The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-11-01
REs|DENT!W|LS0N
bh0NG SPEAKERS
,s,er EXECUTIVE MAKES LONG
TRIP FROM CAPITAL TO
SHOW INTEREST.
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS THERE
Is Made Occasion for CeIe.
brstion Of Completion Of the
Panama Canal.
-, N,w,p.per Union News Service.

Nobile.-Never before has there
- In the South as great a gather
= Of men prominent in the official
n business life of the nation as that
IN marked the fifth annual conven.
= Of the Southern Commercial Con-
- held at Mobile this week. Presi-
III Woodrow Wilson was present and
&nyered an address and others on the
|Nugnm included United States sena-
L b0 and representatives, governors,
nsnbers of the presidents cabinet,
|trsiu diplomats and men prominent
4 the Industrial and commercial life
4 he country. ~
\ MS meeting eclipsed all others
Ia BY the Southern Commercial Con-
! pss because 1t not only brought to-
/ rtA9 the big men Of the country in
: pegram Of nationwide scope but il
| - took on the character of an inter-
mkionsl celebration of the opening of
- Pansma canah&he meeting of the
mress was selected as an appro-
Hhte occasion for this celebration
Demuse Of the part that the represen-
ttves Of the South have had in the
ration Of the Panama canal and be-
- OF the great impetus to the CON-
EDgee and industry of the South thai
/ = completion Of the Panama canal is
Gpectsd to give.
~ men who made the South Of to-
~ we're assembled in Mobile for this
ponvention and with them were the
- officials Of the nation, men who
- Dowen In the financial, CONNER
~ md Industrial life of the country,
~sssentatives of the Latin-American
euntTies which the Panama canal is
4eesed to link still closer to the
u.sed States and the men who are
ekhg the leading part in the devel-
ensnf Of the South along all lines.
nssident Woodrow Wilson recogniz.
= ns Importance of this meeting by
akins the long trip here from Wash.
-uon Tor the express purpose of
1esiag his interest and giving the
gon mat comes with the presence
\ me chief executive of the nation.
sloenf Wilson made the trip from
s.enlnston to Mobile in a special
- making no stops on the way.
me Presidents address was the feat.
o. the opening session of the con-
ace. He spoke on the subject of
- Panama Canal and Our World
aons" In his address the presi-
= called attention to the great bene-
uat should accrue to the South
sn tne opening Of the Panama
- president was given an enthu-
ac erecting and his address was
(. applauded by the big assem-
v"sr feature Of the opening ses-
vas the annual address of Senator
U. Fletcher Of Florida, presi-
IL me Southern Commercial Con-
and chairman Of the Permanent
mean Commission on Agricultural
eperation.
introductory address was made
severnor Emmett O'Neal Of Alaba-
vhe OF the features of the conyen.
vas the "Pan-American Evening,
over by John Barrett, direc-
OF the Pan-American
Mr.. Barrett opened the session
m address on "The Panama
=, y Its Relation to Pan-America."
on the program for this ses.
we're Senor Don Eusebio A. Mora
nister from Panama to the
states; Senor FREDERICK AL
rezet, minister from Peru: and
lsnacio Calderson, minister from
- ns other men OF nationwide
On the program were Josephus
- secretary of the navy. whose
The Panama Canal and the
> . can Navy" Senator Hoke Smith
sia; Senator John H. Bankhead
~ s.oama; Senator Joseph Z. Rams
Louisiana; Governor Elliott W.
~ OF Missouri. w w EInlo,, nro.i