Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-06
Wants to Join League of
Nations to Preserve
Peace of World.
DISCUSSES WAR, PEACE
AND BUSINESS IN OMAHA
President Cheered by Thousands
During Day, and City Is
in Gala Attire.
NoNpARTIsAN CELEBRATIoN
Size OF Crowds and Enthusiasm Ex-
cceds Anything He Has Expert
enccd Since Inauguration.

OMAHA. NEB.. October a-prcsident
Wilson discussed the European war.
peace and American business in three
speeches here to-day. He declared
America Is as ready Ia hsh, as any
nation In the world. but that its cause
must bc just. After the war. he said
'hiS nation must join league OF ma
nonS to preserve Shc peace of th.
world
The President was chcercd by thou
sands during the day. The size of the
crowds and the enthusiasm shown far
exceeded anything he has experienced
Hihcc his inauguration.
omaha was in gala attire for tho
DAY. The celebration. nonpartisan in
character. and arranged by n commit
tee made UP largely OF Republicans.
was given a political touch by tho
presence OF the President
WILL REACH Long BRANCu
ON SATURDAY MOU-INt:
Starting with brief speeches to
crowds in Iowa towns this morning
MIR. Wilson came here TO deliver three
speeches. attend lunch and dinner.
lead parade for an hour and then
review il. visit the National Swine
l.
fcrenccs. He left tonight for Long
branch, y. J., where he viii arrive
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Wilson was almost as interest
ing "A figure TO the people Of the Mid
die West az tho President. and WAS
called upon again and again To ac-
knowledge tho tributes OF tho cheer
Ing crowds.
Sioux Indians from tho Fine Ridge
reservation formed an Interesting fc:t-
'ure OF the show. They presented Mrs.
Wilson with houquc; of roses with
this note
token TO the Great White Chief,
,uuaw.
NJ a MONDAY luncheon rendered hv
The Omaha Commercial Club there
were moro Republicans than Democrats
present. due 10 the fact that tho mem
bcrship OF the organization is largely
Republican. Victor Roscw mem
bcr OF the advisory committee Uf the
Republican National Committee, occu-
pied a scat at the Presidents table, and
frequently led tho applause.
Other guests OF distinction were:
John II. Morehcad. of Nebraska; United
States Senator Hitchcock, Ex senator
Norris Brown and former Congressman
opposing Hitchcock for reelection.
MANY THINGS IN ENERGY
ORIGINATE IN WEST
President Wilson, in his speech At
the Commercial Club. spoke. in part.
az follows:
"One of the pleasures OF coming
into this Western country is that so
many things get started here. so many
things, by way of energy or nitia-
tive. originate here. There was an
advantage in those old days when there
were no railroads. You were not then
under the patcrnal oversight Of the
East. And the railroads perhaps
have not done you AZ great Il spiritual
service they have material service.
"They have kept you in communica-
tions which you did not stand in need
OF, for you knew how to take care OF
yourselves.
There are many circumstances that
make one feel that the present state
Of the world is beyond measure tragi-
cal And yet. my fellow -countrymcn.
believe that this great catastrophe
which has fallen upon the world in the
shape of war is going to do in
America. at any rate. great service.
1T is going TO obliSc every man to know
that he lives in new age, and that
he has got TO act. not according 10
the traditions of the past, but accord
ing to the necessities of the present
and the prophecies OF the future.
Ever since was q lad | have found
myself puzzled by the circumstances
that America concentrated her plans so
much upon herself and extended them
so little to the large world. This has
pa rticularly struck me. ana must strike
CT nf N
10 our commercial policy. Only In very
recent years have American merchants
md American manufacturers studied
the markets Of the world. They have
talked: their public men have preached
about their domestic markets
with what VIC boastcd and hclcvc-
what I bclieve--to be the best BUSINESS
.cnius in the world we had not even
hought OF using tl-.t genius outside
of our own markets.
MUST SERVE THE WORLD
An LEAST EOR NEXT DECADE
"rhe extraordinary circumstances
hat for the next decade, at any rate
ifter thai II will he a matter of our
,wn choice whether II continues or
lot-but for the next decade, at any
alto, VIC have got to serve the world.
rhat alters every commercial question.
alters every political question. It
,Itcrs every question OF domestic de-
cloument The men who insist uunn
.otue OH TO do the old things in the
I'D way arc going to he at the tail
md OF tho procession. The swing Of
mr. destiny has at last become as wide
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