The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . fathers and sons, husbands and brothers,by the starved under-development of women and children, and byterrible desolation brooding over the continent like an evil spirit. In such a conflict, in such a time of stress, America indeed may beneutral, may be outside the field of expressed participation, butAmericans are not. There are few men who will feel
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . fathers and sons, husbands and brothers,by the starved under-development of women and children, and byterrible desolation brooding over the continent like an evil spirit. In such a conflict, in such a time of stress, America indeed may beneutral, may be outside the field of expressed participation, butAmericans are not. There are few men who will feel the pinch ofthe impending adversity as keenly as they feel the haunting burdenof the death-tool on the battle-fields of Europe, few men who will re-joice more in the prosperity that will so soon follow, as they willrejoice that peace has come again upon the earth. There is noAmerican who Mill wish to batten upon the spoils of the dreadfulfeast. In no country in the world will the thankfulness be greaterwhen the sword is again beaten into the plowshare than in theseTjnited States, whose population is formed largely of elements thatelsewhere are in discord, and who have found worthy work and noblepeace in a land of democratic Copyright. 191i. by Pach Bros. WOODROW WILSON The Good Will of the United States Has Been Eagerly Sought by All the Powers Now at War. President Wilson Has Handled Delicate Questions Involving the Neutrality of the United States with Great Firmness and Skill, and His Official Utterances Have Been Notable for the Elegance of Their Literary Form 402 CHAPTER XIII STATE PAPERS AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE In the following pages the reader will find the full text of a num-ber of important state papers bearing upon the war—ultimatums,declarations of war, manifestos, and messages exchanged by eminentpersonages. Because of their solemn import, these documents pos-sess a profound interest; and they will form an historical record ofgreat value. Ultimat
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