New Britain herald., 1916-09-26
BALTIMORE CRIES
 WE WANT WILSON
Warm Applause Given President
 for Non- Political Speech

Baltimore Md, Sept. 26-Before a crowd that packed the Lyric the- ater, President Wilson spoke late yes- terday afternoon of his vision Of a new era of business in which the nation Is to take it's part, not in a spirit which would exclude its rivals from the field, but which would excel them.
 Fifteen thousand applications for tickets of admission were received, of which only $500 could be granted. The audience was composed largely of delegates to the convention of the rain Dealers National Association and their guests. The presidents speech was a plea for a wider vision in the field of business. It contained hard ly. trace of political allusion.
 The president received a noisy greeting as he entered the theater. The audience stood up, cheered, and waved handkerchiefs and there were shouts of we want Wilson," and 1 "Youre a Efesaver.'' The demon stration continued four minutes. All through the address thespeople were most cordial even enthusiastic. l There was disappointment, however, among those who came with the idea 1 that they would hear 8 campaign | speech, and who were primed to ex- 1 pIode in a wild burst of political en- l thusiasm.
 At one point in his speech, MT. 1 Wilson, in discussing our business re- lations with the "great and rich re- pub1ics to the south of us," said: For the first time In my recollec- tion they are beginning to trust and l believe in us and want us, and one of my chief concerns has been to see that nothing was done that did not show friendship and good faith on our | part"
 The presidents hearers thought of Mexico, and an outburst of cheering shook the hall. That, perhaps, was the nearest the president came to any definite allusion to recognized politi- cal issues. Hearty applause there was, and 1t was frequent, and there were evidences that many in the au- dience wanted to raise the roof with @ genuine old-fashioned political ral- ly; but the president stuck to his de. termination to refrain partisanship 1T the "dscussion of public questions be. fore non-partisan bodies," and wha he termed at the beginning of his ad. dress the "VapOrs of passion" were kept wholly out of the speech. Mrs. Wilson had a seat on tht stage behind the president, while 1T a box were Joseph R. Wilson, the ] presidents brother, and Miss Bertha Boiling, Mrs. Wilson's sister. Sen ator Blair Lee of Maryland sat il another box Lee G. Metcalf, presi
 dent of the grain dealers, introduced
 MT. Wilson with a word or two.
 Administrations Accomplishment.
 Tn outlining his idea of the new ers
 which must come even before the enc
 of the war, the president referred tt
 several of the accom- plishme ents of tn,
 administration in clearing the way fo that era. These, he said, included
 the federal reserve act, which hat
 given the federal banks the prope
 equipment through which they coult
 assist American commerce in au,
 rapts of the world; the federal trad.
 commission, which has transforme et
 the government of the United State
 from being an antag of business
 into being 8 friend of business;" tn,
 tariff commission, which Is to see tn,
 facts and state them mo matte
 whose opinion those facts contradict.
 The bureau of foreign and domestic
 commerce was also cited as a valu
 able aid in discovering the necessary
 knowledge on which world trade mus | be based.
 In discussing the creation of tn 1 federal trade commission the presi l dent made a statement that brough much laughter and applause from tn, grain dealers
 "A few years ago" said MT. VII son American business men took Ill their morning paper with some de
 gree of nervousness to see what tn
 government was doing to them
 ask you if you take LID the mornin,