Wilson’s “War Message” was addressed on April 2, 1917 at a joint session of Congress. At the time, the United States wished to continue practicing isolationism and did not want to get involved in World War I other than selling supplies to countries on either side of the war. President Wilson realized how lethal the war could get for not only countries involved but for the rest of the world, and therefore sought to persuade Congress into declaring war against Germany by delivering this speech that highlights the dangers Germany poses. President Wilson states that Germany sent spies to both neighboring countries and to the United States; he adds on by saying that these German spies “were [in the United States] even before the war began” (Wilson,