Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
Feature of Presidents Semi
Weekly Meeting in White
House Grounds Today.
LATEST TOXIC REPORTS
GRATIFYING TO HIM
Maintains Business Will Not Suffer
From Proposed Tariff Billion
sumner Main Factor.

president Wilson was in such good
humor this morning when he met the
newspaper men in the Monday session
OF ms semi-weekly gathering with them
tnat ne consented to go out into the
WHITE House grounds and have his photo
graph taken with those present. While
the photographers snap-shotted and
Iussed around to arrange the gathering
to their liking the President Joined in the
humor and pleasantly of the occasion
a running fire of questions from the
reporters and correspondents on all sorts
or subjects brought out some interesting
lights OF the executive mind. On the
Japanese-California question the Presi-
dent was gratified that the situation looks
better both in California and Japan The
PRESIDENT was pleased that the Toxic dis
patches indicate cooler frame of mind
there, and that the California dispatches
all showed that the governor and legis-
lature of the state are handling the SUBJ
ject with full recognition OF its inn
IpOrtance and proceeding with elaboration.
The President had not given the slight
est thought to the differences in the bills
passed in the California house and SEN
ate. The details of these bills were I'M
familiar to him. His sole aim had been
to try to prevent legislation that dis
eliminates against japanese citizens
more than against alien subjects Of any
cidedly hopeful that further consideration
would lessen the radical tendencies of the
California legislators and at the same
time enlighten the Japanese people as to
the good intentions Of the American gov
eminent.
Regarding the tariff bill the President
was still optimistic that business will not
be seriously hurt or that stagnation in
the business world will follow. His ad-
vices were that il there has been any
a n "a of hing 1t,<
ditions other than the tariff bill. He re-
iterated his belief that the business world
need have no fears.
AS to the reciprocity features Of the
| bill. particularly in answer to sugges-
tons that there would be little left to
secure from foreign countries In the way
Of reciprocity, the President asserted that
| the first thought Of the administration
throughout would be the consumer. He
| emphasized that he felt it the duty of
the administration to look after the con-
| sumner before any other interest, at the
| same time preserving business.
Goes to New Jersey Next Week.
| President Wilson has fixed upon May
and for his appearance in New Jersey
| to make speeches supporting the demo-
| cratic program for jury reform to come
before the New Jersey legislature, which
meets May g. The legislature failed to
| pass a bill granting the reform in jury
work that the President and the New
Jersey democratic leaders believed and
urged should pass. On the President 8
promise to visit the state and arouse
public opinion favorable to broader
law, Gov Fielder called the legislature
in extra session after its recent adjourn
ment.
The first speech will be in Paterson
the evening of May 1, and the presiding
officer will be Senator Hughes. The Pres
ident will speak the next night at Jersey
City. Robert S. Hudspeth, the democratic
national committeeman, will preside. Both
meetings will be under the auspices of
the democratic state committee and State
Chairman Grosscup, who has been here
comforting with Secretary Tumulty about
them. Mayor Wittpen of Jersey City and
Gov Fielder will speak at the Jersey City
meeting.
The President will see some of the New
Jersey legislators while in the state. He
may not return to Washington Friday
night but stay over in New Jersey and
New York city until Saturday night. He
has a fondness for strolling over the
streets Of New York, and If he can do SO
this time without attracting crowds he
would like little diversion on the streets
and in the shops.