Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-05-16


remarks to men who he said were will
ing to keep their country unprepared
for trouble. and then at the first OPP
portunity sought to rush it into
trouble.
Reform In Currency.
President Wilson, Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo. and Senator Owen.
chairman of the senate's new commit
tee ON banking and currency. have
held several conferences on the mat
ter OF currency reform. While i
seems generally believed now that a
bill reforming our financial system
win be introduced at the extra ses
sion 1t is not yet certain that 1t will
be taken up and passed prior to the
regular session.
Several Of the more conservative
Democrats In the upper house have
told the president that the promise
given him by some OF. their colleagues
that thestarif bill will go through the
senate quickly and exactly as the
president wants it, is not likely TO
be fulfilled. Senator Williams OF MIS-
sissippi has said that congress Will
not adjourn before September, ana
this means he thinks that there VIII
be a protracted debate In the upper
house on many of the provisions oil
the bill In addition to those affecting
wool and sugar, upon which discus
sion is foreordained to be long drawn
out.
1t seems likely that the conservative
Democrats may be unwittingly over
stating the case when they talk about
protracted debate and a long session
for, taking all the direct and indirect
information which can be obtained, i
seems altogether probable the tarin
bill, If 1t gets out of the house by May
10, will be out OF the senate by July l..
The absorbing matter of interest
with congress today is the attitude Of
the president concerning currency re-
form legislation at the present SEES
sion. The Democratic leaders OF the
house are holding back information as
to their intention in the matter of the
craftsmanship of the house committee
on banking and currency. Mr.. Glass
Of Virginia, by right OF precedence
ought to be made chairman. He fully
expects to be and he has a currency
reform bill ready to present.
May Jump Glass.
Some of the Democrats say that Mr..
Glass has not had experience enough
to At him for the Craftsmanship Of this
important committee. He was not a
member of the Pujo investigating
committee and he therefore has not
the information, some Of them say
which the inquisitors secured. Mr.
Stephens of Texas wants to be chair
man of banking and currency, and
there is something more than a whis
per that the leaders are rather In
clined to the proposal to do him spe
cial honor.
For days the Representatives OF the
financial interests of the country, to
say nothing Of the representatives Of
| its legislative interests, have been try
ing to find out at the White house
what Mr.. Wilson meant in his address
to congress when he said that later.
he would have something to say about
currency reform. Later" might mean
tomorrow, next week, next month Oh
next year. Mr.. Wilson thus far has
declined to act the date for which
later" stands.
1t may be that currency reform will
be discussed by the house, following
a message from the president. while
the senate is dingdonging with the
tariff, but IL this is to happen 1t will
be condition directly counter to tha
which Mr.. Wilson intimated ought no
to arise.
If the tariff bill goes through boil
houses fairly quickly, and currency re
form can be disposed of by August
the chances are that the Democrats
will get two of the big problems
solved to their satisfaction by the be
ginning Of the second summer month
May Let Tariff Slide.
II the word is true which the presi
dent has received from the progress
sive Democrats that his party in tn,
upper house stands ready to pu
through his tariff bill as he wants
put through. the danger of delay ii
the passage of the measure will lii
entirely with the progressive Repuh
licans OF the upper house The higl
protection Republicans seemingly fin
ally have made up their minds not Il
discuss the tariff at great length
They talked themselves out on /
through two or three sessions, blu
this is not the real reason for thei
apparent intention to let the legisla
ton slide through without much oppc
sition this year. They know that tall
will be futile. and moreover by a CON
bination with the progressive Reput
licans and possibly few conservative
Democrats, they can do nothing e1
cept possibly to modify some of tn
reductions which have been made ii
the Underwood bill
Some of the progressive Republic
ans in the senate. 1t is said. are read
to try to effect some compromise
with the Democrats. The progressive
iy inclined members of the old part
say that 1t is nothing short of wicke
to allow a bill to go through in
|, form which the party thinks ma
; bring disaster to the country.
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