The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-08
SEEKING WILSON'S
VIEWS ON TRUSTS
Congressional Leaders Will
Confer With President
, on the Program.

Washington. Dee. S.-Presfient
Wilson'S views on trust legislation are
TO be sought this week by
sional leaders upon whom will fall
the task OF mapping out the anti
trust program for executive action.
The last week has developed a pro-
nounced view mons the democrat
members OF the senate that the anti
u acts of the present session of
congress should be few, and should
AFFECT only the more obviously need
ed REFORMS in the field of combination
end corporation activity.
While h president has announced
mis- purpose to send a special trust
message to congress in the near flu
ture, the scope of the communication
has MOI yet been outlined. Chairman
Clayton Of the house judiciary COM
m!ttce will meet the president to,nor-
row: and Chairman Newlands of the
senate Interstate commerce commits
sion probably will have another con-
ference With him later in the week.
The demands Of democrat leaders
during the last week for speedy ac-
ton on the pending currency reform
Dill. have had marked effect on the
senate. Confident predictions are
now made that the bill will pass that
body before December 20: and that
an adjustment of differences between
the senate and house can be reached
shortly after that time.
Republican members have made it
clear they do not want to be charged
with delay Of currency reform, and
will not use ~obstructing tactics to eff
feet the changes they would like to
see made in the bill. The constant
assertion Of democratic leaders that
business is hating in its development
until the details of currency legisla-
ton are fully known. has led to a
general desire to act on the bill as
rapidly as is possible.
Naval Holiday Gets Call.
General legislation which had been
held in restraint throughout the spe-
cial session Of congress- broke over
the barriers last week and is flooding
every channel Of congressional action.
The house has before 1t during the
looming week Alaskan railroad iegis-
lation; Thomas naval holiday reso-
luton. immigration regulation, high
cost IF living investigations, the lob
by committees report and numerous
other matters of compelling interest
to that body. 1t is the hope of house
leaders now that the senate will be
able to complete the currency bill 50
that a two weeks recess can be taken
ON the holiday season. Advocates
Of antitrust reforms in both houses
expect to concentrate upon a few trust
bills early In the new year, and to
put through several measures the
need of which has been developed by
recent investigations and government
prosecutions. II is believed that
lthese bills will only part of the
field Of trust regulation and will not
attempt to carry out all the reforms
k~GoFSklered necessary.
Ask REIMBURSEMENT First.
The president in his address to con
gross last week urged that the Sher-
man antitrust law he left without al
teration, and thai any new laws be
made supplementary to 1t. Some Of
the leaders in the discussion of trust
l~gislation in congress are now urging
that business be allowed to re-adjust
ttsek to he new banking conditions
and that the country be given a
chance TO. accept and ~re-organize
business n finance under the new
.tcureency law, before laws are passed