Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-06-18

Wilson May Disrupt Party by
Insistence on Currency Legislation

Washington. June 17-Waen Presi.
dent Wilson eends iB his message
probably this week d, mandng imme-
diate currency legislation. re takes the
chance of causing an open break in his
party, acts in opposition to the adNic.
of Senate and House leaders and forces
dangerous issue, which may keep
Congress in session until winter and
bring about complete disintecraticn Of
party solidarity ~ rs f2se:s
The Prdsifhnt. tits 4 ats6siedffitsf from
unauestiened authority. might have
sent i'll his currency message several
weeks ago had it not heen for efforts
to- Bring ataie4 pna f5ss,irtd9 4 sifS oi,ihicn
around The Cabinet table. + is known
that sSs.ere ta,y. . BrNaH 'fltrough not
seellineVth impose his views upon the
President and the Secretary of the
Treasury. has been the controlling
factor in the delay Of the MESA ge,
wnieh Mr.. Wilson said he expected to
send to Congress by June l.
From equally reliable sources 1t is
aseertained that with the exception of
Representative Glass, chairman of the
House Committee on Banking and cur
reney, no House leader favors curren-
cy reform at this session of Congress
The President has been 50 informed
by one of his spokesmen i'll the lower
chamber and has heard similar views
from other House leaders. The Senate
Democrats are equally lukewarm.
Corporal's Guard His Ali.
The statement was authortatively
made at the Capitol today that less
than 4 dozen men in the two branches
of Congress were heartily with the
President in his demand for immediate
action.
Secretary Bryan's indirect but dis
turhing opposition is understood to be
predieated upon two salient features
of the proposed currency bill The pre-
miar of the Cabinet is opposed 10 asset
currency, and fears that even the fed
eral Board Of Control to supervise note
issues may fall under the domination
of Wall street and the banks. In
agreeing that this board, instead Of the
regional reserve associations, snail
make the note issues, Secretary Nc
Adoo has only partially appeased the
Nebraskan.
Speaker Clark, Representative Tn
derwood. Representative Henry and
other House leaders are wholly lndis-
posed to make the currency bill party
measure unless il is at least generally
acceptable To the rank and file. With
the assurance that the bill will provide
for asset currency there is no possIelli-
tv of general approval in the House.
and currency reform. if attempted. VII
evolve into a ree-for-all fight fraushs
with serious danger for the Democracy.
Discord Beyond Denial.
The antipathy Of Senate and House
Democrats toward the ffesioeht
plan for immediate action on currency,
Mr.. Bryan's lack of sympathy With the
fundamentals of the Wilson, MeAdoo-
Glass bill, the underlying causes OF the
Presidents delay in transmitting MS
currency demands and the genera
fe, ling of fear and unrest IN Demo-
critic quarters We're outlined eonhdeh-
TALLY, sunday. by those SO high IN the
councils of the party that the existence
of serious disagreements Is certainty
Even White House or state De-
Iartment denial of the facts mere stat
ed would scarcely detrdet from 1heii
faree or raise Il doubt in the minds OF
those in touch with what is happening
in the hig field of national politics
THAT the President is forcing an
issue which may prove a boomerang :
aud descend upon the head oi
disrupted party organization is prl-
vafely acknowledged by leaders who
would not dare to. express their real
views for publication.
The President. however is insistent
that currency reform shall be under
taken now despite first hand informa-
ton that the legislative wing of the
Democratic party is not in accord With
his programme for hurried action. II a