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We Shall Do Nothing but WAIT for Peace, Wilson Says
A Hnfrta has forfeited all respect and moral support.
There can be no prospect of peace in America until Qenera] lluerta
has surrendered his usurped authority in Mexico. . . . Mexico has no
government ... a mere military despotism has been set up. It orig
inated in the usurpation of Victoriano Huerta," who Has at last cast aside
. ..... the pretense of legal right and d- dared himself dictator. As a conse
quence, a condition of affairs now xists in Mexico which has made it
doubtful whether even the most 1 ndamental rights of her own people
or of the citizens of other countries can long be successfully safe-
guarded. Huerta has forfeited all respect and moral support.
Yet---
We shall not, 1 believe, be obliged to alter our policy of watchful
waiting.—From President Wilson’s Message to Congress.
LEI SHERMAN Li STAND.
BUT CLARIFY IT, URGED 8Y
Continued From Pago 1.
ssstsd at the Spenker's table at thr
right of the* Speaker
The President made the Journ«\\
from the White House to the • apitol
In his automobile. He left the Kxecu-
tlme Mansion at 12 4.. o'clock, accom
panied by Her ret ary Tumulty
Just before the President left the
White House. Mrs, Wilson, the MIsm*k
Margaret ami Eleanor \\ Mson, Miss
Helen Woodrow Hones anti Miss Helie
Hagner left for the Hit -.deni s m*< -
tlon of the gallery of the House of
Representative
Secretaries Rcdfleld and Houston
were the first Cabinet officers to ap
pear upon the floor of the House
They spent ten minutes shaking
hands with various members
President Wilson arrived at the
Capitol at 12 li> p. m . and was es
corted to Speaker •’lark’s office
President Waits on Senate.
Then a dilemma occurred which was
not on the program The Senate,
which whs supposed to have reached
the House by 1 o’clock, at that time
had not arrived, and tin President
was compelled to wait in the Speak
er s office, while the Senators slowly
walked across from tin Senate side
of Hie Capitol. The Senators reached
the House chamber at 1 <» • o'clock,
and Immediately took their seals
Speaker Clark named Representa
tives Cnderwood, Fitzgerald and
Mann a committee on the paft of t he
House to escort the President into the
chamber, and Vice President Marshall
named Senators Kern, Bacon and
Galiinger a committee on the part
of the Senate to perform a similar
service
President Wilson reached the House
chamber at 107. turning first to
Speaker Clark and Vic* President
Marshall and bowing cordially to
them He glanced in a self satisfied
way at the Senators and Representa
tives and began his message in a cleat-
fashion
The applause which greeted him
when he entered the chamber last
ed for nearly a minute, Alier tin ap
plause was over, Speaker < lark made
the following simple announcement:
Reads in Firm Tone
“Gentlemen of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives. I |»re
sent to you the President of the
United States."
The President then in a firm tone
began the reading of his tnessag* .
and. except for the sound of his
voice, absolute stillness prevailed tit
the chamber
Secretary Bryan did not follow the
example of his fellow Cabinet mem
bers and take a seat on the floor, but
went instead to the diplomatic ml
lery. where he Joined heartily in the
handclapping
With especial deliberation and
emphasis the President lead that[por
tion of his piessuRe relating to Mexi
can affairs, wherein he pt edict, d tin-
early fall of the Huerta Government
and reaffirmed the Intention of the
United States to play a "watchful,
waiting” game.
Tills sentiment was applauded »>>
the legislators the hot applause
heard during the actual reading or
the message, and when in* coin ludeu
that part of his message relating to
Mexico, he again was greeted with
hearty applause.
The President said
The President’s Message.
Gentlemen of tin- Congress
In pursuance of my constitutional
duty to "give to the Congress Infor
mation of the state of the Cnion." I
take the liberty of addressing you . r
several matters which ought as it
seems to me, particular^ to • ng >
the attention of your honorab -
bodies, as of all who study the welfare
and progress of thr nation
1 shall ask your indulgence if 1 ven
ture to depart in some degree from
the usual custom of setting before you
in formal review the muni matte's
which have engaged the attention and
called for the action of the several
departments of the Government or
which look to them for early tree-
ment in the future, because the list is
long, very long, and would suffer in
the abbreviation to which 1 should
have to subject it. 1 ahall submit ”j
you tin reports of the heads of the
several departments, in which these
subjerts are set forth in careful de
tail. and beg that the may receive
the thoughtful attention of your com
mittees and of all members of Hie
Congress who may have the leisuie
to study them. Their obvious impor
tance. -is constituting the very sub
stance of the business of the Govern
ment, makes comment and emphasis
on my part unnecessary.
Peace Treaties Increase.
The country ] am thankful to sa
is at peace
Striking Points From
President’s Message
Some strikinp points from President " ilson s message.
II.. repeated his assertion that President Huerta must be
eliminated, but made eb-ar that his policy was that ot waiting
for Huerta’s downfall, which must come soon.
The Sherman anti trust law should stand unaltered, hut it
should be made more explicit by new legislation.
He urged legislation to provide for the direct nomination
of Presidential candidates, party conventions to be retained
sole I v for the purpose of ratifying the choice of the people and
framing party platforms. He would have the conventions com
posed of the candidates for office, so they might he hold directly
responsible for failure to carry into effect the platform pledges.
I’rged Philippine independence.
Pleaded for the development of Alaska by means of Gov-
ernmeiit constructed and operated railroads, with Government
control of terminals and ports.
I’rged a “fair and effective” employers’ liability law.
ran travel without anxiety. It is as
important thai they should be re
lieved of embarrassment and set free
to prosper mm that private monopoly
should be destroyed. The ways of
action should he thrown wide open.
For Presidential Primaries.
1 turn to a subject which I hope
can he handled promptly and with
out serious controversy of any kind.
I mean the method of selecting nomi
nees for the Presidency of the United
States. 1 feel confident that I do not
misinterpret the wishes or the ex
pectations of the country when I urge
the prompt enactment of legislation
which will provide for primary elec
tions throughout the country at which
the voters of the several parties may
choose their nominees for the Presi
dency without the intervention of chosen for this single purpose, hut r >f
nominating conventions. I venture the nominees for Congress, the nom .
the suggestion that this legislation nees for vacant seats in the Senate
should provide for the retention of of the United States, the Senators
party conventions, but only for the | whose terms have not yet closed, the
purpose of declaring and accepting I national committees, and the can.h-
the verdict of the primaries and for- j dates for the Presidency themselves
mutating the platforms of the par- j in order that platforms may he
ties and I suggest that these conven- framed by those responsible to the
tlons should consist not of delegates people for carrying them Into effect.
country In a more deplorable condi- . ital by which ‘“f/*VhmdArnn?
lion than ever Hut he has not sue- his business. We lag •
needed. He has forfeited the res,.eel other great coun nes of the mode^
with all the world, and I and the moral support even of those | world in attempting to m
many happy manifestations multiply w ^ 0 WPr ,
about us of a growing cordiality and him succeed.
sense of community of interest among heen completely* isolated By n little
Hie nations, foreshadowing an age of | MV ery day nis power and prestige are triers
Ht on( . willing to see j terns of lural credit have been stud-
Little bv little he has ; led and developed on the other sld.
of the water while we left our fat-
1 ~iers to shift for themselves in the
settled peace and good will. More | cn jmbling and the collapse N not far | ordinary money market ^ou ‘ ,avf
and more readily each decade do the ;1WHX We shall not, I believe, be but to look about >°u in /.
nat ona manif< t v nfneM ' obliged to alter our policy of watch district to see the result, the nanai
bind themselves by solemn treaty to fu) waiting And then, when the end | cap and embarrassment "men m
th< proceases of peace, the procea^a cornea we shall hope to see < matitu-
of frankness and fair concession. So 1iona ]' orf ] pr restored in distressed
far the United States has stood at the \jex!co b> the concert and energy of
front of such negotiations. She will, : surh of h(>r ] oa dof*, as prefer the llb-
1 earnestly hope and confidently he- | ert y ,,f t heir people to their own am-
Urges Currency Law.
lieve, give fresh proof of her sincere . bjtk)n
adherence to the cause f internation- !
al friendship by ratifying the several !
treaties of arbitration awaiting renew- ■ I turn to matters of domestic rnn-
a! by the Senate. In addition to th'*se. rein. You already have under con
it has been the privilege of the De- ! sideration a bill for the reform of
partment of State to gain the asseni, j oUr system of banking and currency
in principle, of no less than 81 n.i- [ for which the country waits
tions, representing f u fifths of ? he | impatience, as for
population of the world, to the nego
tiation of treatie* by which It shall
he agreed that whenever different
with
been put upon those who produce
our food.
Confident of Result.
Conscious of this backwardness and
neglect on our part, the Congress re-
cently authorized the creation of a
special commission to study the va
rious systems of rural credit which
have been put into operation in
Europe, and this commission is al
ready prepared to report Its report
>ught to make it easier for us to de
mental \o Its whole business life and
necessary to .set credit tree* from ar
bitrary and artificial restraints.
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something funds- termine what methods will be best
of Interest or of policy arise whVh j neet j not say how earnestly I hope
can not be resolved by the ordinary
processes of diplomacy they shall
publicly analyzed, discussed and re
ported upon by a tribunal chosen by
the parties before either nation de
termines its course of action.
There is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
between th** United States and other
nations, and that is compounded of
these two elements: Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace of
the world A test ho compounded
ought easily to he made to govern
both the establishment of new treaty
obligations and the interpretation of
those alread' assumed.
Huerta Must Go.
There is but one cloud upon our
horizon That has shown Itself to
the south of us. and hangs over
Mexico. There can he no certain
proapeof of peace In America until
General Huerta has surrendered his
usurped authority in Mexico: until
It l» understood on all hands. Indeed,
that such pretended governments will
not he countenanced or dealt with
hv the government of the United
States. We are the friends of consti
tutional government In America; we
suited to our own farmers. 1 hope
und believe that the committees of
the Senate and House will address
themselves to this matter with the
most fruitful results, and I believe
that the studies and recently formed
plans of the Department of Agricul-
,*f2.j the Is not Iicmici 1 propriate and adequate legislation. It
I re. i in n trie r iue. would lie indiscreet and presump-
th.u the inem ' ! Iu(nls | n anyone to dogmatize upon so
j great and many-sided a question, but
the l feel confident that common counsel
will produce the results we must all
to the country.
1 present to you, in addition,
urgent necessity that special provi- I
sion be made also f..r facilitating the desire
credits needed b\ the farmers of the j
country. The pending currency bill j Turn from the farm to the world
Modify Sherman Law.
does the farmers a great service. It
puts them upon an equal footing with
other business men and masters of
enterprise, as it should; and upon its
passage thev will find themselves quit
of many of the difficulties which now
hamper them in the field of credit.
The farmers, of course, ask and
should he given no special privilege,
such as extending to them the credit
of the* Government itself. What they
need and should obtain is legislation
which will make their own abundant
and substantial credit resources
available ns a foundation for joint,
concerted local action in their own
behalf in getting the capital they
are more than its* friends, we are Its l must use. It is to this we should
now address ourselves
Farm Credits Needed.
It has, singularly enough, come to
pass that we have allowed the in
dustry of our farms to lag behind
BIG EATERS GET
of business which centers in the city
and In the factory, and 1 think that
all thoughtful observers will agree
that the immediate service we owe
the business communities of the
country Is to prevent private monop
oly more effectually than it has yet
been prevented. 1 think it will be
easily agreed that we should let the
Sherman anti-trust law stand, unal
tered, as it is, with Its debatable
ground about it, but that we should
as much as possible reduce the area
of that debatable ground by further
and more explicit legislation; and
should also supplement that great act
by legislation which will not only
clarify it but also facilitate, its ad
ministration and make it fairer to all
concerned. No doubt we shall all
wish, and the. country will expect, this
to he the central subject of our de
liberations during the present ses-
but it is a subject so many-
. . ^ and so deserving of careful and
its development. I need not 8 1 ^°P, I t - 0 discriminating discussion that 1 shall
tell you how fundamental to the j take the liberty of addressing you
of the nation is the production of • upon it in a special message at a
food. Our thoughts may ordinarily | i ater f j a te than this. It is of capital
be concentrated upon the cities and; j m p ortan( . e that the business men of
the hives of Industry, upon the cries ., Jb j 8 coun ^ r y should be relieved of all
of the crowded market place and the j uncertainties of law with regard to
clftngor of the factory, but it is from ; t heir enterprises and Investments
the quiet interspaces of the open vll- j Hn(1 a c j ear path indicated which they
leys and the free hillsides that we 1
draw the sources of life and of pros
perity. from the farm and the ranch,
from the forest and the mine. With-
out these every street would be si-
lent, every office deserted, every fac- .
lory fallen into disrepair. And yet .
the farmer does not stand upon the . . la
same footing with the forester and CUfCS Vr nOOpiflg vOUgtl, vfOUp
-i i . 1 ..1, n paA 1 t !
at _ au«ii\ Ui mil ii mo vy Sion; but it is
Cliy ! the other activities of the country In „ lded and s0 d( ,
champions; because in no other wav
can our neighbors, to whom we would
wish iri every way to make proof of
our friendship, work out their own
development lb peace and liberty.
Mexico has no goernment. The at
tempt to maintain one at the
of Mexico has broken down, and a
mere military despotism has been set
up which has hardly more than the
semblance of national authority. It
originated In the usurpation of Vic
toriano Huerta, who. after a brief
attempt to play tne part of consti
tutional President, has at last cast
aside even the pretense of legal
right and declared himself dictator.
Policy of Waiting.
.As a consequence, a condition of af
fairs now exists In Mexico which has
made it doubtful whether even the
most elementary and fundamental
rights either of her own people or
of the citizens of other countries res- _____
ident within her territory can long j the miner In the market of credit
he su> cess full v safeguarded. anil j j S servant of the seasons | c*wm. running nf th* no**. thro«t. ch«n»y*t
" " h lf '»"* continu-l. ' N.uure <>tcrmln»« how Ions h. mils' n ?, h C3
11* impel il the Interests Of peace, or- j wait for his crops, and Will not oe beo-n on th* market flfiy year* Tax# th* old, tried
2to at drug Htorw —CA>M.)
CHENEY'S
EXPECTORANT
r. and tolerable life in the lands
Immediately to the south of us. Even
if the usurper had succeeded in hia
purposes, in despite of the constitu
tion of the republic and the rights
of its people, he would have set up
nothing but a precarious and hate-
hurried In her processes He ma>, and tru* rough cur*.
give his note, but the season of its |
maturity depends upon the season
when his crop matures, lies at the
gates of the market where his prod
ucts are sold. And the security he j
gives is of a character not known in
but a iltle while, and whose event
ual downfall would have left the
Take Salts at First Sign
Bladder Irritation or
Backache.
of I
15 YOUR CHILD'S
TONGUE COATED?
The American men and women must .
y . . .. » mu2h 0} .nd°«uI If Cross, Feverish, Constipated,
our food Is rich Our blood is tilled
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to filter out they weaken from over
work. become sluggish; the tliminat ve
tissues clog and the result is kidney
trouble, bladder weakness and a gen
eral decline in health
When your kidneys feel like lumps of
lead, your back hints r the urine is
cloudy, full of sediment or you are j
ful power, which could have lasted 1 broker's office or as familiarly a
' It minht bv on the counter of the j
hanker
Handicapr Easily Seen.
The Agricultural Department of
the Government is seeking to assist J
as never before to make farming an j
efficient business, of w ide co-opera- j
live effv>rt. in quick touch w ith the |
markets for foodstuffs. The farmers
and the Government will henceforth |
j work, together as real partners in this j
, field, w here we now begin to see our |
way very clearly and where many]
intelligent plans are already being!
put into execution The Treasury of J
the United States has. by a timely
and we'l-oonshT'Tpd distribution of
its deposits, facilitated the moving of
the crops in the present season and i
prevented the scarcity of available I
funds too often experienced at such I
times. But we must not allow our- !
selves to depend upon extraordinary 1
expedients. We must add the means I
by which the farmer may make his!
credit constantly and easily' available!
Give “California Syrup
of Figs,”
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat
ed, it is a sure sign that your little one s
stomach, liver and bowels need a gen
t'e. thorough cleansing at once.
\\ hen peevish, cross, listless, pale,
ir three times j doesn’t sleep, doesn't eat or act natur
obliged to s* ek relief tv . _. .
during the night f you suffer with j y. ..r is feverish, stomach sour, breath and command when he will the car
lick headache or dizxy nervous spells j had has stomach-ache, sore throat. |
add stoma 1 - '“uve “heumatis-n .n.m hoca full d co d. give a teaspoon "
when the weather - had get trotn your i ml of "t’aiifornia Syrup of Figs and in j
pharmacist ah four ounce* of lad i few hour'* all the foul, constipated I
Baits take a tablespoonful in a glass | waste, undigested fo**d and sour b-le
of water before breakfast for a few
da's and your kidneys will then act
fine This famous salts Is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon ju.ee.
combined with llthia, and lias been
used for generations to tiusn and stim
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acids in the .rne so t no longer * a
source of irritation, thus ending bind
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.lad Salts is inexpensive
Jure, makes a delightful
hthia-wster beverage, am'
every home because r< H-m
b mistake by having
flushing any time. Advt
an not in- all ages ,
ffervescent the bottle
belongs In here To
can make ask to »»■
jd kidney’ { Fig ?
gently moves out of its little bowels!
without griping, and you have a well, I
playful child again.
You needn’t coax sick children toj
lake this harmless ' fruit laxative. ' they .
love its delicious taste, and it always
makes them feel splendid.
Ask y >ur druggist for a 50-cent bot
tle of "California Syrup of Figs, which
uas directions for babies, children of
tnd for grown-ups plainly on
Beware of counterfeits so <1
he sure you get the genuine,
that it is made by ’Valifor-
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