The Dermott news., 1916-09-07
WILSON INFORMED
 OF HIS NOMINATION
NOMINEE REcElVEs SENATOR JAMES AND COMMITTEE AT
 SHADOW LAWN.
ACCEPTS IT WITH GRATITUDE
Pres dent Defends Ills Foreign ana Mexican Policies and Sets Forth "Fatlures" of Republicans and
 AchIev emcnts of Democrats


 Los pranc4 New Jersoy With all due torualIty President Wilson ao- 9#,n hfgrmei eaat ae had been reuumiuated by the Democratic party. and h characteristic speech Le accepted the honor and predicted that thc voters of the United States would again select him as their chief magistrate.
 The notification ceremony took place at Shadow Lawn. the beautitu, summer White House which Mr Will son Las had 70 little chance t8 use There he and lis official staff re ce!ved the notification committee, headed Ay Ollie James. The big Ken. lucky statesman, ia a brief. graceful address told Nr Wilson oC the du.nEs If tae pemoeraec convention. aad the president. in re- paHse. ta#st expressed lis erssa4de so 1Aa party his rea..za= t5au ef '. t,aFy responsibility III Halgtd 5a the H#u u0t be=aaNe4 aa h.a, and has confidence tl4t tu, people ef tAe Ja.ted ssa.s would Wish the Democrat. party "a continue 3H >uH- te3l ef ehe gayeeameue
 Fu satisfy tu#s geH#=da.aa. He re cited 4eaat Ae=aaas defea tHe=faj.ures af the Republican paEfs ahd set forth. much as d.d fHe Democratic platform. the achievements cf azs adH alstra- t.on
 Turning 10 foreign affairs, fne presf= dent declared his policy had been clearly conceived ana cousIztautly lived Up to eWa have been neutral. he said, 'uot only because | Was the fixed and traditional policy ef the nited States 10 stand alo0t From the policies of Europe and because We had no part eIther of action or of policy in the influences which brought en the present Rat. b#.t also because Il was mauifestly our aHty to prevent. f it We're possible. he indefinite ex= tension of the fires ef hate and de strueaen kindled by tae terrible con f3ct and seek to serve mankind by resers1ns our strength and our re. sources for the anxious and difficult days ef restoration and healing which must follow, when peace will have 10 build rs house anew
 The rights of our own citizens of course become tayoNea that vas in erltabie Where they did this was our guiding principle that property rights can be yindleated by claims for dam ages when tEe war Is over. and no modern nation can decline To arhitrate such claims bat the fundamental rights os humanity cannot be The loss of lie ts lrreparahle. Neither can direct violations of a nations soy. ercjgnty await yind.cauon in suits for damages
 A, 10 Mexico. MT Wilson said he had acted upon the principle that the people of small and weak states have the right Co be dealt with exactly as the people of big and powerful states would be. 'Our recent pursuit of bandits into Mexican territory" he continued. Was no violation of that principle We yentured to enter Mex. iean territory only because there were no military forces ia Mexico that could protect our border from hostile
 
 lonCe. and We have committed there TO single aet of hostility or inlerfer, ence even with sovereign authority of the republic If Mexico herself.
 Many serious wrongs against the property many irreparable wrongs against the persons of Americans have been committed within the territory of Mexico herself during the confused revolution. wrongs which could not be effectually checked so long as there was no constituted power in Mexico which was in a position to check them Wo could not act directly in that matter ourselves without denylng MeNicans the right to any revolution at all which disturbed us and making the emancipation of her own people await our own interest and conven- fence"
 The immediate future said MT. Will son, will bring us face to face with many exciting problems The country must be prepared to do its part in the settlement of the worlds peace. and must prepare to do its full service In the trade and industry which are to sustain and develop the life of the nations in the days to come The ad. ministration. he said has already been proyident in this matter having creat- ed the trade and tariff missions and formulated policy of law which will remove the ban now supposed to rest upon cooperation among our ex- porters.
 New Car Strike Threatened