Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-09-26
Presidents Address to the
Grain Dealers at Baltimore
Il Devoid of Politics.
|P1TSTNESS MEN HAVE
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
with New Laws to Aid Them, Ameri-
cans Should Be Able to Compete
with World without Tariff Wall
and Subsidy, Thinks President.

Baltimore, Sept. 25.-President Will
son delivered a speech almost devoi,
of politics before the National Grai1
Dealers' convention here today.
Discussing ways in which American
commerce can be expanded ne tolt
an audience of several thousand tina
thru the new tariff commission, the
trade commission, the federal reserve
act. the shipping bill and simila,
measures he expected business mel
IN this country to open up new era
for the nation.
"The purpose of legislation in tho
Immediate future in this country" Mr.
Wilson declared, "is going 10 he to le-
move all ingenious construction ?nd
make it perfectly clear what TIE lis-
erties as we'll as what the restric-
liens of trade are in this country"
Every effort was made by the presi-
ient to keep the visit to Baltimore
non partisan, but when he entered
the Lyric theater for his speech he
WAS greeted with a four-minute DEM
pnstration which kept him bowling
bgain and again. A band playing
'Dixie" and other popular tunes add
I'd to the dia and hand-clapping. The
theater was packed with grain deal
ers and their friends from all parts
bf the country, and many visitors had
10 be turned away.
Urges Hearers Forget Politics.
Regret that politics might inter-
|ere with the discussion Of problems
facing American but iness was ex-
pressed by the president at the out
bet. He declared he had a supreme
contempt for partisan action, "altho
believing in party action" He urged
bis audience to divest itself of the
consciousness that we are in the
midst of a political campaign" and
b consider the problems as Ameri-
ANS
Once, the president, speaking of the
hations Of Latin-America, said his
chief concern" had been that to see
hat nothing was done that did not
Aov friendship and good faith on
bur part. This statement was greet
BY the most prolonged applause
the speech.
Cooperation between government
nd business men, between different
usiness men and their employees was
rged as the only way in which the
nlted States can meet competition
the world.
my DREAM" he declared, "is that
ne will take her place in the great
eld in new spirit which the world
las never seen before; not the spirit
those who would exclude others,
put in the spirit of those who would
excel Others"
For NOn.Partisan Tariff.
After saying that until the new
Parking and shipping laws were pass
% the hands of the American bust
less men were tied, the president dis
fussed his ideas for the new tariff
commission.
We have admitted" he said, chat
IN the one side and the other side
e were taking the theories and man.
glng policies without a sufficient
knowledge of the facts upon which
e were acting" He added that he
Poped he could find men for the COM
nlsslon who will "see the facts and
'ate them, no matter whose opinion
nose fact contradict"
a few years ago the American
uslness men took up their morning
apers with degree of nervousness
see what the government was do
ae to them,' he declared. "Now they
ave no such nervousness. There is
contest between proper business
aa the government. We are Great
lnstrumentalities thru which a
noro investigation can be made of
very phase of American business"
e said.
we must have cooperation be-
wen ALL" the president asserted at
aotner time, and as a step in that
aecuon he advocated law to al
Nv american exporters to utilize
'mmon selling agencies abroad.
Shlps Americas Need.
SpeaKlng Of the need of more ships !
Z america, he. said, tive cannot lose
y ume' in getting means for de- !
sering our goods to foreign mar
vs.. He explained the bill by say
& 'nat under 1t the government will i,