Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-02
HAS No DEFINITE
HOME PROGRAM
Says Railroads Should Not Be
Returned Without Modffea-
ions Being Made
URGES W0MAN'S SUFFRAGE
Republicans and Some Demo-
cratic Senators Silent as
President Concludes Address
URGES WoMAn'S SUFFRAGE

~ esOctoffd Press.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 2--In an ad-
day, President wilson formally an
nottneed his inteAtien 10 70 20 P6ffs
for the peace conference, saying the
alltsd government had accepted the
principles enunciated by him for
peace and IL is his paramount duty 20
be present The President said ne
will be in close touch By cable and
wireless and that congress will know
all that he does on the other side,
referring TO his announcement that
the French and British governments
have removed ali cable restrictions
upon the transmission of news Of the
confsTencs TO America, the President
said he had taken over the American
cable systems on expert advice 70 -
to make unified system available.
He expressed the hope that he would
have the cooperation Of the. publtc
and OF congress. saying - IT, -ts xoQNt;
the cables And the wireless co6Sslszif
council and advise would be possible.
Much OF the address was devoted
to the railroad problem, for which the
President said he now had no so1u-
ton to offer. He recommended care
fu1 sS7dy by congress saying II would
be a dis-servfce 10 the country, and TO
the railroads to permit q return to old
conditions under private management
without modification.
The President declared he stood
ready 70 release the railroads from
government control whenever q salts
factory plan Of readjustment could be
worked out.
The President said he hoped to see
formal declaration of peace by
treaty by the time spring has come
No definite program of reconstruc-
ton can be outlined now. Mr.. Wilson
said, but as soon as the armistice was
signed, government control OF bust
ness and industries was released ~
far as possible. He expressed the
hope that congress would not object
to comforting upon the war trade
board or some other agency the right
OF fixing export priorities to insure
shipment OF food TO starving people
abroad.
AS to taxation. the President en-
dorsed the plan for levying $4,000
900. 900 in 1919 and for notifying the
public in advance that the 1920 levy
will be $4,000. 100000.
The new three-year naval building
program was endorsed because the
President said 1t would be unwise to
attempt to adjust the American pro-
gress TO q future world policy as yet
undetermined.
Paying tribute to the peoples con-
duct in war, he spoke particularly OF
the work of women and. again ap-
pealed for woman's suffrage by fed
eral amendment.
Democratic representatives arose
and applauded vociferously when the
president announced his intention or
going in, person to the peace confer
ence, the Republican side was silent
and 30 were many senators on both
sides OF the chamber
The president concluded a1teS
speaking forty-two minutes, and LETT
the chamer amids- applause limited
TO the Democratic side Interruptions
OF the address iof questions which
have been threatened by some Repub-
lican members of the House did not
materialize.
Declaring he had no private
thought or purpose" in going to
France, but that he regarded II as his
highest duty, the president added:
att is now my duty to play my fun
part in making good what they
(America's soldiers) offered their life
blood to obtain"