URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/38012 Collection Structure Poster collection > Proclamation! To the citizens of New York: Upon just grounds and after long and patient forbearance, the President and the Congress of the United States have declared that by the act of the autocratic government which rules in the Empire of Germany war exists between the two countries, and the free people of America are about entering into the great world conflict ... Item Title Proclamation! To the citizens of New York: Upon just grounds and after long and patient forbearance, the President and the Congress of the United States have declared that by the act of the autocratic government which rules in the Empire of Germany war exists between the two countries, and the free people of America are about entering into the great world conflict ... Collection Title Poster collection Issuing Body New York (N.Y.). Mayor (1914-1917 : John P. Michel) Date Created 1917? Description Seal of city of New York and text. Subject(s) Treason Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 World War, 1914-1918 Military relations Germany Law and legislation Congress Social aspects United States Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Country of Origin United States Dimensions Overall: 18 x 12 in. (45.7 x 30.5 cm) Format Poster Medium political posters Color black and white Color black and white Hoover ID Poster US 4693 Record Number XX343.28388 Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km Rights No known restrictions.