Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-22
President Wilson Believes
Measure viii Benefit Country
and Business Generally.
WORK OF ORGANIZATION
NOT TO SUFFER DELAY
Names Presented to Chief Executive
for Membership on Interstate
Commerce Commission.

oCiI AiHictlSSly piCdccu Will Tic new CuI-
| rency bill and ready to sign it almost as
soon as 1t reaches him, satisfied that it
| will accomplish much that is good for the
benefit Of the country and business gen.
orally. The President has not obtained
everything he wanted. but he got enough
to have no kick coming II he had gotten
any more nobody else would have had
hand in the making. but, as it is, the
common COUNSEL which the President
often refers to. comes out with some
thing to its credit. there being glory
enough for all.
The President did not know today
exactly what time the new bill will
reach him. but he did not feel that
there would be much delay in an agree
ment in both houses upon the confer
ence report The opinion around the
White House and In congressional
circles is almost unanimous that there
Will be too much of a rush to get out
of Washington for the Christmas sea-
son FOR opposition of a serious nature
to develop.
The strongest objection to the bill. as
agreed upon. is that it eliminates
guarantee Of national bank deposits.
but the President was today informed
that the promise will be made to west
ern and other senators insistent upon
guaranteeing deposits that the Senate
banking and currency committee will
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and use every endeavor to have the bill
made into law before the close OF this
session 1t became evident that I'M
Tess a promise OF this kind was made
the conference report at the last min
ute.
The President was told today by Senator
Hollis that the entire committee favors
prepare a bill. The provision in the
currency bill was not as perfect as
members of the committee desired and
IT was generally agreed by the con-
ferees that If Congress favors guaran-
teetng bank deposits the best thing to
do will be to pass a separate bill deal
Ing with that subject.
No Time to Be Lost.
The President indicated today that
while he was not familiar with all the
work of the conferees, he was particular
ly satisfied that the new bill provides
| an organization committee, composed Of
Secretary McAdoo, Secretary Houston.
| the controller Of the currency and others
| to go forwa.d with the work of organiza-
ton without loss of time. The President
| proposes to take much time in selecting
| the reserve board of seven members It
| is not likely that he will consider these
appointments while at Pass Christian for
| the holidays, but upon his return he will
| men available. He suggested that 1t was
| an undertaking that would require deep
| thought. and he did not expect to rush
| himself in any way. The probability is
that he Will not announce the board for
| SIX weeks. as the wo.k Of organization
| can go forward through the committee
provided.
| The President was reminded that there
| Is no controller OF the currency and has
| not been one for some time and that the
| acting controller of the currency would
| probably not be eligible under the law.
Mr. Wilson said that he would take up
| this point with Secretary McAdoo. The
| latter spent an hour with the President
later in the day, the putting into opera
| tion of the currency law being the chief
| subject talked over.
Should the President determine il vitality
necessary that there shall be a controller
| of the currency to meet the requirements
of the law, he limited that il would be no
great trouble this afternoon to pick one
| for confirmation before the Senate ad-
| Journs. II the organization committee
| can go on without the controller the NOM
| ination of that official to the Senate, al
ready deferred for many months, will
again be deferred until after the Presi-
dents return.
| The President is not ready to announce
the vacancies on the interstate commerce
commission and this job doubtless will
go over until his return from the south.
| The fact is that the President will be so
busy between now and tomorrow night
| cleaning up the odds and ends prepare
| tory to his vacation that the problems
| of appointments will remain up in the
air. The President has never shown much
| haste about filling federal jobs. and Is
| not likely to put on extra haste now
when much needed vacation Is in sight.
Calamity Howls Not to Be Noticed.
| The President was today asked IL he
would take any notice of recent "calam-
tity howls' in Congress and republican
newspapers. He laughlngly answered that
he did not wish to Interfere with the in
| dulgences OF these gentlemen, who mig II
hnd 1t hard to entertain themselves along
other lines IL deprived of this one
The President was exceedingly busy
In the executive offices today He ap-
peared to have gotten into good shape
physically since his attack of grip. The
| engagement list was full for the day,
and the demand Of senator's and rem
resentatives to be allowed to extend
Christmas Fluctuations to the President
was too great to be accommodated. To-
morrow the chief executive will be up
ing will be held. and as many visitors
as possible will be permitted confer
ences On business.
frlnce.on boys composing the Tri-
angle Club OF that institution were re-
ceived by the President today after the
| usual confab with newspaper CORE
spondents. The boys are giving a ner-
Torrance this afternoon, and the Presi-
dent said he would attend lie possihIe
Senator Gore presented to Mr.. Wilson
the recommendation of the democratic
congressman from Oklahoma In favor
of George A. Hinshaw of the cornora-
ton commission of that state for mem
bership on the interstate Commerce
| commission.
4 Invitations Are Declined.
Senators Lea and Shields and the Ten.
nessee congressional delegation extended
an invitation to Mr.. Wilson to go In
Nashville on jackson day. January &
The President could not accept Severa,
other invitations were declined, fnclud-
ing one from Representative Bathrick To
visit Akron. Ohio.
This afternoon the President received
the French ambassador to present the
new military attache of the embassy.
Henry Clay Hall. former mayor of
Colorado Springs. Col. and once presi-
dent of the Colorado State Bar Associa-
ton, was also considered for one Of the
vacancies on the interstate commerce
commission at conference today be-
tween the President, Senator Thomas
and Representative Seldomridge.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. the British am
bassador, called on President Wilson
TODAY for the first time since las,
spring. The ambassador has only recently
recovered from a long illness. He pre-