The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-12
President Wilson Urged to
Postpone Special Session.
Suggestion Made by Democratic
Leader Underwood.
PREPARING TARIFF BILLS
New Measures Will Require
Additional Committee Work.
Executive States His South
American Policy.

Washington, March 12.-President
Wilson was urged by Representative
Oscar Underwood, the Democratic
leader today to postpone the date of
the extra session of congress at least
one week. As result of Mr.. Under
woods suggestion, recently, the presi-
dent had fixed April L. Mr.. Under
wood today advised the president that
the ways and means committee would
require more time in preparing the
new tariff bills.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Wilson said that
he would be guided by the counsel of
house leaders, it was regarded as
practically certain today that the new
congress would not convene before
April or 8. Mr.. Underwood dis
bility of including anything more
than the tariff in his first message to
congress. 1t was expected the proc
lamation calling the new congress
would be submitted to the cabinet to-
day. The presidents proclamation is
expected to point out that the extra
session is called to revise the tariff
alone. Mr.. Underwood assured MIN
today that house leaders would be
able to confine the attention of con-
gress to that subject, although several
Democrats interested in other legiSla-
tive matters are still anxious to have
them considered before the regular
session in December.
Mr.. Underwood said as he left the
White House that the Democratic
caucus would decide whether the tar
iff was to be revised in one bill or each
schedule taken up separately. AS the
bill has been prepared, he said, 1t Will
be an easy task for the caucus to de-
eide either way.
A special cabinet meeting was called
for IL o'clock today. 1t was said that
so much of the time yesterday had
been devoted to a discussion of Latin
American policy that the cabinet de-
sired today to settle many assistant
secretaryships.
In the East room of the White,
House. late In the day the president
planned to receive william Corcoran
Eustis, r. T. Brooks and M l. weller
of the local inaugural committee, VINO
were to present to him a gold inaugur-
al medal. Solicitor Bullitt and sam
Untermyer, counsel for the house
money trust investigating committee,
also were to pay their respects in the
East room Later in the afternoon
the president and Mrs Wilson planned
to receive the diplomatic corps and
their families
NAL cablegram from the mayor of
Carlisle, England, expressing in be-
half of the town council, the congrat-
ulations on his assumption or the pres
idGnCV.
dent Wilson'S grandfather was born
The president sent a cablegram OF ap-
probation.
Special Cabinet Meeting.
1t was reiterated at the White
House that George w. Guthrie, Dem
ocratic state chairman for Pennsyl-
vania. and a former mayor of Pitts
burg, was a likely appointee for
diplomatic post. Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer has been urging Mr..
Guthrie's appointment as ambassador
to Italy, but it is not known yet just
what post he may get. 1t was stated
also at the White House that word
from Olney as to whether he would
accept the ambassadorship to Great
Britain was not expected for several
days.
Senator Overman of North Caro-
lima presented to the president today
the name of Whitehead Kluttz of
Salisbury for appointment as ambas-
sador to Brazil.
Statement of Policy.
President Wilson has issued this
formal statement of his policy toward
publics:
I'm view of questions which are
naturally uppermoSt in the pub1c
mind just now, the president issued
the following statement:
lone of the chief objects of my ad-
ministration will be to cultivate the
friendship and deserve the confidence
of our sister republics of Central and
South America and to promote in ev-
cry proper and honorable way the
interests which are common to the
peoples of the two continents. L ear
neStly desire the most cordial under
standing and cooperation between the
peoples and leaders of America and.
therefore, deem it my duty 10 make
this brief statement:
"Co-operation is possible only when
supported at every turn by the orderly
processes of just government based
regular force. We hold. as I am sure
all thoughtful leaders of Republican
government everywhere hold, that
Just government rests always upon the
consent of the governed, and there
can be no freedom without order
and approval. We shall
look to make these principles the ba-
sis of mutual intercourse, respect and
helpfulness between our sister repub-
lies and ourselves. We shall lend our
influence of every kind to the realiza-
ton of these principles in fact and
practice, knowing that disorder, per-
sonal intrigue and defiance of con-
rights weaken and discred- |
it government and injure none 50 |
ate enough to have their common life |
and common affairs tainted and dis |
turbed.
No Sympathy With Usurpers.
1--WE can have no sympathy with |
those who seek to seize the power of
to advance their own per- |
sonal interests or ambition. We are |
the friends of peace but we know that |
there can be no lasting or stable peace |
in such circumstances. As friends |
therefore. we shall prefer those who |
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