The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-08
Legislative Program Is Com pleted, He Says, and Road Is Open to "Ungrudged, Unclouded Success. : DIGREssES FROM
 TEXT OF MESSAGE Appearing Tn Person Before Congress, President Gets Hearty Welcome De plores Militarism Spirit.

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 Washington. Dec. e-President Wil- son departed from the prepared text Of his annual address to congress to- day which was devoted principally to answering those who contend the United States is unprepared for na- tIonal defense, to give notice to the business world that the legislative pro- gram of his administration as it af- fects regulation of business was vir- tuaIIy completed. He. said it had re- suited in a clear rad for business to travel to ssunc1ouded success.
 Honest businessmen, the President said, need have nothing to fear ia treading the way outlined in the trust and currency bills While the Presi- dent dealt but sbrief1y upon the sub- jeet, his words were interpreted as an assurance that no further important business legislation was contemplated.
 The Presidents remarks in full with relation to business IegIsIatlon were as fo1lowss
 Our program of Legislation with re- gard to the regulation of business is &now virtually complete. It has been put forth, as we intended, as a whole, and leaves no conjeCture as to what is and firm Before business. It is a road which 1t can travel without fear or mbarrassment. It is road to un- srudged, unclouded success Tn it every honest man, every man who 1e9ssves that the public interest is part fof his own interest, may walk with perfect confidence, :,
 In the text of his address which touched upon the administration leg is1atiye program for the session. urging passage of bills. for Philippine Independence. government 4 owned merchant marine and some other pro i jeets begun but unfinished at the last session, the President devoted much time. to the question of national de- fense. sdepIoring q policy of m1litar tsna.
 The Democratic Tnep1bers Of both 1l houses greeted with applause and laughter his declaration that some among us are nervous and excfted's and that I've shall not turn America [ into a military camp
 And especially when half the world is on fire said the President. I've shall be careful to- make our moral insurance against the spread of the conf1agration very definite and certain and adequate indeed. z
 This sentiment SWas favorabIy re- 2 The Presidents address, the longest he has yet delivered to Congress, oc- cupied about 40 minutes in the read- ! ing.
 Galleries packed to doors and Sem. ators and representatives crowd ed House. awaited the arrival Of the. President Seven members of the cabinet had seats just before the speakers desk, including Secretary Bryan who deserted his usual place in the diplomatic gaI1ery.
 The President enteHed the cham Der exactly at 12:30 o'clock. greeted by applause and cheers as he shook hands with the Speaker and the Vice President. A moment later he began reading his address.
 The President began reading slowly and deliberately and his voice was a frifIe husky. He was first interrupt ed when he asserted that i've have stunted and hindered the growth of OUT merchant marine" Scattered ap- pfause greeted the statement.
 After speaking of the .snotable rec. fQrd' of legislation of the adnai if1istra-s tfon, the President departed from the text of his prepared address to say :; that the program of the administra- stion with regard to legislation affect ing business tis now virtually com sp1eted.' 2
 It had been put forth by Congress. ist1le President continued. ssas we in tended as a hope, and needs no con- lecture as to what was inten ded,'
 The road for business to travel, the Presid dent declared, was "c1ear and firm . A road which business could travel without fear; ]" road to un-a c1ouded success
 In it, the President declared, z Every honest man may walk with eonfidence.''
 More handelappfng greeted the Presidents s statement that the bill for the building of government shipping lines to South and Central America was imperative.
 The Democratic side of the cham Der appIauded- loudly and at length when the President, in discussing na- tiona1 defense, declared that the coun- try never would Joe ready in time of peace stto put in the field a nation of men trained to arms. 2 Another outbuFst greeted his declaration against a compulsory military service
 Judge Burpee in the superior court today handed down a decision in the action of Benjamin Harris of Darien against Arthur ". Weed and otEers of Stamford. The court finds. Harris is entitled to certain property in parien about which there was a dis ptItes