The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-12-18

strongly urged by President Wilson in
his Message to congress today. The
president pointed out that the markets
or the greater part OF the world are
empty and that ours is the duty to sup
ply the needs not only Of the coun-
tries of Europe, but also Of the coun-
tries when hitherto have looked to
Europe for their supplies. The mes
sage in part follows:
The session upon which you are now
entering will be the closing session of
the SiXty-third congress. a congress, |
venture to say, which Will long be re-
membered for the great body of
thoughtful and constructive work
which 1t has done. in loyal response
to the thought and needs OF the coun-
try.
While We have worked at our tasks
Of peace the circumstances Of the
whole age have been altered by war.
What we have done for our own land
and u own people we did with the
best that vas in us, whether Of char
acter or OF intelligence, with sober
enthusiasm and a confidence ia the
principles upon which we were acting
which sustained us at every step Of
the difficult undertaking; but it is
done. It has passed from our hands.
We face lex tasks, have been facing
them these six months. must face them
III the months to come-face them
without partisan feeling. like men
who have forgotten everything but a
common duty and the fact that we are
representatives Of a great people
whose thought is not of us but Of what
America owes TO herself and to all
mankind in such circumstances as
these upon which We look amazed and
anxious.
Europe win Need Our Help.
War has interrupted the mean of
trade not only but also the processes
OF production. IN Europe it is destroy
ing men and wholesale and
upon Il scale unprecedented and ap-
paliing. There is reason to fear that
the time is near, If II be not already
at hand. when several of the coun-
tries of Europe will find it difficult to
do for their people what they have
hitherto been always easily able to do.
many essential and fundamental
things. at any rate they will need orr
help and our manifold services as they
have never needed them before: and
we should be ready, more fit and
ready than We have ever been.
Il is Of equal consequence that the
nations whom Europe has usually sup
Piled with innuinarable articles of
manufacture and commerce can now
get only a snall part of what they
formerly imported aid eagerly look
"a It's to supply their al bur empty
markets. Here are markets which we
must supply and We must find the
means q action.
We Need Ships.
It Is 4 very practical matter, a mat
ter Of ways and means. We have the
resources, but are We fully ready to
use them2 And II We can made ready
what we have. have we the means At
hand to distribute II? We are not fully
neither have We the means OF
We are willing, but we
not fully able. We have the wish
to serve aud to serve greatly. ener-
ously; but we are not prepared as we
should be. We are rot ready to mo
bilize our resources at once. We are
prepared to use them immediately
and at their best. without delay and
without waste.
To speak plainly We have grossly
erred in the way in which we have
and hindered the development
Of our merchant marine. AND now.
We need ships, we have not got
them.
| lave come to ask YOU to remedy
md correct these mistakes and omis-
The time and the circum-
are extraordinary, and so
must Il efforts be also.
Use and Conservation.
Fortunately, two great measures.
SohA0ifCQ, tAG III ~ uIliOChy
proper safeguards, the
of the national domain, the other to
encourage the use Of the navigable
waters outside that domain for the
generation OF power, have already
passed the house of representatives
are ready for immediate consider
alton and action by the senate. With
deepest earnestness | urge their
prompt passage.
And there is another great piece of
which awaits and should
the sanction Of the senate:
| mean the bill which gives a larger
Measure of selfgovernment to the peo-
10 OF the Philippines. | cannot believe
hat the senate will let this great
of constructive justice await
he action Of another congress. It's
loasa&o would nobly crown the record