Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-26
WILSON. IALkST0
VIRGINIA EDITORS
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Communicates to World at
Large Through the Press
4 Association.
REMARKABLE SPEECH
Executive Calls Attention to Bene-
fetal Work of Administration and
Purpose to Finish Program.

of Virginia as. a vehicle yesterday for
the transmission to the country OF
one of the most remarkable speeches
of his career. There was no intima-
ton that the President woulG do any
thing more than greet the EDITORS
when they called upon him at the
.,hite House yesterday.
The editors and their families left
here yesterday morning at $40
o'clock on special train on the
Washington-Virginia Railway. After
delightful automobile ride through
the parks of Washington and luncheon
at the Chamber of Commerce they
proceeded to the White House, where
at 2:15 they were received by the
President. Charles B. Cooke ex-
president of the association, intro
duced the editors to Mr.. Wilson and
Trade a brief address, in which he
praised the work of the administra-
tion.
Congressman c. C. Carlin was pres
ent and also Inpade few remarks.
President Wilson, it will be remem-
bered. after his induction into office,
conferred with newspaper men, and,
in a way, took them into his conf,
dence at the outset. He was as flrm-
" convinced yesterday as ever that
his course was proper, and he was as
read; az ever to have a heart-to-heart
talk with the representatives OF Vlr-
ginia journals, realizing, as he does,
that they play an important part IN
moulding public sentiment. In his ad-
dress to the association, among other
::hings he said:
81 think it is appropriate, in re-
ceiving you, to say just a work or Two
in assistance of your judgment
about the existing conditions. You
are largely responsible for:the state ate o.
public opinion. You furnish the pub
lie with information and in your edl'
torials you furnish; it with the inter
nretation of that information. We
are in the presence of business sit
uations swhich.is .variouslys interpreted
Here in Washington, through the
Bureau of Commerce. and other In
strumentalities, that are at our dis DIS
posal and through a correspondence
which comes into US from all parts OF
the nation, we are perhaps in a posi-
ton to- judge Of the actual condition Of
business better than those can judge
who are at any other single poin
in the country, andi want to say tc
YOU; that, as a matter Of fact, the
signs of very strong business re-
yival are becoming lrore and more
evident from day to day."
After reciting the beneficial effect
experienced from the reformed meas
urs which have been enacted TN
nresent Democratic Congress, tn
President concluded as follows: =.
"It is a matter of conscience, a
we'll as matter of large public policy
to do what this Congress I am nov
certain is going to io-fnish the pro
gram. And l do not think it IS 60
ing to take very long time. be
lieve that the. temper of those en-
gagged in this great thing is admira
BILE; that the various elements some
times in antagonism. in the Congress
of the United States are drawing to
gether and that we shall witness a
early. statesmanlike result for whic
We shall all have abundant reason t
be thankful"
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