Impression image
of signature of President Woodrow Wilson - by Jamie. See original at: http://www.historyinink.com/1009901_President_Woodrow_Wilson_ALS_5-18-1915.htm
While American neutrality watched
From the
sidelines - as an independent
Nation situated
out of European war -
Changes had begun
to stir.
Their neighbor
Canada, already part
Of war, allied with
France and Britain -
Yet a greater
part of a population had
A German
allegiance.
America had
already suffered a hit,
In the sinking of
the Lusitania and loss
Of American
citizens; even more than
Before observed
the war.
Akin to British
reluctance in need
Of any kind of
war, President Wilson
Changed a gear;
'a nation forewarned
Is a nation
forearmed.'
Plans for a definitive
programme
Of national
defence, to be presented
To Congress, as
Wilson started talks
With the Amy and
Navy.
Wilson, akin to
previous President
Roosevelt, shared
opinions; America
If required, had
to back up polices
By force, or like
China, be powerless.
by Jamie Mann.
Anon.,1915 America
and War - Adequate Defence. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 7 August. P.7. Col.7. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11780911/Daily-Telegraph-August-7-1915.html
[Accessed: 8 August 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 8 August 2015).
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