[Gutenberg 24668] • In Our First Year of the War / Messages and Addresses to the Congress and the People, March 5, 1917 to January 6, 1918 by Wilson, Woodrow -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF WAR MESSAGES AND ADDRESSES TO THE CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE MARCH 5, 1917, TO JANUARY 8, 1918 WOODROW WILSON

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON

BOOKS BY

WOODROW WILSON

CONTENTS FOREWORD IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF WAR IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF WAR I THE SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS

A COSMOPOLITAN EPOCH AT HAND THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION OUR NATIONAL PLATFORM A UNITY OF PURPOSE AND ACTION

II WE MUST ACCEPT WAR

GERMANY'S RUTHLESS POLICY GERMAN WARFARE AGAINST MANKIND BELLIGERENCY THRUST UPON US WHAT THIS WILL INVOLVE OUR MOTIVES AND OBJECTS PEACE THROUGH FREE PEOPLES A CHALLENGE OF HOSTILE PURPOSE OPPOSITION TO THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT FRIENDSHIP TOWARD THE GERMAN PEOPLE RIGHT MORE PRECIOUS THAN PEACE

III A STATE OF WAR IV "SPEAK, ACT AND SERVE TOGETHER"

WHAT WE MUST DO GREATER EFFICIENCY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FARMERS THE DUTY OF MIDDLEMEN THE MEN OF THE RAILWAYS THE SUPREME TEST

V THE CONSCRIPTION PROCLAMATION

THE PENALTY FOR FAILURE THE WORK OF REGISTRATION NEGLECT OF DUTY AND FRAUD A CALL TO GOVERNORS REGISTRATION BY MAIL THE WHOLE NATION AN ARMY NOT A DRAFT OF THE UNWILLING DAY OF PATRIOTIC DEVOTION

VI CONSERVING THE NATION'S FOOD

A SHARP LINE OF DISTINCTION THE END TO BE ATTAINED THE FIXING OF PRICES NO FEAR OF BUREAUCRACY

VII AN ANSWER TO CRITICS VIII MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS

A HERITAGE FROM THE DEAD AMERICA'S FULL FRUITION

IX A STATEMENT TO RUSSIA

AMERICA SEEKS NO CONQUEST THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE INVOLVED

X FLAG-DAY ADDRESS

WHY WE ARE AT WAR THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONFLICT THE PLAN OF CONQUEST THE TALK OF PEACE THE PRESENT AIM OF GERMANY THIS IS A PEOPLES' WAR

XI AN APPEAL TO THE BUSINESS INTERESTS

PATRIOTISM AND PROFITS APART IS A BRIBE NECESSARY? HIGH FREIGHTS AID GERMANY THE LAW TO DEAL WITH OFFENDERS PRICES MEAN VICTORY OR DEFEAT

XII REPLY OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE COMMUNICATION OF THE POPE TO THE BELLIGERENT GOVERNMENTS THE PROPOSAL FROM THE VATICAN

THE TEST THAT MUST BE APPLIED THE GERMAN RULERS CANNOT BE TRUSTED

XIII A MESSAGE TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL OFFICERS

THE COMMON SCHOOL HAS A PART TO PLAY

XIV WOMAN SUFFRAGE MUST COME NOW

NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT

XV THE THANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATION XVI LABOR MUST BEAR ITS PART

GERMANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR SUCCESS BY AUTHORITY THE POLITICAL POWER OF THE WORLD LABOR MUST BE FREE AMERICANS MUST CO-OPERATE BETTER CONDITIONS MAY BE AT HAND

XVII ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE PEOPLE OF RUSSIA LED ASTRAY JUSTICE AND REPARATION OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD GERMANY THE RIGHTS OF THE CENTRAL POWERS TRUTH AS THE ANTIDOTE THE WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA A STRICTER GRIP ON ENEMY ALIENS A FURTHER LIMITING OF PRICES THE WINNING OF THE WAR

XVIII PROCLAMATION OF WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA-HUNGARY

NEED ONLY OBEY THE LAWS A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE IS URGED FEW REGULATIONS

XIX THE GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER THE RAILROADS

IN FAIRNESS TO THE RAILROADS INVESTORS TO BE PROTECTED A RECOGNITION OF FACTS

XX GOVERNMENT OPERATION OF RAILROADS

NEED OF UNITED DIRECTION AS LITTLE DISTURBANCE AS POSSIBLE COMPENSATION SHOULD BE GUARANTEED SELECTION OF MCADOO AS DIRECTOR

XXI THE TERMS OF PEACE

SIGNIFICANCE IN PARLEYS LLOYD GEORGE'S AIMS APPROVED WOULD LIKE TO AID RUSSIA THE DEFINITE PROGRAM BELGIUM MUST BE RESTORED INDEPENDENCE FOR POLAND GERMANY'S SPOKESMEN AN ISSUE

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STATE DEPARTMENT'S REVISED LIST OF NATIONS AT WAR WHICH HAVE BROKEN RELATIONS DECLARATIONS OF WAR SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS POPULATION OF THE NATIONS THE END