with the
enemy's submarines. It will involve the immediate addition to the armed
forces of the United States already provided for by law in case of war
at least five hundred thousand men, who should, in my opinion, be chosen
upon the principle of universal liability to service, and also the
authorization of subsequent additional increments of equal force so soon
as they may be needed and can be handled in training. It will involve
also, of course, the granting of adequate credits to the Government,
sustained, I hope, so far as they can equitably be sustained by the
present generation, by well conceived taxation.

I say sustained so far as may be equitable by taxation because it seems
to me that it would be most unwise to base the credits which will now be
necessary entirely on money borrowed. It is our duty, I most
respectfully urge, to protect our people so far as we may against the
very serious hardships and evils which would be likely to arise out of
the inflation which would be produced by vast loans.

In carrying out the measures by which these things are to be
accomplished we should keep constantly in mind the wisdom of interfering
as little as possible in our own preparation and in the equipment of our
own military forces with the duty--for it will be a very practical
duty--of supplying the nations already at war with Germany with the
materials which they can obtain only from us or by our assistance. They
are in the field and we should help them in every way to be effective
there.

[Illustration: Photograph]
British Official Photograph
BELGIAN SOVEREIGNS RE-ENTER BRUGES
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium saluting the Allied colors,
on their triumphal entry into Bruges at the head of their victorious
army, October 23, 1918.

[Illustration: Photograph]
Copyright International Film Service.
SURRENDER OF THE GERMAN HIGH SEAS FLEET
Actual photograph showing the greatest naval surrender in history--the
German fleet arriving to surrender. Below, The commanders of the
British and American fleets, Admirals Beatty and Rodman, the King of
England and the Prince of Wales viewing the surrender.

I shall take the liberty of suggesting, through the several executive
departments of the Government, for the consideration of your committees,
measures for the accomplishment of the several objects I have mentioned.
I hope that it will be your pleasure to deal with them as having been
frame