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controversy" he said. "was their dis
trust Of each other"
Chicago, Oct. 19.-The train bring
ing President Wilson to Chicago for
twelve-hour visit and a program Of
three speeches was an hour late ow-
ing to crowds along the route through
Ohio and Indiana, which encroached
on the scheduled time OF the train.
An immense crowd waited patiently
at the railroad station and along the
streets to be travelled by the presi-
dental party to the hotel =
On the way to the hotel where he
expected to confer with party leaders
Mr.. Wilson stood in his automobile
and bowed in response to cheers and
applause. He was welcomed at the
train by members OF the staff from
western campaign headquarters, as
did formal reception committee.
Mrs. Wilson accompanied her hus-
band, as did Secretary Tumulty, DR..
Cary I. Grayson, the White House
physician, and Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, the presidents cousin.
From the hotel, where the presi-
dent tarried but few moments, he
was taken to the Press club for
luncheon and the first address of his
visit in the city was delivered.
The streets along the way to the
club were packed with spectators and
windows high up in the skyscrapers
we're filled. A squad Of mounted po-
lice preceded the presidents automo-
bile. Cheering was continuous. Ev-
erywhere the crowd surged toward
the president and at every halt peo.
pie tried to reach him to shake hands.
Speaking before the Press club,
President Wilson asserted that he re-
garded the campaign "as great in
terruption to the rational performance
Of public business"
The president said some people
when asked what the campaign is all
about reply they want to stop all
this progressiveness."
Progressive policies involve
change" said Mr.. Wilson, "but they
ought not TO be resisted unless they
involve deterioration.
IF you want to get your neck
broken try to stop progressiveness.
Its object Is to improve society,""
The president said business men
should not resist progressive policies,
but should try to guide them. He
said no matter how the people vote
November 7, they should be progress
sive.
Get aboard he invited. 81 some
times think some men do not get
aboard because they cannot guide it,
He added that he could not under
stand this attitude, because progress
is natural, saying, "some people hate
to change their point of view"
America is not the only item in the
reckoning" the president said.
Do not dam the floor OF pro-
gressiveness too long or it will break
the bounds
Need Of Light.
He spoke Of the need OF light on
public questions, saying the objects
of the new tariff commission is to
throw light on the tariff, saying, II
want to find body OF men abso-
lutely fair and nonpartisan." He
added that he wanted a non-partsan
commission, but that congress had
given him bipartisan commission.
He also spoke OF the trade commits
sion.
ut is not playing the game he
declared, in speaking of the old meth
DDS of handling trusts. What we
want is not heat, but light.
You men are sometimes singular
ly inattentive," asserted the president,
in saying that too little attention had
been paid to his recent appointment
of an advisory committee for the
council Of national defense. He ex-
planned that the committee should
do important work in strengthening
the preparedness of the nation.
"When you name a body of men
like this you take a great step in pre-
paredness. both for war and for peace,
Il predict that this is the beginning
of renaissance Of patriotic feeling
and cooperation"