The Washington times., 1918-03-04
WOOdrOWWils PresidentOfthe
United States Five Years Today
What Do the People Owe to Him? What Is His Share in
the Preservation of Human Liberty?


concentrated absolutely upon duty and the carrying out Of
the nations will?
History win tell of the worlds great debt to Woodrow
Wilson The story be told now too close to it.
Five years in the White House today, and than
three Of those years of war; disaster, and anxiety
This day is important in the worlds history.
There is not a man, woman, or child living but has
cause to be grateful that woodrow Wilson has lived
through the five yearcause to hope that his life and his
work may last long
Stupidity and thwarted greed crcse the President
autocrat
he IS fortunately an auOcrat in the real sense of that
word.
he uses the strength that is in him. his self strength
and many public enemies have found to their sorrow what
that strength is.
he for the people, the greater strength that the
people have given him.
He knows that nation like body needs head in
paricuarly-hat the people cannot walk in two different
directions.
he the head chosen by the people They are grateful
for his leadership for his strength for his iron will for his
persistent unmoved of the power that they have given
to him.
The other day under his orders the railroads. "a part
Of the national equipment he truly says, made
part of the national machinery.
You may be that those railroads will never again
become the financial tools of public exploitation and private
ineffciency
That ''autocracy'' that Wall Street complains of will
into play before the railroads rebuilt with public
money, are taken back by private owners.
The Federal Reserve banking system bitterly fought by
the banks recognized the agency that makes bank
stability and bank S0lVency possible In
The President through the Federal Reserve made the
finances Of the country safe against panic and the financial
wolves of the country
Through the Federal Farm Loan Act, enabling the
farmers to obtain credit Woodrow Wilson has done for
farmers than the Republicans in all their years promising
much and doing little
Woodrow Wilson fighting for tax ON WEALTH, AND
of this on the shoulders that should carry it.
Look there for the explanation when you hear the very
rich calling Woodrow Wilson "autocrat.'
The President head of the nation and of its army and
navy speaks for the nation to the countries with which
Quietly without threats in the tone that should be used
by one representing nation OF hundred millions, the
President has said to Germany what this nation wants said
And his tone will not change
Prussia also complains that Woodrow Wilson sis an
autocrat'
On this day, celebrating the fifth year of Woodrow
Wilson's service chief citizen of the Republic of his
Cabinet carries still farther and wider the national thought of
Government ownership and Government control of property
and values created by the people !
postmaster General Burleson, message to Congress-
oners to take over and operate the telephone system of the
District of Columbia making of it branch of the Posoffce
guaranteeing the citizens freedom from the
telephone taxation that private demanded guarantee
ing to the employees no less pay than at present.
There is right STEP toward getting for the people
what the people want and should have.
Can you imagine Postmaster General under any one
OF the series of financial Presidents taking this step on
behalf Of the people?
In Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States,
life and work the of Germany and of the world
The Kaiser wants power for himself territory Prus
s glory for his miserable dynasty regardless of human
welfare /
The President of the United States wants nothing for
himself expressly repudiaes for this nation any thought
OF annexation concentrates his clear mind and will on the
problem Of keeping liberty and justice alive the world by
the use of this nations strength
The nation honors him this day. which might well be
nationally celebrated
selfshness thwared calls him an autocrat the people
of the United States thank God that man of his Character
is in the White House.