The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13

Washington.-Pre Wilson told
congress Monday that il was interna'
tiOnal justice that we seek, not domeS-
tic safely merely. He said that the
principles enunciated by him as II ba-
sis Of peace having been accepted by
the nations, he owes it 10 them to see
that no false or mistaken interpreta-
tions is placed OH them.
The president said he will be in close
touch by cable and wireless and that
congress will know all that he does on
the other side.
The president said he hoped TO see
formal declaration of peace by
treaty by the time spring has come. "
Referring to his announcement that
the French and British governments
had removed all cable restrictions upon
the transmission of news of the confer
ence to America, the president said, he
had taken over the American cable
system, on expert advice, so as to make
a unified system available.
He expressed the hope that he would
have the cooperation Of the public and
Of congress, saying through the cables
and wireless constant counsel and adj
vice would be possible.
Takes Up Railroad Problems.
Much of the address was devoted to
the railroad problem, for which the
president said he now had no solution
to offer. He recommended careful study
by congress, saying it would be Il dis
service to the country and to the rail-
roads to permit Il return to old cOndi-
lions under private management with
out notifications.
No Reconstruction Plans Yet.
No definite program Of reconstruc-
ton can be outlined now, Mr.. Wilson
said, but as soon as the armistice was
signed government control Of business
and industry was released as far as
possible. He expressed the hope that
congress would not object to comforting
upon the war rrade board or some 9th
er agency the right of fixing export
priOritieS to assure shipment of food
to starving people abroad.
As to taxation, the president in
dorSed the plan for levying S6,OOO,0GO,.
600 in 1919 and for notifying the publiC
in advance that the 1920 levy will be
S4,OOO,OOO,OOO.
The new three-year naval building
program was indOrsed because. the
president said, it would be unwise to
attempt to adjust the American pro-
gram to a future world policy as yet
undetermined.
Again Urges Votes for Women.
Paying tribute TO the peoples con
duct in war, he spoke particularly of
the work of women and again appealed
for woman suffrage by federal amend
ment.
Declaring he had no "private thought
or purpose in going to France, but that
he regarded it as his highest duty, the
president added: 1T is now my duty
to play my full part in making good
what they american sOldiers) offered
their life's blood to obtain"
Text of Presidents Address.
The president said:
Gentlemen OF the congress: The
gear that has elapsed since I last
stood before you to fulfill my const1-
tutiOnal duty to give to the congress
from time to time information on the
state of the Union has been so crowd
ed with great events, great processes
and great results that / cannot hope
to give you an adequate picture of its
transactions or Of the far-reaching
changes which have been wrought in
the life of our nation and the world.
You have yourselves witnessed these
things, as have. 1t is too soon to as
sesS them; and we who stand in the
midst of them and are part of them
are less qualified than men of another
generation will be to say what they
mean or even what they have been.
But some great outstanding facts are
unmistakable and constitute in a sense
part of the public business with which
it Is our duty to deal.