Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-17
Varying Opinions Regarding
His Coming Recommends
tons to Congress.
CURRENCY LEGISLATION
REGARDED AS PROBABLE
Endorsements of Thomas Nelson Page
Presented-McCombs Accepts
Ambassadorship.

/ The fact that President Wilson's call
for the extra session Of Congress- issued
early today, does not fix the tariff or any
other subject for consideration by that
| body was taken by congressional callers
at the White House as meaning that the
President prefers to await developments
rather than commit himself to a strictly
| tariff session.
| Leaders of both houses of Congress
who are closest to the Presidents ear
continue to predict that the tariff will
be the only subject to be handled, unless
| circumstances arise that give favor-
able opportunity for taking up other i'm
portant legislation.
| The President has Influenced his ad-
visers to the view that 1t is just as well
| to permit the tariff to be presented when
| the session begins and hold the slate
| open for other business should conditions
warrant. If 1t is deemed advisable to
| bring forward the currency bill Will be
| ready for submission, bearing the admin
| istration trade mark. If the work on the
tariff Is such as to cause the President
and the leaders to think that the tarin
should be the only thing taken up, 1T Is
argued. 1t VIII be perfectly easy, through
democratic control of both houses, to
make the necessary limitations.
1t is generally admitted among the
leaders who have insisted upon nothing
but the tariff that there will be strong
pressure for currency legislation al the
coming session. but they insist that 1t Is
best to take the whole country INTO 1enio-
cratic secrets while the tariff Is being
worked out and permit nothing else TO
interfere with daylight work In House
and Senate.
Plans to Help Farmers.
President Wilson will give his hearty
support to the movement to increase the
AGRICULTURAL production of the country as
a means to reduce the high cost OF living.
The President today appointed seven COM
missionefs to visit thirteen European
countries to investigate the farmers CO.
operative organizations of those countries.
The men appointed are: Senator Fletcher
of Florida, president of the southern
Commercial Congress; Senator Gore OF
Oklahoma, the new chairman OF the SEN
ate committee on agriculture; Representa-
tive Moss of Indiana, chairman or the
House committee on expenditures In the
Department of Agriculture: DIR. Clarence
]. Owens of Maryland. managing director
of the southern commercial congress:
Dr. Kenyon L. Butterfleld, president Of
Amherst College and formerly president
of various agricultural institutions; Col.
Harvie Jordan of Georgia. president of
the Cotton Growers Association and
congress. and Dr. John Lee Coulter, the
governments expert on agricultural sta
tistfcs.
Secretary of State Bryan has issued in
structions to the American diplomatic
officers in Europe to secure all facilities
from the governments to which they are
accredited for the investigation. A repre-
sentative of the State Department, Sevel-
Ion Brown, chief of the division of infor-
nation. has been detailed to accompany
the commission
l. The government commissioners will ac-
| company the American commission Of
state delegates organized by the Southern
Commercial Congress- which will sail for
Europe April 96 to conduct an investiga-
ton of the agricultural cooperative or
CARNATIONS. The American commission
has received the Endorsement of Congress
by joint resolution. and has the status
Of a semf0mcial body. Although the
movement started as campaign to Sc
cure the formation Of agricultural credit
societies, it has received such strong
support both from the federal and state
that the investigation will now include
all forms of farmers cooperative organi-
cations
Will Report to Congress.
When the American commission re-
turns from Europe an exhaustive report
on the subject will be submitted to Con-
gress. At the last conference Of the gov
ernors of the states committee of nine
| state executives was appointed to draft
| legislation to control the organization Of
Tbs W a%at the
findings of the American commission.
Legislation will be drafted. and when ap-
proved by o-thirds Of the conference of
governors, will be submitted to the state
| legislatures.
The seven men appointed by President
Wilson today will represent the United
states at the genera a ss anrics,t III at
Rome, Italy.
McCombs to Accept.
| Direct information today was that w.
F. McCombs, chairman of the democratic
national committee. will accept the am
| bassadorship to France, which he has
several times expressed desire to de-
cline. He will not, however. announce his
| acceptance until he has worked out with
| the President some of the patronage PROB
lens that confront the administration.
| 1t was stated that the nomination OF
| Mr. McCombs to be ambassador to
| France was prepared at the White House
| and as 1t was about to be transmitted to
| the Senate it was withheld temporarily al
Mr.. McCombs' request:
Stories that Mrs. McCOmbs is to be
tration are mere guesswork. President
| Wilson, 1t Is known, will be the boss OF
patronage as well as Of other things con.
nected with his administration, and Will
have no substitute on the job In appoint
ments or any other line. AS far as
possible the President wishes to be re-
iieved Of the details connected with the
patronage scramble. but he does not for
get that in the end he Is held responsible
for all presidential appointments, and
/ must keen a supervision over them.
The statement was made at the White
| House today that few appointments Will
be announced after the Senate ad1ourns
and between that time and the beginning
| of the extra session. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson. who conferred with the
| President today. said that 1t would not
he fair TO postmasters to have appoint
ments announced now and again sent to
the Senate in April. They would be
compelled to give two bonds, one Tor the
| recess and the other for the session.
Mr.. Burleson again declared that he Is
! not prepared to take up with the Presi-
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