The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-08
NO D|sCORD THERE
TALES or FRICTION BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF
CABINET ARE FALSE.
RESENTED IN WHITE HOUSE
Facts Show Mr.. Wilson and Secretary.
Bryan Were In Complete Accord
Concerning Chinese Loan and SEN
ate Control.
RY GEORGE cLINroN

Washington.-One does not have to
go to the White House offices to learn
that there is resentment there because
\ or the stories which occasionally float
through the country and which init
mate. even IL they do not directly
state, that there is friction between
Mr.. Wilson and this member or that
member OF his cabinet over some I'M
portant legislative matter.
In the stories which have been
printed here and there of discord in
the cabinet, Mr.. Bryan has figured
more than any other cabinet E,ember.
1t is perfectly apparent that the
White House and state department
feel badly about what the friends Of
the president and the secretary say
is complete Misrepresentation OF facts.
1t happens that Mr.. Bryan was ia the
west when Mr.. Wilson gave out his
statement concerning the Chinese
loan. AT once story was published
In quite number of places that Mr.
Bryan had not been consulted about
this department matter, and that
therefore there would be ructions as
/ oOoA do he came DdCk. luSE0 WERE
no ructions when he returned.
Truth About Chinese Matter.
Here is the story OF this particu-
lar matter. Five days before Mr.. Bry-
an left Washington to go west the Chi
nese loan matter was gone over in
detail by the president and the Sec
rotary of state. Mr., Wilson wrote
his message to the country on the sub
| ject, but Mr.. Bryan aided in the writ
ing and sanctioned every line of it.
After the president and the secre-
tary had prepared the outline of the
document it was submitted to the cab
met and there discussed, then Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan went over it
again, and both agreed that it was in
proper form to be given to the coun-
try. Mr.. Bryan went away, and while
he was away the Chinese loan mes
sage was given to the press. 1t
might have carried with it Mr.. Bry-
ans signature in addition to that
of Mr.. Wilson's, for he could have put
his hand to something to which he
had already given his heart
In dispatches from Washington pri-
or to the. time that the senate Demo-
cratic CAUCUS met and named Senator
Kern of Indiana as the leader and ap-
pointed a steering committee to as
sign members to committees, it was
said that the progressives would be
in control Of the caucus, of the steer
ing committee and of the committee
themselves. 1t was also said that
certain conservative senators of long
service would be made ,chairmen of
important committees because of their
tees themselves, or those of any par
ticular legislative Importance, would
be controlled by the progressives, and
that the chairmen, no matter how con-
sentative they might be, would find
themselves overruled by their progress
sive fellow committee members.
Progressives in Control,
Since these committees were ap-
pointed, although it was made perfect
ly clear in advance that seniority
would demand the giving of certain
chairmanships to conservatives, 1t
has been held in some places that the
giving Of these chairmanships to the
old timers means that the conserFa-
tives have defeated the progressiyes
and are in control OF the Democratic
majority in the senate OF the United
States. Senator Kern, the Democrat
ic leader, when asked about the mat
ter, said: "If there is any, doubt as
to the control Of these committees.
analyze the membership An analy- |
sis shows that the progressives, or at |
least men who have agreed to be pro-
gressives, and in whom confidence is |
placed, are in control of every COM
mittee of importance in the senate of |
the United States.
All Of this was done in advance. |
Mr. Bryan knew of the course which, |
was to be taken and he gave his ap-
prevail. but he did not give it as one |
whose approval was necessary, but as |
one who, having. his views in the mat |
ter. wanted to show that they were |
like those of the president, and Of |
the progressives in,the senate.
Tariff Plan Settled.
With all the preliminary trou-
bles between the Democrats of the |
house and senate over the ques-
ton Of what the rates should |
be on certain articles of import, 1t |
now. seems that matters have been
pretty well Strengthened out and that /
largely through the influence Of the /
president a tariff bill will be put I
through congress with comparatively
little friction. The hope of the lead,
ers today is that the bill will be sign
ed and that congress may adjourn
certainly by. July l.
1t virtually has been assured that
there will be one comprehensive tar
i'll bill, instead of dozen or SO sep
arate bills. each one concerning itself
with different schedules.
1t 10 apparent from what many OF
the Democratic leaders say that the
next tariR law. while It win be- radical
ly different from the one now In exist-
ence. win not represent the extreme
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