The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-06
Organized Bodies Should Not
Be Permitted to Threaten
Life of Nation
SOCIETY'S INTERESTS
DEMAND ARBITRATION
Urges Passage of Law to Limit
Campaign Expenditures
Justice Should Be Promptly
Done to People of Porto Rico

Washington. Dec. with the Leg
islative course charted Congress will
get down to work in earnest tomorrow
in an effort to grind out in the few
months of life left it the laws which
conditions in the country Imperative
~ demand.
Railroad legislation along the lines
advocated by the President will hold
the position of first Importance, and
with 1t will go measures to inquire
into and afford relief from the pres
ent high living cost. The great an
nual supply bills, which are expected
to make this a more than a billion
and half dollar session. also remain
to be considered
Congressional business was over
Swallowed today hy the appearance
before the House and Senate in Joint
session of the President to read his
message.
PRESIDENT Is GIVEN AN
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
Mr.. Wilson entered the House
chamber promptly at o'clock amid
an enthusiastic reception from the
floor and galleries. His message, one
of the shortest he had ever presented
to Congress, took only eighteen min
utes in the reading
Congress heard tt Presidents
recomm endation VITA the most acute
interest. That they will be adopted.
in spite of opposition manifesting it,
self in important quarters, is the gem
eral belief tonight.
the galleries began filling early
in anticipation of the Presidents APP
pearanee- Most of the occupants
were women. In the Presidents gal
lie N4,-G
Mrs Boiling. With them were the
wives of cabinet mem bers, including
Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Balcr. ms, Hous-
ton, Mrs. Gregory and Miss Wilson,
daughter OF the Secretary Of Labor.
John SHELTON Williams and Joseph T..
Willard. ambassador to Spain, also
were in the galleries.
The diplomatic galleries were well
filled with representatives OF foreign
nations.
BRYAN is GIVEN \
TVMULTUOUS GREETING
Shortly before the Presidents ar
rival tumult was caused in the
House by the appearance of William,
j. Bryan. The outburst OF applause
was little less in volume than that
which greeted the President Mr.
Bryan. who was accompanied by Ma
jority Leader kitchin, took seat in
thesrear of the chamber.
The most sensational incident OF the
day occurred shortly after the Presi-
dents appearance and just after he
had commenced to read his speech
GROSS DISroURTF'SY ON
PART OF MILITANT FEM NJ
From a gaHcry hlmed ately or
posite him group of women I'M
furled flag and let it droop down
toward the House floor. On the flag
were the words:
Mr.. President. what will you do
for woman suffrage?'' The women
were mbers-six in number--of
the Congressional Union for woman
suffrage, and had fired the first shell
of their winter campaign for a uni
versal suffrage amendment.
If the President saw the banner he
gave no evidence of 1t. He went on
quietly speaking. although close OBJ
servers say they saw a smile curve
the corners of his mouth. Others,
however, were excited by the demon-
stration. There was a scurrying for
Capitol policemen and several Com
gressmen hoisted a page boy onto
their shoulders whence he could reach
the pennant and pull it down. Tho
women taking part in the demonstra-
ton were: Mrs. John Rogers of New
York: Mrs. William Colt, of New
York: Mrs. Florence Bayard Hill, OF
Wilmington. Del; Mrs Annie Lowen-
berg. of Philadelphia: DIR. Caroline F.
Spencer. of Colorado Springs, and
Miss Mary G. Fendall. of Baltimore
The Presidents address in full fol-
lows:
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS
ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Gentlemen of the Congress-:
I'm fulfilling at this time the duty
laid upon me by the Constitution OF
communicating to you from time to
time information OF the state of tho
Union, and recommending to your
consideration such legislative meas
ures as may be judged necessary and
expedient. l shall continue the prac.
tice. which I hope has been accept
able to you, of leaving to the reports
of the several heads OF the executive
departments the elaboration OF the
detailed needs of the public service and
confine myself to those mattera OF
more general public policy with which
II seems necessary and feasible to
deal at the present session OF the
Congress-.
II realize the limitations Of time
under which you will necessarily act
at this session. and shall MAKE my
euggestiona ~ few ~ possible: but