Oxford eagle., 1913-12-04
President Says in Message Pres
tioe Of Dictator Is crumbIing
and End Is Near.
WANTS MONEY BILL PASSED
Urges Enactment Of Legislation
to Make Farming a More
Efficient Business.
LET SHERMAN LAW STAND
Primary Elections FOR Selection Of
Candidates for Presidency Urged
uitImate Independence Of phil
ippines IN oeiIsssien-oos-
BILE Duty Toward Alaska
-Empioyers' Liability.

eie Duty Toward Aisska
-empIoyers' Liability.
Washington. Dec. 3-The following
d President Wilson's complete mes
sage delivered to congress today:
In pursuance Of my constitutional
duty to give 10 the congress informs-
ton OF the state Of the Union.- take
the liberty OF addressing you on sew
erai matters which ought. ~ IL seems
20 me. particularly TO engage the at
tention OF your honorable bodies. as
OF all who study the welfare OF the
nation
shall ask your indulgence n I ven
ture TO depart In some degree from
the usual custom Of setting before you
in formal review the many matters
which have engaged the attention and
called for the action Of the several
departments Of the government or
which look 20 them for early treat
ment in the future. because the list
d long. very long. and would suffer
IN the abbreviation to which should
have to subject It.. 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 they may receive the
thoughtful attention Of your commit
tees and OF all members Of the con
gress who may have the leisure TO
study them Their obvious Importance.
as constituting the very substance Of
the business Of the government. makes
comment and emphasis on my part un-
necessary.
Country 10 a. Peace
The country. am thankful to say.
10 at peace with all the world. and
many happy manifestations multiply
about US of a growing cordiaiity and
sense OF community Of interest among
the nations. foreshado~ing an age Of
settled peace and good will More ard
Eore readily each decade do the ma
lions manifest. their willingness to
bind themselves By solemn treaty 70
the processes Of peace. the processes
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-
neve. give fresh proof Of her sincere
adherence to the cause OF tnterna-
tional friendship by ratifying the sew
eral treaties OF arbitration awaiting
renewal by the senate. In addition to
these. 1t has been the privilege Of the
department Of state TO gain the as
sent. In principle. os no less than 81
nations representing four-dfths Of
the population Of the world. to the ne
gctfasion Of treaties by which IL shah
be agreed that whenever dfRerencss
Of interest or Of policy arise which
cannot be resolved By the ordinary
processes OF diplomacy they shall be
publicly anaiyzed. discussed, and re-
ported upon by a tribunal chosen BY
the parties before either nation deter.
mines its course Of action
There Is only one possible standafd
By which to determine controversies
between the United States and other
nations, and that Ia compounded OF
these two elements: Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace Of
the world A test % compounded
ought easily to be made 70 govern both
the establishment OF new treaty ohli-
cations and the Interpretation Of those
already assumed
Huerta Must Let CO.
There Is but one cloud upon our ho-
SfBon- 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 Il Is understood or
oil hands. indeed. that such pretended
governments viii not be countenanced
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
cut their own development in peace
and liberty. Mexico has no govern
ment The attempt to maintain one
at the City Of Mexico has broken
oo~n- anu q AAc4c military ucSpo<ASni
has been set up which has hardly more
than the semblance of national author
ity. II originated In the usurpation
Of victoriano Huerta. who. after
brief attempt to play the part OF con-
stitutional president. has at last cast
aside even the pretense OF legal right
and declared himself dictator As a
consequence. q condition Of affairs
now exists in Mexico which has made
II doubtful whether even the most