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As I stand here before you, the congress and the American society I’m proposing that we go to war. The Germans promised us that they wouldn’t blow up our ships without fare warning and then ended up not giving us any warning. Our flag, character and everything to us was sent to the bottom of the sea without any mercy or help. I’m not thinking about material things lost but the people’s lives lost, you can re fix the material things but never take back peoples lives that serve and fight for us. As well, the unrestricted warfare is unfair and against mankind. There is no discrimination as to who’s being killed and what ships are being sunk. The German government does not allow the right to use arms within the area of the sea There is one choice that we are incapable of making and that’s taking the path of submission and not following our nation’s most prized rights and the people of our nation to be unjustly ignored or violated, any choice we make effect the people. It will take the up most organization to serve the supplies and materials of the war needed yet the most economical and efficient way possible. It will involve the armed forces of the United States immediately as provided for by the law in case of war .There will be at least five hundred thousand men, who should, in my, opinion, be chosen upon the different liability to service, and in addition equal force so as soon as they may be needed and can be handled in training. It will also involve, of course, the granting of credits to the Government, I hope so far as they can equally be sustained by the present day generation. While we are doing these things we have to let the world know what our motives and objectives are clearly. With the step I am taking and the amount of character and responsibility. Our objective now is peace and justice. We’re going to take this challenge head on and face our nation’s problems small and large and for men to choose the way they live. We are sincere friends of the German’s but however hard it may be for them that it’s coming from our hearts. We have been with them through these hard months because of that friendship and we should be proud to prove it to our neighbors and government from this test. There may and probably will be fierce months of trial ahead of us and it’s very fearful to lead the peaceful people into the war, may I add the most terrible, disastrous and deadly war’s yet and civilization seems to be the balance. Our right is more precious than peace and we will right for what we believe in and hold it close to our hearts. We’re going to fight for the rights of the small nations and liberties, also to bring peace and safety to all nations and finally be free at last. We can achieve such a task and dedicate all we got, our lives, fortunes, everything we are and have what we believe in. America is privileged with the strong beliefs we take pride in and the peace that is treasured. God help us she deserves better.

"Primary Documents-U.S declaration of war with Germany, april 2, 1917. firstworldwar.com http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/usawardeclaration.htm
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