Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-04-10
PRESIDENT MOVES
INTO OF + ICES IN
CAPITOL BUILDING.
Wilson Calls Senate Finance
Committee Into Conference
On Underwood Tariff
Measure.
WILL SWING BIG STICK
If Members Fail to Support Pro-
gram He Will Ask People of
Their States to Name
Successors.
WILL SWING BIG STICK

Washington. April 1o.-President
Wilson weit into conference
promptly at 3 o'clock today with
the 10 members of the Senate
finance committee i'm the presidents
room at the capitol accompanied
by Secretary Tumulty and secret
service men. the president motored
from the White House TO the cap
itol In "A few minutes. He wore
gray sack suit and brown fedora
hat contrast With his formal APP
pearance Yesterday. when he read
his message to congress.
The president shook hands with
the senator's the big doors swung
closed and they sat down To dis
cuss the tariff,
Washington. April 8 President Will
son announced early today that he
would meet the democratic members OF
the finance committee In the presl-
dents room in the capitol at o'clock
this afternoon to talk about the tarlfr.
Although ii had been unoftlcially am
nounced before President Wilson took
office that he expected To go to the
president S room at the capitol at fire.
quent Intervals tn he in close touch
With congress, the news that he would
make the first visit today. following
SO closely on the notable scene OF yes
terday, when the president read his
message to Il joint assembly of the
House. set official circles by the ears.
Senate Is the Pivot.
The president sent word early to-
day by Secretary Tumulty TO the
members of the finance committee that
he would like to meet them at
O'clock The pivot of tariff reforms,
ii Is generally recognized, will he the
Senate. where the democratic margin
is small and where opposition tn Ger
tain schedules already is apparent.
When Mr. Wilson last discussed with
the Senate democrats of the finance
committee the method of tariff reform
they argued as nit for split
ting the. bill into separate schedules
assuring him that wider attention
wonld be focused on each schedule and
that agreements among senators might
be eliminated.
MIR Wilson was anxious that
the two houses, ard has declared tina.
the arguments advanced by both sides
are good.
He Wants Harmony.
The first tendency. and in this he
was counselled by Representative
Underwood. the deniocratc majority
leader was to favor single. measure.
but since the main features OF the
bill became knuwn there have been
evidences of opposition from senators
who oppose free wool and the re
moval of all duty on sugar IN thre.
Years.
The president is said to feel that
more progress can be made by a visit
to tho capitol, where he can confer
with the democratic members of tn.
Senate finance committee. and the lat
toy III, ;,
ators reluctant tp favor the bin a / pres
ent. Mr.. Wilson firmly believes In
intimate debate in matters of egisa-
ton not only as a time saver bm,
as means of aNerting misunderstood
ings that might come by having the
administration rs view transmitted In.
directly
Will Weld Club.
The presidents conception of thai
method of securing legislation is that
as leader or the party that elected
him. he can be a counsellor and ad.
wiser While he never has suggested
| that the executive in either the. state
on the nation should actually interrer,
IN the process of legislation. he always
has maintained that the voice of TN.
party leaders should be heard in part,
councils.
limitations have come from tn,
White House and the president if de.
.,a.. -, ~ ~ zee .;ee pIesent session on The is
$50 ~ - ,tn ~. REFORM VIII go before the
teup. t,,;.. -, , ,'','se states whose represen.
tatives IN both houses of congress hay,
llWartcd the party programs and ap.
20 pr"n ~ eite ifiniarles FOR the selection
w ',ii,', miia. ne peileVes to he progressiv.
e'!n'aa IL 'es
e,.,ri a,, eA'',i' ,he House may be in
ns a,..'l,; ~ '',e senate on the question
~ ,,., u1Niuails .he blll for passage int
o,ia"'4'ss - .,s; some democratic senator.
bn t;o,ls had on ?, the i, ] sugar and wool PROPOSE,