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THE ATLANTA UEOKUJAJN AND NEWS. We Shall Do Nothing buTWAIT for Peace, Wilson Says There can be no prospect of peace in America until C^eneral 1 luerta 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 even the pretense of legal right and d, dared himself dictator. As a conse quence, a condition of affairs now exists in Mexico which has made it doubtful whether even the most fundamental rights of her own people of the citizens of other countries can long be successfully safe- guarded. or Huerta has forfeited all respect and moral support. Yet— We shall not, I believe, be obliged to alter our policy of watchful waiting.—From President Wilson’s Message to Congress. LET SUER CL IT, URGED BY RESIDENT ON CONGRESS Continued From Pefle 1. table th* President's ser of the House of nested n1 the Speeder* rtffht of the Ppeaknr. The President mitde the Journey from the White House to the Capitol In his automobile. He left the Rxecu- ttme Mansion at 12:45 o'clock, accom panied by Secretary Tumulty. Just before the President left the White House. Mrs. Wilson, the Misses Margaret and ISleanor Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Hones and Miss Belle Hagner left for the tlon of the gallery Representatives. Secretaries Redfleld and Houston were the first. Cabinet officers to ap- mur upob ’or floor of the House They spent ten minutes .shaking hands with various members. President Wilson arrived at the Capitol Ht 12:45 p. m. and was es corted to Speaker (Mark’s office. President Waits on Senate. Then a dilemma occurred which was not on the program. The Senate, which was suppos' d to have reach'd the Mouse by I o'clock, at that time had not arrived, and the President was compelled to wait in the Speak ers office, while the Senators slowly walked across from the Senate ahbp- of the Capitol. The Senators reached the House chamber at 1:05 o’clock, and Immediately look their seats Speaker Clark named Representa tives Underwood, Fitzgerald and Munn a committee on the part of the House to escort the President into the chamber, and Vice President Marshal! named Senators Kern, Bacon and Gal linger a committee on the part of the Senate to perform a similar service President Wilson reached the House chamber at 1:07, turning flrst to Speaker Clark and Vice 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 clear fashion. The applause which greeted him when he entered the chamber last ed for nearly a minute. After the ap plause was over, Speaker < lark made thf> Collo" inn simple auirioum emenl: Reads tn Firm Tone. ••Gentlemen of the Senate and of «ho House of Representatives. I pre sent to you the President of the fnlted States ' The President then In n firm tone beaan the reading of his message, and, except for the sound of mice, absolute stillness prevailed tn the chamber. Secretary Rrvan did not follow the example of his fellow Cabinet mem bers and take a seat oil the Moor, but went Instead to the diplomatic gal lery. where he Joined heartily In the handclapping. . With especial deliberation and emphasis the President read that por tion of his message relating to Mexi can affairs, wherein tie predicted the earb fall of the Huerta Government and reaffirmed the Intention "f the Putted Slates to play a 'watchful, watting" game ... This sentiment was applauded r>> the legislators the first applause heard during the actual reading °r The message, and when he concluded that part of his message relating to Mexico, ho again was greeted with hearty applause. The President said; The President’* Message. Gentlemen of the Congress in pursuance of my constitutional dmv to give to the Congress infor mation of the state of the Union, ‘ . -ake ihe liberty of addressing you on several matters which ought, as it . semns to ine, particularly to engage ■ the attention of your honorab'a * bodies, as of all who study the welfare and progress of the nation. i shall ask your indulgence if I ven- . turc to depart in some degree from the usual custom of setting before yon in formal review the many matters which have engaged the attention and called for the action of the severs, departments of the Government or BIS [MBS SET MDHET TROUBLE which look to them for early treat ment in the future, because the list la long, very long, and would suffer In the abbreviation to which 1 should have to subject It I shall submit to you tho reports <>f the ImaAs of the several departments, In which these subjects are set forth in careful de tail, and beg that the may receive t 1h- thoughtful attention of your com mittecs and of all members of the Congress who may have the leisure to study them. Their obvious Impor tance, as constituting the very sub stance of the business of the Govern ment, uiakes comment and emphads on my part unnecessary- Peace Treaties Increase The countrv I am thankful to say, is at peace with all the world, and many happy manifestations multiply about us of a growing cordiality and sense of community of interest among the nations, foreshadowing an age of settled peace and good will. More ami more readily each decade do the nations manifest their willingness to bind themselves by solemn treaty to the processes of peace, the process's of frankness and fair concession. So far the United States has stood at the front of such negotiations. She will, I earnestly hope and confidently be lieve give fresli proof of her sincere adherence to the cause f internation al friendship by ratifying the several treaties of arbitration awaiting renew al by the Senate. In addition to these, it has been tHe privilege of the De partment of State to gain the assent, in principle, of no less than 31 na tions, representing f u fifths of the population of the world, to the nego tiation of treaties by which it shall he agreed that whenever differences of interest or of policy arise which can not be resolved by the ordinary proedftses of diplomacy they shall v.e 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 the Unittd 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 so compounded ought easily to he made to govern both the establishment of new treaty obligations and the Interpretation of those already 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 prospect of peace In America until General Huerta has surrendered his usurped authority In Mexico, until it is understood on all hands, indeed, that such pretended governments will not he countenanced or dealt with bv the government of the United States We are the friends of consti tutional government in America; we are more than Its friends champions; because in no other way cun our neighbors, to whom we would wish in every way to make proof of our friendship, work out their own development in peace and liberty Mexico has no goernment The at tempt to maintain one at the City of Mexico ha* 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. A« 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 be successfully safeguarded, and which threatens. If long continued, to imperil the Interests of peace, or der. and tolerable life in the lands Immediately to the south of ua. Even if the usurper had succeeded in his 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 ful power, which could have lasted but a lltle while, and whose event ual downfall would have left the Striking Points From President's Message Some striking points from President Wilson s message: He repeated his assertion that President Huerta must be eliminated, but made clear that his policy was that of 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 solely 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 be held directly responsible for failure to carry into effect the platform pledges. Crged Philippine independence. Pleaded for the development of Alaska by means of Gov ernment constructed and operand railroads, with Government control of terminals and ports. Urged a “fair and effective” employers’ liability law. can travel without anxiety. It la as important that they should be re lieved of embarrassment and set free to prosper as that private monopoly should be destroyed. The ways of action should be thrown wide open. For Presidential Primaries. I turn to a subject which l hope can be 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. I feel confident«that I do not misinterpret the wishes or the ex pectations of the country when 1 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 Presl- dency without the intervention of nominating conventions. I venture the suggestion that this legislation should provide for the retention of party conventions, but only for the purpose of declaring and accepting the verdict of the primaries and for mulating the platforms of the par ties; and I suggest that these conven tions should consist not of delegates chosen for this single pnrpos*. ^ the nominees for Congress, the nees for vacant seats In the g e .., of the United States, the Renat, whose terms have not yet closed , national committees, and the ceuij- dates for the Presidency theme.i.j in order that platforms may framed by those responsible to „ people for tarrying them tirto e*V Take Salts at First Sign Bladder Irritation or Backache. of IS YOUR CHILD'S E if Cross, Feverish, Constipated, Give “California Syrup of Figs.’ Jf The American men and women must guard constantly HgainKt Kidney trou ble. because we cal too much ami all our food is rich Our blood is tilled i with uric arid which the kidneys strive 1 To filter out. they weaken from over work. become sluggish; the eliminative 1 tissues clog and the result Is kidney 1 trouble, bladder weakness and a gen- j oral decline in health | ed, it Is a sure sign that vour little one s •• n pi of om&i h, liver and bowels need a gen- leau. your bark hurts or the urine Is tie. thorough cleansing at once. < ioud\ full of sedunent or you arc i When peevish, cross, listless, pale, obliged to seek relict two or three times doesn’t sleep, doesn't eat or act natur- dunng the night, f you suffer with I ally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath su k headache - r dizzy, nervous spells, i bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat, .o ld stomach, or you have rheumatism | diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoon- when the weather is had, get from your | f u i of “California Syrup of Figs and in | 1,00k at the tongue, mother’ If coat country in a more deplorable condi tion than ever. But he has not suc ceeded. He has forfeited the respect and the moral support even of those who were at one time willing to see him succeed. Kittle by little he has been completely Isolated. By a little every day his power and prestige are crumbling and the collapse Is not far away. We shall not, I believe, be obliged to alter our polioy of watch ful waiting. And then, when the end comes, we shall hope to see constitu tional order restored in distressed Mexico by the concert and energy of such of her leaders as prefer the lib erty of their people to their own am bition. Urges Currency Law. I turn to matters of domestic con cern. You already have under con sideration a bill for the reform of our system of banking and currency, for which the country waits with impatience, as for something funda mental io its whole business life and necessary to set credit free from ar bitrary and artificial restraints. I need not say how earnestly I hope for its early enactment into law. I take leave to beg that the whole energy and attention of the Senate be concentrated upon it till the matter Is successfully disposed of. And yet I feel that the request Is not needed —that the members of that great House need no urging in this service to the country. I present to you. In addition, the urgent necessity that special provi sion be made also for facilitating the credits needed by the farmers of the country. The pending currency bill 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 be 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 as a foundation for Joint, concerted local action In their own 1 behalf in getting the capital they we are 1t» f 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 the other activities of the country in its development. I need not stop to tell you how fundamental to the life of the nation is the production of its food Our thoughts may ordinarily be concentrated upon the cities and the hives of Industry, upon the cries of the crowded market place and the clangor of the factory, but It is from the quiet interspaces of the open vll- leys and the free hillsides that we uraw 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 he sl- leut, every office deserted, every fac tory fallen into disrepair. And yet the farmer does not stand upon the same footing with the forester and the miner in the market of credit. He is the servant of the seasons. Nature determines how long he must wait for his crops, and will not be hurried In her processes. He may 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 gives is of a character not known in the broker's office or as familiarly as It might be on the counter of the banker Handicaps Easily Seen. The Agricultural Department of the Government Is seeking to assist as never before to make farming an efficient business, of wide co-opera- i tive effort, In quick touch with the ; markets for foodstuffs. The farmers and the Government will henceforth I work together as real partners in this J i field, where we now begin to see our I way very clearly and where many | Intelligent plans are already being | put Into execution. The Treasury of | the United States has, by a timely and well-considered distribution of its deposits, facilitated the moving of j the crops in the present season and j prevented the scarcity of available funds too often experienced at such | times. But we must not allow our ital by which to support and expand his business. We lag behind man} other great countries of the modern world in attempting to do this. Sys tems of rural credit have been etud- led and developed on the other side of the water while we left our far mer to shift for themselves In the ordinarx money market. You have but to look about you in any rural district to see the result, the handi cap and embarrassment, which have 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 ought to make it easier for us to de termine what, methods will be best suited to our own farmers. I hope and 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 ture may be made to serve them very greatly in their work of framing ap propriate and adequate legislation. It would be indiscreet and presump tuous in anyone to dogmatize upon so great and many-sided a question, but l feel confident that common counsel will produce the results we must all desire. Mpdify Sherman Law. Turn from the farm to the world of business which centers in the city and in the factory, and I 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. I think it will be easily agreed that we should let the Sherman anti-trust law stand, unal tered, aa it is. with its debatable ground about It, but that we should as much aa 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 be the central subject of our de liberations during the present ses sion; but it is a subject so many- sided and so deserving of careful and discriminating discussion that I shall take the liberty of addressing you upon it In a special message at a later date than this. It is of capital Importance that the business men of this country should be relieved of all uncertainties of law with regard to their enterprises and investments and a clear path indicated which they CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT Cores Whooping Cough, Croup Ctfds. rwsnto* of «*>• no**, sore throat, Chenef*» Ex3«k'taru>t eitsMlr larattra. Pwrpnta the whoop la wheoptn* oough Children 10m Ch«*r'i end hae W«i on tho market ttftj yearn. Tike tho old. tried and t*u# rough our* Mo at drug itoraa—l Artec) selves to depend upon extraordinary ; expedients. We must add the means \ by which the farmer may make his j credit constantly and easily available j and command when he will the cap- j tharmaoist about four ounces of .Tad fealts: take a tablespoonful in a glass ..f water before breakfast for a few ■ :a>s and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous waits Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with ilthia. and hgs been ««-d for generations to flush and stlin- ged kbit \ > to neutralize the adds 1 ti the urine s > it no longer Is a source *f irritation, thus ending blad der disorders .lad Salts is inexpensive, can not in ure makes f debghtful effervescent hthia-water beverage, and belongs In every home, because nobody can make s mistake by having .t good kidney flushing any time Advt. few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn’t coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative, they love its delicious taste and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for r 50-cent bot tle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here To be sure > on get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by “Califor nia Fig S>rup Company” Refuse any other kind with contempt.—Advt. KODAKERS. Special Enlargement Offer 5x7 Art Mount ... 25c 8x10 Art Mount ... 30c By Mail Sc Extra Select vour favorite negatives and hare enlargements made-handsomely mounted — a desirable Xmas gift. CONE’S —Two Stores —Atlaata, Ga. TOYS Before making your Xmas pur chase of toys be sure to make a visit or two to the South's most complete Toy store. Years of experience enable us to select the articles most desired by and most desirable for the children of this section. 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