Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-24
Delivers Three Very Strong
Speeches and Goes Over
Western Campaign at Head
quarters With Managers

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-President Wilson
came here Thursday to explain his view
on problems facing the nation. Arriv-
ing in Chicago after shaking hands with
crowds in Indiana he delivered three
speeches, participated in several street
demonstrations and went over his west
ern campaign plans with his managers
at headquarters here.
In speech before the Chicago Press
club the president predicted the begin
ming of "a renaissance of the sense of
patriotic responsibility" and urged the
development of progressiveness. Speak
ing before gathering of women later,
he urged more participation of women
in the affairs of the nation. and at a
meeting tonight of new citizens he de-
clared for a united America.
AT his every appearance the president
was cheered by throngs which packed
the streets and filled to capacity the
halls In which he spoke. He stood con-
stantly in his automobile while passing
through the crowds and smilingly wav-
ed his hat. .-
The only incident not on schedule
was the appearance of women wearing
the colors of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage and carrying ban
ners with legends like Women Voters
Vote Against Wilson. He Opposes
National Woman Suffrage" The presi-
dent smiled when he saw them. Late
in the afternoon crowd of Wilson
cheerers turned on the women and tore
up some of the banners.
Mrs. Wilson accompanied the presi-
dent and drew almost as much applause.
Between his speech to the women and
his nighr address the president went
to the western Democratic campaign
headquarters and for the first time wit
messed the details of the machinery
used in an effort to re-elect him. Sem
ator Walsh. chairman, told him that "a
decided swing had set in in the west for
the Democratic ticket"
At the meeting of women the presi-
dent was introduced by Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, former superintendent of Chi
cago's schools, who declared he had
kept the United States honorably at
peace. Miss Jane Adams, who recently
came out for him, occupied a seat in a
box. The hall, with capacity of 1920,
was filled and many women stood.
T.. The president defined his message TO
the women as follows:
Society is now organizing its whole
power in order that it may understand
itself, in order that il may have a new
organization and instrument of civiliza-
ton, and l am ambitious that America
should show the way in this great en-
terprise." He did not touch on votes
for women.
The president declared that some OF
the difficulties in the foreign relation
ships of the United States have been
due to the fact that other nations have
not realized that this nation was disin-
terested. when the nations of the
world come to love America" he said
they will obey and follow America.
His speech follows in part:
There never was a time when il
was more necessary for the nations OF
the world to exercise self-possession, to
acquire self-knowledge, TO determine
their direction and purpose and to re
late themselves to the general work OF
establishing justice among mankind
l think that every one OF us as Amer
leans would be ashamed If America did
not know exactly what she was about
and by what means and instrumentali
ties she was going to act. L therefore
thought that you would indulge me this
afternoon if l tried to point out what
seemed to me the leading peculiarities
of the task that lies before me.
You can best illustrate it by the re-
lations between employers and en-
ployes. Justice can no longer be cold
1t is beginning to have warmth and
sympathy and emotion in it. And all the
problems of society are changing under
our very eyes and there is coming the
time, unless | am very much mistaken
when this same quality of sympathy
and mercy will come into the hitherto
cold and untouched field, when nations