Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-12-04
WILSON READS
HIS MESSAGE.
President Discusses Mexican
Situation Briefly.
SHERMAN ACT NEEDS CHANCE
Special Message on Trust Question
will Come Later-senate $ Urged
to Concentrate its Energy on Cur.
rencv Measure.

20 concentrate It's Energy on Cur.
rencv Measure.
Washington, Dec. 3.-President viii.
son laid before congress the !egisia.
live ambition of the Democratic ad.
ministration. For exactly twenty.
eight minutes the president stood be-
fore the assembled senate and house
in the chamber OF the latter and. read
his first annual message. Applause
punctuated important utterances and
when he had finished there was an en-.
thusiastic demonstration with clappiny
and cheers. Briefly the president out
lined a program for social justice ard
the general welfare of the nation and
proclaimed the aspiration of the Unit
ed States for international amity and
the maintenance of constitutional gov.
ernment in all America.
With close. almost eager, attention
members Of the two houses listened
and time and again the legislators
themselves gave vent to their enthusi
asm along with the crowded galleries
Less than 5000 words long, the mes.
sage was one of the briefest and most
novel Of American state papers.
Says Huerta Must Go.
Unmistakable approval greeted the
pfee1dent's remark:
There can be no certain prospect
OF peace In America until General HUI.
erta has surrendered his usurped a,l
thur1tv In MEXICO" Among those who
would discuss the message in congress
there was general Endorsement of
the administrations policy toward
Mexico.
The president emphasized the need
for early action on the currency ques.
tion, the need OF dealing with monop.
oily through antitrust legislation, the
importance OF rural credit legislation
to benefit the farmers of the nation
recommended the government con.
struction of railroads in Alaska, the
development Of the nations resources
by conservation policy alike accept
able to tho states and the federal all.
thorit1ss. the enactment of employers
liability legislation and the Selection
OF presidential candidates by the prim.
ary system.
Preference Primaries.
The suggestion of the prasident-that
party conventions as at present con.
stituted be abolished Won styiEsnge as.
plause. AS Mr.. Wilson dec7al.ed- the
party convention should be held only
to ratify the verdict OF preferences
primaries: that the personnel of the
conventions should be for tie most
part chosen from those members of
esn3rsss and congressional nominees
upon whom would devolve the duty of
carrying out platform pedges.: there
was wave Of handclapping. in which
Secretary Bryan and members of the
cabinet Joined.
For nearly all Of tho legislation out.
linsd IN the message groundwork, has
bssn laid. and the president plans Ia
speak further to congress with rela.
ton to antitrnat reform Alaskan
railroad legislation 10 now before both
houses. WoH'iman's compensation ~
has been fay raRly considered .in =
honss and bi' on the other Impert.,
subjects are II g position 10 recciy.
Immediate altentin.
The declaration for legislation tc
provide for primary elections for pres
idontial nominees without the inter
vsntton Of nominating conventions
bore Immediate fruit in the house
Representative REcksr of Missouri
chairman Of the house committee or
privileges and elections, began franz
Ing BILL to cover all the president
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