Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-03

Following is the full text of Presi-
dent wilson's message to Congress, on
the state Of the Union, delivered, on
Tuesday:
i Address Of The President.
Gentlemen of the Congress:
In pursuance of my constitutional
duty to give to the Congress inform
alton of the state of the Union" 1
take the liberty of addressing you on
several matters which ought, as it
seems to me. particularly to engage
the attention Of your honorable bodies,
as of all who study the welfare and
progress of the Nation.
i / shall ask your indulgence II 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 de-
partments of the Government or
which look to them for early treat
fnent in the future, because the list Is
long, very long. and would suffer in
the abbreviation to which 1 should
have to subject 1t. I shall submit to
you the reports Of the heads of the
several departments, in which these
subjects are set forth in careful detail,
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 import
ance, as constituting the very SUBJ
stance of the business of the Govern
nlent, makes comment and emphasis
on my part unnecessary.
The country, I 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 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-
iieye, give fresh proof of her sincere
adherence to the cause of fnterna-
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 less than 81
nations, representing four-fifths Of the
population of the world, to the negoti-
alton of treaties by which 1t shall be
agreed that whenever differences OF
interest or Of policy arise which can
not be resolved by the ordinary pro-
cesses of diplomacy they shall be pub
ncly analysed, discussed, and reported
upon by a tribunal chosen by the
parties before either nation deter
mines it's 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 of
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 both the
establishment of new treaty obliga-
tons and the interpretations 4ef those
already assumed.
There is but one cloud upon our
horizon. That has shown itself to the
south of us, and hangs over Mexico.
There can be no certain prospect or
peace in America until Gen. Huerta
has surrendered his usurped authori-
ty in Mexico; until it Is understood on
all hands, indeed, that such pretended