In our first year of war
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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IN OUR FIRST YEAR OF WAR
WHY WE ARE AT WAR. 16mo
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This book opens with the second inaugural address and contains the President's messages and addresses since the United States was forced to take up arms against Germany. These pages may be said to picture not only official phases of the great crisis, but also the highest significance of liberty and democracy and the reactions of President and people to the great developments of the times. The second Inaugural Address with its sense of solemn responsibility serves as a prophecy as well as prelude to the declaration of war and the message to the people which followed so soon.
Woodrow Wilson
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WOODROW WILSON
WOODROW WILSON
CONTENTS
A COSMOPOLITAN EPOCH AT HAND
THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION
OUR NATIONAL PLATFORM
A UNITY OF PURPOSE AND ACTION
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
RIGHT MORE PRECIOUS THAN PEACE
WHAT WE MUST DO
GREATER EFFICIENCY
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FARMERS
THE DUTY OF MIDDLEMEN
THE MEN OF THE RAILWAYS
THE SUPREME TEST
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
A SHARP LINE OF DISTINCTION
THE END TO BE ATTAINED
THE FIXING OF PRICES
NO FEAR OF BUREAUCRACY
A HERITAGE FROM THE DEAD
AMERICA'S FULL FRUITION
AMERICA SEEKS NO CONQUEST
THE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE INVOLVED
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
PATRIOTISM AND PROFITS APART
IS A BRIBE NECESSARY?
HIGH FREIGHTS AID GERMANY
THE LAW TO DEAL WITH OFFENDERS
PRICES MEAN VICTORY OR DEFEAT
THE PROPOSAL FROM THE VATICAN
THE TEST THAT MUST BE APPLIED
THE GERMAN RULERS CANNOT BE TRUSTED
THE COMMON SCHOOL HAS A PART TO PLAY
NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT
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
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
NEED ONLY OBEY THE LAWS
A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE IS URGED
FEW REGULATIONS
IN FAIRNESS TO THE RAILROADS
INVESTORS TO BE PROTECTED
A RECOGNITION OF FACTS
NEED OF UNITED DIRECTION
AS LITTLE DISTURBANCE AS POSSIBLE
COMPENSATION SHOULD BE GUARANTEED
SELECTION OF MCADOO AS DIRECTOR
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
DECLARATIONS OF WAR
SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
POPULATION OF THE NATIONS
THE END