Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-12-03
these things, is the key piece of the whole

these things, Is the key piece of the whole
structure.
its o~pportuneness. It is brought to its
imperatively needed. The wal which has
involved the whole of the heart of Europe
states should mobilize It's resources In the
most effective way possible and make her
credit and her usefulness good for the
service of the whole world. 1t has created.
too, special difficulties, peculiar situations
TO be dealt with. like the great embar-
rassnent in selling our immense cotton
crop, which all the world needs, but
against which for the time being the mar
kets OF the world are in danger of being
artificially shut. This situation the bank
ers or the country are meeting SO far as
possible IN a businesslike fashion. and in
the spirit of the new time which is OPEN
ing pefore us. The railroads of the coun-
tfy are almost as much affected, not SO
lhueh because their business is surtailed
Iion by doubt as to their earning capacity.
There Is no other interest so central to
me business welfare of the country as
thls. NO doubt, in the light of the new
Gay with Its new understandings, the
Efopie'1s OF the railroads will also be met
ana dealt with in a spirit Of candor and
justice.
Future Clear and Bright.
FOR the future is clear and bright, with
promise of the best things. While there
WIS agitation and suspicion and distrust
ana bitter complaint OF wrongs, groups
ana classes We're at war with one another,
ana dld not see that their interests were
common and suffered only when separated
mental wrongs once righted, as they may
now easily and quickly be, all difference
VIII clear away. We are all in the same
boat, though apparently we had forgotten
IT. we now know the port for which we
are bound. We have and shall have more
anu more, as our new understandings
rlpen, a common discipline of patriotic
purpose. We shall advance together, with
d new spirit, a. new enthusiasm, a new
cordially of spirited cooperation. 1t is
9n inspiring prospect; Our task Is hence
1erest, but for all the interests or the
country as a united whole.
Ihe future will be very different from
the past. which we shall presently look
upon, L venture TO say, as If upon a bad
dream. The future will be different in ac-
ZION ana different in spirit, a time of heal
ing. because a time of just dealing and
cooperation between men made equal be-
fore the law in fact as well as in name.
am speaking of this because the new
banking system seems to me to symbolic
an OF 1t. The opening of the federal re-
serve banks seems to me to be the princi-
pal agency we have created for the eman-
clpation we seek. The 10th of November.
l9l4, VIII be notable as marking the time
when We were best able to ealize Just
what had happened.
In the anxious times through which we
nave peen passing you have, my dear Mr..
Secretary, been able to do many note
worthy things to strengthen and facili-
tate the business operations of the coun-
try. Henceforth you nave a new instru-
ment at hand which will render many
parts of your task easy. I heartily con-
graduate you on the part you yourself
played in it's conception and creation
and upon the successful completion of the
difficult work of organization. A new day
has dawned for the beloved country whose
lasting prosperity and happiness we so
earnestly desire. Sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.