The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-11
PRESIDENT DECLARES "UNLOOK-
ED FOR INTERNATIONAL SIT
UATION" MAKES THIS
NECESSARY.
"AMERICA GREATER THAN
PARTY" SAYS EXECUTIVE
Points to Fruitful" Session Of Con-
gress ana Asserts Great Construc-
tive Program Has Been Carried
Through Upon Which to
Make an Appeal.

Washington. Sept. s. - President
Wilson has announced he will not
make a speech during the coming cam
paign. He declared his intention Of
staying on the job" because of the
unlocked for international situation"
information in Letter.
The president made known his in
tentions in a letter TO Representative
Doremus of Michigan. chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee,
who had written him asking whether
he would make a speaking campaign
this fall. The correspondence was
made public at the White House.
Days Big for Destiny.
America is greater than any par
ty,' the president wrote. America
can not properly be served by any man
who for a moment measures his inter
est against her advantage. The time
has come for great things. These are
days big for destiny for the United
States as for the other nations IF the
world.
"A little wisdom, a little courage, a
little se%lf-forgetful devotion may. UNI
der God, turn that destiny this way
or that. Great hearts. great natures
will respond. Even little men will re-
jOice to be stimulated and guided and
set an heroic example.
Let Men Forget Selves.
Parties will fare we'll enough with
out nursing if the men who make them
up and the men who lead them forget
themselves to serve a cause and set a
great people forward on the path of
liberty and peace"
Despite his determination to make
no speeches, Mr.. Wilson will take
occasion as opportunity offers to state
and perhaps Iestate 10 the country in
the clearest and most convincing
terms | can command, the things
which the Democratic party has at
tempted to do
Asks Congress to Remain.
The president asked that congress
Remain to do their work Of neces-
sary and pressing service and bring
ii to a successful conclusion"
He said, however, that he saw moth
ing TO keep congress in session after
the emergency work is finished.
The president had been asked to
speak In Iowa, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Maine, and other states. He had pre-
viously told those who asked him that
he would make no promises until he
saw what the general situation was.
Calls This Fruitful Session.
The letter opens as follows:
The close of a very extraordinary
session of congress is at hand which
has, ] venture to say, been more fruit
full in important legislation of perma-
nent usefulness to the country than
any session of congress within the
memory of the active public men of
our generation. a great constructive
program has been carried through, for
which the country has long waited.
and has been carried through with the
approval and support of judicious men
of all parties; and we have abundant
reason to congratulate ourselves upon
the record that has been made during
the busy II months we have devoted
to our Legislative task. Certainly, in
ordinary circumstances, If we were
free TO disengage ourselves for the
purpose. we would be warranted in
now directing our energies to a great
campaign in support of an appeal TO
the country to give us the encourage
ment of its Endorsement at the autumn
elections"