Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-12
WILSON LECTURES
 M|LL|0NA|RES President Elect Tells Chica- goans That Business Must Be Free of Monopoly.
IS NOT APPLAUDED
Future Of the Country Depends Upon the Business Men Not Upon
 the Government,

Chicago H., Jan 1.-The honest business men in this country haven't got chance, said President-ele Wilson in his speech before five hundred members of the Commercial Club and their guests here tonight The governor bemoaned the unequal conditions that surround business in America. He said that competition had been entirely eliminated in some fields and that the independent business men were unable to get foothold.
 We must see to it that business is set free of every feature of monop oly," he added. And then after a short pause he said:
 ''I notice you did not applaud that
 Indeed among his audience were practically all of the big business men of Chicago, including beer pack CTS railroad officials and bank direc- tors.
 Among them were J. Ogden Ar mour, Louis Swift, E. J. Erling, presi- dent of the Milwaukee Railroad; John V. Farwell, multi-millionaire; s. M. Seldom, president of the Great Western; F. A. Delano, president Of the Wabash; Marvin Hughitt, presi- dent of the Northwestern; Cyrus Me- Cormick, head of the Harvester Trust; James A. Patten, the wheat king; George M. Reynolds, president of the Continental Commercial National Bank; Julius Rosenwald and John S. Runnells, president of the Pullman Company.
 The president-elect proceeded to read caustic lecture to those gen. tlemen that silenced their applause.
 q am not here to tell you what am going to do,' he said "The husi- ness future of this country does not depend upon the government of the United States; it depends upon the business men of the country The business men have devoted their thought to exploiting the resources of America, but very few have de- voted their thought to husbanding the resources of the country. unul they do so some of the problems that face us will be difficult of solution. The government of Washington mas been tremendously suspicious or those who have approached It TOT rights in forest reserves, water and mineral reserves. They have looked with suspicion upon every applicant The thing that has to be done IS th's' The raw materials of this country must be at the disposal Of everypooy in the United States upon the same terms. CT want to take the sternness out of this country" said the speaker. "l want to remove suspicion. AS mat fare now stand perfectly honest, up- rioht men. whom anybody could pick ont are at disadvantage in this conntrv because business conditions arc not trusted by the people as a whole That is unfair to you or 'o anybody that business touches. Ihe noonle do not believe the Unlted ] states-the rank and file of our peo- n,e do not believe-that men Of every bind are upon an equality, not only in their access to the resources U. the country, hut as to the )ustlce oi the country.
 "Jt is believed in this country that tho noor man has less chance Io get justice than the rich man. Gou rorh;d that that should be generally tr,e but so long as that is true the ho,;of constitutes threatened fact.
 CT have been told by some gentle mon with whom I have dealt in poll t;cs that I am not treating them fairly because I understand tnelr motives and the general public does not. The belief of the people that vou are not acting upon high motives i, inc underlying belief of the way thov vote. You have got to clear yourself before the general jury.
 "The hope of America is in the changing attitude of the business men