Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-20
GALLERIES PACKED TO HEAR
VIEWS ON .susiNEss PEACE
AND INDUSTRIAL FREEDOM"
PORTIONS or suaoEsrIoNs
RECEIVED IN SILENCE
Word Of Caution in Dealing With Big
Businsss Fails 70 Meet Witt Demon.
strat;ons Of Approvst-Rspub'ieans
Lead Applause When Enlarged Pow.
srs For Commerce Board Advocated.

W0Snln8IOns Jous ZV.-1IcHAOeuL VIII
son left the White House at 12:te
o'clock to deliver his message on trust
legislation to q joint session Of con-
gress. Both the house and senate met
at noon and recessed when the sena-
tors, two by two. flled over to the house
for the presidents address.
House galleries were packed. Mrs.
Wilson ana others Of the presidents
family occupied places. while the Dip
Iomatic corps was well represented.
A joint committee met the president
in Speaker Clark's Office to conduct him
to the rostrum. The president arrived
at the capitol at 1925. Both houses
were assembled and waiting for his ap-
pearance.
crsstsd With chesrs.
The president was ushered into the
crowded chamber at 1920 O'Clock.
while the audience arose and gave him
prolonged applause and cheers. The
president began reading promptly at
1880 o'clock. His auditors gave rapt
attention.
The scene was q colorful one and no
vious occasions when the president,
setting aside precedent that had pre-
vailed since George Washington's time,
came to the halls Of conGress to adj
dress the national legislative body in
person. The high banked galleries
presented wave Of color. On tho
floor tho legislators in somber conven-
tional garb packed the hall to its ut
most corners.
Cabinet Msmbsrs There.
Secretaries Daniels, Garrison and
Williams and Postmaster Gsnsral
Burieson had seats on the floor and the
other oninials were clustered about the
speakers sda1a. HuhdrSds uf peopl1
straiping for . xiimpss 0f the president
and unable to obtain admission packed
the halls Of the capitol. The round of
applause that began when the prsGi-
dent entered. was only stilled by Mr..
Wilson's evident desire 70 proceed with
his reading. and as he began to read
one might almost have heard q pin
drop. III
As the president read hts message Of
''Business Peace and Industrial Free
DOM" ~ the administration support
ers called It. he frequently was inter-
rupted with long applause and at times
approaching cheering.
His reference to interlocking direc-
torates was received without demon
stration, but when he reached the pro-
posAl to authorize the interstate COM
merce commission to regulate the n
operations of railroads, q burst
OF applause halted the reading and the
president had to wait for It to subside.
Republicans Applaud.
His declaration that the laws should
tear nothing up by the roots and that
mo sweeping or novel change is neces-
sary' was received with attentive ST.
lence. Republican Leader James Mann
led the applause that greeted the dec
for giving the interstate COM
merce commission power to regulate
railroad finances.
Another round Of applause greeted
the statement as to railroad control
with it's declaration that "the business
Of production must be separated from
the business Of transportation
The declaration for an interstate
trade commission was received in 81
lence, and applause greeted the state
ment that penalty and punishment
should fall not on business itself, but
upon the individuals who used the in
struments of business to those things
which public policy and common prac-
tice condemn"
Loud applause greeted the conclusion
Of the address at 1881 o'clock.