The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-03

lapse is not far away. We shall not.
 believe, be obliged to alter our policy
 of watchful waiting And then, when the end comes we shau nope to sec constitutional order restored in dis. tressed Mexico by the concert and
 energy of such of her leaders as ore.
 fer the liberty of their people to thelr
 own ambitions
 | turn to matters of domestic con.
 cern You already nave unuer consid
 eration a bill for the Teform~f our
 banking and currency, for which the
 country waits with impatence, as for
 something fundamental to its whole
 business life and nece ssary 10 set
 credit free from arbitrary and artift
 cial restraints
 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 it's passage they will find themselves quit of many of the difficulties which now hamper them in the field Of credit.
 It has. singularly enough come to pass that we have allowed the indus try of our farms 10 lag behind the other activities of the country in it's development l need not stop to tell you how fundamental to the life of the nation is the production of its food
 The agricultural department of the government is seeking to assist as never before to make farming an ef ficient business, or wide cooperative effort in quick touch with the mar kets 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 ntellt gent plans are already being put into execution
 The treasury of tue United States has, by a timely and well considered of.its deposits, facilitated the moving of the crops in the pres ent season and prevented the scarclty of available funds too often expert | enced at such times But we must not allow ourselves to depend upon 1, aXpedients
 Conscious of this backwardness and ! neglect on our part the congress re- ! gently authorized the creation Of a i special commission 10 study the yari. ] ous systems of rural credit which . have been put into operation in Eu-I rope, and this commission is already | prepared to report Its report ought 1 To make it easier for us to deter | mine what methods will be best suit | ad to our own farmers
 Turn from the farm 10 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 10 prevent private monopoly more lhan 1t has yet been pre- vented
 think 1t will be easily agreed that we should let the sherman antitrust law stand. unaltered. as 1t is. with it's debatable ground about it. but tha' we should as much as possible re duce the area of that debatable ground by further and more explicit legislation. and should also supple ment that great act by legislation which will not only clarify it but also facilitate its administration and make it fairer to all concerned.
 No doubt We shall all wish and the country will expect. this to be the central subect of our deliberations during the present session; but it isl q subject so manysided and so de. serving of careful and discriminating discussion that I shall take the lib- erty of addressing you upon it in al special message at 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 entArpri @