Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-05
PRESIDENT GETS
GREAT OVATION ON
REACHING OMAHA
10000 Nebraskans Gather
From All Parts Of State to
Hear Him
LINE OF MARCH JAMNIED
LONG BEFORE PARADE
Route From Depot to Club
Room a Continuous Roar
Of Cheering
By Robert J. Bender.

Nunlteu freSS staff cOrreSpondent.)
Omaha, Neb., Fired by spectacular
reception from 100000 Nebrashans,
President Wilson today made his first
campaign appeal to the west. Speaking
to the 800 members of the Omaha Com
mercial club at noon day luncheon
here, the president challenged criticism
of his business legislation and defined
its purposes.
He is in a happy mood. His route
from the station to the club had been
lined with thousands of people who
cheered continuously. His entrance to
the banquet room resulted in an ova-
tion lasting five minutes.
AT the presidents IS table were many
prominent Nebraskan democrats, in
Guiding Governor J. II. Morehead, Sem
ator Hitchcock and Mayor Dahlman.
just before luncheon was concluded
ice cream was served in the form of
white doves of peace carrying American
flags. The crowd mingled laughter
with cheers in an outburst Of APP
proval.
In introducing the president, J. A..
Sunderland, president of the. Omaha
Commercial club, expressed sppreeia-
ton. that the celebration of Nebraska 3
fiftieth anniversary as q state of the
Union, had succeeded in bringing the
president away from his official duties.
The President Talks.
~ notice, however old the records
of this part of the country may be, moth
,pr fr,t ta TO-
ago" I" the president began. "Since that
time this part of the country has start
ed many things.
"It is useful to make new begin
nings-to break traditions to meet the
conditions arising when shackles of the
past have been broken off.
"There are many circumstances that
make one feel the present state of the
world is beyond measure tragieal. II is,
however, going to do America great
service. 1t is going to make every
American obliged to realize he lives in
n new age-full of prospertc and proph-
ecy."
"The time has come when America
has had thrust upon her the necessity
to participate in world trade. For de-
cades we got to serve the world. 1t
alters every political question, every
domestic question-nnd those who mist
upon doing new things in the old way
are going to be left at the tail end of
the procession.
~ Z" Heretofore it has been thought
necessary by those who wished to cx-
ploit the world. Hereafter it must be
done to gain the confidence of the
world. The ideals Of America are to be
put to the test. 1t is pity not to be
young these days.
~ want you to know that in my
conception it matters not who does these
things providing you see to il that
they are done. Certain things that have
recently been accomplished by legisla-
tion have been accomplished with these
things in mind. In respect to our COM
mercial policy / have always been i'm
pressed with how much attention tho
United States paid to herself and how
little she studied the markets of the
world"
On his way to the reviewing stand
the president passed through three miles
of the main streets Of Omaha. 1t was
estimated fully 100000 people packed
the thoroughfares and accorded him the
greatest ovation since he took office.
Ihe president was forced to stand in his
ear throughout the journey. Every
building fairly burst with people lean,
ing out of windows and shouting well
come.