Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-22
Delivers Message Dealing
With Problem of Ruling
the big Interests"
HOUSE IS CROWDED
WITH RAPT THRONG
President Is Cheered Wher
introduced; Remarks
Get Much Applause

Washington, D. c., Jan. 20.-Presl'
dent Wilson left tie white house at
TITO o'clock to daliver his "'essage on
trust legislation II joint session OF
congress. Both the house and senate
met at noon and recessed while the
senator's, two by two, filed over to the
hall of the house for the president
address about 1890 o'clock.
House galleries were packed. MRS.
Wilson and others of the president
family occupied places while the dip
lomatic corps was we'll represented
and the floor was crowded with Varl-
Ous government officials.
I A Joint committee met the president
in Speaker Clark's office to conduct
him to the rostrum.
The president arrived at the capital
at 1L:25 o'clock. Both houses were
assembled and waiting for his appear
ance.
The president was ushered into the
crowded chamber at 1928 o'clock
while the audience rose and gave him
prolonged applause and cheers. The
president took his place at the clerk s
desk and began reading promptly at
1880. His auditors gave rapt atten-
ton.
Balconies Crowded.
The scene was a colorful one and no
less dramatic than on any of the previ-
GUS occasions when the president, set
ing aside precedents that had pre-
vailed since George Washington's time,
came to the hall of congress to address
the national legislative body in per-
son. The high banked galleries pre-
scented a wave of color. The floor leg
islators in somber conventional garb,
packed the hall to it's utmost corner.
Secretaries Garrison, Daniels and Will
son and Postmaster General Burleson
had seats on the floor and the other
officials were clustered about the
speakers desk.
The round of applause that began
when the president entered was only
stilled by Mr.. Wilson's evident desire
to proceed with his reading, and as he
began in a clear voice that carried
, throughout the chamber, one might al
most have heard a pin drop.
Cheers Interrupt Talk.
AS the president read his message
of business peace and industrial free
dom" as the administration supporters
called it, he frequently was interrupted
with long applause and at times. de-
monstrations approaching cheering.
His reference to interlocking direc-
torates was received without demon
stration, but when he referred to the
proposal to authorize the interstate
commerce commission to regulate the
financial operations of railroads
burst of applause halted the reading
and the president had to wait for it to
subside His declaration that the laws
should tear nothing up by the roots
and that mo sweeping or novel change
is necessary" was received with atten-
tiveness. Republican Leader James R.
Mann led the applause that greeted
the declaration of giving the interstate
commerce commission power to regu-
late railroad finances.
Another round Of applause greeted
the statement as to railroad control
with it's declaration that business Of
production must be separated from the
business of transportation
The declaration for an interstate
trade commission was received in si-
ence and applause greeted the state
ment that penalties and punishment
should fall not on business itself but
on the individuals who use the instru-
ments of business to those things
which public policy and sound business
practice condemns"