Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-13
PRESIDENT OPPOSES
ADJOURNMENT PLAN
Will C0untenance No Move Un-.
til Congress Acts on
Currency Bill.
MAJORITY OF DEMOCRATS
SUPPORTING HIM IN STAND
Cabinet Meetings Not to Be Discon.
tinued-Fay Selected for San
Francisco Post Office.


President Wilson quietly but firmly
declared to his friends today that he
could not give his assent to- the ad-
journment of Congress without action
upon the currency bill. There was no
suggestion of threat in what he had to
say, but he strongly maintained that the
country demands immediate currency re-
orm to meet the commercial expansion
expected from the operation of the new
tariff BILL and that any other course will
tend to cripple the success of the tariff
law.
The President stated, in response to in
qu.iries, that he had not heard of any
movement for adjournment of Congress
except In newspaper report. and he was
not inclined to accept this as authoritative.
He did not know Of anybody seeking to
obtain this adjournment. Until he as
certained this to be true he did not wish
to outline his views more fully. Mr.. Will
son received the assurance of numerous
democrats, in Senate and House, that
they will stand by him in his efforts to
have currency reform put through at the
extra session. Representative Underwood
told the President that the democrats of
the House are weary of their long stay
in Washington. but they will stand by
Y,
pard of Texas, Stone of Missouri, and
Simmons Of North Carolina were among
the others who maintained that Congress
must handle the currency problem now.
"Would Be Political Blunder."
"It would be a political blhnder equal
to crime to defer this legislation to the
next session. said Senator Stone. Il
have not changed my view in the least on
the subject
The senatorial visitors explained to the
President that II there is adjournment
without action on the currency it is alb
solutely certain that a currency bill could
not be passed until far into next winter.
They explained that the Senate has fixed
two important bills for consideration in
December-the Hetch Hetchy water prob
lem and the Alaska railroad question
and that these bills will consume so much
time as to shut out currency or any
thing else. The coming of the Christmas
holidays would mean also early adjourn
ment and the postponepent of currency
legislation.
On the whole the outlook, in the event
now n aa1SpIns and DecembeS Witkout acton mee on
the currency bill, Is to put the measure
in a position where its final passage will
be many months of. The President does
is what the opponents of the bill are
trying to do, but if the fight gets warm
enough to warrant he may loosen up
and say some things that will greatly i'm
terest the general public.
Could Call Another Session.
1t was not forgotten today by con-
gressional callers that should Congress
adjourn without disposing Of the cur
rency bill 1t will be within the power
of the President to at once call that body
back into session. and those who know
the temper of mind and determination Of
the President have a strong idea that this
is just what he would do.
The overwhelming majority Of demo-
Gratis in the Senate want action on the
currency BILL" said Senator James, land
so far as j know there is nothing to the
talk of adjournment. Nobody has ap-
preached me about adjourning. Senator
Bacon and the other senatorial callers
said the same thing.
The visitors returned to the Capitol i'm
pressed with the necessity of doing all in
their power to bring about an early re-
port of the Senate committee on banking
and currency and prompt consideration
of the report. At the same time there
was noticeable a helplessness as to sug-
gestions about successfully working out
the tie-up that now confronts everybody.
The President offers nothing beyond the
simple statement that he wants currency
reform at this session. Nobody has a
plan for settling the propositlon. 1t Is
Just a case of drift.
Jim Mann. republican leader OF the
House. called at the executive offices to
present a friend. Everybody wants to
adjourn Mr.. Mann said
Cabinet Meetings to Continue.
President Wilson today said that stories
that cabinet meetings are to be things
of the past were without foundation. No
meetings had been held this summer, he
said. because of the absence of various
members at different times. The first
regular meeting for some months will be
held tomorrow, at which the departmental
estimates for the next fiscal year will be
considered.
cabinet meetings are most essential"
tho President said. They are a clear
ing house of important views.
Representative Kennedy of Connecticut
vas AT the White House today to urge
President Wilson to nominate w. E.
Thomas OF Waterbury as United States
fedora, Judge In that state The dele
CATION is badly divided as to the judge
ship.
ceiyed a number of bankers who attend
cd the recent convention of bankers in
Boston.
Fay for San Francisco Post Office.
Charles W. Fay has been selected by
President Wilson for postmaster at San
Francisco and his nomination Is expected
to go to the Senate In a few days. Ar
thur G. Fisk, the present postmaster, has
resigned after a long controversy with
Postmaster General Burleson, in which
Fisk at first declined to quit on the