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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
UPHoLDs ANTITRUST LAW.

Recommends That Il Be Supplemented
With More Explicit Legislation to
Facilitate lie Administration.
Turn from the farm to the world Of
business which centers in the city and
in the factory. and ! think that all
thoughtful observers will agree that
the immediate service we owe the
business communities Of the country
Is to prevent private monopoly more
effectually than It has vet been pre-
vented | think It will be easily agreed
that we should let the Sherman anti
trust law stand. nnaltered. as 1t Is.
with it's debatable ground about it..
but that we should as much AZ posi-
bic reduce the area of that debarable
ground by further and more explicit
legislation. and should also supplement
that great act by legislation which
will not only clarity 1t but also facili.
tate its administration and make II
fairer to all concerned.
No doubt we shall all wish. and the
country will expect. this to be the
central subject Of our deliberations
during the present session. but 4 ia 4
subject 80 many sided and 80 deserv.
ing Of careful and discriminating dis
cussion that shall take the liberty OF
addressing yOu upon It In a special
message at a later date than this. Il
IL Of capital importance that the bnsi
ness men of this country should be res
Iieyed Of all uncertainties Of law with
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
PRIMARY NOMINATIONS
FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

urge the prompt enactment
Of legislation which will provide
for primary elections through
out the country at which the
voters Of the several parties may
choose their nominees for the
presidency without the i~ntervsn-
ton Of nominating conventions.
venture the suggestion that this
legislation should provide for the
retention Of party conventions,
but only for the purpose Of de-.
elaring and accepting the YER
dict Of the primaries and formu-
Iating the platforms Of the par
ties, and ! suggest that these
conventions should consist not
Of delegates chosen for this sim
gle purpose, but Of the nominees
for congress, the nominees for
vacant seats in the senate Of the
United States. tho senators
whose terms have not yet closed,
the national committees and the
candidates for the presidency
themselves, in order that plat
forms may be framed by those
responsible to the people for car
ryins them into effect.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
HUERTA MUST GO.

Predicts Downfall Of "Usurper" Who
"Cast Aside Even Pretense Of Legal
Right and Declared Himself Dicta-
tor"
There is but one cloud upon our hori.
zon. That has shown itself to the
south Of us and hangs over Mexico.
There can be no certain prospect of
peace In America until General Huerta
has surrendered his usurped authority
In Mexico. Until 1t is understood ON
all hands. indeed. such pretended gov.
ernments will not be c~ountenanced or
dealt with by the government Of the
United States. We are the friends Of
constitutional government in America.
We are more than it's friends; we are
its champions. because in no other
way car u neighbors to whom we
would wish in every way to make
proof Of our friendship work out their
own development in peace and liberty.
Mexico has no government. The at
tempt to maintain one at the City of
Mexico has broken down. and a mere
military despotism has been set up
which has hardly more than the sem.
blance Of national authority. 1t origi.
mated in the u%surpation of Victoriano
Huerta. who. after a brief attempt to
play the part Of constitutional presi.
dent. has at last cast aside even the
pretense Of legal right and declared
himself dictator. AS a consequence q
condition Of affairs now exists in Mex
leo which has made 1t doubtful wheth
er even the most elementary and fund
amental rights either of her own peo
pie or of the citizens Of other coun-
tries resident within her territory can
long be successfully safeguarded and
which threatens II long continued to
imperil the interests of peace. order
and tolerable life in the lands imme.
diately to the south Of US.
Even IL the usurper had succeeded
In his purposes, in despite Of the o
~stitution Of the republic and the rights
Of its people. he would have set up
nothing but a p~recarious and hateful
power which could have lasted but a
little while and whose eventual down
fall would have left the country in a
more deplorable condition than ever
But he has not succeeded. He has for
feited the respect and the moral sup
port eve Of those who were ut one
time willing to see him succeed. Little
by little he has been completely isolat
ed. BY a little every day his power
and prestige are crumbling. and the
collapse Is not far away. We shall
not. | believe. be obliged to alter on,
policy Of watchful waiting And then.
when the end comes. we shall hope to
see constitutional order restored in dis
tressed Mexico by the concert and en-
ergy of such Of her leaders as prefer
the liberty Of their people to their own
ambitions
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

vote of the people expressed at pri.
maries. The message in full is as fol,
lows:
Gentlemen of the Congress-ln pur-
suance Of my constitutional duty to
''give to the congress information of
the state Of the Union" I take the lib
erty Of addressing you on several mat.
particularly to engage the attention of
your honorable body. as Of all who
study the welfare and progress of the
nation.
shall ask your indulgence il | 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 depart.
ments 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 alb
b%reviation to which | should have to
subject it. | shall submit to you the
reports Of the heads Of several depart.
ments in which these subjects are set
forth in careful details and beg that
they may receive the thoughtful atten-
ton of your committees and Of all
members Of the congress 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 en-.
phasis OH my part unnecessary.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
FAvoRs DIRECT ELECTIONS.

Would Retain Conventions, Delegates
to 30 Nominees For Office, Whose
Duty It Would 30 to Frame Plat
forms.
l turn to u subject which | hope can
be handled promptly and without seri-
GUS controversy Of any kind. mean
the method Of selecting nominees for
the presidency of the United States. l
feel confident that ] do not misinte:-
pref the wishes or the expectations Of
the country when | urge the prompt
enactment Of legislation which will
provide for primary elections through.
out the country at which the voters Of
the several parties may choose their
nominees for the presidency without
the Intervention of nominating conven.
lions. ! venture the suggestion that
this legislation should provide for the
retention, Of party conventions, but
only for the purpose Of declaring and
accepting the verdict of the primaries
and formulating the platforms Of the
parties. and | suggest that these con,
ventions should consist not of dele
gates chosen for this single purpose.
but Of the nominees for congress. the
nominees for vacant seats In the SEN
ate of the United States. the senators
whose terms have not yet closed. the
national committees and the candi-
dates for the presidency themselves,
in order that platforms may be framed
by those responsible to the people for
carrying them into effect.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
PRESIDENT MAKES KNOWN
HIS philippine POLICY.

President Wilson's policy to-
ward the Philippine Islands 10
made clear in his message. He
urges the development Of the
Philippines, always keeping in
view ultimate Independence Of
the islanders. While he does not
believe they r ready for self
government today he believes
that eventually they will be. He
points out Improvement that has
recently been made by calling
attention to the fact that more
natives have been appointed on
the Philippine commission than
ri tho case previously.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
VIEWS on CURRENCY BILL.

Urges Measure That Will Prove 6ene.
fit to Farmers-Hopss For Quick Ac.
ton.
turn to matters of domestic con-
Germ. You already have under consid-
Grafton a bill for the reform Of n
system of banking and currency, for
which the country waits with impa-
thence. as for something fundamental
to it's whole business life and necessa
ry to set credit free from arbitrary
and artificial restraints. | need not
say how earnestly ! hope for its early
enactment into law. I take leave to
beg that the whole energy and atten-
ton Of the senate be concentrated
upon it till the matter Is successfully
disposed of And yet l feel that the
request is not needed-that the mem
bers of that great house need no urg
ing in this service to the country.
1 present to you in addition the ur
gent necessity that special provision
be made also for facilitating the credits
needed by the farmers Of the country.
The pending currency bill does the
farmers a great service. 1t puts them
upon an equal footing with other bust
ness men and masters of enterprise, az
It should. and upon its passage they
will find 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 spe,
cial privilege. such rs extending to
them the credit of the government
itself. What they need and should OBJ
tain is legislation which will. make
their own abundant and substantial
credit available as a foun.
dalton for joint. concerted. local nc.
ton in their own behalf In getting the
capital they must use. 1t Is to this we
should nov address ourselves.
II has. singularly enough. come Il
pass that we have allowed the indus
try Of farms to lag behind the
other activities Of the country In II,
development | need not stop g tel
you how fundamental to the NE of TIL
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

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ference of purpose between them. The
resources In question must be used.
but not destroyed or wasted: used. but
not mOnopolized upon any narrow idea
of individual rights as against the
abiding interests of communities. That
a policy a be worked out by confer
m and concession which will release
these and yet not leopard
or dissipate them l for one have no
doubt. and it can be done on lines OF
regulation which need be no less &C
ceptable to the people and government.
of the nation at large. whose heritage
these resources are. We must bend
our counsels to this end A common
purpose ought to make agreement
easy.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
PROBLEM IN ALASKA.

Ur0ss Development BY Nation of Nat
urai Resources and Full Tsrritorial
Form of 0ovsrnmsnt.
u duty faces us With regard to Alas
IA which seems to me very pressing
and very imperative: perhaps 4 should
~ q double duty. for It concerns both
the political and the material develop
ssment Of the territory. The psople of
Alaska should be given the full terr5
Storial form 0f government. and Alas.
a. i storehouse, should BE- unlock
IA. One KEY 70 Il 3 4 system of ran.
ways, These the government should
build and administer. ana the
sportS and terminals II should it0e5f
8ssntrol "A ~ intsrsSt u "a WAo wish
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
WANTS TREATIES RATIFIED.
Asserts That United States Leads In
Peace Negotiations.

Peace Negotiations.
The country. | am thankful to say, Is
at peace with all the world. and many
happy manifestations multiply about US
of a growing cordially and sense OF
community of interest among the n a
lions. foreshadowing an age of settled
peace and good will. More and more
readily each decade do the nations
manifest their willingness to bind them
selves by solemn treaty to the proc
esses of peace. the processes Of frank
ness and fair concession. So far the
United States has stood at the front Of
such negotiations. She will. earnest
" hope and confidently believe, give
fresh proof Of her sincere adherence to
the cause Of international friendship
by ratifying the several treaties of ar
bitration awaiting renewal by the sen-
ate.
In addition to these it has been the
privilege of the department of state to
gain the assent, in principle. of no less
than t~hirty-one nations, representing
four-ifths of the population. of the
world. to the negotiation of treaties by
which it shall be agreed that whenever
differences of interest or of policy arise
which cannot be resolved by the ordi-
nary processes of diplomacy they shall
be publicly analysed, discussed and re
ported upon by a tribunal chosen by
tie parties before either nation deter.
mines it, purse Of action.
There II only ~ possible standard
~ which to determine controversies
uekween the United States and other
1SstdOns. and that Is compounded Of
tnsse two ~elemsnts-our own honor
- ~ ehl1eatiOns to the peace OF. the
xugsA y t1st 90 compounded ought
10y o b mads to govern both The
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
URGES CURRENCY REFORM
TO eENEFIT THE FARMER.

President Wilson in his mes
sage urges the immediate pas
sage Of currency legislation. He
asserts that business interests Of
the nation arc waiting N the OK
pected law before making large
new investments or developing
resources. The president also
calls attention to conditions az
they exist at present, which
make It very difficult for the
farmer to finance his crop. He
urges in his annual message pro-
visions that will safeguard the
farmer, help his credit and pre-.
vent a repetition Of the neoes.
sity for the governmemnt to de-
posit large sums Of money IN
the southern and western states
90 az to aid the producer, ~ was
the case last fall.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT.

Urges Legislation to Safeguard Work.
men Both on Land and ssa-Point.
Out Needed Economical Reforms.
Three or four matters Of special i'm
portance and significance I beg that
you will permit me to mention in clos.
ing.
Our bureau Of mines ought to be
equipped and empowered to render
even more efectual service than It rem
ders nowin improving the conditions Of
mine labor and making the mines more
economically productive as well as
more safe This is an all important
part of the work Of conservation. and
ergy lies ever nearer to our interest
than the preservation from waste Of
our material u
We owe it in mere justice to the rail
way employees of the country to pro-
vide for them a fair and effective EN-
ployer's liability act: and a law that
we can stand by in this matter will be
10 less to the advantage of those who
administer the railroads Of the coun.
try than to the advantage Of those
whom they employ. The experience
Of a large number of the states album
dainty proves this.
We ought to devote ourselves to
meeting pressing demands of plain
justice like this as earnestly as to the
accomplishment Of political and eco
nomic reforms. Social justice comes
first Law Is the machinery for its
realization and is vital only as It ex
presses and embOdies It.
An international congress for the dis
cussiOn Of all questions that affect safe
ty ut sea Is now sitting In London at
the suggestion Of u own government.
So soon as the conclusions Of that con.
gress can be learned and considered
we ought to address ourselves. among
other things. to the prompt alienation
Of the very unsafe. unjust and burden.
some conditions which now surround
the employment Of sailors and render
It extremely difficult to obtain the
services OF spirited and competent men
such as every ship needs If 1t Is to be
safely handled and brought to port
May l not express the very real
pleasure | have experienced In coop.
Grating with this congress and sharing
with it the lab0rs Of common service
to which it has devoted itself 80 unre-
servedly during the past eve months
Of accomplishing concentration upon
tha hnsinoas Of 1o~pislatiOn? Surely II
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

Washington, d. Gin his message.
delivered ut a joint session Of the
houses Of congress at the beginning Of
the second session of the Sixty third
congress. President Wilson urged i'm.
mediate currency legislation. devoted
considerable space to the needs Of the
farmers and referred to the Mexican
crisis. The Sherman antitrust law. he
said. should be changed SO that its
exact meaning would be clearer. The
president also urged the choice Of
presidential nominees by the direct
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05
PHILIPPINE CONTROL.

Must Hold Ultimate Independence In
View and Strive to Fit FiIip,nos For
Self Government at Future Date.
These are all matters Of vital do
nestle concern. and besides them, out.
side the charmed circle Of our own ma
tiOnal life in which our affections com
mand us, as we'll as u cOnsciences.
there stand nj our obligations toward
u territories over e a Here we are
trustees. Porto Rico. Hawaii. the Phil.
ippines. are ours. indeed. but not ours
to do what we please with. Such ter
ritories. once regarded as mere posses
sions. are nO longer to be selfshly ex-
plotted: they are part Of the domain Of
public conscience and Of s~erviceable
and enlightened craftsmanship.
We must administer them for the
people who live in them and with the
same sense Of responsibility to them as
toward III W people in our domestic
affairs. No doubt we shall success.
fully enough bind Porto Rico and the
Hawaiian Islands to ourselves by ties
Of justice and interest and affection.
ut the performance Of our duty to
ward the Philippines is a nor din
cult and debatable matter. We can
satisfy the obligations of generous JUS
tice toward the people Of Porto Rico
by giving the ample and familiar
rights and privileges accorded Il own
citizens in our own territories and our
OBLIGATIONS toward the people Of Ha
wall by perfecting the provisions for
self government already granted them.
but In the Philippines we must 60 fur
ther. We must hold steadily in view
their ultimate independence. and we
must move toward the time Of that
independence as steadily as the way
can be cleared and the foundations
thoughtfully and permanently laid.
Acting under the authority conferred
upon the president by congress. ! have
already accorded the people Of the is
lands a majority in both houses of
their legislative body by appointing
i've instead Of four native citizens to
the membership Of the commission. I
believe that in this way we shall make
proof Of their capacity in counsel and
their sense of responsibility in the ex-
ercise Of political power and that the
success Of this step will be sure to
clear our view for the steps which are
to follow.
Step by step we should extend and
perfect the system Of self government
In the islands. making test Of them and
modifying them as experience discloses
their successes and their failures; that
we should more and more put under
the control of the native citizens Of the
archipelago the essential instruments
Of their life. their local instrumental.
sts6s Of government. their schools. all
the common interests Of their commu-
mites and so by counsel and experience
set up a. government which All the
world will see to be suitable to q PEG
pie whose affairs + under their own
control.
At last. ! hope and believe. we are
beginning to gain the confidence Of the
Filipino peoples. By their counsel and
experience. rather than BY our own.
we shall learn how best to serve them
and how soon it will be possible and
wise to withdraw our supervision. Let
d. once find the path and set out with
arm and confident tread upon It, and
we shall not wander from II or finger
HuDon Il.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

G8tO0 - GB0 DSV0OS0O0 " ~ bOU
Our thoughts may ordinarily b Con
centrated upon the cities and the hive
Of industry. upon the cries Of the
crowded market place and the clangor
Of the factory. but 1t Is from the quiet
~interspaces Of the open valleys and the
free hillsides that we draw the sources
Of life and Of prosperity. from the
farm and the ranch. from the forest
and the mine. Without these every
street would be silent. every Office de.
serted. every factory fallen into disre-
pair. &
And yet the farmer does not stand
upon the same footing with the fOres.
ter and the miner In the market Of
credit. He Is the servant of the sea
n Nature determines. how long be
must wait for his crops and will not
be buried in her processes. He may
give his note. but the eason Of its
maturity depends upon the season
when his crop natures and lies ut the
gates Of the market where his prod.
ucts are sold. And the security he
gives is Of a character not known in
the brokers' Office Or as famiiiarly az
1t might be ON the counter Of the
banker +
The agricultural department of the
government is seeking to assist aa
eve before to make farming an ETH
cient business, Of wide cooperative ef-
fort. in quick touch with the markets
for foodstuffs. The farmers and the
government will henceforth work to
gether as real partners In this field.
where we now begin to see our way
very clearly and where many intelli-
gent plans are already being put into
execution.
The treasury Of the United States
has by a timely and well considered
distribution Of its deposits facilitated
the moving Of the crops in the present
season and prevented the scarcity Of
available funds too often experienced
at such times. But we must not allow
ourselves to depend upon extraOrdi
nary expedients. We must add the
means by which the farmer may make
his credit constantly and easily avail
able and command when he will the
capital by which to support and ex-
pand his business. We lag behind
many other great countries of the mod
ern world in attempting to do this
Systems Of rural credit have been
studied and developed on the other
side Of the water while We left our
farmers to shift for themselves In the
ordinary money market You have
but to look about you in any rural dis
trict to see the result. the handicap
and embarrassment which have been
put upon those who produce our food.
Conscious Of this backwardness and
neglect on our part, the congress re
Gently authorized the creation OF a
special commission to study the vari
Gus systems of rural credit which have
been put into operation in Europe. and
this commission is already prepared
to report. Its report ought to make It
easier for us to determine what meth
DDS will be best suited to our own
farmers. I hope and believe that the
committees Of the senate and house
will address themselves to this matter
with the most fruitful results. and I
believe that the studies and recently
formed plans Of the department Of az
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS- ::

Chief Executive Discusses the
Mexican Crisis. the Currency
Bill. the Sherman Law, Nomi.
nation of President by Direct
Vote at Primaries and Other
Matters of importance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

riculture may be made to serve them
very greatly In their work of framing
appropriate and adequate legislation.
It would be indiscreet and presump.
tuous in any one to dogmatize upon so
great and many sided a question. but
I feel confident that common counsel
will produce the results we must all
desire.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

tons and the Interpretation Of those
already assumed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-12-05

regard to their enterprises ana invest
ments and a clear path indicated
which they can travel without anxiety.
1t IL as important that they should be
relieved Of embarrassment and set
free to prosper AZ that private monop-
oily should be destroyed. The ways OF
action should be thrown wide open.