The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-06-26
PRESIDENT WILSON
READS MESSAGE
PROCEEDINGS FAR FROM SPEC
TABULAR NATURE. f..
APPLAUSE ALMOST FORGOTTEN
President With Escort Passes Almost
Across Chamber OF House Before
Anyone Arises to the occa.
sion-Many Absent.

Woodrow Wilson appealed to con
gress today to reform the nations
currency system In the interest OF the
house chamber, usually occupied by
Speaker Clark, the executive for the
second time since he assumed Of
flee. addressed the joint session OF
both houses. The proceedings were
far from being as spectacular as
when the president made his first
speech, at which time the galleries
were filled to suffoCation and every
seat in the chamber was occupied. To
day the galleries were comfortably
filled but there were by actual count
126 seats vacant on the floor. This
was not due to lack of respect or in
terest. but because many of the mem.
bers of the house had been excused to
go to their homes. 1t was So when
Speaker Clark sharply raped his
gavel and announced to the senate
and representatives as they arose to
their feet, The President of the
United States" Headed by his escort
of three members of each house the
President passed rapidly to the
speakers rOstrum. He was half way
across the chamber before anyone
rose to the occasion and then Senator
James, of Ketucky, started a brisk
round of hand-clapping. which lasted
until the President took his place be-
tween Speaker Clark and Vice Presi-
dent Marshall There was no delay
81, hn
fore the members had settled comfort
ably back into their seats the presi-
dent had launched into his prepared
address. He spoke slowly, enunciat-
ed each word carefully and emphati-
cally. 1t was 1903 when the President
ended his address and after he bow.
The Presidents Message.
Mr.. Speaker, Mr. President, Gentle
men of the Congress: 1t is under the
compulsion of what seems to me a
clear and imperative duty that have
a second time this session sought the
privilege of addressing you in person.
know, Of course, that the heated
season OF the year is upon US, that
work in these chambers and In the
committee rooms is likely to become a
burden as the season lengthens. and
that every consideration of personal
comfort, perhaps, in the cases of some
of us, considerations OF personal
health even, dictate an early conclu-
sion of the deliberations of the SEES
zion; but there are occasions Of public
duty when these things which touch
US privately seem very small; when
the work TO be done is so pressing and
so fraught with big consequence that
we know that we are not at liberty to
weigh against 1t any point OF personal
sacrifice. It is absolutely imperative
that we should give the business men
of this country a banking and curren-
cy system by means OF which they
can make use Of the freedom Of enter
prise and OF individual initiative
which we are about TO bestow upon
them.
We are about to set them free; we
must not leave them without the tools
Of action when they are free. We are
about to set them free by removing
the trammels Of the protective tariff.
Ever since the Civil war they have
waited for this emancipation and for
the free opportunities it will bring
with It. 1t has been reserved for us
70 give II to them. Some fell in love,
indeed with the slothful security Of
their dependence upon the govern
ment; some took advantage of the
shelter OF the nursery to set up .
mimic mastery Of their own within
its walls. Now both the tonic and
the discipline Of liberty and maturity
are to ensue. There will be some re-
adjustments Of purpose and point Of
view. There will follow a period Of
expansion and new enterprise, fresh
ly conceived II is for US to deter
mine now whether 1t shall be rapid
and facile and OF easy accomplish
ment. This it can not be unless the re-
sourceful business men who are TO
deal with the new circumstances are
10 have at hand and ready for use
the instrumentalities and conveniences
Of free enterprise which independent
men need when acting on their own
initiative.
IL 10 not enough 10 6tTlke tne
shackles from business. The duty Of
statesmanship is not negative merely.
II is constructive also. We must show
that we understand what business
needs and that we know how to sup
ply H. No man, however casual and
superficial his observation OF the con-
ditions now prevailing in the country,
can fail TO see that one Of the chief
things business needs now, and will
need increasingly as II gains in scope
and vigor In the years Immediately
ahead OF us, is the proper means by
which readily to vitalize It's credit.
corporate and individual, and its orig
NATIVE brains. What viii II profit us
TO be free II we are not TO have the
best and most accessible instrumen-
taIities OF commerce and enterprise!
What will It profit US TO be quit OF
one kind Of monopoly n we are TO re-
main in the grip Of another and more
effective kind7 How are We 20 gain
and keep the confidence OF the bust
ness community unless we show that
We know how both to aid and to pro-
tect ~ What shall we say n We