The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-03
MESSAGE GREAT
STATE PAPER
LESS THAN 5000 WORDS, BUT
IoOCHES AL IMPORT
ANT PROBLEMS
mexican Policy One OF Waitina-Re.
fers TO Trusts. Farmers Loans
and Other Matters.

WASHINGTON. u. C., Dec .
President Wilson read his hrst an.
nual message to Congress today AZ a
Joint session OF both branches AT one
occasion In the House chamber. The
message, among the briefest OF docu-
Wehts OF 10 kind from any President.
ana some 5000 words long required
ltss than 80 minutes for reading.
though II treated upon variety OF
The Mexican situation President
llson dish issc with brief comment.
!cIteraunE the sentiment he EXPRESSED
IN a special address % Congress upon
the same subject some time ago. and
expressing the belief that the Uuerta
GoNernmen slowly vas crumbling and
that the United States probably would
not be obliged TO alter its policy OF
waiting
No program for trust legislation was
presented. further than mention OF the
dvsirahility Of an early amendment 10
the sherman law. "to prevent private
monopoly more cntctualIy than 10 has
yet been prevented. and an announce.
ment that the President would later
address special message 10 Con
rress dealing solely Nth that sub
jcct
ALASKAN Railways.
building 81 Alaskan faIlwnvs which
The President endorsed. the ue.,d FOR CON
cent alton Us tho senate CON tie pending
trencN hll. WLL,h Doe rr nha' ized u-g-
lions scif-Eoyerument 70, Porto Iiro
and Hawaii ultimate indepeudeuce f1r
the Philippines policy 81 common
,"lncll and conference between the
federal government and The states or
t1" conscIvafion question. and Revision
Uf the system Of primary election. wsr.
t.,e other PRINCIPAL features Of the Ir,r-
dents address. For details ~ the gov.
ernmsntS husincss. the President ref,r.
red congress Co. the annual REPORTS Of
DOH. cabinet officers
The message opened with this com.
mont on The Neyic1u situation.
MEXICAN Situation.
There o. but one cloud .rIr p.rr t..rI.
ION rhst has shown ites'r -n 'hc south
~ u9. Hud hangs owe. .t.f.u T.s no.
con DO uo certain prospect OF renr, fr
AWsfirt nutil General ifurrtr hta .II.
rendered nis us1rI.ed authority BOZ $50,
Goo. urtii 10 is uuderat.,Hd .r sU hand.
Indeed. that sueN pretended eo,.fr.
Wcrts Wlli NOT be D1uufnn.ir ...f or 90
WIN - the roNernrent Of gro Jr.t.f
states We ore tlr friend. of .0u.t.f.
ll'Nhl HnNeI nn.cut iu AwCricl we r..
more than its friends. ~ ore 600 cham.
2 lnns because in no other wnf r4r our
'' lFhhor. to whom We would aish ,r
ahl., Wprk GOT their owr cd. slopment ir
-sHrc. 'in liberty
Tie rresident observed that the rov.-
49, ,,.s,it' ~ re liuerts goyerument |
we shall not . believe boz ntfir.s o., /
NIIff our POLICY 81 WHtrNfIf waiting
Primary Elections
lff' Won fHi' LEGISLATION Ir
nr'wrtIy enacted pro-, ding Tor rriusr,
."le t.fouE bout f.r country 10
i..' Tho voters OF che etaffI fsrf|.a
INlN 'NHnHo tneir nominees FOR us rrrai. .
dcn.f Without the Intervention af NOM
~ 'i'ng ggnffntiuus I'HrfN convention.
n TO president urqc1. should DO I.fafrsf
..i "NN lnf fnr purpose o. declaring
Hnf accepting che verdict ~ tr. me-
mares and formulating the platform of
p fHIi fr I.f president augEeafff
lmNf''tfr. That fhe delegates consist 10
hH lIf''INers Tor congress. the Nominees
i"f lne vacant seats Zoo tie senate the
eNftnrs whose terms have not vel
'InR. tNe national committee and fha
.ahNlNsf ef Tor The ursHidcurN tIffnseltea
~ ORDER tNHt platforms NAV be famed
~ those reFuoualhlr fu tho uenufe fnr
az ms them into eject That ia e..
sentIully the system which Mr. Wilson