The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-28
WILSON UPHOLDS
TARIFF POLICY
Defends Reserve Act and Ship
ping Bill in Baltimore
QUIT 30K FOR UNITED STATES
NEVER BRIGHTER.
Wants to See This Nation Seek Not
To Exclude But To Excel Its Ccmpe-
titOrs.

BALTIMORE - President Wilson,
speaking before the Grain Dealers
convention here, upheld his tariff pol
icy, defended the federal reserve act
and the shipping bill and declared that
if it's business is properly conducted
America has an unexcelled future be-
fore it.
Mr.. Wilson declared at the outset
that a political campaign seriously IN
terfered with the consideration OF pub
lie questions. He said he desired ms
audience to forget for the time Deing
that campaign was on.
what l have come to say" he salu,
@'I want to say in an atmosphere OF
calmness.
"I want to speak to you Of the busi-
ness of the world from the standpoint
of America"
He said that the export of grain
from the United States was decreasing
in ratio. adding that the agricultural
acreage of the United States should
produce at least twice as much grain
as at present.
"I want to see America seek not to
exclude, but to excel" said the presl-
dent in discussing American trade. lie
spoke in support of the tariff commits
sion created by the last congress.
Tariff Commission.
On the tariff the president said ne
did not fear to say that previously
tariff laws had been founded on the-
ories. He did not fear the lnveslga-
ton of the facts by the tariff commits
sion. "It will look for the facts, nc
matter whom it hurts" he said.
The president said he wanted the
federal trade commission to make
thorough investigation of American
business.
The president said he did not care
whose opinion was contradicted, NJ
wanted the tariff commission to thor
oughly investigate foreign trade
Amid thunderous applause the presl
dent declared one of his chief oDJect
was to see that nothing was done U
interfere with the friendly relation
between the United States and Latin
America.
A Business Era.
eve have swung out into busines
era in America" continued the pres
dent. "Now our business has extend
ed TO the whole world. Our trade ha
hurst it's Jacket. We have reallze
that American business men did nc
have enough ships to carry thel
goods"
The president speaking slowly turl
ed to a discussion of the banking sy'
TEN of the United States.
"Only in very recent years. he SAT-
4shave we even studied the question
Not until the present federal reserN
act was passed did American banker
have. nroper facilities for carrying Q
foreign business.
mot only when this war is over Dl
now America must take her stand
business on a scale she has neY'
known before
"a few years ago American bus
ness men took up their morning p
pers with a degree of nervousness
see what the government was doing
them :" he continued. "NOw they ha'
no nervousness. There is no conte
between proper business and the go
ernment. ...
1--WE are creating instrumentallu
through which a thorough inyestig
tion can be made of every phase
American business" the president q
clared. He was interrupted frequent
by handclapping. Business must
founded on truth" he said. we mu
have cooperation between all. AS
step in this direction he advocated
law to allow American exporters
utilize common selling agencl
abroad.
Despises Monopoly.
II despise monopoly and have
enthusiasm of cooperation" he q
clared. The trend of laws in the Un
ed States, according to the presidel
will be to remove "all ingenious 0
structions," from the activities OF t
people of the nation.
speaking of the need OF more shi
for America" he asserted that y
cannot lose any time in getting I
means of delivering our goods to lo
eign markets"
He explained the shipping bill
SAYING that under it the goyernme
will seek to build up trade routes, :
Ill cfor oofda when DriVate Capl