South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-10

losses OF man power in the war. and
the decentralization OF industrv. ne
said. Factories must again BIZ Ge-
voted 20 peace purposes and labor
redistributed. This process cannot
begin, he argued. unth real peace is
assured By ratification. commerce.
resumed and the world begins 10
settle down.
The legislators listened for the
most part in silence, leaning for
ward in their seats to hear better.
Should Aid World.
Wilson argued America should
help the world get on its feet again.
so trade might be re-established for
the financial betterment Of Ameri-
ca.
Senator's who oppose the League
OF Nations are afflicted with Just
downright ignorance" he said There
was hand-clapping. "a few cheers
and Mrs Wilson. sitting in the gal
lery. smiled.
America must play a part in
world affairs. he said. as it must
play its part either inside or on
the curb"
The Presidents Speech.
Pres't Wilson's speech before the
Minnesota state legislature in part
follows.
Mr. Speaker. Your Excellency.
Gentlemen OF the Legislature,
e.adies and Gentlemen.
I esteem 1t an unusual pleasure
to stand in this place today and 10
address the members Cf this great
body because the errand upon
whicr I have eft Washington is so
intimately a matter of the life Of
our own nation as well as the life
OF the world.
And yet ] am conscious. standing
in this presence that perhaps the
most appropriate things I could say
are those which affect us immed-
lately
1 know that you have been call
cd together in special session for
special objects one of these objects
YOU have achieved and rejoice
with you in the adoption of the suf-
Trage amendment. CAppIause).
Another of the objects ! under
stand is the consideration of the
high cost of living; and the high
cost of living is one of those things
which is 50 complicated. ramifies in
so many directions, that IL seems 10
me. we cannot do anything in par
Ucular about ii without knowing
how the particular affect the whole.
Discusses Living Costs
SIS. Ill
complicated piece of machinery.
piece by piece, unless YOU know how
the pieces are related TO each other:
and the cost Of living at present is
a world condition. II is due TO the
fact that the man power of the
world has been sacrificed on the
agony of the battle field and that all
the processes of industry have either
been slackened or diverted.
Production Of foodstuffs. the
production Of clothing. the produc-
ton of the necessaries of life; has
either been slackened or turned in
10 channels that are OF little use for
the general civil population.
The world is not going to settle
down. my fellow citizens. until il
knows what part the United States
is going to have in the peace. Gap
plause).
Accumulation of Debts.
imagine it will be several gen
erations before foreign governments
can finally adjust themselves 10
carrying the overwhelming debts
which have accumulated in this
war
The United States has accumu-
lated a great debt too. but not in
proportion 20 those that other coun-
tries have accumulated. when YOU
reckon our wealth as compared with
theirs. And we are the only nation
i'm the world that is likely. in the
/ immediate future to have a sufti-
Client amount of free capital TO put
, the Industries of the world IN and
finally on its feet.
Until the industry Of the world is
I put on it's feet. YOU can't finally
handle the question of living cost;
. because the cost Of living in the last
analysis depends on the thinS we
are always talking about and don't
know how to manage-the law OF
supply and demand.
II depends upon manufacture and
distribution, IL depends upon all the
normal processes o. the industrial
and commercial world. il depends
upon international credit: il de
ponds upon transportation facilities.
and shipping.
Railroads Inadequate.
our railroads at this moment are
not adequate To movins the com
merce of the country, and
here and there they run through q
little neck. for example the Penn
syIvania system at Pittsburg. where
everything Is congested, you arc
squeezing a great commerce through
I little opening
The problem grows the more YOU
think OF il. so that what we think
l