Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-11

GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Executive in Speech Challenges
Business Men of Country to Pre-
pare to Take Lead.

/ Columbus Ohio, Dec. ll-Presl-
dent Wilson Yesterday expressed the
opinion that there will be no patch
ed-up peace" following the European
| War.
In comprehensive and forceful
address before the Columbus Cham
DER Of Commerce, he urged Ameri-
can business men to mobilize their
resources in order that the United
states might be prepared to play a
more important part IN the worlds
; affairs and bring about justice after
the present war.
The President spent Is hours in
Columbus, during which he was ac-
tive, every minute. His reception was
enthusiastic and pleased han greatly
IN addition to the Chamber Of Com
merce speechs ne delivered an address
last night before the Commission or
Country and Church Life Of the Fede-
raj Council of the Churches Of Christ
of America, shook hands with more
than 1000 people at reception in
the rotunda Of the State Capitol,
spoke briefly to large crowd from
the steps of the Capitol and took 4
long walk about the streets Of Col
umbus. The entire city and many
people from surrounding towns greet
ed him.
In the Chamber Of Commerce ad-
dresses the President defended his
Mexican policy and said as long as
he was President nobody should butt
II" to alter the Mexicans' govern
ment for them; urged business men
to pay more attention to foreign
commerce and be more self-rellant;
demanded the restoration OF the
American merchant marine: praised
the new banking and currency law,
and touched on the attitude of the
United States toward the European
war.
"When the present great conflict IN
Europe is over, the world is going
to wcal. different aspect Nh. VIII
son declared. II do not believe there
is gong to be any patched up peace.
/ believe that thoughtful mon OF
every country and of every sort vii!
insist that when we get peace again
we shall have guarantees that it
will remain and that the instrument
talities Of justice shall DC exalted
abost, tHe in.trun1entalities Of, force
~ believe that the spirit which has
hitherto reigncd in the hearts OF
Americans and in like people every
where in the world will assert Itself
once for all in international affairs
and that if America preserves her
! poisc, preserves her self.possession,
/ preserves her attitude Of friendliness
| towards all the world, she may have
! the privilege, in cne form or another
! Of being the mediating influence by
which these things may Oe induced. "
The President explained he did not
mean governmental mediation, but
spiritual mediation, the recognition
! of the world that "here is q country
that has always wanted things done
that way and whose merchants when
they carry their good will carry their
IDEAS along with them He declared
that the spirit of give and take will
spread its influence to the end Of the
world.
/ $50 1 challenge you,' he continu-
! ed, "and the men like you throughout
the United States to apply your minds
TO your business as if they were
building up for the world great
constitution of the United States,
as If you were going out in the spirit
OF service and achievement-the kind
! of achievement that comes only
! through service, the kind of service
{: which is craftsmanship, the states
n1anship of those arrangements
which are most serviceable to the
world"
/ The President attacked monopoly
lin business and sAid that the only ,oh-