In his address delivered to Con
gress last week, F’resldent Wilson de
parted from the prepared text of
his messnge, which was devoted prin
cipally to answering those who con
tend that the IJnlited States is unpre
pared for national defense, to give no
tice to the business world that the
legislative program of his adminis
iKtration, as it affects regulation of
business, was practically completed.
He said it had resulted in a clear road
for business to travel to "unclouded
success."
Honest business men, the President
declared, need have nothing to fear
in treading the ways outlined in the
trust and currency bills. While the
President dwelt lightly upon the sub
ject, his words were interpreted as
an assurance that no further import
ant business legislation was contem
^ plated.
The President's remarks in full
with relation to business legislation
were as follows:
“Our program of legislation with
regard to the regulation of business
is now virtually completed. It has
been put forth, as we intended, ns a
whole, and leaves no conjecture as
to'what is to follow. The road at
last, lies clear and firm before busi
ness. It is a road it can travel with
out fear or embarrassment. It is
the road to ungrudged, unclouded
success. In It every honest man, ev
ery man who believes that the public
interest Is a part of his own interest,
may walk with perfect confidence.”
In the text of his address, which
touched upon the administration's
legislative program for the session,
urging passage of bills for Philippine
independence,, government owned
merchant marine, and some other pro
jects begun but unfinished at the last
session, the President devoted nvpst
tlime to discussing the question of
national defense, deploring a policy
of militarism, but endorsing n devel
opment of the National Guard, and a
military training for citizens. The
Democratic side of both House and
Senate greeted wtith applause and
laughter his declaration that “some
among us are nervous and excited"
and that “we shall not turn America
into a military camp.”
Anu especially wnen nan uwt; ■
world is on fire,” said the President, |
“we shall be careful to make our
moral insurance against the spread of
the conflagration very definite and
certain and adequate indeed.”
A strong plea for a federal merchant
marine to build up foreign markets
until such time as traffic shall at
tract private capital, was made by i
Mr. Wilson.
Of particular interest to Alaska was
the President’s urgent recommenda
tion for an adequate appropriate to
chart the Alaska coast, and his as
sertion that the vessels of this ser
vice in the Northern district “were
not big enough or strong enough and
were so nearly unseaworthy that our
inspectors would not have allowed
private owners to send them to sea.”
The text of the President's mes
sage in reference to the survey and
charting of the coast of Alaska was
as follows:
“There is another matter of which
I must make special mention if I am
to discharge my conscience. It may
seem a very smaal thing. It effects
only a single item of appropriation.
Put mnny human lives and many
great enterprises hang upon it.
“It is the matter of making ade
quate provisions for the survey and
charting of our coasts. It is im
mediately pressing and exigent that
in connection with the immense coast
line of Alaska, a coast line greater
than that of the United States them
selves. though it Is very Important
indeed with relation to the old coasts.
We cannot use our great Alaskan do
main, ships will nor ply thither If
the coasts are not thoroughly sur
veyed and chart^S. The work is
incomplete at most every point.
Ships and lives have been loBt in
threading what were supposed to be
well-known main channels.
“We have not provided adequate
vessels or, adequate machinery for
the survey and charting. We have
used old vessels that were not big
enough or strong enough, and which
were so nearly unseaworthy that our
inspectors would not have allowed
private owners to send them to sea.
This is a matter, which, as I have
said, seems small, but Is In reality
very great. Its Importance had only
to be looked Into to be appreciated."
Ills urgent counsel that Congress
take steps to open up the water pow
ers of the nation also Is of particu
lar interest to the West.
The President’s utterances on the -
war in Kurope were br1t*t nnd hls ref
eienees to the trade opportunities
thus presented to America were also
conspicuous because of thdir brev
i'».
Other subjects he discussed were
the Philippines, economy nnd rural
credits.
dnllerles packed to the doors nnd
Sena ors nnd Representatives crowd
ed upon the floor of tho hall of the
House, nwnlted tho arrival of the
President. Seven members of the
cabinet had seats Just before the
speaker’s desk, including Secretary
Bryan, who deserted hls usual post
in the diplomatic gallery.
The President entered the chamber
exactly at 12,30 o'clock, greeted by
applause nnd cheers as he shook
hands with the speaker and the Vice
President. A moment Inter he be
gan reading his address
The President read slowly and de
liberately. nnd hls voice was a trifle
husky.
A burst of handclapping greeted
the ITesident’a statement thaj tho
bill for he building of government,
shipping lines to South and Central
America was Imperative.
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an Interesting story of Michael Selch, t
the Ruby mining man, who arrived I
here on the Mariposa yesterday en- t
route to the Interior camp It says: ♦
"an Interesting arrival at the Bar- f
ker is Michael Selch, of Ruby, Alas- ♦
ka. part owner of one of the richest r
claims in the whole Ruby tfisttiet, r
the “Mascot Bench.” From this i
claim was taken last July the second t
largest nugget ever found In Alaska, *
weighing slightly over 110 ounceB, I
and valued at more than $1,900. *
This, along with three others, Mr. —
Selch brought with him when he —
reached tho states two months ago
and were carried in a hand satchel
both on ,tiie boat nnd on the train
which bore him to San Francisco.
"On the way down to California,"
said he, “I went back into the smok
er once or twice, and told an Irish
girl who was bound for that city to
look out for It. When I reached
San Francisco I said to her: 'Look
here, at what you have been taking
care of for me,’ and I opened the
satchel and showed her $3,000 worth -
of gold. She nearly fainted when —
she realized what she was looking at.
That’s the way to keep from being
robbed though. Nobody would ever
have suspected that any such load
was in the satchel.
“Mr. Selch has been In Alaska for
eleven years, mining practically all
the time. He has been in the Ruby
district for four years, which makes
him one of the pioneers of the camp.
“I promised my partner I’d be back
New Years, and Dll come ,tailghty
near doing It even If I have to walk,”
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he said. "Cloing over the divtide Is _
not a pleasant experience this time
of the year, as you get above timber ♦
line, where the blizzards are pretty I
fierce, and the temperature may hover 4
for days at 60 to 70 degrees below y
zero. If I have to walk I’ll certain
ly look around for somobody to go
along with me, for It’s no venture
for anyone to take alone.”
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