The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-09-15

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attack and our own people FROM vte-
lence. and we have ceEnE-.tted here
no single act N hostility or lntefer-
ence even with the sovereign authority
of the republic Of Mexico herself.
May serious wrongs against the
property, many lrreparahlc wrtngs
against the persons. Of Americans have
been committed within the territory Of
Mextso herself during this confused
revolution. wrongs which could not be
effectually checked 50 long as there
was no constituted power In Mexies
which was fin . positlon, to check them,
Ge could not act directly In that mat
ter ourselves without denying Mrxi-
cans the right to any revolution 81 all
which disturbed us aud making the
emancipation, Of her own people await
our own interest and convenience.
Problems Of Near Future.
The future. the immediate future,
will bring US squarely face TO face Sith
many great and exHcting problems
which will search Us through and
through whether We be able and ready
10 play the part in the world that We
mean to play.
There must be q Just and settled
peace, and we here 10 America Dast
contribute the full force Of our en-
thuslasm and Of our authority a. q
nation TO the organization Of that
peace upon worldwide foundations
that cannot easily be shaken. No ma
lion should be forced 10 take sides In
any quarrel in which its own honor
and integrity and the fortunes Of It's
own people are not involved but no
nation can any Logger remain neutral
as against any willfdl disturbance Of
the peace OF the world.
one Of the contributions we must
make to the worlds peace Is this
We must see TO Il that the people In
our lnsular possessions are treated
In their own lands AS we .tcnld treat
them here, and make the rule Of the
United States mean the same thing
eveFywhere--th same justice, the
same consideration for the essential
rights Of men.
Besides contributing our ungrudg'
ing moral md practical support 10 the
establishment OF peace throughout the
world we must actively and lntelli.
gently prepare ourselves 10 do our full
service In the trade and industry
which are To sustain and develop the
lie Of the nations tn the days to come.
We have already been proyIdent 10
this great matter and supplied our
selves with the instrumentalltieS Of
prompt adjustment. We have created,
in the federal trade commission
means OF inquiry and or accommoda'
ton In the field Of commerce which
ought both to coordinate the enter
rrises Of our traders and manufac-
turers and TO remove the barriers OF
misunderstanding and OF too tech.
meal Interpretation OF the law. In
the new tariff commission We have
added another fundamentally OF OBJ
seryation and adjustment which prom.
lses TO be Immediately servlceahle.
We have already formulated and
agreed upon policy OF law which
will explicitly remove the ban now
supposed 10 rest upon cooperation
amongst our exporters In seeking and
securing their proper place In the
markets OF the world. The field will
be free. the instrumentalities at hand.
At home also we must see to II that
the men who plan and develop and d.
rect our business enterprises shall en-
10y definite and settled conditions Of
law, a policy accommodated to the
freest progress. We have set the just
and necessary limits. We have put
all kinds OF unfair competition under
the ban and penalty Of the Law. We
have barred monopoly, These fatal
Rand ugly things being excluded, We
must now quicken action and facili-
tate enterprise by every just means
within our choice. There will be
peace In the hasiaess world. and. with
peace revived confidence and life,
We ought both TO husband and TO
develop our natural resources, our
Va tar
| wish We could have made more prog
ress than We have made In this vital
matter.
We must hearten and quicken the
spirit and efficiency Of labor through
out our whole Industrial system by
everywhere and 10 all occupations do
ing Justice 10 the laborsr. not only hy
paying living wage, but also BY
making all the conditions that SUI
round labor what they ought TO be-
We must coordinate the railway
systems OF the country for national
use. and must facilitate and promote
rhelr development with view 20 that
coordination ana tn lnelr pttt'F
adaptation as a whole TO the life and
trade and defense Of the nation. Tbs
He and Industry Of the country can
be free and unhampered only II hess
arteries are open, efficient, and com.
plete,
Thus shall we stand ready 10 meet
the future as circumstance and inter
national policy effect their unfolding.
whether the changes come slowly or
come fast and without preface