The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-25
Wilson Most Powerful Ruler.
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enigma until he entersd upon ac<ion-
1nsre = NO mystery absu< HIM nov. ana
won htn Old opponents are proud ct ~
sa9acty and eu1d. bard wm-
matter e fAct President WNsun
nevr cnaooa1eA himself-ou1y his pass-
WY q manned and his d~elfbefatton
caused many people. including u Ger
man authorities, TO deceive themDefvss.
about him An doubt u cleared mp now,
pseasandy or unpleasantly according to
n point * View.
n the Waite House he wa wearing .
short cost, the usual double collar with
knot Tie. . white Rip inside his waist
coat, md we'll ironed trouDeguL Quietly
dressed ana we'll groomed. the president
mas = certain young man fpunc4tnousneee
p his attire which well suit hi lean. up
xtShe figure and mobile faca. H6 eyes
are reflective. and you get non OF his
secrets from them, and his voice b soft
II modulats6. with just q trace OF the
american accent. Withal no II . man
from whom radiates capacity. reserve
power. One look At him and . know
- b Of tho toughest fiber.
This then, u tho man .whom the Amer1-
can people, numbering loo: 100000. have In
trusted with powers which lift him into
me- position OF . dictator over them. The
president Of the United States h, by v1r~
tae OF the constitution, In . special posi-
ton-posseaHing for = fixed period Of four
PEARS widely different and. In emergency,
Tor great powers than q British prime
minister. AZ chief administrative officer
q the country, he has normally remen
0ooS scope, and now by various
measures. has conferred on him enormous
additional responsibility and choice. Il
must be remembered IN connection with
tn1s that the presidents cabinet u part
q himself, nothing to do with congress,
and that In effect the ministers are just
mo ASSISTANTS.
Tho Presidents Powers.
1t Is probable that NO Individual in the
history of the world has had freely given
70 him such powers affecting the differ
those already in President Wilson'S pos
session. I set out a few Of them. A
striking feature - the range OF degree
which is within the presidents personal
discretion.
The food control bhl empowers the
AoodS u AACS dL0 aIO6 U1dCOAS
that will prevent the manipulation of food
prices, the boarding of foodstuffs, and in
furious speculation. He Is empowered to
regulate also, the distribution and sale of
1uel, farm implements and other things
entering into the production OF food.
He may license the importation, manu-
f~acture, storage and distribution of neces-
saries.
He may enter the business of purchas-
ing and selling foodstuffs and may u
antee q reasonable profit and price TO the
producer and consumer.
He may fix the price OF coal and coke
and take over mines and operate them.
He s empowered to direct, in the name
OF the national security and defense, ship
ments OF railroads and common carriers
by water. He Is empowered to demand
tne preferential shipment by the common
carriers OF certain classes of freight.
He Is also empowered to use the armed
FORCES of the United States, to prevent
the retardation of the passage Of the
mails or OF freight In interstate COM
merce.
TIL aviation act, carrying an appro-
sending OF a great aerial fleet to the
battle fields of Surope, clothes the presi-
dent with authority to provide the addi-
donal commissioned personnel He is to
officer the aviation corps and may use
the draft in obtaining aviators.
President Wilson Is authorized to gov
ern the anchorage and movement of any
vessel, foreign or domestic, in the terri
torial waters OF the United States. He
may take full control and possession Of
any vessel to preserve the rights and
obligations Of the United States.
Furthermore, the president may with
hold clearance from any vessel believed
TO be carrying fuel, arms or ammunition
to any enemy Of the United States. He
may seize any munitions Of war believed
to be ready for shipment to any enemy.
Power of Life and Death.
This same bill gives President Wilson
power to put an embargo on certain ex-
ports II the public safety shall so re-
Quire, the president may issue a procla-
nation absolutely f%orbidding exports
from America of any article or articles
mentioned In such proclamation. and
thereupon It shall be unlawfu to export
them.
The president may also:
struction in this country for q
private purchaser or q foreign
Take over shipyards, in whole or
In part, and to command their out
put for the United Statea
Direct the construction OF a mer-
chant fleet to be used by this
country during the war.
Authorized and instructed as he IN bv
congress. fortified by his constitutional
power, President Wilson could go on with
all his enormous war preparations even
II his cabinet resigned In a body. 1t is
not too much to say OF his powers that
h touch the daily life Of all the 100, 0oo.-
600 OF population in the United States. He
can feed people or put them on rations.
he can build businesses or destroy them
he has the actual power Of life or death.
Lord Bryce says In the "The American
Constitution
Abraham Lincoln welded more au-
thostty than any single E~nglishman has
done since Oliver Cromwell II is tr,,a