Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

That ill-feeling is being aroused is
evident today i'm a number of quar-
tiers and was appreciated at the White
House when authorities there asserted
that the President is working along
in conciliatory way, as he did on the
tariff, and that he has no purpose of
undertaking to use radical measures
at this time. The position Of the White
House Is quite plain and is summed up to-
day as follows:
White House Position.
If the Senate hearings on the bill are
continued two weeks longer and the
measure is discussed inside the COM
mittee for a month more before being
reported to the Senate 1t Will be
equivalent to putting the whole thing
over to the next regular session, and
Will spell the delay the President has
| feared, and possibly defeat for the adj
ministration's contentious.
AS to pressure against individual sena-
tors, the President prefers to do nothing
| that will be construed that way, not at
| this time at least. He realizes, It is
| stated. that Congress has Just gone
through grueling work on q big bin and
| that senator's and representatives want
few days for rest before jumping into
another big undertaking. He Is perfectly
| willing that there shall be no unneces-
| sary rush, but at the same time he would
/ like to see reasonable progress toward
placing the bill before the Senate.
He will not advocate or ask tho sub
| mission Of the bill to a democratic eau
Gus except as last resort. but he is
not pleased over what he regard as
dilatory tactics by republicans to stop a
democratic measure.
Charges It to Republicans.
The President emphaticaily charges
that republicans are blocking the demo-
cratic program, and are doing SO from
political and other motives which he may
undertake to summarize within a short
time.
He does not believe that republican
members Of the Senate banking and cur
rency committee should be permitted to
direct the course of democratic currency
reform.
The President has expressed his view
to Senator Clarke. president protein. Of
leader, and Senator James Of Kentucky.
one Of the administration spokesmen. in
discussing in particular the lineup OF
the committee by which four republicans
and two democrats have prolonged the
hearings.
Il think it about time to leeislate ana
stop these hearings" said Senator James
Didn't the Aldrich monetary commits
sion spend thousands Of dollars iuvestf-
eating the subject?''
Both Senators Kern and James said
the Presidents friends will canvass the
sentiment in the Senate, and they felt
sure that inasmuch as a majority OF the
the currency bill ought to be reported
quickly. Senator James thought the
hearings would be completed earlier than
october %, the time set by the COM
mittee.
Senator Owen, chairman OF the Senate
committee in charge of the hearings, ar
rived at the White House without en-
gagement toward midday, and was in con-
ference with the President some time,
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, assistant
whip OF the Senate, also being present
Mr.. Lewis said he had an engagement to
speak at fair In Illinois today, but had
foregone this to be present here and aid,
If he knew how to do so. In speedy action
on the bill.
Make It Party Measure.
Senator Owen. following the conference,
declared: II shall insist as strongly as I
know how on the earliest possible action
on this bill, and do not mind saying
that I think that it should be a party
affair. This attempt OF republicans to
hamstring this measure Will not be &C
cepted by the democratic party. think
the currency bill should be q party bill
to the extent that the party Is to be
responsible for 1t to the country, whether
1t is good or bad. I do not think the
bill should be q partisan one and It Is
not 1t Is fair to all alike, but to the
extent that the democratic party is re-
sponsible for 1t 1t should be a party BILL"
Mr.. Owen declined to admit that his
utterances indicated that q democratic
caucus will be called to consider the
measure but, fresh from the Presi-
dents offices, as he was, the remarks
an IA hnx eAn xatx Ard -
the President was to draw the party
lines and put the responsibility Of de-
lay and inaction upon the republicans,
at the same time including In the re-
publican list such democrats as may
act with the republicans later on. when
the real crisis Is reached.
senator owen thought the hearings on
the bill ought to be concluded next week.
Senators Bristow and Hitchcock had
next Tuesday and Wednesday. and After
that other delegations would be heard.
II requests were made. but Mr.. Owen
yond next week He believed the bear-
ings would be allowed to close before
october rs.
Attack on Senators.
The fll-feeling being aroused over
the currency problem Is shown In at
lacks upon the democratic senator's
who are presumed to be opposed to the
administration plans or who are inter.
fering with the speed that 10 consid.
cred desirable at this time. senator
OGorman L. bearing the br,Int Of IN.
situations that his action ID c,ntroiied
by Tammany and that Tamnaanv n
controlled by Wall street and the bir
banks.
Out west the newspapers are after Gam.
| ator Reed. against whom insinuationa are
| travelling around OF q friendly feeling Tor
big interests inimical to the bill Presi-
| den Wilson and the White House are moi
| responsible for these stories and have
| not voiced their own views, but friends
| of the President are busy along these
| lines, acting on their own responsibility,
| Senator Reed Is stirring up bitter op-