Evening star., 1913-10-08

President Wilson was strongly and
plainly stirred today over stories that he
has begun to be abusive In his fight for
currency legislation. and that he is apply
ing names to the democrats who are not
at this minute working in harmony with
the other democrats who have sanctioned
the currency bill.
In straightforward. typical fashion the
President wrote to one newspaper deny
ing certain statements attributed to him
and in talks with his callers during the
day wanted It. distinctly understood that
1t was not his style to fight with pyro-
technical personalities or indiscrminate
invecdve.
In the face Of an effort to conduct his
dght along reasonable and taotful lines.
the President has been naturally arounsed
over q number OF publications that
place him in the light Of being in dead
ly conflict with democratic leaders. and
Of being confronted with the first fac
tional row Of his administration. The
President is said to have no objection
to the true facts being known. These
are that he will use every fair means
Of bringing about the enactment Of the
administration currency bill, and that
he is supremely confident that he and
his democratic allies in Senate and
House will succeed.
Stakes Party's Future on Legislation.
He wants It thoroughly understood
that he does not seek or expect repub-
lican support for the BILL and that he
is willing to stake his future and that
of his party on the legislation.
He tells his callers that his correspond
ence from all parts OF the country.
largely from business men and bankers,
shows the strongest kind OF Endorsement
of the bill, and that he is, therefore.
warranted In pressing for its enactment.
feeling, as he does, that the country is
behind him.
There was said today to be growing
sympathy at the White House for the
suggestion that the democratic members
take the bill from the whole committee
and treat 1t as q democratic measure,
the democrats who are now supposed to
be holding out to be freely, consulted
This was the method by which the
tariff bill was handled in both House
and Senate, the republican members of
committees receiving little consideration
and having no opportunity to stir dis
content and ill-feeling.
The indications all along the line to-
day. at the White House and elsewhere,
pointed to capitalization of the view
that the currency bill is to be made a
party measure, no matter what the
means Of doing this.
Thinks Reed Will Support Bill.
The administration does not take stock
in charges that Senator Reed has gone
of the democratic ranch to stay and
that he is influenced improperly by in
terests not in common with those Of the
party or Of the people generally. On the
contrary, the President is convinced that
Senator Reed Is seeking, as any other
man, to obtain amendments to the bill
he thinks are appropriate and that when
he has made his fight he will join with
his party.
The President has information that
Senator Reed in no way opposes cur
rency legislation now and that his fight
Is for certain amendments. some of which
are not believed to be hurtful to the main
purposes and plans of the administration.
The President Is declared to feel no un-
easfness as to the eventual attitude Of the
Missouri senator, after that statesman
has made the fight he feels called upon
to make.
There are intimations that Senator
Reed and the President will get together
IN a short time and discuss the differ
ences that seem to exist, and predictions
were made today that Senator Reed will
be with the other democrats wnen the
final vote Is taken
Senators Kern, Thomas, Hughes and
Sheppard all gave encouraging views OF
the prospects to the President today, and
Senator Kern went SO far as to say that
he did not believe democratic caucus
will he necessary, owing to the unanimity
off marty feeling that is developing so
fast