Excerpt from Draft President Wilson: A Patriotic Appeal to Every Loyal AmericanThe Government of the United States was founded to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro vide for a common defense, promote the general wel fare and secure the blessings of liberty.The first National Assembly of France declared that ignorance, neglect or contempt of human rights are the sole causes of public misfortune and corruptions of Government.' We are engaged in a world war. Mankind is facing a momentous crisis. America's heart and hopes are in France.Our firesides glow with mingled reflections of tender memories and glorious achievement. Our fam ily altars are lit with the prayers of trusting mothers, anxious wives and wondering children. The blood, the fortunes and the energies of a mighty peace loving and God fearing people are pledged to the success of the cause over there. All to uphold the glory of God and the rights of man.With a prayerful and patriotic desire to engrave upon the heart of every American a full conception and realization of the sacred duty imposed upon all as citi zens of the greatest of all Republics, I submit this ef fort to the conscientious consideration of my country men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.