The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT Goes
TO EUROPE At
CALL OF DUTY
In His Address to Congress in
Joint Session the Chief
Executive Explains
the Situation.
PEACE TREATY BY SPRING
LEGISLATORS TO BE KEPT AP-
PRlsED OF ALL BUSINESS
TRANSACTED AT PARIS.

Army and Nation Praised for Glorious
Work Done-cabes Taken over to
Insure Uniform System--Railroad
Problem Outlined - Reconstruction
Plans Being Given Full Consdera-
tion-Woman Suffrage by Federal
Amendment Urged.
Wnshington.-Pre Wilson told
congress Monday that it was interha-
tiunal Justice that we seek, not doIneS-
Tie safely merely. He said that the
principles enunciated by him as ba-
sis Of peace having been accepted py
the nations, he owes II 10 them to see
that no false or mistaken interpreta-
tions is placed on them.
The president said he will he in close
touch by cable and wireless ana that
congress will know all that he does on
the other side.
The president said he hoped To see
a formal declaration Of peace by
irenty "hy 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.
cnce 10 America, the president said, he
had taken over the American cable
system. on expert advice, 50 as to make
unified system available.
He expressed the hope that he would
have the cooperation Of the public and
~ congress, saying through the cables
and wireless constant counsel and ad-
vice would be- possible
Takes Up Railroad JbIems.
Much of the address " as devoted 10
the railroad problem for which the
president said he now had no solution
10 offer. He recommended careful study
by congress. saying 90 would be- "a dis
service 10 the country and 10 the rail
roads to permit return 10 old condi-
tions under private management with
out notifications
No Reconstruction Plans Yet.
No definite program Of recun>truc-
zion can Dee outlined now Mr. Wilson
,uid hut as soon as the armisticc was
signed government control Of business
and industry WAS released ms far rs
possible. He expressed the hope that
congress would not object 10 comforting
upon the war trade board or some 9th.
or agency the right Of fixing export
prioritics 10 assure shipment of food
10 starving people abroad.
As to taxation, the president in
dorsed the plan for leyyng SG,WO,W0,-
600 in 1919 and for notifying the public
in advance that the 1920 levy viii be
S4.O0OOOOOON.
The new thrce-year naval building
program was lndorSed because. the
president said, II would be unwiso to
attempt 10 adjust the American pro
gram to future world policy as yet
undetermined
Again Urges Votes for Women.
Paying tribute 10 the peoples con
duct in war, ne spoke particularly Of
the work of women and again appealed
for woman suffrage hy federal amend.
iucut.
Declaring he had no prutc thought
or purpoSc ion going 10 France. but that
he regarded il as his highest duty the
president added at is now my duty
10 play my fun part in making good
what they tAmcrican soldiers offered
their lifr'> blood to obtain"
Text Of Presidents Address.
The president said
Gentlemen Of the congress, The
wear that has elapsed since last
stood before you 10 fuhll my consti.
tutional duty to giy" 70 the congress
from time a. time information on the
state Of the Union has been SO crowd
ed with great events. great processes
and great results that | cnnuoi hope
10 give You an adequate picture of It's
transactions or of the fnr-rruchinp
changes which have been wrought in
the lifc uf our nation ANA the world
lou hnNr yourselves witnessed thcs,
things MS huvc. II rs too soon tu aS
~ess them and we who stand iu tn,
midst Of thcru ana ure part If Then
are loss qualified Than men Of another
generation viii 30 10 say what the,
mean or even what They have been
but some great outstanding facts ar,
uumlslaEablo ana constitute in % sens,
part " the public business with which
ID Is our duty to deal