Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-26
President Tells National Grain Dealers at Baltimore to For get Politics and Set Out to Excel the World.
DISCUSSES MEANS TO
 AID U. s. COMMERCE
Legislative Instruments. In- cluding Tariff Commission, Will Expand Trade of the U. s. Greatly, He Says.
(By Review Leased Wirel

 ident Wilson delivered a speech al. most devoid of politics before the National Grain Dealers convention here today. Discussing ways in which American commerce. could be expand ed he told an audience of 5000 people that through the new tariff commission the trade commission, the federal re- serve act, the shipping bill and similar measures, he expected business men in this country to open up a new era for the nation
 Legislation in the future in this country" MT. Wilson declared, 'is go- ing to remove all restrictions and make it perfectly clear what the lib erty as well as what the restrictions of trade are in this country"
 Great Demonstration.
 Every effort was made by the Pres ident to keep the visit to Baltimore nonpartisan. but when he entered the Lyric Theatre for his speech he was greeted with a four-minute demonstra- tion which kept him lowing again and again. A band playing Dixie and other popular tunes added to the din of the cheering and handclapping. The theatre was packed with grain deal CTS from all parts of the country and their friends. Many visitors were turned away. American and Mary land flags were used in the decora- tions. The President spoke emphatic ally and several exclamation points. usually missing in his address were found in the official copy of his speech.
 Abhors Partisanry.
 Regret that politics might inter- fere with the discussion of problems facing American businessmen was expressed by the President at the out set. He declared he had Supreme contempt for partisan action" al though believing in party action" He urged that his audience divest it., self of "'the consciousness that we are in the midst of a political cam paign."
 Befrienda latin-America.
 Once the President, speaking of the nations of Latin-America, said his "chief concern" had been to see that nothing was done that did not show friendship and good faith on our part"
 This statement was greeted by the most prolonged applause of the en- tire speech.
 Meeting World Competition.
 Cooperation between the govern ment and business men, between diff ferent businessmen and between busi- nessmen and their employees was urged as the only way in which the United States can meet the competi- tion of the world.
 U. S. To Excel World.
 'My dream" he declared, 'is that she will take her place in the great in a new spirit which the world has never seen before; not the spirit of those who would exclude others. but in the spirit of those who would ex- eel others"
 After saying that until the new banking and shipping laws were pass ed the hands of American business men were tied, the President discuss ed his ideals for the new tariff com mission.
 "We have admitted" he said, that on the one side and on the other side, we were talking and managing poli- cies without a sufficient knowledge of the facts upon which we were act ing"
 He added that he hoped that he could find men for the commission who will "see the facts and state them, no matter whose opinion those facts contradict"
 BALTIMORE, Sept 25-The Presi- dents speech in part follows:
 "It is a matter of sincere gratifica-
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