President Wilson's State Papers and Addresses

use of written and spoken appeals to Congress, to American citizens, and to the public opinion of the world, as has Woodrow Wilson. His utterances have shaped events, not only in the current sense but in the larger aspects of history. His Messages to Congress have been unusual in their frequency, vital in their relation to policies, and notable in the fact that he has appeared in person to present them. All of these Messages are published in this little volume.

Besides these Messages to Congress, however, he has made many important addresses of a semi-official nature since assuming the Presidency, while he has been the author of a series of diplomatic notes and of proclamations relating to international affairs that constitute state papers of the highest significance. These documents also are included in the present volume, together with much material of Presidential authorship relating to the conduct of the war and to the policies of the Government.

The remarkable literary quality of Mr. Wilson's addresses is only eclipsed by their statesmanlike character in relation to public affairs of great moment. His sentences and paragraphs, in their discussion of world affairs, have helped to crystallize the vague longings of right-thinking men in all nations into something like definite policies for permanent peace on the basis of democracy and international justice. This collection of state papers and Presidential utterances is not, therefore, of transitory interest and importance, but of permanent value; and it ought to be in the home and at the hand of every intelligent citizen. ALBERT SHAW.

First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1913)
Special Message to Congress, Urging Tariff Revi-
sion (April 8, 1913)

Statement Regarding "Lobby" Influences on Tariff
Legislation (May 26, 1913).

Special Message to Congress, Urging Currency Legis-
lation (June 23, 1913)

Address at Gettysburg Reunion (July 4, 1913)

Special Message to Congress, on Mexico (August
27, 1913).

Address at Rededication of Congress Hall, Phila-

delphia (October 25, 1913)

Address before Southern Commercial Congress,

Mobile, Ala. (October 27, 1913)

First Annual Message to Congress (December 2,

1913).

Special Message to Congress, on Trusts and
Monopolies (January 20, 1914)
Proclamations Concerning Shipment of Arms into
Mexico (February 3, 1914, and October 19, 1915)

Special Message to Congress, Urging Repeal of Free-

Tolls Provision for American Ships at Panama

(March 5, 1914)

Special Message to Congress, on the Tampico Inci-

dent (April 20, 1914)

Instruction to Attorney-General to Sue for Dissolu-

tion of New Haven Railroad Mergers (July

21, 1914)

Special Message to Congress, Urging Additional
Revenue (September 4, 1914)

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Second Annual Message to Congress (December
8, 1914)
Address at Indianapolis, on Jackson Day (January

8, 1915)

Immigration Bill Veto: First (January 28, 1915)
Address before American Electric Railway Associa-
tion, Washington (January 29, 1915)

Address before United States Chamber of Commerce,
Washington (February 3, 1915) .

Address at Associated Press Meeting, New York

(April 20, 1915)

103

108

Address at Naturalization Ceremonies, Philadelphia

(May 10, 1915) .

114

Address at Pan-American Financial Conference,

Washington (May 24, 1915) .

Address to Daughters of the American Revolution,

Washington (October 11, 1915)

Address at Manhattan Club, New York, on National

Defense Program (November 4, 1915)

Third Annual Message to Congress (December 7,

1915)

Addresses on Preparedness for National Defense,

New York and Middle West (January 27 to

February 3, 1916)

133

155

The European War: Diplomatic Notes, etc.

Note to Belligerents, Suggesting Observance of

Declaration of London (August 6, 1914)

Urging Neutrality on American People (August

19, 1914)

Warning Germany Against Submarine "War Zone"

Policy (February 10, 1915)

Protesting Against British Use of American Flag

(February 10, 1915)

Identic Note to Great Britain and Germany, Pro-

posing Solution of Blockade and Submarine

Controversy (February 20, 1915) .

Pointing Out Irregularities in British and French

Blockade of Germany (March 5, 1915)

Denouncing British Blockade as Illegal (October
21, 1915)

First "Lusitania" Note to Germany (May 13,
1915)

Second and Third "Lusitania" Notes (June 9,

1915, and July 21, 1915)

229

239

244

254

257

262

Note to Austria, on the "Ancona" Sinking (Decem-

ber 6, 1916)

Note to Germany, on the "Sussex" Affair (April
18, 1916)

Special Message to Congress on the "Sussex"

Affair (April 19, 1916)

Accepting German Agreement to Modify Sub-
marine War Against Merchant Ships (May 8,
1916)

Address before League to Enforce Peace, Washing-

ton (May 27, 1916)

Address before Press Club, New York (June 30,
1916)

276

Address at Salesmanship Congress, Detroit (July
10, 1916).

279

Address at Citizenship Convention, Washington (July
13, 1916)

Special Message to Congress, on Threatened Railroad

Strike (August 29, 1916)

294

Address Accepting Renomination, Long Branch (Sep-

tember 2, 1916)

302

Address on Lincoln, Hodgenville, Ky. (September 4,

Address at Woman Suffrage Convention, Atlantic

City, N. J. (September 8, 1916).

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Address before Grain Dealers' Association, Baltimore

(September 25, 1916)

Fourth Annual Message to Congress (December 5,

1916)

Note to Belligerents, Suggesting that Peace Terms

Be Stated (December 18, 1916).

Address before United States Senate, on Essential

Terms of Peace in Europe (January 22, 1917)

Immigration Bill Veto: Second (January 29, 1917) 356

Special Message to Congress, Announcing Sever-

ance of Diplomatic Relations with Germany

(February 3, 1917)

Special Message to Congress, Requesting Authority

to Arm Merchant Ships (February 26, 1917)

358

363

368

Second Inaugural Address (March 5, 1917)
Special Message to Congress, Advising that Ger-
many's Course Be Declared War Against United
States (April 2, 1917)