Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-17
BRANDS PRES. WILSON AS
 A DODGER AND TRIMMER
(By Winfield Iones.)

III NOllSItSS' dud nos a few Democrats. especially from the Western equal suffrage States, are declaring that President Wilson 9 "dodger and a trimmer" be- ,ause the president avoided men ,ioning votes for women in his re cent message to Congress, though Mr. Wilson touched on practically every other burning question and pressing problem of the hour.
 Not only did the president ignore
 he votes for women question in his message, say these congress nen, but he lodged meeting with
 he suffrage delegation which at
 empted to see him at the White House last week. He refused to -eceive the delegation from the Ma
 ional Suffrage Convention, and Ii
 vas given out at the White House 'xecutive offices that the reason
 he president didn't see the fair nd strenuous sufragists was be-
 ause "he had cold
 This may have been all right,
 vt the president doiged another
 sue openly and without any ex-
 use whatever, when he refused 10
 ddress the recent conservation
 ongress here, which split up in a rreat row over Federal versus State control of natural resources.
 Ir. Wilson was simply afraid, say
 hese congressman, to take one side
 the other and stayed away from
 he convention.
 The same thing happened in the
 Iational Rivers and Harbors Con
 ,ress, which ended recently. The president was down as the principal speaker, but did not speak. This convention, too, threatened to split because of the old State rights yer
 us Federal control of water power.
 Taking the presidents avoidance of the two conventions and his ig- loring the suffragists. the con yressmen plainly say that when 1t comes to taking firm stand one way or the other on great national questions, when such position might injure his political fortunes, he president proves himself to be "dodger and a trimmer
 Along with these biting criticisms others are declaring that the way different members of the cabinet are continually lauding the president ,. each other makes the administra- ton appear ridiculous. Secretary Bryan praises the president on lll of his numerous chautauqua dol lar hunting lectures. Secretary Dan iels, Secretary Garrison and Scc- their speeches. This is varied by praises of each other. The con IT emes 9ql op oopVoIV EIEl9I gressmen sarcastically declare that t is well the cabinet are such good 'self-boosters" because nobody eX ,ept themselves will praise thenf selves. Secretary Bryan's lecture, The Prince of Peace," which he continues to deliver to any organ. zation that will pay $500 per, is denounced here as the commercial zing of sacred subject Any lee ure about the "Prince of Peace" ought to be free, declare Bryan rites.
 Along with these troubles of the a big TOW is de -eloping in congress over the way he administration is swinging the poilman's axe on Republican office mans axe on Republican office 1 folders at the government printing | office, the greatest printing plarr Il the world. Complaint is being | made that the Democratic officials re demoting and discharging Re publican employees, in many instances i'd Union veterans, in other de 'artments here, but the abuses are aid to be worst of all in the gov rnment printing office
 Much uneasiness prevails among he four thousand employees of the rinting office, where a shake-up. ngineered by Public Printer Cor elius Ford, resulted this week m he announcement of wholesale de notions and promotions.
 While tense feeling of expect ncy has prevailed the printery since larch 4, last, the changes an ounced by the public printer rought surprise, and within a few ours the big shop resounded with rave predictions of which migh; e next expected.
 This is the first big upheaval to cCur there during inc new admir-