The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-08
HE INSISTS UPON
PROMPT REPORT
Senate Leaders Called to White
House, and Word Is Sent Out,
Either With Me or Against
Me"-Democrats May
Caucus, Making 1t
Party Measure.

hb4SoN to-day strongly intlia i.u INA
a powerful lobby. headed By the big
at work attempting to defeat cur
rency legislation along the lines laid
down III the administration bin.
II Is expected that If he believes 1t
necessary, the President Will issue a
statement bearing on the work OF this
lobby just as he called the attention
oi the country to the 'insidious lobby
which, ne said, attempted TO defeat
Democratic revision OF the tariff
This lobby, the President believes.
il working through the country banks
in an effort to crystalline opposition to
the pending bin and create an or
ganizcd demand FOR a central bank
should he Party Matter,
To-day Chairman owen and Senators
Kern. James and Lewis were called
10 the White House by tho President.
IS he left the President, owen said
he believed tho currency bill should
be made a party matter.
! shall insist on a prompt report OF
this bill to the Senate, and | think
the hearings should be closed before
October % said Mr.. owen.
This attempt OF the Republicans TO
halt the measure Will not he accepted
BY the Democratic party. think the
currency bill should be party mea :
to be responsible for il to the country.
whether it be good or bad do not
think 1t should be partisan bill and
IL is not. 1t is fair 10 all alike, but
the Democratic party is responsible
for it, ana ii should he party bill.
Mny settle Biii In Caucus.
Other leaders agree with the chair :
man. When the Republicans OF the
House gfound the rcinmirtee- OF tifa
Is,i la ~
OF the Aldrich- Nrceiand bill. il was
taken from the committee and settled
i'm caucus. If necessary that action
Will be had i'll the Senate on the pend :
ing measure
Meanwhile. President Wilson will
send for Senators and insist that cur
reIicy legislation promptly enacted.
was much part of the party
pledge 10 the people as was the tariff.
He Will tell them further delay viii
not be tolerated. and that the bill must
come out OF committee. and must be
passed before adjournment Upon that
ne is insistent and emphatic.
Either with Ne or Against Me-
Following his conference with Scna
tors. the President sent word To all
Democrats that they must come from
under cover and either stand with him
or against him. II YOU are with me.
YOU will support this currency bin"
II you do not support this bill. YOU
are against me. and against your
party"
/, also leaked out that in one of m,
frs; OF the speeches the President has
scheduled IN the near future. perhaps
AT Mobile. he viii charge the big
banking interests with an attempt To
keen the senate divided on the cur
rency, and. if need be. bring ON a panic
To prevent the contamination of the
ADMINISTRATORS currency program
The President said TO-DAY. talking pri =
va,ely with one Senator that he had
informa ton to this effect
Kern Makes Prediction.
After he left the White House to-
day Majority Leader Kern made the
prediction that the bill would be signed
before December /. In accord with the
Presidents suggestion. a quorum is To
be- ordered back to Washington, and if
the Banking committee is still tied w
by two or three recalcitrant Demo
When George III. Shiblcy before com
mittee to-day declared that ''trusto-
Gratis" had driven from their positions
in college faculties men who "cspoused
the cause Of the people" Senator Weeks
demanded that he give names
"Tr"st"ernts' Drive Out Professors.
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or princeton University mad narrow
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