Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16
Urges American Business Men
to Mobilize Their Resources
for United States Part in the
Worlds Affairs.
MAKES ATTACK ON M0.0P0LY
Chief Executive Also Declares
That AS Long as He Is Presi-
dent Nobody Shall Butt In to
Alter the Mexicans' Govern
ment for Them.

Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 1o.--President Wh'
son to-day expressed the opinion that
there will be no "patched-up peace ai'er
the European war. In a comprehensive
and forceful address before the
Chamber Of Commerce he urged American
business men to mobolize their resources
in order that the United States might be
prepared to play a more important part
in the worlds affairs, and bring about JUS
ticc after the present war.
The President spent is active hours in
Columbus. His reception was enthusiastic
and pleased him greatly. In addition to
the chamber of speech. he de-
livcred an address tonight before the
commission on country and church life of
the Federal Council of the Churches OF
Christ in America. shook hands with more
than 1000 people at a reception in the ro-
tunda of the state capitol, spoke briefly
to n large crowd from the steps of the
capitol, and took n long walk about the
streets of Columbus
DEFENDS MEXICAN POLICY.
In the Chamber of Commerce address,
the President defended his Mexican policy
and said as long as he was President no.
bIuN sIlpuIu Dubt III ~ dIteT Nic IhtNl-
cans government for them: urged bust
ness men to pay more attention to foreign
commerce, and he more sclf-reliant; de-
handed the restoration of the American
merchant marine, praised the new bank
ing and currency law. and touched on the
attitude of the United states toward tho
European war.
a MILITANT DEMOCRAT.
IT. gentlemen. am a democrat. as
You probably have heard. and | am a
militant democrat" said the Presi-
dent, but it Is because | believe that
the principles of democracy will be of
more service to the country than any
other kind of principles. Not because
| believe democrats are better than
republicans; 1T is because ] think re-
publicans are mistaken and demo-
Gratis right, and | hope and believe
that I hold that conviction in no mar
row partisan spirit. I find that ] am
one of the few men of my acouaint-
ance who absolutely believe every
word, for example. of the Virginia
bill of rights. Most men use them for
Fourth of July purposes and use them
very handsomely, but I stand before
YOU and tell you that I believe them.
For m the Virginia bill OF
rights cite that because 1t was one
of the first bills of rights; the others
were largely modelled upon it or run
along the same lincs-thc Virginia
bill OF rights says that when a gov
rnmen proves unsuitable to the life
of the people under it lam not quoting
the language. but the meaning), they
have a right to alter or abolish it in
any way that they please. When
things were perhaps more debatable
than they are now about our imme-
date neighbor to the south of us, I
do not know how many men came Ia
me and suggested that the govern
ment of Mexico should be altered as
we thought it ought to be altered, but
being a subscriber to the doctrine OF
the Virginia bill of rights. could
not agree with him. The Mexicans
may not know what to do with their
government. but that is none of our
business; and so long as / have the
power to prevent it, nobody shall
butt in to alter it for them.
That is what / mean by being a
democrat built on the original plan
of the bin of rights"
NO PATCHED PEACE.
when the present great conflict in
Europe is over, the world is going to
wear Il different ASPECT" Mr.. Wilson
declared. II do not believe there Is
going to be any patched-up neaco
believe that thoughtful men of every
country and of every sort will insist
that when we get peace again We shall
have guarantees that it will remain.
and that the instrumentalities of Justice
shall be exalted above the instrumentali-
ties of force.
Il believe that the shirt which has
hitherto reigned in the hearts OF Amerl-
cans and in like pecple everywhere in
the world will assert itself once and for
all in international affairs and that if
/, America nresorva, bor noise nrosor,o,
her self-possession. preserves her atti-
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