Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-05
POOL INTERESTS,
ASSERTS WILSON
President Insists Cooperation Be-
tween Business and Government
in Framing Laws Needed.
BIG FOOD SHORTAGE COMING


WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.--Co-opera-
tion between business and the gov
eminent in framing laws for the
benefit Of all the people was urged
by President Wilson last night in an
address before several hundred rep
resentative business men here attend
ing the annual convention OF the
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States. He declared that I'VE must
all pool our interests" In order to dis
cover the best means for handling
public problems.
The creation IN the United States in
time OF peace OF the same kind OF united
spirit which moves nations during wars
was advocated by the president who re-
marked that when peace IL as handsome
as war there will be no wars and when
men engage In the pursuits OF peace In
the came spirit OF self sacrifice as they
engage in wars wars will disappear"
bigger Shortage ComfnE.
The president predicted that while there
Is shortage OF food in the world now,
the shortage will be much greater later.
lie pointed out that under the guidance
OF the Department OF Agriculture efforts
may be made by farmers in the United
States to grow more grain, In order thai
the world may be fed.
Speaking OF the foreign trade OF ths
United States the president asked that
business men devise some way Of allow
ing exporters, IN the United states to com
blne TO secure common selling agencies
and 10 give long time credits In such 9
way that these cooperative devices may
be open 10 the use OF al. lie declared
! that apparently the antitrust laws pro
hibIted such combinations now but he
would favor a change TIA nethod TAR C
\ all could be found.
Surveying the Work.
We spoke of the work being done ny
the bureau OF foreign and domestic COM
merce in surveying the world for th'
benefit of all business men, Business
men themselves are to blame II inteili
gent laws affecting them are not framed
the president asserted.
lie added that they should come out int
the open and use their knowledge Of con
ditions 10 bring about fair laws to pre-
, vent business evils.
The. Mexican question was menuone'
nv Mr.. Wilson as an example Of the diff
cslty he had in gettlng accurate intor
nation.
GettlnE Education,
81 agreed with colleague OF mine i
: the cabinet" said the presidents "th
; other day that We had never attended !
, our lives before "A school to compare wit
: that We were now attending for the pun
pose OF gaining liberal education.
. "of course I learn great many thins
that are not so. But the interestin
thing about It Is this; Things that al
!, not so do not match. II YOU hear enouR
( OF them you sec there ia no pattern whs
ever. II Is crazy Quilt. Whereas u
truth always matches piece for piee
with other parts of the truth.
NO man can lilo consistently and
l cannot lie about everything II he tall
to YOU long. So that would guarant'
that II enough liars talked TO you 80
n would get the truth.
a Il had somewhat that experience abo'
: Mexico and that was about the on
a way In which learned anything thl
a was 30 for there have been vivid ilnagin
lions and many special interests whi'
have depicted things as they wished n
to believe them TO be Ar