Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-12-02
MESSAGE READ
TO CONGRESS
BY wilson
FIRST ANNUAL COMMUNICATION
FROM The White HOUSE READ.
is VERY BRIEF, AND DEV0TES
ONLY ONE PARAGRAPH TO THE
MEXICAN SITUATION.
TRUST SITUATION TO
Be DEALT WITH LATER

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2.-Presid-
ent Wilson read his first annual mes"
sage to congress today at joint ses-
sion Of both branches at one o'clock in
the house chamber. The message,
among the briefest documents of its
kind from any president, about 1000
words long, required less than thirty
minutes for reading, though it treated
upon IA variety of subjects.
The Mexican situation President
Wilson dismissed with brief coment,
re-iterating the sentiments he express
sed in a special address to congress
upon the same subject some time ago,
and expressing the belief that the
Huerta government slowly was crumb-
ling and that the United States pro
badly would not be obliged to alter it's
policy of waiting.
No program for the trust legislation
was presented, further than the men
tion of the desirability of an early
amendment of the Sherman law. Ito
prevent private monopoly more etfec-
tually than it has yet been prevented,
and an announcement that the presid
ent would later address a special mes
sage to congress dealing solely with
that subject.
The message opened with this com
ment on the Mexican situation.
There is but one cloud on our ho
rizon. 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; still, II is understood on
all hands, indeed. that such pretend
ed governments will not be counten-
anced or dealt with by the government
of the United States. We are the
friends of constitutional government
in America: we are more than its
friends, we are its 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.
The president observed that the
power and prestige of the Huerta gov
erpment was rapidly crumbling and
added.
"We shall not. l believe, be obliged
to alter our policy of watchful walt
ing
Everything was in readiness early
TODAY for President Wilson to appear
before a point session of both houses
of congress at p. m. to read MS Irst
annual message. The senate met at
II a. m. under plan to march to the
house chamber just before /. The
house arranged to assemble at noon
and then recess until the hour for the
reading. Hours before the time set
for the presidents appearance, the
corridors of the capitol were besieged
by applicants for admission to the
house galleries.
Admittance was by ticket, however
and each senator and representative
received one.
President Wilson arrived at the cap
itol Just before o'clock today to read
in person his first annual message
to a Joint session of congress. He
went at once to Speaker Clark's room,
where he was met by committee of
the house and senate and escorted in
to the house chamber to the rostrum,
The Joint session and the reading
of the message did not begin prompt.
ly at l. as had been provided, because
of the failure of the senate to recess
in time to go over to the house cham.
Der. 1t was within one minute of one
before the senators were filing over
to the other side of the capitol. Mean
while the president waited in Speaker
Clark's office chatting with the recep-
ton committee and few congress
men.
Galleries packed with a brilliant
of officials and their families
greeted the president, however, when
the joint session finally got down to
business. All present stood and a
deafening roar of applause swept the
chamber as Mr. Wilson took his place
behind the desk and began to read at
Los o'clock The president read easily
and clearly in his usual pleasing tone,
which carried his words to the doors
Df the chamber.
The quiet which attended the presi.
dents reading was broken by general
applause when he read his views on
the Mexican situation in the emphatic
words: There can be no certain pros.
pect of peace in America until Gen
eral Huerta has surrendered his
usurped authority in Mexico"
The president announced that the
United States would adhere to its
waiting policy"
Outbursts of applause greeted the
presidents declaration that the Sher.
man antitrust law should be strength.
ened and the declaration in favor of
he direct nomination of presidential
Secretary Bryan, in the diplomatic
gallery, smiled broadly.
In another burst of applause the
president finished reading at 1:35