Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-04-18
NO DISC0RD THERE.
TALES or FRICTION BETWEEN
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS or
CABINET ARE FALSE.
RESENTED IN WHITE HOUSE
Facts Show MIR. Wilson and Secretary
Bryan Were In Complete Accord
Concerning Chinese Loan and SEN
ate Control.
ex aEoRaE cLINroN.

80 " the Wulp6 HOUSE Offices 70 learn
that there is resentment there because
of the stories which occasionally float
through the country and which init
mate, even If they do not directly
state, that there is friction between
MIR. Wilson and this member or that
member of his cabinet over some inn
portant legislative matter.
In the stories which have been
printed here and there of discord in
the cabinet, Mr. Bryan has figured
more than any other cabinet L-ember.
II 10 perfectly apparent that the
White House and state department
feel badly about what the friends of
the president and the secretary say
Is complete Misrepresentation of facts.
It happens that Mr.. Bryan was in the
west when Mr. Wilson gave out his
statement concerning the Chinese
loan. AT once a story was published
In quite number OF places that Mr..
Bryan had not been consulted about
this department matter, and that
therefore there would be ructions as
soon as he came back. There were
no ructions when he returned.
Truth About Chinese Matter.
lar matter. Five days before Mr.. Bry-
an left Washington to go west the Chi
nese loan matter was gone over in
detail by the president and the sec
rotary of state. Mr.. Wilson wrote
his message to the country on the sub
ject, but Mr.. Bryan aided in the writ
Ing and sanctioned every line of it.
After the president and the secre-
tary had prepared the outline of the
document 1t was submitted to the cab
met and there discussed, then Mr..
Wilson and Mr.. Bryan went over 1t
again, and both agreed that it was in
proper form to be given to the coun-
try. Mr.. Bryan went away, and while
he was away the Chinese loan mes
sage was given to the press. 1t
might have carried with it Mr.. Bry-
ans signature in addition to that
of Mr.. Wilson's, for he could have put
his hand to something to which he
had already given his heart.
In dispatches from Washington pri-
or to the time that the senate Demo
cratic caucus met and named Senator
Kern of Indiana as the leader and ap-
pointed a steering committee to as
sign members to committees. it was
said that the progressives would be
in control of the caucus, of the steer
ing committee and of the committee
themselves. 1t was also said that
certain conservative senators of long
service would be made chairmen OF
important committees because of their
seniority right, but that the commit
tees themselves, or those of any par
ticular legislative Importance, would
be controlled by the progressives, and
that the chairmen, no matter how con
sentative they might be, would find
themselves overruled by their progress
siye fellow committee members.
Proaresslves In Control.
Since these committees were an
pointed, although it was made perfect
ly clear in advance that seniority
would demand the giving of certain
chairmanships to conservatives, it
has been held in some places that the
giving of these chairmanships TO the
old timers means that the conserva-
tiVes have defeated the progressives
and are in control of the Democratic
majority in the senate of the United
States. Senator Kern, the Democrat
lie leader, when asked about the mat
| SSAY II AACAC 10 all uOQDt as
to the control of these committees.
analyze the membership" An anaIy-
sis shows that the progressives, or at
least men who have agreed to be pro
gressives, and in whom confidence is
placed, are in control of every com
mittee of Importance in the senate of
the United States.
All of this was done In advance.
Mr.. Bryan knew of the course which
was to be taken and he gave his an
prevail, but he did not give it as one
whose approval was necessary. but as
one who. having his views in the mat
ter. wanted to show that they were
like those of the president. and of
the progressives in the senate.
Tariff Plan Settled.
With all the preliminary trou-
bles between the Democrats of the
house and senate over the cues
ton of what the rates should
be on certain articles of import. II
now seems that matters have been
pretty well Strengthened out and that
largely through the influence of the
president a tariff bill will be mt
through congress with comparatively
little friction. The hope OF the lead
ers today is that the bill will be sign
ed and that congress may adjourn
certainly by Ju1w I