Show I oooo O lIN Luff I r OF f MAHA T TO EE Wll WiLSON N 1 President Makes His First Middle Western Speech Since Opening of f National Campaign America Can Lead the World If She Will p Only See the Way We I. I Must Serve World By izi Associated red OMAHA Oct 5 When When President Wilson left the Commercial l club luncheon lunch lunch- eon on and went In an automobile to the head head ead of the historical pageant the he streets of Omaha in the business sections sections sec- sec ons so packed with people that thatIs Is machine had difficulty making progress regress It was the largest crowd crowde e e ehas has encountered since his ration alien OMAHA Oct 5 President President Vilson came to Omaha Omaha- today for pr one of the busiest days of his career Arriving here shortly b fore noon after greeting severa several sev sey eral em era thousand people In towns he went Immediately to the Commercial club 1 for o his first middle Western spee speech h hs s sines nce the campaign opened Later his his his' pr program tram called for t two o more speeches and participation in a parade parada symbol- symbol zing Nebraska's l history IA A cheering cheering- crowd or of thousands of ot people eople gathered from all parts of ot Nebraska Nebraska Ne- Ne braska and neighboring states greeted lie he president on his his arrival and con con- continued the applause as he proceeded the streets In an automobile V no nonpartisan partisan committee officially welcomed the president and Mrs Wit Wll- sOn on to Omaha Ben Sar Day Because of the Sar Ben cel bra bra- ion of or Nebraska's admission to Omaha was as in gala attire lags decorated the buildings and ands of music played almost The president immediately entered en en- en en- en ered Into the spirit of ot the occasion Bands ands of Indians and cowboys were were here ere to participate in the parade It was vas estimated tull fully r people fried ned the streets President Wilson was received with el enthusiastic applause when he entered th the 36 Commercial c cub club where Oma Oma- 3 i a business men were gathered Wilan Wilfon Wil Wil- fon an n sat between Governor Moorehead I d Senator Hitchcock The lunchroom lunch lunch- Tom room roon was waR decorated with American Q flags gs Outside the club a band played Patriotic music Old Methods Fail LUSt Just before the president n t began begani i peaking Ice cream In the shape of ot d doves of ot peace was peace was placed before him mid fl-mid applause He was introduced by byI I I Jt lkA J-lkA Sunderland president of the Omaha Commercial club The entire a audience stood and cheered and waved their th lr napkins The time has come the president paid said when America has had thrust Won upon up n her the necessity ty of ot serving the V orld That alters aters our Problems and in fact all our problems The Tile men who insist on doing things in old way will be pushed to the rear The president said it used to be that Was s thought right to to exploit the but now it was necessary to serve erye the world America cn lead the world if jf she will only see the way he e added I The Glie president declared he knew how tile federal reserve act and the trade c commission act were were conceived and h knew they created a situation under ilch able American business men COUl could succeed I Wilson said he knew men who had hadJ J 1 q their shoulders merely knots to top gP p them from raveling out His Its Continued on page 2 I LINE Continued from page 1 1 remarks caused laughter such ouch mm men men never succeed he declared He lie added that he knew some such men In politics who kept working over old ideas Says He Likes West The president declared he liked lilted th the West because so many things thIng are started here He said the he railroads railroad had done the people of the West more material good than spiritual good I have been a student of ot history and arid I have noticed that progress when the shackles of ot the past are thrown off oft There are many things that make people believe the present time is trag trag- ical But after all this war Is going to help the United States because Itis it itis is making us a R. part of ot the world instead instead in instead in- in stead of provincial Only In m recent years have Americana Americans Ameri Amen cans cana come to study foreign trade Wilson added He said amid applause that It was time that the United States realized It must bestir Itself He cited the examples set by Great Britain France and Germany in establishing banks abroad and said that until the federal reserve act was passed AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican business men trading abroad had to todo do business through foreign banks The fact is he declared that the world has been pouring its wealth upon us us The president said it was necessary that obstacles new or old should not be placed on American business He lie told of ot the clarifying of at the antitrust laws He was not against big business business bustness busi bust ness but against bad business he de declared de- de dared The president said he wanted fair air rules of the game for American business busi busi- ness COUNCIL S 'S la Ia Oct 5 S.- S. President nt Wilson told a large crowd here today he wished women could vote Appearing on the rear platform platform platform plat plat- form of ot his private car en route to Omaha he was greeted with shouts that We are going to vote for tor you you you- everywhere A woman called out I 1 wish the women could vote I wish they could responded the president It is 1 mighty fine for tor you to come out and greet me this way It cheers me very much This is III substantial substantial substantial sub sub- evidence that you are going to vote for foT me |