Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-05

Presidential Candidates by Primary
Declares Himself for Philippine
pendenee-shouId Let Anti
Trust Law Stand.
Washington, Dec. 2.-President VIII
son appeared before the joint session
OF the two houses of congress today
and delivered his annual message as
follows:
In pursuance Of my constitutional
duty to give to the congress informa-
ton of the state Of the Union" take
the liberty OF addressing you on sew
eral matters which ought, az 1t seems
to me. particularly to engage the at
tention Of your honorable bodies, as
of all who study the welfare of the
nation.
Departs From Custom.
I shall ask your indulgence II venS
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 to them for early treat
ment in the future. because the list
is long, very long, and would suffer
in the abbreviation to which should
have to subject 1t. l 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.
The country, l am thankful to say,
is at peace with all the world, and
many happy manifestations multiply
about us of growing cordially and
sense Of community of interest among
the nations, foreshadowing an age of
settled peace and good will. More and
more readily each decade do the ma.
lions manifest their willingness to
bind themselves by solemn treaty to
the processes of peace, the processes
OF frarkness and fair concession. So
far the United States has stood at the
front of such negotiations. She will,
I earnestly hope and confidently be-
lieve, give fresh proof of her sincere
adherence to the cause OF interna-
tional friendship by ratifying the sew
eral treaties of arbitration awaiting
renewal by the senate. In addition to
these. it has been the privilege Of the
department of state to gain the as
sent, in principle, of no lens than 81
nations, representing four-fifths OF
the population of the world to the me-
gotiatlons of treaties by which it shall
be agreed that whenever differences
of interest or of policy arise which
!, cannot be resolved by the ordinary
processes of diplomacy they shall be
publicly analysed, discussed, and re.
ported upon by tribunal chosen by
the parties before either nation deter
, mines its course of action.
There is only one possible standard
by which to determine controversies
| between the United States and Other
/ nations, and that is compounded oil
these two elements: Our own honor
and our obligations to the peace Of
the world. A test so compounded
' ought easily to be made to govern bott
the establishment of new treaty obli
> cations and the Interpretation of thest
: already assumed.
{ Mexico Has No Government.
: There is but one cloud upon our no
p rizon. That has shown itself to tn,
south OF us, and hangs over Mexico
There can be no certain prospect o
= peace In America until General Huerti
has surrendered his usurged authorit,
In Mexico; until 1t is understood oil
u all hands, indeed, that such pretende,
), governments will not be countenance,
# or dealt with by the government o
the United States. We are tn
n friends of constitutional government
2, In America; we are more than 1t
a friends. we are Its champions; becaus
In no other way can our neighbors, /
IT whom we would wish in every way
make proof of our friendship, wor
II, out their own development in peac
: and liberty. Mexico has no govern
IT ment. The attempt to maintain on
at the City of Mexico has broke
down. and a mere military despotisi
has been set up which has hardly NOR
re than the semblance of national autho
" lty. 1t originated in the usurpatio
a of Victoriano Huerta, who, after
- brief attempt to play the part of col
e btitutional president. has at last ca:
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