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TTTE ATLANTA HKOKUJAN AND NEWS. We Shall Do Nothing but WAIT for Peace, Wilson Say *•*7 * i_j kas fr>rfpit«d all respect and moral suDDort There ran hr no prospect of peace in America until General 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 dt 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, 1 believe, be obliged to alter our policy of watchful waiting.—From President Wilson’s Message to Congress. BUT CLARIFY IT, URGED BY Continued From Page 1. wn*ted at the Speekers table at the ri*rht of the Speaker. The President m*u5e the Journey from the White Hcmne to the Capitol In his automobile. He left the Rxeru- 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 Kleanor Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Hones and Ml»* Belle Hagner left for the President’s at tlon of the gallery of the Keprrson La 11 v* s Secretaries iiedfleld and Houston were the first Cabinet officers to ap pear upon the Hoor of the House. They spent ten iniputes shaking hands with various members. President Wilson arrived at the Capitol at 32:45 p. in , and was es corted to Speaker ‘’lark y office President Waits on Senate. Then ii dilemma occurred which was not on the program. The Senate, which was supposed to have reached the House by 1 o’clock, at that time had not arrived, and the President was compelled to '$ait in the, Speak er’s office, while the Senators slowly walked across from the Senate side of the Capitol. The Senators reached the House chamber at 1:05 o’clock, and immediately took their seats Speaker Clark named Representa tives Underwood, Fitzgerald and Mann a committee tin* part of the House to escort the President into tin chamber, and Vice President. Marshall named Senators Kern, Bacon and GalMngor a committee on the part of tlie Senate to perforin a similar service President Wilton reached the House chamber at 1:07. turning first to Speaker (Mark ami 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 wtien he entered the chamber last ed for nearly a minute. Alter the ap plause was over, Speaker (Mark made the following simple announcement: Reads in Firm Tone. "Gentlemen of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, I pre sent to you the President of the United States ” The President then in n firm tone began the reading of his messag* and, except for the sound of his voice, absolute stillness prevailed in the chamber. Secretary Bryan did not follow the example of his fellow Cabinet mem -I . . 1. .. .. ..« f nn ill., 11,1,1)' llllt bens and take a seat on 'lie lloor, but went Instead to the diplomatic gal lery, where he Joined heartily in the handfrlapplng. With especial deliberation and emphasis the President read that por tion of his message relating to Mexi can affairs, wherein he predicted tie- marly fall of the Huerta Government and reaffirmed the intention of the l T n1tWi Htateti to play a 1 watchful, waiting'' game. Title sentiment was applauded n\ fh„ legislators the first applause heard during the aetua! reading of the message, and when he concluded that part of hts message relating tn Mexico, he again was greeted with hearty applause. The President said: The President's Message. tientlemen of tin Congress: In pursuance of my constitutional duty to -give to the >longrt at Into) ■nation of the state of the Union," 1 tahe the tlbertv of addressing you on several matters which ought, as it seems to me. particularly to engage the attention of your honorab c bodies, as of all who study the welfare and progress of the nation. 1 shall ask your indulgence if I ven ture to depart In some degree from The usual custom of setting before von in formal review the many matters which have engaged the attention anti called for the action of the severs departments of the Government «»: which 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 huve to subject It I shall submit, to you the 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 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, makes comment and emphasis ' .. | 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 shout us of a growing cordiality and sense of community of interest among the nations, foreshadowing ari age of settled peace and good will. More and more readily each decade do the nations matiHS^t their willingness to bind themselvefNby 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 fresii proof of her sincere adherence to the cause f Internation al friendship by ratifying the several treaties of arbitration a walling renew al by the Senate. In addition to these, it has been the privilege of the De partment of State to gain the assent, I in principle, of no less than 31 na tions, represent ing f u fifths of the population of the world, to the nego tiation of treaties by which It shall be agreed that whenever differences of Interest or of policy arise which can not be resolved by the ordinary prociilses of diplomacy they shall ’*>e publicly analyzed, discussed and re. ported upon by a tribunal chosen by the parties before either nation de- termlnes its course of action. There is onlv one possible standard by which to determine controversies between the United States and other ns, and that Is compounded of these two elements: Our own honor and our obligations to*the peace of the world. A test so compounded • 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 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 be countenanced or dealt with by the government of the United States We are the friends of consti tutional government in America; we Striking Points From President s Message Some sinking points from President Wilson’s message: He repeated his assertion that President Huerta must be eliminated, but made elear that his policy was that of waiting for Huerta’s downfall, which must come soon. The Sherman anti-trust law should stand unaltered, but 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 sqjely 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. Urged a “fair and effective’ employers liability law. can travel without anxiety. It 1* 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 I 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 w hich the voters of the several parties may choose their nominees for the Presl- of dency without the intervention 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 purpose, > the nominees for Congress, the j nees for vacant seats In the SfJ of the United States, the whose terms have not yet cloaedi national committees, and the ei dates for the Presidency thorns, in order that platforms mav i framed by those responsible to | people for carrying them tirto «ff BIS [ITERS SET country in a more deplorable condi tion than ever. But lie 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 popver 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 ord»'r 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 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. 1 Hike 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 tn 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 they 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 ,, behalf in getting the capital they are more than 11m friends, we are its f must use It is to this we should champions: because in no other vvnv can our neighbors, to whom we would wish 1n every way to make proof of our friendship, work out tfyeir own development in peace and liberty. 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 tn the usurpation of Vic toriano Huerta, who. after a brief attempt to play t ne part of consti tutional President, has at last cast aside even the pretense of legal right and declared himself dictator. Policy of Waiting. A«5 a 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 lonur continued, to Imperil the interests of peace, or- 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 watfr while we left our far mers to shift for themselves In the ordinary inoneV market. You have but to look about you In any rural district to see the result, the handt- ca p and embarrassment which have been put upon those who produce our food. Confident of Result. Conscious of tliis 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 L believe that the studies and recently formed plans of the Department of Agricul ture may be made to serve them vfery greatly In their work of framing ap propriate and adequate legislation. It would he 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 (fesire. 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 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 us 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 now address ourselves. Farm Credits Needed. iUhas, 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 murket place and the clangor of the factory, but it is from the quiet interspaces of the open v 11 - leys 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 credh. ( Ho is the servant of the seasons, i manias tt*«* no**, thro»t, ch#ney*« Nature determines how long he must sitgtuiy laxattvt. »*• . , la whaoplng rough Children Ilk* Cheney a and hag wait for his crops, and not be ou rtl0 market flft* years. Take tha old, tried CHENEY’S EXPECTORANT Cures Whooping Cough, Croup Take Salts at First Sign of Bladder Irritation or Backache. The American men and women must guard constantly against Kidney trou ble. because we eat too much and all our foo*i is rich Our blood is filled with uric add which the kidney* strive to Alter out. they weaken from over work. become sluggish; the eliminative tissues cleg and tin result is kidney trouble, bladder weakness and a gen eral decline in health. When > •»ir kidneys feel like lumps of lead , your hack hurts or the urine Is cloudy", full of sediment or you are Obliged to seek relief tv\«< or three times •luring the night; f you Buffer with sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells, add'stomach, or you have rheumatism when the weather is had, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of .Tad salts; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast tor a few days and your kidneys will then act Ape. This famous salts Is made from the arid of crapes and lertnon juice, combined with lithia. and has been ised for generations to nusn and stim ulate rh>;-ged k'de>s > neutralize the adds In the urine s-> t no longer is a source <*f irritation, thus ending blad der disorders. Jad Salts is Inrxj jure, makes a ocl lithta-water bevera; and tolerable life in the lands hurried in her processes. He may and tru* cough cure. at drug §ton*.—lArin.) immediately to the south of us*. Even gi ve his no t e , but the season of its if the usurper had succeeded In his maturity depends upon the season purposes, in despite of the constitu- when hts crop matures, lies at the Hon of the republic and the rights j p;l tes of the market where his prod- of its people, he would have set up [ uc ts are sold. And the security he nothing but n precarious and hate- i glvea le of a character not known In ful power, which could have lasted but a litle while, and whose event ual downfall would have left the 8 mistake b Hushing any Advt. ve; can not in- ful effervescent •rid belongs in body can make good kidney IS YOUR CHILD'S TONGUE COATED? If Cross, Feverish, Constipated, Give “California Syrup of Figs.’’ I/ook at the tongue, mother! If coat ed. It 1- u sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need u gen- tie. thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, rross, listless, pale, doesn’t sleep, doesn’t eat or act natur ally. 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 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 then) feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot tle of “California Syrup of Figs." which has directions for banies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here To be sure you get the genuine. a*k to see that It is made by “Ualifor- ri 1 Fig Syrup Company ’’ Refuse any other kind With contempt.—Advt. the broker’s office or as familiarly as it might be on the counter of the banker. Handicap? Easily Seen. The Agricultural Deportment of the Government is seeking to assist ns 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 j 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 i put Into execution. The Treasury of the United States has. by a timely and weM-consldered distribution of its deposits, facilitated the moving of | the crops in the present season and j prevented the scarcity of available ! funds too often experienced at such j times. But we must not allow our- j selves to depend upon extraordinary expedients. We must add the means j by which the farmer may make his! credit constantly and easily available j and command when he will the cap- ! KODAKERS. Special Enlargement Offer 5x7 Art Mount • . • 25c 8x10 Art Mount . . . 30c By Mail Sc Extra Select >our favorite negatives and have enlargements made—handsomely mounted — a desirable Xmas gift. CONE’S —Two Stores—Atlanta, Ga. 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