The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-07
First President Since John
Adams to Appear Per-
sonally to Counsel.
ANNOUNCEMENT HAS
LEADERS GUESSING
Number Refused to Believe it Until
Confirmed by Secretary Tumulty-
Executive Denies Report that lie
Had Written Sections of Tariff Bill.
CHIEF TOPIC TO-DAY.

Washington. d. c.. April g.
President Wilson's determination
to read his own message to con.
grcsS tomorrow completely dis.
placed tariff and the income tax
as subjects of popular interest to.
Adams has ayailetl himself of the
right. Some old time leaders Of
congress refused to believe the
statement until confirmed by Sec.
retary Tumulty.
ARRANGEMENTS for this extraor.
dfnary action are being made. 1t
is planned that the president will
20 first to his room ON the senate
side OF the capitol and later to the
house OF representatives. WhcFc
both branches OF congress are
assembled.
The president may deliver all
principal messages to congress
the same way. as he regards that
method as the only dignif1ed way
to keep in touch with CONGRESS-.
Washington. April 7.-setting aside
precedents Of more than a century
President Wilson will appear in the
halls Of congress on Tuesday to de-
liver his first legislative message ir
person. He announced to democrats
congressional leaders last night thai
he would go to the floor of the house
when 1t convened Tuesday and there
give that body his views on the tariff
This decision of the president
evoked much comment among the
congressional leaders. He will be the
f1rst president of the United States t,
appear officially before either branch
Of congress in deliberate session, sine,
John Adams. in the first few years O
the last century. An attempt wa
made exactly one hundred years ago
In 1913. to revive the custom, bu
President Madison declined an invi
tation to discuss foreign relations Will
the senate. Since then no presiden
has even suggested joining in the de
llberations of congress
PRESIDENT Wilson made his plan
OF the house. Representative A. Nit
ohell Palmer of PENNSYLVANIA, and tn,
ether house democratic leaders. tina
they might prepare for the event.
The president believes that he ca,
get In closer touch with the member
of both houses of congress by person
ally expressing his views to them. I,
addition to his official visits to tn,
floor of the house. which will becom,
matter of white house policy, tn
president will take advantage of thes
'Aoau Sou1S'A cuSCS MlIn I'M
party leaders in congress.
Told it May be Embarrassing.
The president has been told BY hi
friends that such procedure i
fraught with embarrassments unles
he tactfully keeps to his purpos
merely of giving advice as the leade
of his party and Offering SUGGESTION
to those with whom he confers. Thos
who have discussed this with him ga,
he Is convinced that congress will no
n'isunderstand his intentions, that h,
Will go to the capitol in a spirit o
friendly cooperation so that ther,
may be, at all times a unanimitv q
purpose between the executive ant
the legislative departments of the GOV
ernment.
The president. it was learned YES
terday. has read with considera biz
surprise. reports that he had actuaIi,
written parts Of the tariff bill or tina,
he had forced any agreements witt
committees of congress. He declared
he simply had been asked to make
suggestions and had cheerfully don.
so: that the bill is the work Of con.
gress and that his part in it has beer
that OF counsellor and adviser. 1t i.
known. too. that the president is anx.
intls to give equal consideration to th.
leaders in both houses of congress n
seeing that party pledges are carried
ont AS'