peace at any time that it is sincerely purposed—a peace in which the strong and the weak shall fare alike. But the answer, when I proposed such a peace, came from the German commanders in Russia, and I cannot mistake the meaning of the answer. I accept the challenge. I know that you accept it. All the world shall know that you accept it. It shall appear in the utter sacrifice and self-forgetfulness with which we shall give all that we love and all that we have to redeem the world and make it fit for free men like ourselves to live in. This now is the meaning of all that we do. Let everything that we say, my fellow countrymen, everything that we henceforth plan and accomplish, ring true to this response till the majesty and might of our concerted power shall fill the thought and utterly defeat the force of those who flout and misprize what we honour and hold dear. Germany has once more said that force, and force alone, shall decide whether Justice and peace shall reign in the affairs of men, whether Right as America conceives it or Dominion as she conceives it shall determine the destinies of mankind. There is, therefore, but one response possible from us: Force, Force to the utmost, Force without stint or limit, the righteous and triumphant Force which shall make Right the law of the world, and cast every selfish dominion down in the dust. A INDEX Acceptance speech (renomination), 302 Agricultural credits (See Farm Its Agriculture, Department of: Alaska: Railways and development Alaska: Territorial urged, 45 Alsace-Lorraine wrong government of 1871 should be righted, 469 America, Without hampering ambi- tions as world power, 111, 134, American Electric Railway Associa- American Federation of Labor, Ad- American system of government, Americans, Disloyal ("hyphenated"), Americans, Undivided allegiance of, Anti-trust legislation (See Sherman Anti-trust Law and Trusts and Arbitration, Failure of, in railroad Arbitration law, Suggested changes re- Arbitration treaties; Ratification Army (See Defense, National) Associated Press, Address before Austria-Hungary; Diplomatic rela- tions interrupted, but peace main- Austria-Hungary, Diplomatic corre- to Austria-Hungary must be delivered Austria-Hungary, War against, ad- B Bagdad Railway, 437 Balkan States controlled by Ger- Banking: Restrictions upon national Belgium must be evacuated and re- Benedict, Pope, Peace proposal of, Brazil, Messages to, on its entry Not to be penalized because big Past the era of suspicion and into Spirit of American business to- C Central America (See Latin-Amer- Children, Co-operation of, in Red "Citizenry trained and accustomed Citizenship address at Philadelphia, International exclusive economic New fields of foreign commerce, Proposal to remove restrictions on Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Eight-hour day advocated for railway operators, 294 Federal employment bureau sug- Labor pledges in speech accept- Labor record of first Wilson ad- Lamb, Charles, quoted, 440 Latin-America, Future commercial Liberty Loan Day designated, 430 Lind, John, sent to Mexico as per- Lobby: Statement denouncing in- M Manhattan Club, New York, Ad- |