The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-03

constitutional order he rcsorted In
the troubled republic.
The presidents message. In full,
| follows:
| Gentlemen OF the Congress
| In pursuance 80 INV constitutional
duty 10 "giy. Ia the congress informa
ton Of the state OF the union" TAX .
the liberty ~ addressing you on sew
erai matters which ought. as ~ seems
| To me. particularly To engage the at.
( tention OF your honorable bodies. ~ of
| all who study the welfare and progress
| of the nation.
| n shall ask your indulgence II ven
ture In some degree from the usua.
| 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 treatment In the future.
| because the list is long. very long. and
would suffer In the abbreviation [,
| which I should have to subject II. l
shall submit 10 you the reports OF tho
heads OF the several departments. tr
which these subjects are set forth IN
| careful detail. and beg that they ma,
receive the thoughtful attention OF
your committees and OF all members OF
/ the congress who may have the leisure
to study them Their obvious tmpor-
lance. as constituting the very sub /.
| stance of the business OF the govern
ment, makes comment and emphasis on
my part unnecessary.
The country. ! am thankful to say,
is at peace with all the world. and
many happy manifestations multiply
about US of growing cordiality and
sense Of community OF interest among
the nations. foreshadowing an age If
settled peace and good Will. More AID
more readily each decade do the ma =
| tions manifest their Willingness TO
bind themselves by solemn treaty ia
the processes OF peace. the processes
! OF frankness and fair concession. 80
, far the United states has stood at the
| front OF such negotiations. She will I
! earnestly hope and confidently believe.
give fresh proof OF her sincere adher.
ence TO the cause OF internationa.
friendship by ratifying the several
7 treaties OF arbitration awaiting re-
ncwal by the senate. In addition to
these, II has been the privilege OF tn,
department OF state to gain the assent
in principle. OF no less than 81 ma
lions. representing four-ffths OF tho
population OF the world, 20 the nego-
tiation OF treaties by which 1t shall DO
asreed that whenever differences 90
interest or or policy arise which can
not be resolved by the ordinary pro-
cesses OF diplomacy they shall be pub
licly analysed. discussed. and report ~.
upon by tribunal chosen by thu
parties before either nation determines
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 OF
these two elements: Our own nono-
and our obligations to the peace OF
the world. A test 90 compounded oughI
easily TO be made TO govern both the
..staonshment or new treaty obliga
tions and the Interpretation OF those
already assumed %
One standard For Disputes.
There IL but one cloud upon our
horizon. That has shown itself to the
south OF us. and hangs over Mexico.
IDere can be no certain prospect oI
peace In America until Gen. Huerta has
surreo,dered his usurped authority IN
MeNic" until II Is understood on all
hands. indeed. that such pretended
governments will not be courtenanced
or dealt with by the government OF tn,
United states. We are the friends OF
constitutional government In America:
we are more than Its friends, we are
us champions; because In no other way
can our neighbors to whom we would
wish IN every way to make proof OF
d da rs, iriendship, work out taeir. own
Mexico has no government The at
Tempt TO maintain one at the City OF
MeSica has broken down. and a mere
Iniitary despotism has been set uL
which has hardly more than the SEM
blance or national authority. IL orig.
mated In the usurpation of Victoriano
Huerta, who. after IA brief attempt to
play the part Of constitutional Presi-
dent has at last cast aside even the
pretense OF legal right and declared
condition OF affairs now exists In
Mexico which has made II douulful
whether even the most elementary and
fundamental rights either OF her own
people or OF the citizens OF other coun-
tries resident within her territory can
long be successfully safeguarded. ana
imperil the interests OF peace. order.
and tolerable life in the lands Imme u
ately to the south OF us. Even II the
In despite of the constitution OF the
Republic and the rights OF Its people,
he would have set up. nothing but
could have lasted but a little while,
and whose eventual downfall would
have left the country in "a more de-
plorable condition than ever But he
the respect and the moral support
even OF those who were at one time
willing to see, him succeed. Little by
BY "A. little every day his power and
prestige are .crumbling and the col
lapse is not far away. We shall not.
OF watchful waiting And then. when
the end comes. we shall hope to see
constitutional order restored in dis
energy OF such OF her leaders as pre-.
own ambitions.
Carrency Reform Needed.
/ turn to matters Of domestic con-
Germ. You already have under consid-
GRAFTON a bill for the reform OF our
system OF banking and currency. for
which the country waits with m
patience. as for something fundamen
tai TO its whole business life and
necessary to set credit free from ar.
bitrary and artificial restraints 1 need
not say how earnestly / hope for it's
early enactment into law. I take leave
to beg that the whole energy and at
tention of the senate be concentrated
upon II till the matter is successfully
request Is not needed---that the mem
bers OF that great house need no urg-
ing In this service to the country.
] present to you. In addition the
urgent necessity that special provision
be made also for facilitating tho
credits needed by the farmers Of the
country. The pending currency bill
does the farmers great service. 1t
puts them upon an equal footing with
other business men and masters of en-
terprise, as II should: and upon Its
passage they WIZ ind themselves quit
OF many Of the difficulties which now
hamper them in the field OF credit.
The farmers. OF course. ask and should
be given no special privilege, such as
extending to them the credit OF the
government itself. What they need
and should obtain Ia legislation which
will make their own abundant and
substantial credit resources available
as foundation for Joint. concerted
getting the capital they must use. 1t
Is TO this we should now address our
selves.