The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-12
TARIFF THE ONLY PROGRAM
PRESENTING A HARD TASK

Washington, March ll.-Preslden
Wilson may find harder task before
him than democratic leaders expected
to carry out their plan to restrict con
gress to the consideration of the tariff
alone at the special session announc
ed for April l.. Although the specia
session still is three weeks away, the
president heard urgent pleas today il
behalf of two subjects which demo
Gratis of influence believe should b(
taken up and disposed of as soon as
possible.
Representative Glass, prospective
chairman of the house committee OF
banking and currency, urged the ne
cessity for immediate consideration
of the currency reform and former
State Chairman Hefner of Washington
asked the president to consider a rec
ommendation or the immediate enact
ment of legislation looking to the
development of Alaska. Mr.. Glass left
the White House convinced a curren
cy measure might be partly perfected
at the special session, though hardly
likely to be passed.
Assured OF urtner rearing.
Mr.. Hefner was assured of fur
ther hearing at which senators and
members of the house interested IN
Alaska will have an extended hearing
Their efforts will be directed toward
having the president support plan
proposed by the Alaskan railway com
mission for the construction of sever
al railways designed to open the coal
fields of that territory.
Assurance came from senate lead
ers late today, however, that the tariff
only program could be carried through
successfully in that branch of con
gress. ANY bitterness which may
have developed as result of the re-
cent senate caNcuses, the president
was told, will not interfere with a
strict adherence to a policy of tariff
revision and that alone. Progressive
republicans, not approached as yet
bv democratic leaders, are expected
to fall in line with the dominant par
ty. The president will not face the
condition. which confronted Mr. Taft
when he called the special Canadian
reciprocity session and saw it grind
out bills on all sorts of subjects which
had nothing to do with the tariff.
Will Issue Proclamation.
The presidents proclamation call
ing congress in special session, probab-
ly will be written later in the week.
In it, or in his message to congress
after it convenes. he is expected to
point out the need of tariff reform,
referring, if at all, only in brief way
to other matters. Mr.. Wilson's in
tention to see senators and members
of the house who call to press the
claims of constituents for office was
shown today when Senator Stone of
Missouri and Speaker Clark called to
urged the appointment o Alexander
NJ. Dockery, former governor of Mis-
souri,, as third assistant postmaster
general. Mr.. Dockery's name was sent
to the senate two hours later.
After four strenuous days, in which
his conferences with democratic lead
ers were frequently Interrupted by
handskakers, President Wilson today
decided that hereafter he will make
appointments only after II O'Clock in
the morning, or for the east room in
the afternoon. He plans to come to
the executive office about 8 a. m, and
first devote two full uninterrupted
hours to correspondence and other
important businesss of the day. Men,
bers of his cabinet and persons for
whom he sends will not be subject to
the new rule, but all others will. On
cabinet days the president will see
his visitors before II o'clock, the hour
of meeting. The presidents list to-
day was long enough to keep him
busy.
Postmaster General Burleson reach
ed the executive offices today just a
few minutes after the president walk
ed over from the White House.
Late today in the east room the
members of the diplomatic corps were
to be presented formally to the pres
ident and on Wednesday the diplo-
mats and their wives will meet Mrs.
Wilson
Secretary Garrison, after a talk to-
day with the president, declared Mr..
Wilson agreed with him that the per-
sonnel of the department ought not to
be disturbed for several weeks at
least.
1t was expected that the announce
ment of the selection of State Sena-
tor F. d Roosevelt of New York to be
assistant secretary of the navy to sue
ceed BeeKman Winthrop would be
sent to the senate today or tomorrow.