New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-09

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have
Urges shipping Bill.
Mr.. Wilson paid warm tribute to
the two Democratic Senators from In.
diana. and then turned TO the WORK OF
the present Congress. saying
"Do you know. gentlemen. that the
ocean freight rates have gone up IN
como instances 10 ten times their ordi-
psrv AZURE And that the farmers OF
the United States. those who raise
Grain and those who raise cotton
fhese things that are absolutely neces-
sary to the world as well as 70 our
selves cannot get any profit out OF
the GREAT prices that they are Wiling
10 nav for these things on the othei
side Of the sea because the whoIe prom
is eaten up by the eNterVona''
for ocean carriage
"Tn the midst of this the Democrat,
nronose temporary measure OF relieI
IN q shipping bill. s-r. of
+b;s country must have ships 10 carry
choir GODS. and Just at the present NV
r,,ort There is no other way OF gettihs
tbor, than through the lnstrumeh'a'
that il suggested in the shipping o'l'
"a hear IL said in Washington on
ali hands that the Republicans IN thSe s
I.rited States Senate mean 70 mn
cnourb TO make the passage OF tha'
bill impossible. g hvsi-
These self-styled friends. OF bus
moss. these men who say me De'"V-
cratic party does not know WRa' 20 w
tor business. are saying that the Deho
hall do nothing for business.
challenge them to show their righV 70 70
s+erd in the way Of the release o.
American products TO the rest OF INT
,.orld Who commissioned tnehl,
minority. lessening minority y.
tbov will be in greater minority J"
tho next Senate than IN TINS. +
.you know il is the PECULIARLY o.
L.. cros. bodv that IL has rules OF
nrocedure which make II possible ioI d
r,,;rority To defy the nation; ana lneSe
gentlemen are now seeking TO de'y 'ne
S,stior and prcvent the. release Oh
Aaoo,;con products 10 the suffering
ia which needs them more thah II
o,,or reoded them before. Their ere,
dentials as friends OF business an
Sr;ords Of America viii be badly as
credited if they succeed
Misguided and Ignorant
orf I we're speaking from a seIlIsn,'
Tee, noint Of view ! could WISH
poa.Ling hotter than that they coulG
- tSeir true colors as parusans ana
...oca Rut | am not quite so ma
1S.,oIort as that. Some of them are
~ ;,.',;do6. some Of them are pllhG;
n,osf of them are ignorant. "ouIu
-, rrav for them than abuse then'
"a. +be creat voice Of America ought
10 make them understand N""I 80
are said TO be attempting now
- saw are said 10 be attempting; pc
cepse they do not come and Ten ne
~ they are attempting them. 90
~ 81 know why. ] would express III!
-, Of them in parliamentary
i Gi,'c.I but ! would express H. !
bone no less plainly because eoueheu
~ .bo terms Of courtesy. This country
- bursting its jacket, and they are see
80. 20 il that the jacket Is not only
ta1t tigbt. but is riveted with steel
"The Democratic party does mo"
o,v 10 serve business IN TINS country
and its future programme IS a pro
srnme Of service. We have cleared 'ne
Secks We have laid the lines now upon
,IL;cb business that was TO do the couh-
w.. barm shall be stopped and an eco
ionic control which was lntoietaD!e
shall he broken up. We have emahclPdV-
ed America. but America must 90 so'"e-
thing with her freedom.
"Tbere are great bills pending IN lhe