Why we are at war

by Woodrow Wilson

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WHY WE ARE AT WAR

BY

WOODROW WILSON

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Messages to the Congress January to April, 1917 by Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, with the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and his message to the American people April 15, 1917.
Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and London. Published May, 1917

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CONTENTS

I.	[A WORLD LEAGUE FOR PEACE] Message to the Senate, January 22, 1917.
II.	[THE SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH GERMANY] Message to the Congress, February 3, 1917.
III.	[REQUEST FOR A GRANT OF POWER] Message to the Congress, February 26, 1917.
IV.	[WE MUST ACCEPT WAR] Message to the Congress, April 2, 1917.
V.	[A STATE OF WAR] The President’s Proclamation of April 6, 1917.
VI.	[“SPEAK, ACT, AND SERVE TOGETHER”] Message to the American people, April 15, 1917.