Arizona republican., 1913-03-11
Democratic Leaders Have Set Problem for President as Indicated by Urgent Pleas for Attention to Other Matters
ALASKA LINED
 FOR LEGISLATION
Progressive Repu bIicans Not Yet Approached Are Expected to Fall in Line With Dominant Party Leaders
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHl

WASHINGTON. D. c, March 10.- President Wilson may find a harder
 task before him than the democratic leaders expected to carry out the plan to restrict congress to the considera-
 tion of the tariff alone at the special session announced for April 1. AL though the special session is three weeks away( the president heard UT gent pleas today in behalf of two sub jects, which democrats of influence be- lieve should be disposed of as soon as possible.
 Representative Glass, prospective chairman of the house committee on banking and currency urged the neces- sity of immediate consideration of cur rency reform and Former State Chair man Heifner of Washington, asked the president to consider the recommends ton of the committee enactment of legislation looking to the develOpent of Alaska.
 Representative Glass left the White House convinced that the currency measure might be introduced and part lv perfected in the special session though it is hardly likely to be passed. Heifner was assured that there will be a further hearing at which the sena- tors and members of the house inter ested in Alaska would have an eX- tended hearing. Efforts will be direct ed toward having the president sup port the plan proposed by the Ameri- can Railways Commission for the con struction of several railroads to open coal fields in that territory The presidents proclamation calling l congress in special session will probab- ly be written this week.
 Assurance came late today from the senate leaders. however that the tariff ] is the only program that will be car ried through successfully in that i branch of congress Any bitterness
 which may have developed as the result 1 of the recent senate caucusesz in the l selection of Senator Kern as the ma 1 jority leader. the president was told will not interfere with the strict ad
 herence to the program of tariff re-
 vision and that alone.
 Progressive republicans. not ap-
 preached as yet by democratic leaders,
 are expected to fall in lane with the dominant party in the aid of tariff re- vision.
 Tn it or in his message to congress after that body convenes, he will be expected to point out the need of tariff reform referring. if at all, only in a
 brief way. to other subjects.
 While President Wilson dispensed
 with some of the formalities hitherto
 observed by occupants of the White , House he demonstrated today he
 would observe to the letter the inter-
 national antics of his office.
 Probably the most formal ceremonies
 President Wilson ever participated in } was his presentation to the diplomatic
 corps accredited to Washington by the
 civilized nations of the globe. In a
 semi i-circIe of brilliant color. their uni forms gilded profusely insignia their , rank, 146 foreign representatives stood while the new president and Secretary
 of State William Jennings Bryan ent~
 cred through the big doors of the east
 room.
 The president and secretary wore the ! 1 conventional frOCk suits of formal Oc- casions in America. The president was } accompanied by his chief aide Col Spencer Cosby and his personal aide
 Major Thomas l.. Rhoades, both in full dress. uniform American army. At each
 side of the entrance, six White House aides. three from the army and three from the navy. stood at attention. lr .. groups of six and eight, the diplomats and staffs were arranged. Chandler Hale, third assistant secretary of state presented the president first to Am
 bassador Jusserand of France. the dear . of the diplomatic corps. II Secretary Bryan was presented with | q similar ceremony. To each diplO- | mat the president spoke q word Ot Il greeting, but the ceremony throughout | | was quietly formal. After the presi- | dent had met individually the circle ot | diplomats. he addressed them briefly | expressing a hope for the continuance II of amicable relations between this ma Il tion and their respective countries ant \ indulging a wish that their service r 1 Washington might be personally en- | joyable.
 Il On Wednesday afternoon the diplo-
 matic corps and families will be enter.
 tained at tea at the White House II WILDCAT" WINS.