The Sunday Oregonian., February 04, 1917, Section One, Page 8, Image 8

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAV, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 4, 1017.
BERH5T0RFF GOES;
GERARD RETURNS
Passports Already Handed to
, German Ambassador to
i United States. . -
PRESIDENT WARNS KAISER
Sacrifice of American Lives Means
War With Germany, Wilson Tells
v Congress Gerard and Staff
- Recalled , from Berlin,
(Continued From First Pag.)
prised. Hia first act was to ask Dr.
Paul Ritter, the Swiss Minister, to
coma to the. German Embassy and pre
pare to take over its affairs. Then
tie Informed hia wife. an American-.
born woman, of the development and
likewise told the Embassy staff. His
passports were not actually delivered
until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. While
the President was addressing- Congress,
ooe of Secretary LanBing'a confiden
tial assistants called at the Embassy
and delivered the passports and a note
In reply to the German declaration.
Great Hall Crowded.
President Wilson kept himself in se
clusion during the morning, except for
a brief conference with Secretary Lan
ttlne. until he left the White House
for th Capitol shortly before 2 o'clock.
In preparation for the history-making
event, the Senate and House had as
sembled in the hall of the latter body.
Justices of the Supreme Court had
eats on the floor; the Cabinet sat In a
reserved apace. Ambassador Jusserand,
of France, occupied bis reserved seat
In. the diplomatic gallery, which was
racked, principally with neutrals
who came to hear words of far-reaching
Importance affecting their own govern
ments. Aa usual a committee of Congress
. men met the President and escorted
him to the Speaker's dais. The whole
body rose and cheered as the President,
acknowledging their greeting without
his usual smile, but grim-faced and
solemn, took his place at the clerk's
desk and began reading the document,
Which Is being heard "round the world."
Bomber Silence Reigns,
Not a sound come from floor or gl
ery, but the clear, calm tones of the
President, reading slowly and distinctly.
- The assemblage of Senators, Represent
atives and notables about hlro listened
' with closest attention to words which
may record one of the Bomber moments
of American hlstSry, If not Indeed, of
the world.
Briefly ho reviewed how last April
the United States warned Germany
after the destruction of the Sussex that
unless the imperial government de
clared and effected an abandonment of
that sort of submarine warfare the
United States would have no choice but
to sever diplomatic relations altogether.
Then he quoted from the German reply,
which gave assurances that no ships
would be sunk, without warning and
provision for safety of passengers and
crew. He recounted the provisions the
German government attached, which tn
effect reserved to itself the right to
recant its promises If the United State,
did not secure, relaxation of the Britlsn
restraints on commerce and then Quoted
from the reply of the United States,
which refused to consider a conditional
pledge and gave Germany final warn
ing that it could not entertain or dis
cuss any such suggestion.
President Loudly Cheered.
The Pieeident did not refer to the
long list of submarine operations
which have been conducted in vlola
Unn of the Sussex pledges, but pro
ceeded at once to the new war zone
order which became e"iv
ary i.
When be tola how trie German proc
i.m.,tr.n inft nothing for the honor and
dignity of the United States but a break
In relations, ana mai xio
s tp&ssports sent to Von Bernstorff and
a recall to Mr. Gerard, the assemblage
v,i-r.u into a cheering which Republic
ans and Democrats alike Joined. More
applause greeted his declaration that
only an overt act could convince him
that Germany intended to . violate
American lives and rights, and the e
- wax nrolonered applause and cheering
when he concluded by announcing that
should American ships ana lives oe
r-i-if loorl "in heedless contravention of
the Just and reasonable understanding
of International law and the obvious
dictates of humanity," he would again
unrwa.. before Congress to ask, author
lty to "use any means that may be
necessary for the protection of our
seamen and our people."
Expressions of Support Given.
As he conclude there were cheers of
approval from both sides of the cham
ber, and the President returned to the
White House to diiscuss measures of
nrecautlon with Secretary Daniels, of
the Navy, and Secretary Baker, of the
War Denartment.
There were expressions of support
and approval of the President's course.
As the Joint session dissolved, both
hnusaa went back to their work.
Soon after Count von Bernetorffs
passports arrived United States secret
service men threw a guard about the
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Ambassador and his suite, to make cer
tain that the hospitality of the United
States is not violated while he remains
on American soil. The status of Count
Tarnowskl, the Austrian Ambassador,
was undecided, although he. called at
the State Department to arrange for
presenting his credentials to President
Wilson.
Torpedo-boat' Attacked.
For months, ever since relations with
Germany became acute, there have been
ominous .signs of threatened activities
of German sympathizers and disloyal
Americans if diplomatic relations were
broken off. The Administration has
not been unmindful of these. Various
branches of the Government have In
formed themselves on the subject far
more completely than might be thought
Officials expressed themselves as eat-
sfied that they will be able to cope
with the situation. In the Army and
Navy, and In the citizenship generally.
rrtclala realise that the composite
haracter of American- nationality
makes It difficult not to find some per
sons who will express sympathy with
the land of their birth.
The attempt to sink the torpedo-boat
Jacob Jones at Philadelphia today Is
recognized as an instance or the things
which may be expected, but. on the
whole, all the agencies of the Govern
ment believe they have made prepara
tions to meet such exigencies or are
prepared to meet them as they arise.
MILITIA IS CALLED OUT
NAVAL MITjITIA AXSO IS CALLED
INTO SERVICE.
CURED HIMSELF OF
THE LIQUOR HABIT
A Missouri Man After DrinTdng for
Thirty-Five Years Banished Hia
Craving for Liquor With" a
Simple Home Recipe.
Mr. Thos. J. D. O'Bannon, a well
known resident of Missouri, living at
R. F. D. No.- 3, Krederlckstown, Mo.
banished his craving for liquor with a
simple recipe which he mixed at home.
Mr. O'Bannon recently made the fol
lowing statement: "1 am 61 years old
and had drank for thirty-five years.
My craving was so great I could not
quit liquor. More than a year ago-
had the following simple recipe filled
and began taking it and It entirely ban
ished my craving for liquor. To 3 oz.
of water add 20 grains of muriate of
ammonia, a small box of Varlex Com
pound and 10 -grains of pepsin. Take a
teaspoonfal three times a day. Any
druggist can mix It for you or supp)y
the Ingredients at very little cost. 'This
recipe can be taken of your own accord
or given to anyone secretly In coffee,
tea, milk or In food, as It has no taste.
color or smell and Is perfectly harmless.
I believe any drunkard can oure him
sslf with hl simple reolp"t Adv,
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Arsenals, Armories, Bridges and
Watersheds to Be Watcbed ) Penn
sylvanlans Get Hurry Call.
NEW YORK, Feb. I. The entire Na
tional Guard of New Terk State and
the Naval Militia were ordered out to,
night by Governor Whitman' after a
conference with Major-General John F,
O'Byan.
General O'Ryan was directed to have
every arsenal, armory and watershed
adequately guarded by the militiamen
and Commodore Forshew, of the Naval
Mllltta, was ordered to protect all
bridges.
ELt PASO. Tex.. Feb. 8. An order
received at military headquarters to
day speeding up the departure of the
Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry by ten
days Is taken here by military officers
to mean the state troops will be used
on guard duty at Eastern military
depots and other Important points be
cause of the crisis with Germany. This
regiment will leave the 6th Instead of
the 16th of this month.
A Demlng (N. M.) dispatch says It Is
reported there that the First Arkansas
Infantry, which left for the state camp
yesterday, will fee diverted to Ban An
tonio.
Liner Recalled to Holland.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Feb. 2
The Handelsblad says that the Holland-American
liner Nieuw Amster
dam, which was on her way to Amer
ica and had been recalled by wireless,
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Top JPresIdent Wilson Addressing Con-
mcss. Below -The -President In Typic
al BpeabJLna Attitude.
arrived off the hook of Holland this
morning.
BLOCKADE PARTLY LIFTED
La, Grande Reports Eastern Oregon
Slain Line Open.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.)
Eastern Oregon's big snow blockade
Is ended on the main line, but several
of the principal branches are still
blocked with snowdrifts".
The Joseph branch presents the
greatest problem. Snow shovels ar
being sent out tonight again. Moder
ate weather has lessened the blowing
of snow.
University Vespers Today.
Miss Greta Smith, of Vancouver,
Wash., Miss Feamster and Mr. McTray
will contribute numbers on the spe
cial programme at the university
vesper services at 4 P. M. today at
Seventeenth and Lovejoy streets. Presi
dent Crawford will discuss "The Love
That Wins Success." All are welcome
to these services.
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS SPEECH
contingent upon the course or result of
diplomatic negotiations between the
Government of the United States and
any other belligerent government, not
withstanding the fact that certain
passages In the Imperial government's
note of the fourth Instant might ap
pear to be susceptible of that construc
tion. In order, however, to avoid any
misunderstanding, the Government of
the United States notifies the Imperial
government that It cannot for a mo
ment entertain, much less discuss a
suggestion that respect by German
naval authorities for the rights of citi
zens of the United States upon the high
seas should In any way or In the
slightest 'degree be made contingent
upon the conduct of any ther govern
ment affecting the rights of neutrals
and noncorabatants. Responsibility In
such matters la single, not joint; abso
lute, not relative.'
"To this note of the eighth of May
the imperial German government made
no reply.
"On the thirty-first pf January, the
Wednesday of the present week, the
German Ambassador handed to the Sec
retary of State, along with a formal
note, a memorandum which contained
the following statement:
" The Imperial government, there
fore, does not doubt that the Govern
ment of the United States will under
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies' brutal
methods of war and by their determina
tion to destroy the central powers and
that the Government of the United
States will further realize that the
now openly dlscjosed intention of the
entente allies . gives back to Germany
the freedom of action which she re
served In her note addressed. to the
Government oX the United States on
May 4. 1918.
. Creation of Zone Describe.
" "Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the Illegal measures of
her- enemies by forcibly preventing
arter February 1, 1917, In a xone around
Great Britain, France, Italy and in
the Eastern Mediterranean, all nav
igation, that of neutrals included, from
and to England and from and to France,
etc., etc. All ships mat within the
zone will be sunk.'
"I think that you will agree with
me-that, in view of this declaration,
which suddenly and without prior In
timation of any kind deliberately
withdraws the solemn assurance given
In the Imperial government's note of
the fourth of May. 1916, this Govern'
ment has nc alternative consistent with
th dignity and honor of the United
States but to take the course, which,
in Its note of the eighteenth of April,
1916, it announced that It would take
In the event that the German govern
ment did not declare and effect an
abandonment of the methods of sub
marine warfare which it was then em
ploying and to which It now purposes
again to resort.
"I have, therefore, directed the Secre
tary of State to announce to His Ex
cellency, the German Ambassador, that
all diplomatic relations between the
United States and the German Empire
are severed and that the American
Ambassador at Berlin will be Immedi
ately withdrawn; and. In accordance
with this decision, to hand to his excel
lency his passports.
Overt Acts Not Expected.
"Notwithstanding this unexpected at
tltude of the German government, this
sudden and deeply deplorable reunucla
tlon of Its assurances, given this Gov
ernment at one of the most critical
moments of tension In the relations of
the two governments, I refuse to be
lieve that It Is the intention of the
German authorities to do In fact what
they have warned us they will feel at
liberty to do. I cannot bring myself to
believe that thay will Indeed pay no
regard to the ancient friendship be
tween their people and our own or to
the solemn obligations which have been
exchanged between them and destroy
American ships and take the lives of
American citizens In the willful prose
cution of the ruthless naval pro.
gramme they have announced their In
tention to adopt. Only actual overt
acts on their part can make me believe
It even now.
"If this confidence on my part In
the sobriety and prudent foresight of
their purpose should unhappily prove
unfounded; If American ships and
American lives should In fact be sacri
ficed by their naval commanders in
heedless contravention of the Just and
reasonable understandings of Interna
tional law and the obvious dictates of
humanity. I shall take the liberty of
coming again before the Congress to
ask that authority be given me to use
any means that may be necessary for
the protection of our seamen and our
people tn the prosecution of their
peaceful and legitimate errands on the
high seas. I can do nothing less. I
take It for granted that all neutral
governments will take the same course.
War Wot Desired.
"We do not desire any hostile con
flict with the Imperial German govern
ment. We are the sincere friends of
the German people, and earnestly de
sire to remain at peace with the gov
ernment which speaks for them. We
shall not believe that they are hostile
to us unless and until we are obliged
to believe It, and we purpose nothing
more than the. reasonable defense of
"the undoubted rights ot our people. We
wish to serve no selfish ends. We seek
merely to stand t'ue alike in thought
and' In action to the immemorial prin
ciples of our people which I have
sought to express In my address to the
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. The text of I
President Wilson's speech break
ing off relations with Germany
declared before Congress follows:' j
Gentlemen of the Congress: The
Imperial German government on the
81st of January announced to this Gov
ernment and to the Governments of
the other neutral nations that on and
after the first day of February, the
present month, it would adopt a policy
with regard to the use of submarines
against all shipping seeking to pass
through certain designated areas of the
high seas, to which It Is clearly my duty
to call your attention..
Let me remind the Congress on
the 8th of April last. In view of the
sinking on the Slth of March of the
cross-channel passenger steamer Sussex
by a German submarine, without sum
mons or warning and the consequent
loss of the lives of several citizens of
the United States, who were passengers
aboard her, this Government addressed
a note to the imperial German gov
ernment, in which it made the follow
ing declaration:
" 'If Itv is still the purpose of the
Imperial government to prosecute the
relentless and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels of commerce by the use
of submarines without regard to what
the Government of the United States
must consider the sacred and Indis
putable rules of International law and
the universally recognized dictates of
humanity. the Government of the
United States Is at last forced to the
conclusion that there Is but one course
It can pursue. Unless the Imperial
government should now Immediately
declare and effect an abandonment -of
Its present methods of eubmarine war.
fare against passenger and freight car
rying vessels, the Government of the
United States can have no choice but
to sever diplomatic relations with the
German Empire altogether.'
German Fledge Recalled.
"In reply to the declaration, the lm
Government the following assurances:
"The German government Is pre
pared to do Its utmost to confine the
operations of war for the rest of its
duration to the fighting forces of the
belligerents, thereby also Insuring the
freedom of the seas, a principle upon
which the German government believes
now, as before, to be in agreement
with the Government of the United
States.
" 'The German government, guided
by this Idea, notifies the Government
of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders:
" 'In accordance with the general
principles of visit and search and de
struction of merchant vessels recog
nized by International law, such ves
sels, both within and without the area
declared a naval war zone, shall not
be sunk without warning and without
saving human lives, unless these ships
attempt to escape or offer resistance.
"But,' It added, "neutrals cannot ex
pect that Germany, forced to fight for
her existence, shall, for the sake of
neutral Interest, restrict the use of
an effective weapon , If her enemy is
permitted to continue to apply at wiy
methods of warfare violating the rules
of International law. Such a demand
would be Incompatible with the char
acter of neutrality and the German
government Is convinced that the Gov
ernment of the United States does not
think ot making such a demand, know
ing that the Government of the United
States has repeatedly declared that It
Is determined to restore the principle
of the' freedom of the seas, from what
ever quarter It has bxen violated.
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American Rrpl? Reviewed.
"To this the Government of the United
States replied on the eighth of May,
accepting, of course, the assurances
given, but adding: . v
" The Government of the United
States feels it 'necessary to state that
it takes for granted that the Imperial
German government does not Intend to
Imply that the maintenance of Its
perial German government cave this newly announced polioy is In any way
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