Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-26
WILSON PREDICTS
NEW BUS|NESSERA
FOR THIS NATION
Discusses Ways in Which
American Commerce Can
Be Expanded.
NOT TO EXCLUDE OTHERS.
BUT TO EXCEL. HIS DREAM
Co-Operation Urged as Only Way
III Which Competition of
World May Be Met.
SPEECH DEVOID or POLITICS
Purposes OF Future Legislation TO
Define Liberties nS Well as RE-
strictionS Of Trade.

Dcnnc ilDcrtieS HS We'll as RE-
strictions Of Trade.
BALTIMORE, September a5.--presi
dent W!laon delivered apccch almost
devoid OF politics before the National
Grain Dealers Convention here to-day
Discussing ways In which American
commerce can he expanded. he told an
audience OF $500 people that through
IN" nov Tariff Commission, tho Trade
Commission. tho Federal reserve act
The shipping bill and similar measures
nc expected business men in this coun-
try to open up "a new era for The
nation
The purpose Of lcrislation in Tho
immediate future In this country" Mr.
Wilson declared 'is going To he 10
remove al! ingenious constructions and
mako II perfectly clear what the libcr-
ties as well as what tho restrictions
OF trade are in this country"
Every effort was made by the presi-
dent 10 keep the vkit 10 Baltimore
nonpartisan, but when he entered the
Lyric Thca,cr for his speech he was
greeted witi 4 fOur-minuie demonstra-
ZION. Tho thcatcr Was packed with
country and their friends Many
visitors were turned away
SUPREME CONTEMPT
FoH "PARTISAN ACTION,
III" President spoke cmphatically.
Regret that politics might interfere
VITA 'no discussion OF problems facing
American business was oppressed by
tl!e rresidcnt at the outset. He de-
Aarob 10 had t supreme contempt for
'prrtisau action" although believing IN
party action.
tic urged that his audience dives.
iiscif OF the consciousness that we are
in the snidst OF a political campaign
once The President. speaking OF The
nations of Latin America. said his
"chie" concern" had bccn TO sec that
nothing was done that did not show
frioudehip and good faith on our part"
This statcu"u, was greeted by the
most prolonged applause OF the speech.
Cr-op"ration between the government
and business men. between different
business mon and between business
men and their employees was urged as
the only way in which the United
states can meet tho competition OF the
world
MY dream" he declared ''is that she
will take her place in the rrea; field
In a new spirit which the world has
never seen before. Not the spirit OF
chose who would exclude others. but
in the spirit of those who would excel
others"
After saying that until the new
banking and shipping laws were passed
Tho hands of Anorican business men
we're tied. the President discussed his
ideals for the new Tariff Commission.
WITHOUT SUFFICIENT
KNOWLEDGE oF FACTS
.'wc have admitted" he said. that
| on tho ono side aud on tho other side
we were talking theories and managing
politics without a sufficient knowledce =
nf the facts upon which VIC were act
Ing" He added that he hoped he could
iinl mon for tho commission who Will
sec the facts and state them. no mat.
ter whose opinion those facts contra
dict"
Tho President said:
| "It Is a matter Of sincere qualification
10 me that can come and address nm
association Of this sort, and yet | feel
that there is a certain drawback TO the
present occasion. That drawback con
s.sts of the fact that il occurs in the
| midst Of a political campaign. and
| nothing so seriously interrupts or iu
tcrfercs with the serious and sincere
cansidcr,tion OF public questions =" q
| nol -ical campaign
"I want to say TO you at the out
set that ! believe in party action. but
that have n supreme contempt for
partisan action; that ! believe that 1t
H. necessary for men to concert meas
tiNt,
hy ,arty. but that whenever party feel
ing touches any one of the passions
that work against the general interest
| ii is altogether TO hc condemned.
WANTS. ALI. NAPGKS OF .
PASSION CLEARED AWAY
What have come to say TO you
to-day, therefore,, would wish To say
/ IN an atmosphere from which all the
yuporS OF passions have been cleared
away. for | want 10 speak to You about
the business situation OF the world SO
far as America is concerned
IL have come 10 discuss the general
| relation Of tho United states to -nc
business OF the world in the decades
! Immediately ahead OF uS. We have
swung out. my fellow citizens in; j,
new business era in America. sul'-
pose that there is uo man courcc: ed
| with your association who docs not
remember the ;in,r whcu I've whole
emphasis Of Amc'icar husincsa Gisrus
| sion was laid upon thr domestic market.
7 need not rcmiud yol how rccrntly IL
, has happened that our aitc::t.on has
bccn extended 90 tic ma kci" Of the
world. l;ui 1T happcned that
! American production has Increased in
recent years to suth II volume that
American business burst it's Jacket 1t
would not any longer be taken care
OF within the fold OF tho domestic
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