《Thomas Woodrow Wilson - War Message》.pdf

Page 1 of 8 Woodrow Wilson War Message delivered 2 April 1917 Gentlemen of the Congress: I have called the Congress into extraordinary session because there are serious, file://C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\E1Y65MKY.htm 2008-1-7 Page 2 of 8 very serious, choices of policy to be made, and made immediately, which it was neither right nor constitutionally permissible that I should assume the responsibility of making. Iraq Candlelight Vigils On the third of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary Help Stop the announcement of the Imperial German Government that on and after the first day Senseless Violence of February it was its purpose to put aside all restraints of law or of humanity and Make Your use its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Presence Great Britain and Ireland or the western coasts of Europe or any of the ports www.SaneR controlled by the enemies of Germany within the Mediterranean. That had seemed to be the object of the German submarine warfare earlier in the Refugee Crisis in war, but since April of last year the Imperial Government had somewhat restrained