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War Addresses 1915 to 1917 is a collection of speeches delivered by Henry Cabot Lodge during the First World War. Lodge was a prominent American politician and historian who served as a senator from Massachusetts from 1893 to 1924. In these speeches, he discusses the United States' entry into the war, the importance of American involvement in the conflict, and the need for unity and sacrifice on the home front. Lodge also addresses the role of the United States in shaping the post-war world and the need for a lasting peace. The speeches provide insight into the political and social climate of the United States during the war and the debates surrounding American intervention. Overall, War Addresses 1915 to 1917 is a valuable resource for understanding the American perspective on the First World War.1917. A collection of Lodge's speeches delivered before the Senate and other audiences during the two-year period between 1915-1917. A conservative Republican Representative and Senator from Massachusetts, Lodge formed a close alliance with Theodore Roosevelt. Despite his reputation as a conservative Lodge was by no means isolationist. In favor of war with Spain, Lodge also favored the acquisition of the Philippines. Suspicious and contemptuous of Wilson's peace policies, Lodge welcomed U.S. involvement in the First World War, while remaining (as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations) highly critical of Wilson's prosecution of the war. Contents: Mexico; Force and Peace; France; Address at the Unveiling of the Soldiers' Monument; American Rights; National Defense; Armed Merchantmen; Washington's Policies of Neutrality and National Defense; Address at the Opening and Dedication of the New Buildings of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Address at the Unveiling of the Lafayette Statue; The Policies of the Present Administration; Speech Before the Harvard Republican Club; The Peace Not of the President; Address at the Celebration of the One Hundredth An