officers of rank, and mart have been carried mi*, under tbrir personal superrtaton. direction, and approval, tiriefly. what I saw was this: I saw wide arro* of Rrigtom and France to whlrii not a penny's worth of wanton dastrueftno bad been permitted to ocIn which the ripe pear* bung un touched upon tbe garden walls: and I erfber wide area* where scarcely stone bad been left to stand upon anotber: where the firid* were ravaged; where the male villagers hsd Sica In squads; where the mlser•uril’ors had been left to den to hoiee. like wild beasts. 'Taking the physics] evident-* offered before our own eyes, and buttressing It with the statemrots made to u*. o»i1y by natives, but Germsu ooJdijrs and German oOcers. we coaid icb but on* mo elusion, which wh# that her*. In each and such a place, (boa* lo rammand bad said to tbo ?•: 'Kpare this town and (haw !» ' And .there they bad re>ld: ‘Wart# this town and shoot these people.' And here tbe troop* had diaolminateiy spared, and there they had IndiscrUnlnatriy wasted, in exart accordance with th* woed of their sape-

y be teen ta the wtowing extram from Gennac leurtr. “ISSnrt from a totter wtittro hr , Gerown soldier to tag brother Oka leftcc. w.w « n the poe*e*dr» cf r* United Ftntee goveramrot. roum ed tor this pnmphlrt from «r. J. c Grew, ft rmeri y aecretary to the tcltrl States esntreaay nt Bcrita.) I “Kjvember 4 IMt "Tbe Itattina eta arerywherr n tremely tanartous tpci blood.,.

e now and th«j seer French prt*»- . — , britald’ rrook

good people are no: ovariooked bt n

osowad ttowrn without mercy. Tie to—-* rf the E=sPst=cs ==r: to -e= moot. TI',ere ta a desire to wipe tkta out. root and all." ^ Tba emperor gave Ida ssdciIm u the reports of the brutal aril of tM Belgians ta a tot scrum to PraUat

"Berlin, via Copenhagen. S*pL 7. bit "fieerefary of State, Warning: oc ■ “Nutaber S8. September 7. I xo i»qoested to forward tbe foi'owioc tchgram from tbe emperor to Ibr p dent: “T feat 11 my duty. Mr. fr«at*L to Inform you a: rrpreaentaJlve of principle* of ti Ity. that lifter taking tn* French rca* of Longwy.

troops am* pcteoi.crs. also eo tbe B* tab troopa. Tou know what tm'"woanda aad suffering these bulirti fUct and that their use ta otrirtl; bidden by tbe ootabitabed rule- of toternattonul tasn I therefor* a ooteton protest t» you af»ta« «• kind of warfare, which, owing methods of our adversaries tor to come one of tbe most bertwron* ta*« In bistory. Not only have tbj -* * -*- —*■— wear-'

has *

Mace curefull; ftt pered the partldpetton of tbe IWd®dril popetatim ta the figbttat. ^ atroefties cMMUtttad even bJ ' gnd priests ta tkl* gnerrillt also on wounded anldlem. msdrf*'-» and norsM. doctoni killed, bref*®* nttneked by rifi* fire, were ro-ba" my ganernta finally were eoajvari take the mart drastic awasure* is der to punish tbe guilty and «>«*» en the MnodlWruty poputarl-c continuing their work of vil' r. and borror. Borne rHlage* th* M7 town of Loevrn exeeptin* the fine hotel de Till*. to t»e dertroyod ta orif-de-'"*' for the protection of my trror 4 - heart Meed* when I ** ‘ h * t ._2 measuroa have beeome um’ 10 **" and when I think of tbe Mir.-te* “

the Ueigtna

Signed. William, Emperor

TJEnARI-

I rent Mu tier ta th* Gerretn <> ollc Review. Der FM*. fetoutri. ^ made the foUowlR* ststrowa'

gard to the eropW

aa Inotance ha»

.versons having ‘‘"V-g

th' help of priests froa the to*

rhnrchea. Ail that be* 7-

known up to tha proseet. *«><> •"

»•«* <■» -M" I*

eernlng allegad t'roritKw

Nathalie priests during »>>• ’• bean Mmwu to be false and » ^ imaginary, without any rxce]rfio«

United BWtos of Amen™ e,« .«ne« and prlrow ted atrocities during tM* pi nuror* nltaritod to the Unroa. How this l*tog«u-e»'‘ ^ rorlled with the fart •tot'*’ *rT,firf shall not be able ta l*«rn o' 1 ’

Monarch of Layati.- •stands * -tti Hop* They Will Become Part

“Klug" Matrisma of the Loyalty i*. land* h*» returned from Flanders, where be has bro-j omfug with tbs Aurtralisu rxiwdlilidiary f«vce. full «rf Imp* tl.*» tbe f-Uands over which be el alms klngabip eventually will b*. cwne s tart of A urirails.

a. ta England;;; ^ •4 toterriews with A I** Wslter I-ang of th' ernment. and os my W ‘ r d seen Mr. Hughe, prime , Australia. From throe F r0 ; .. yj