Woodrow Wilson And George Norris

Whilst examining the documents Woodrow Wilson, an Address to the Joint Session of Congress, 1917 and George Norris, 'A Speech in the Senate,' 1917, I have arrived at the conjecture that Woodrow Wilson’s supplication was immeasurably more superior than that of George Norris’s. I have reached this conclusion for several reasons. The main reason being that Woodrow Wilson’s speech proved to be the better case because it eventually led to the United States to World War I while George Norris’s opinions stayed his opinion and ultimately did not affect the outcome of the American history. This is not to say that Norris did not have an impact on Congress or that he did not have good arguments only that it did not change the course of action that was

The belief that we could stay neutral without a reason for intervention was a major part of his argument. His polemic against entering World War I, was basically broken into two parts. The first being that the United States had never been truly neutral in regards to war; that the great nation of America was always going to support England even though Britain had blatantly violated multiple international waters laws on several occasions and that the whole reason why Woodrow Wilson was behind going to war was because Germany had sunk multiple ships with innocent American lives on-board. Norris believed this to be the epitome of hypocrisy by rational that while Germany and England used different ways to eliminate threats, both of these methods were, in fact, “illegal and contrary to all international laws as the principles of humanity.” and “both Great Britain and Germany have sunk American ships and destroyed American lives without provocation or notice...” (pg.7). But what Norris did not take into account was how the war could eventually affect the United States, which is yet another reason I believe Wilson’s case was

He does this by saying, “The enormous profits of munition manufacturers, stock-brokers, and bond dealers must be still further increased by our entrance into the war.” (pg.8). He conveniently forgot to mention that Wilson did not want to go to war in the first place. He put war off for months and months until he thought that it was the only way to resolve the critical situation and I also find this to be a reason that his argument was weakened. Granted, Norris acquiesced that he would stand behind America, even if they entered the war and that he would fight as hard for victory as a proponent of the war would. Also he spoke up for what he believed. I assent that that is what mattered. However, Woodrow Wilson had other