The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Washington. Pe5sary g. 1913.

zt.-, many conferences during The last
i-E weeks. Apparently has conferred
s5cJ. ,as effort 70 Eame Senator Iohn
r.. Kern. u ,1lizas, = Caucus Chair
nan. q 1Jst ~ rs been held BY Senator
Marin. " Virginia. I liz s1-ca.led Pro
gr-ss.ye Democrats ri the Senate in
s-'et today hat the reorganization
would not develop Ir.O q contest be
tween Senator Kern and Senator Martin.
b.. declared t1a. the selection Of Sen
a.or KEN would y par u II compre-
hersise Plan Q. S-na'- reorganization IN
1rich all II t-e clements Of the party
would Dc brought together.
il bon branches Cf Congress the set
Element d internal parry organization. As
70 t@e policies and m-a i concerned. IS
esser'Ie, Z, ne oI--e. 70 The smooth Op
e-stioH q me ne@ administration. / ne
House Of Represea.at.Y= caucus probably
.,... name the members Ot the Banking
and Curr-rcv Committee. and select Al
cas-, tentatively re heads Of other in
p1ra1t committees and the House Of
k-pr-e -nta;Iyes officers.
70 question exists over the couunua-
..Ja n Champ Ci4rE - Speaker Of the
House Of representatives.. aud oscar
". Underwood as the floor l-ad-r and
Chairman 81 he Was and Means Com
mi,,ee.
Profound silence has been maintained
a. 70 the nature Of the tarif revision,
which IS favored by the present Weys
aid Means Committee. Chairman IN
d-rHood and the meubers OF Inc COM
ni.te- nave declined 70 commit them
selves upon any definite rates Of duty or
4o0a any exact plan fJ- revision. and the
general subject ol the tariff will Be taken
.n'o the CAUCUS Of March 5th. and then
considered ov the full Democrstic mem
bersnip d the new House Of Representa-
l.yes .l atg4uce 81 am positive action by
tie W4gs md Means Committee towards
tae preparation u the tariff bills.
Cabinet gossip has been IneXtr!cablY
woven With all Congressional discussion
tlr0uzaogt the week The Democratic
leaders Who some time ago were conf
der: that they could name majority OF
the members Of Wilson'S Cabinet have
been re.c-nt and Hnconmunicative upon
the subject for week.
RumYr5 u Il tereuccs between Presi-
deat.eiect Wilson and William jennings
Bryan we're IA circulation, bu. the major
iiy d Democrats in both Houses Of Con-
g1ess declined 10 accept them as con-
hrnatory Of any break between the two
men.
Il ia expected here that President Will
sons call for an extra session OF Con-
gress will specify the tariff as r5e subject
for immediate consideration. but that the
way will be left open for the considera-
ton Of other urgent matters. While
Wilson has not indicated his purpose of
bringing currency reform TO the imme.
diatc consideration OF Congress, the sub
iec; undoubtedly will BE- forced upon the
early attention Of the session, because of
the desire Of many seems that the
Money Trust investigation be resumed,
and that much more exhaustive inves-
,igation be made into the financial af-
fairs. and into the character Of Federal
legislation needed.
The killing Of France SEQ |. Madero
and Pine Suarez. the deposed President
and Vice-President Of Mexico. after Pro-
visiona President General Huerta had
assured the American Ambassador Will
son Of the safety Of his prisoners from
jus. such attacks, created painful I'M
preston in Administration circles.
When the first feeling Of surprise had
passed. it was realized by the officials
that this last tragic event had added
greatly to the gravity Of the situation
and undoubtedly had placed an addi-
iional strain upon the already tense rela-
tons between this government and that
in the Mexican capital. Still. as President
Tah himself declared, the event IN itself,
was not sufficient to demand any de-
pariure from the policy Of strict non
intervention, which so far has governed
his administration.
Secretary Stmson and Major General
Wood have made no change in the pro-
gram OF concentration of troops at Gal
weston, Texas, which is now smoothly
working out in conformity with the or
ders recently issued TO Major General
William n. Carter. commanding the
Second Division Of the Army, at Chicago.
These orders called for the disp tch to
Galveston Of the elements that make up
only one brigade Of troops. namely, the
Fifth Brigade. Second Division com
handed by Brigadier-General Frederick
A. Smith. and comprising the Fourth.
Seventh. Nineteenth and Twenty Eighth
regiments of infantry; d Company, Sec
ond Battalion Engineers; Field Hospital
and Ambulance Corps. No. 3;one Signal
Company from Fort Leavenworth; The
Fourth Mountain Battery Of Field Ar
tillery and three pack trains. These
troops should all be in Galveston before
the end Of the present week al the latest.
AS President Taft has mentioned the
participation Of the feet in this prepar-
atory program, it may be recalled that
the navy has been quietly but effect
lively moving to be in readiness for any
prospective demand, the General Board
realizing that upon the navy must de
yolye the duty of opening a way for
the successful employment OF troops in
campaign Of invasion. Already three
great battle ships are lying in the harbor
Of Vera Cruz, force quite sufficient to
hold that port If it should be necessary,
and the remainder OF Admiral Badgers
feet at Guantanamo is being kept fully
coaled and provisioned in readiness 10
cover the distance between that point
and Vera Cruz within 4S hours.
AmbassadR Henry Lane Wilson tel
egraphed " Ne State Department that
Francisco de ~ Barra. Minister for For
=gn Affairs, had invited all Of the for