PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1917, Page 2

PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

A Verbose Speech.

(Received March 6. at 11.35 a.m.) Washington, March 5

Mr Wilson in his inaugural address, said the blood of all nations was now fighting. It made Americans a composite, cosmopolitan people, no longer provincial, but affected as to the minds of industries, oonmerce and social notion by tho great world currents,

America, however, demanded nothing -herself that they were unwilling to give other nations.

Deeply wronged upon the .seas, she refrained from wronging or injuring in return, She was uow compelled to stand firm for an armed neutrality, but may be drawn on by circumstances, to a more sctivß asset-lion of her rights, America, iu peace or war, Btood for principles that all nations were equally interested iu the world’s peace, in the political stability of free people, and equally responsible for their maintenance. That an essential principal to pesos ia the actual equality of nations in all matters, rights or privi* leges. That peace cannot rest upon tha balance of armed power. Governments not deriving their powers from a just consent of the governed, ought not to be supported by the common thought, purposes or powers of a family of nations. That tbe seas ought to ba equally free and safe for the use at all peoples under the rules set up by common agreement and consent, and as far sb practicable, equally accessible to all. That national armaments should be limited to the necessities of national order and domssiie safety. That one State ought to discourage anything likely to encourage revolution in other Stales.

Prospect of frar.

(Australian & N Z. Cable Association and Reuter.)

' (Received March 6, at noon.) Washington, March 5 Mr Wilson, iu his inaugural address, teferring to the pro*pact of war, sa>d—- “ We may be even dra '.n apon by circumstances, not by our own purpose or desire, to a more active assertion of our rights, as we see them, and a more immediate association with the great struggle itself.” Any such step, however, wi 1 be with an uueeffish put pose, and not with any view to conquest or nation.l aggrandisement.

China's Attitude.

Washington, March 5

Although the Chiueee Cabinet da-cidi-o to sever relations with Germany, the President did not approve aud the Premier has resigned.

Germany’s False Move.

The German View. Washington, March 5 Cyril Browr-, cabling from Berlin, says the news of the German plot was received in Bailiu with the utmost calmr.e?s. The newspapers say the betrayal of Germany’s offer of an alliance with Mexico was made capital of by Mr Wilson. The Press contend that Germany was within her rights in pro; osing an alliance. The law of 1819 forbids merchantmen attacking warships of an nnhostile power. ®

- Explaining it Away, (Received March 6, at 12.15 p.m.) London, Mar oh 5 Count Reveutlaw says Germany’s offer io Mexico is incomprehensible, because Mexico is uDable to seize hold of United States territory. Ths Frankfurter Zeitung admits it was particularly unfortunate that such very secret documents fell into treacherous hands, The Cologne Guzatte says Germany’s step was conditional on United {States declaring war, It waß generally known .that United {States was long engaged in driving neutrals against Germany. A Courtmartial. London, March 5 The Press Bateau states a prisoner court martialled at London was sentenced to death for espionage. The finning was confirmed but the sentence was commuted to life servitude. Heavy German Attack (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association and Renter.) London, March 5 N A French communique states that after an intense bombardment in the region of Caurieres Wood,on the right bank of the Meu*e, tli6 enemy violent ly attacked on a fiont of three kilometres between Chambretts Farm aud Bezonvaux. There were repeated assaults betv/Gen Caurieres Wood and Bezonvaux which failed. The enemy obtained a footing in oar advanced elements north of Caurieres Wood, but our fire smashed all attempts to penetrate the Wood with heavy enemy lasses.

German Report. (Admiralty, per Wiielesa Press.) London, March 5 German official.—The English attacked southward of St Pierre Vaasfc Wood and captured a trench sector of Bouchavesnes-Maslains road. We stormed and captured a trench position at Cauriries Wood on a fron* of 1500 metres, Wo repulsed nocturnal counk er a (j. tacks and captured an position on the soutb-eap' c corner 0 f Fosses wood, prisonerin' - , 573 men 10 machine guns, 25 quic’ In numerous air figllts tbe ‘ enemy lost 18 aoropla' jes yesterday. We lost four. Italian Attack. (Admiralty per Wireless Press,) London, March 5 Italian official —We brilliantly at%*,pked and occupied a strong position i&t 2700 metres altitude in Costabellae group of Avisio sector. In Servia. Rome, March 5 Reuter’s correspondent at Serbian bea dquarters said tbe Bulgarian tre’acbes at Monastir are snowed up. It is officially estimated that the enemy dropped 2627 shells and bombs on Monastir in three months. Fortythree houses were destroyed and 300 damaged, 32 men and 45 women and children being killed, and 37 m6n and 75 women and children injured. — : —

in GreeceRome, Marh 5 The Tribuna’s correspondent ia Greece says the economic situation ia driving to starvation. The Entente is still dissatisfied at tbe politscal position. Violent hostile aitides appear in the newspapers. The league of reservists exists clandestinely,