The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-12-03
WILSON'S MESSAGE TO.
CONGRESS PRESENTS
A DIVERSIFIED
PROGRAM.


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fields her captions of lihefty and rus
ticr Lat not her Influence az "a mcdiAt
or between capital md mhur hr weak
rned and her own failure go settle mat
tors ~ purely domestic concern hc pro
claimed 20 the world There arc those
IA this country who threaten direct
action so force thcir viii upon % ma
iurly
'Russia today. with ita blood and tor
ron Is painful object OF the pnat
Europe itself whcnce has come the un
rest which now holds tho world at bay
ie an example ~ atandpAtlam Ia these
vital human matters which America
might well accept us an example, not
90 zoe followed hut Htud.ously 60 he
avoided Europe made labor the ar
fercntlal, and the price ~ " an ia enc
nifty and antngonism and prustratcd
Industry The right ~ labor to live Ia
peace and comfort must be recognized
hy governments ana America should be
the first 20 my the foundation stones
upon which industrial peace shon DE
built
Labor Deserves
Adequate Wage.
Labor not only o. entitled 10 an ndc-
luntc wage but capital should receive
e reasonable return upon its Investment
ana "a entitled 10 protection az the
banda 90 government in every emcr-
rcncy SO government worthy 81 the
name can play these elements against
ench other. for there is q mutunlity ~
interest between them which The gov
eminent must sock 20 express less ON
Gle difference what minority " is.
whether csSltnl or labor, or any other
class no sort ~ privilege viii ever be
| permitted 10 dominate this country. We
/ are r. unrtncrnhip or nothing That r.
worth white. We are n democracy,
where the majority are the masters.
or all the hopes ana purposes Of the
meu who founded this government have
boon defeated ana forgotten.
I'm America there ~ hut ono way by
which great reforms can be- accomplish
ed ANA the relief sought 10y Glasses OBJ
/ tanned and that Us through the orderly
processes ~ representative government
! Those who would propose any other
| method 81 reform are enemies of this
| country America will nor bo dauntcd
by threats nor lose her comp0suro or
4 cnlmneaH boz these distressing times We
can AFFORD in tho m!ds, ~ this day OF
| passion and unrest 10 Zoe self contained
| and sure The instrument 81 all. re-
4 form u America D. the ballot tn,
/ road 10 economic and social reform I'm
America is tho straight road of hnsef
1 tn an classes and conditions 81 men
4 Men have hut 20 follow this road T.,
/ roallso tho fun fruition of their Oh
iocts ANA purposes. let those be-
I ware who would take the shorter roud
/ ~ disorder ana revolution. The right
1 road S. the road " Justice and orderly
/ process"
i Republicans
/ criticise Speech
i IN an OF the private discussions
I.. b.
! .xpressions regarding H. there was
much speculation az TO what extent Tho
nrcsldenta Illness had handicapped him
/ in its actual preparation. Democrat
declared tina, Mr. Wilson's vigorous be-
! hcfg on public questiuns were showr
! hy the language 81 the message 90 b,
! unimpnired hy his long confinement
and weakness, while In republican
] cloak room gossip there was evident q
| disposition to speculate ON how far his
| advisers had gone in framing tho de-
tails.
| This disposition was mUuifcsted IN.
1 statement hN Senator frelinghuNacr
| republican. New Jersey declaring tb,
! document failed 20 take up some i'm
] purtuui public problems.
"Tho mosmrc said Senator Frollng
/ huyacn. reflects tho views Of Attor-
ncy Goncrni Palmer, Secretary OF La.
undoubtedly they assisted la ita prcpa
ration"
| Senator sdEc. republican New jer
! sey. snid ll "a Htntrmcut mat % wac
rather academic and certainly lackl
the usual Wilson punch"
q was characterized as "a genuine
| Wilson message" hy Senator Mcclellan
| democrat of Tennessee and senator
] Underwood democrat Alabama de
clarrd II up 10 the presidents lin,
,tandard' senator Hitchcock, Ne
hraska the acting democratic leader
of the senate, said that"fow messages
! bad pointed tho way 10 more cnllght'
cncd remedies for existing evils
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts, th'
republican leader. had no comment q
make but Representative Mondcll
wyoming. republican leader. said tina
while the message contains much thai
we can approve. it does not mako nns
marked contribution toward the settle.
meut OF the perplcNlng questions OF IA,
day"