Our country is in a state of war now. and we will be officially in a state of war tomorrow. . The only question which this House is called upon to answer. to my ilind. is whether the Nation Is to preserve its rights under international law or whether it Is to submit tamely to the deliberate abrogation of these rights? Upon the answer to this question. which the Members of Congress will give. depends not merely the security and welfare of nativeborn Americans. but the security and welfare of naturalized citizens. and even those who. although not citizens. have sought liberty and freedom in the United States. Most of the Immigrants who came here did so because they wanted greater freedom and liberty in the pursuit of happiness. Their interest in the maintenance of the rights of America is as clear and definite as that of the nativeborn citizen. For months a state of war has existed between the United States and Germany.
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