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We Shall Do Nothing but WAIT for Peace, Wilson Says
I . > pretense of legal right and declared himself dictator. A, a conse* , r-^ Hu.„. He. *«*«*-*« ^
There can be* no prospect of peace in America until (jeneral Huerta
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 Victor^ano Huerta, who has at last cast aside
the pretense of legal right and declared 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
citizens of other countries can long be successfully safe-
or o
f the
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 SHERMAN L
BUT CLARIFY IT, URGED BY
PRESIDENT ON CONGRESS
Continued From Page 1.
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■oated at th* fipMkrr's t»bl« at
rWt^rt of th* Speaker.
The President made the Journoy
from the White House to the Capitol
In his automobile. He left the Kxecu-
tlme 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 Eleanor Wilson, Miss
Helen Woodrow Hones and Miss Hello
Haim r left for t he Prealden
Hon of i he gallery of the House of
Representatives.
Secretaries Red field ajid Houston
were the first Cabinet officers to ap
pear upon the floor of the House.
They spent ten minutes shaking
hands with various members.
f^resident Wilson arrived at the
Capitol at 12:45 p. rn . and was es
corted to Speaker Clark'* office.
President Waits on Senate.
Then a dilemma occurred which was
not on the program. The Senate,
w hlch was supposed to have reached
the House by 1 o'clock, at that time
had not arrived, .and the President
was compelled to wait in the Speak
er’* office, while the Senators slowly
walked across from tin Senate side
of the Capitol. The Senators reached
the House chamber at 1:05 o'clock,
end Immediately took their seats.
Speaker Clark named Represents-
lives Underwood, Fitzgerald and
Mann a committee on the part of the
House to escort the President Into thq
chamber, and Vice President Marshall
named Senators# Kern, Bacon and
Oallinger a committee on the part
of the Senate to perform a similar
service
President Wilson reached the House
chamber at 1:07. turning first to
Speaker < lark 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
plauds was over, Speaker Clark made
tho following simple announcement:
Reads in Firm Tone.
"Gentlemen of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives, I pre
sent to you tho President of the
l nlted States. ’
Tho President then In n firm tone
began the tending of his message,
and, e\.v|d fur th<- found of hU
vnl.r, ntiruihite sttllneFs prevailed In
1 he chamber.
Secretary Hr van did not follow the
example of his' fellow Cabinet mem
bers and take a Feat on the floor, but
went Instead to the diplomatic gal
lery, where he Joined heartily in the
handclapping. , ,
With especial deliberation and
emphasis the President read thatjpor-
whJch look to them for early treat
ment in the future, because the list. Is
long, very long, and would suffer in
the abbreviation to which I should
have to subject 1f I shall submit to
you tho reports of the heads of the
several departments, In which these
subjects are set forth In careful de
tail, and beg that the may receive
the thoughtful attention of your com
mittees and of sll members of the
Congress who may have the leisure
to study them. Their obvious impor
tance, h» constituting the very sub
stance of the business of the Govern
ment, makes comment and emphasis
on my part unnecessary.
Peace Treaties Increase.
The oountrv 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 r<^nm unity of Interest among
the natioiff. foreshadowing an age of
settled peace and good will. More
and more readily each decade do tho
nations manifest their willingness to
bind themselves by solemn treaty to
the processes of peace, the processes
of frankness and fair concession. Sh
far the United States has stood at the
front of such negotiations. She will,
I earnestly hope and confidently be
lieve, give fresh proof of her sincere
adherence to the cause of internation
al friendship hv ratifying the several
treaties of arbitration awaiting renew
al by the Senate. In addition to th'*se,
it has been the privilege of the De
partment of State to gain tho assent,
In principle, or no less than 31 na
tions, representing f u fifths of the
population of the world, to the nego
tlation of treatiH^H
he agreed that
Striking Points From
President's Message
Some striking points from President Wilson’s message:
lie repeated his assertion that President Huerta must be
eliminated, but made Hear that bis policy was that of waiting
for Huerta’s downfall, which must come soon.
The Sherman anti trust law should stand unaltered, but it
should he 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.
Urged Philippine independence.
Pleaded for the development of Alaska by means of Gov
ernment constructed and operated railroads, with Government
control of terminals and ports.
tJrged a “fair and effective” employers’ liability law.
can travel without anxiety. It Is as
Important that they ahmild be re
lieved of embarrassment and set free
pi ,sper an that private monopoly
should be destroyed. The ways of
action should he thrown wide open.
For Presidential Primaries.
I turi) to a subject which 1 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. I 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 Presl-
dency without the Intervention of
nominating conventions. I venture
the suggestion that this legislation
should provide ‘for ihe retention o
party conventions, hut 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-
tlons should consist not of delegates
choaen for this single purpose, but
the nominees for Congress, the noir
nees for vacant seats In the Sena
of the United States, the Senate
whose terms have not yet closed ♦»
national committees, and the ca„
dates for the Presidency thetoMfo
In order that platforms may
framed by those responsible to t
people for carrying them tm*
cotin try in a more deplorable condD
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. Little 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 policy of watch
ful waiting. And then, when the end
comes, we shalljhope 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 to Its whole business life and
by which It. shall I necessary to set credit free from ar-
whenever differences j bitrary and artificial
restraints. I
f interest or of policy arise which | nee( j not say how earnestly I hope
can not he resolved by the ordinary | f or early enactment Into law'. I
processes of diplomacy they shall ©
publicly analyzed, discussed and re
lion nf his message relating to Mexi
. an affairs, wherein he predicted th
.arly fall of the Huerta Gove
nnri reaffirmed tho Intention
United States to play
waiting” game
This sentiment was applauded b>
the legislators Uie first applause
heard during the actual reading of
the message, and when he concluded
i hat part of his message relating to
Mexico, he again was greeted with
nearly applause.
The President said;
The President’s Message-
Gentlemen of the Congress:
In pursuance of my constitutional
duty to "give to the Congress Infor
mation of the state of the l nton, l
Xaka th.- liberty of addressing you
several matters which ought, as
seems to me, particularly
the attention of your
bodies, as of
rnment
of the
"watchful,
it
to engage
honors bhj
who study the welfare
ported upon by a tribunal chosen by
the -artiefi before either nation de
term neg Its course of action.
T: ere is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
between the 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 so compounded
ought easily to he made to govern
both the establishment of new treaty
obligations a.nd the interpretation of
those already assumed.
Huerta Muit Go.
There Is but one cloud upon our
horizon. That ha» shown itself to
the south of us. and hangs over
Mexico. There can be 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
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 lie 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 they will And 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 thev
need and should obtain is legislation
which will make their own abundant
and substantial credit resources
available as a foundation for joint,
in their own
und progress of the nation
I shall ask your ind-ilgenee if 1 ven
ture to depart In some degree from
the usual custom of setting before you
in formal review the many matters
which have engaged the attention and
.ailed for Ihe action of the several
departments of 1 te Government or
BIG ESTERS EEI
,E
of i
by (he government of the United
States. Wo fire the friends of consti- concerted local action
tutlonal government in America , we I behalf in getting the capital they
are more than its* friends, we are its J must use It is to this we should
champions; because in no other way
can 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. 1
Mexico has no goernment. The at
tempt to maintain one at the City
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 Vlc-
torlano 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 n consequence, a condition of af
fairs now exists in Mexico which lias
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 us. Even
if the usurper had succeeded in his
purposes, in despite of the constitu
tion of the republic and the rights
of its people, lie would have set up
nothing but a precarious and hate
ful power, which could have lasted
but a litlo while, and whose event
ual downfall would have left the
Take Salts at First Sign
Bladder Irritation or
Backache.
The American men and women must ,
guard constantly against Kidney iron- !
ble. because we eat too much ami all
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 eliminative
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 hurts or the urine is
cloudy, full of sediment or you are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night, if you suffer with
nick headache or dizzy, nervous spells,
acid stomach, or you have rheumatism
when the weather is bad. get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of .Tad
.-alts: take a tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for a lew
• ays and your kidneys will then act
tine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon juice.
■ oinbined with llthla, and has been
setl for generations to misn and stim
ulate clogged kidejs. to neutralise the
acids in the urine so it no longer is a
source of irritation, thus ending blad
der disorders.
.lad Salts is inexpensive, can not in
ure makes a delightful effervescent
Ylthia-water beverag* and belongs in
every home, because nobody can make
s mistake b> having a good kidney
ritiehirg any time.—Advt.
IS YOUR CHILD’S
I
if
Cross, Feverish, Constipated
Give "California Syrup
of Figs.”
l*ook at th© tongue, mother' If coat
ed, it Is a sure sign that your little one's
stomach, liver ami bowels need a gen-
tlf thorough cleansing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natur
al!.'. or is feverish, stomach sour, breath
bad: has stomach-ache, sore throat,
diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoon
ful of "California Syrup of Figs." and in
a few hours all the foul, constipated
waste, undigested food and sour bile
gentW moves out of its little bowels
withoiRocrlping. and you have a well,
playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;" they
love its delicious ta*te. and it always
makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot
tle d ‘'California Syrup of Figs." which
has directions for babies, children of
aii age- and for grown-ups plainly on
the bottle. Beware of counterfeits so'd
here To be sure you get the genuine,
ask >• see that it is made by "Califor
nia Fig Syrup Company " Refuse any
other kind with contempt.—Advt.
notv address ourselves.
Farm Credits Needed.
It has, singularly enough, come to
pass that we have allowed the in-
duatrv 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
tif tlie 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 vil-
levs and the free hillsides that we
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
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. Re may | and «ru« c*u«ti our*,
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 tlie 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.
Handicap? 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
tive effort, in quick touch with the
markets for foodstuffs. The farmers
and the Government will henceforth
work together as real partners in this
field, where we now begin to see our
way very clearly and where many
intelligent plans are already being
put into execution. The Treasury of
tho United States has, by a timely
and well-considered distribution of
its deposits, facilitated the moving of
the crops in the present season and
prevented the -scarcity of available
funds too often experienced at such
times. Hut we must not allow our
selves to depend upon extraordinary
expedients. We must add the means
by which the farmer may make his
credit constantly and easily available
and command when he will the cap
ital by which to support and expand
his business. We lag behind many
other great countries of the modern
world In attempting to do this. Sys
tems of rural credit have been stud
ied and developed on the other side
of the water while we left our far
mers to shift for themselves in the
ordinary 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
4ieglect 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
I feel confident that common counsel
will produce the results we must all
desire.
Modify 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 agTeod 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 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 1 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
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