317

Withdrawal

of recommendation
that Congress approves increase
of freight rates to meet expense
of eight-hour day, 339
Railroad Business Association, Ad-
dress before, 156

Red Cross, Address at dedication of
Washington home, 392

Red Cross, Cooperation by school
children proposed, 427
Reelection, Thinking about, renders
reëlection difficult, 30

Renomination, Speech accepting, 302
Republican party, Criticism of, 81,
304, 309

Resources, Natural, Development of,
45, 317, 452

Revenue: Further taxation urged,
to cover "preparedness" expendi-
tures, 146

Revenue: Special message urging
additional revenue to meet de-
crease in customs, 64
Rural credits (See Farm credits)
Russia, always democratic at heart,
379

Russia, Message to, 405

Russian democracy endangered by
Germany, 439, 450, 464
Russian National Council, Message
to, 420

War-Continued

America alone at peace and keep-
ing its head, 93, 133, 181, 183
America as a belligerent, 376
America may become involved,
172, 210
America

more indispensable at
peace than to either side if at
war, 198

America seeks no indemnities, no
material compensation, 381, 406
America should participate with-

out interfering with supplies
for nations already in field," 377
America's determination to use
every resource and win, 446
America's interest in European
peace, 349

America's objects in entering war,
406, 464

America's part to supply food,
ships, raw and manufactured

materials, 388
America's desire that

President

should "keep us out of war,"
173, 189, 201
Ancona case, 254
Arabic case, 253

Armaments, Limitations of, 354,
371

Armed neutrality suggested, 365;
declared impracticable, 375
Austria, Note to, regarding An-
cona sinking, 254
Austria-Hungary: War declaration
advised, 451

Between governments, never be-
tween peoples, 177
Brazil joins Allies, 432

British blockade, Notes relating
to, 225, 227, 229

British blockade declared illegal,
234; ineffective, illegal and in-
defensible, 237

Cushing case, 239, 244
Declaration of London, Suggest-
ed observance of, 215
Diplomatic correspondence with
belligerents, 215-270
Falaba case, 239, 245

Finances of United States, 430
Flag: Unwarranted use of Amer-
ican emblem by British ships,
223

German submarine pledges, 253,
268

Germans in the United States,

alien enemy regulations, 383, 451
Germany, Diplomatic relations sev-
ered, 358

Germany, Proclamation of state
of war with, 383

Germany, Refusal to discuss
British-American relations with.

Germany, Threat to sever diplo
matic relations with, 262
Germany, War declaration ad-
vised, 372

Gulflight case, 239, 244

Loans of United States, 430
Lusitania notes to Germany, 239,
244, 249

Merchant ships, Arming of, 265,
375

Merchant ships, Congress asked
for authority to arm, 363
Nation, not an army, trained for
war, 397

Neutral nation, Difficulties of a,
196, 310, 315

Neutrality appeal to Americans,

217

Neutrality no longer feasible or
desirable, 378

Objects for which it is waged.
Plea for precise statement of,
347

Objects for which it is waged, A
statement of, 422

Objects of America in entering
war, 406, 464

Peace address (while a neutral)
to Senate, on essential terms,
348

Peace: Advantage to Germany of
premature peace, 416

Peace agreement must be guar-
anteed by German people, 424,
446

Peace based on generosity and
justice, 446

Peace formula: "No annexations,
no indemnities," 445
Peace must be guaranteed by an
international force, 351

Peace proposal (while a neutral)
to belligerent governments, 343
Peace terms, 348, 407, 464
"Peace without victory," 352
Profit from war industries should
be small, 391

Property rights can be vindicated
by damage claims, rights of hu-
manity cannot, 310

Right of Americans to travel on
the seas, 196 (See also German
and submarine note references)
Right of Americans to trade with
the world, 197 (See also Brit-
ish blockade references)
Seas, Freedom of, 353, 371, 450,
468

Submarine, American notes pro-
testing against, 220, 239, 244,
249, 257, 269
Submarine and blockade compro-
mise proposal of United States,

War-Continued

Submarines "manifestly cannot
be used against merchantmen,"
241; "possible and practicable
to conduct such submarine op-
erations," 251; "use of sub-
marines for destruction of com-
merce utterly incompatible with
principles of humanity," 262
Submarine war-zone protest to
Germany, 220

Submarine war against merchant

ships renewed by Germany, 358
Sussex case (note to Germany),
257; (address to Congress), 262
Territorial conquests and punitive
damages condemned, 407, 424
United States (See War: Ameri-
ca)