Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-04
WILSON WILL USE
 THE PARTY WHIP Emphatically Tells Senators That He Will Not Accept
 Their Currency Bill CAUCUS IS DEMANDED Democrats Are Indignant Over Presi dents Attitude and DictatOrial
 Policy.
CAUCUS IS DEMANDED

Washington, Nov. 3.-Convinced that the only way he can obtain cur rency legislation at this session o1 congress is through a causus decree President Wilson sent for Chairman Owen, of the Senate Committee to- day. This conference disclosed the fact that President Wilson will not acsept the four regional bank plan recently agreed to by the committed and that he still demands that the bill must be pushed to it's final stages before the end of the pres ent session.
 Upon his return to the capitol Senator Owen talked with Senator Kern, caucus chairman, Senator Simmons and other leaders relative to the advisibility and the probability of holding caucus to bind the party to support certain provisions of the House bill and to pass the bill through the Senate before the end of this month. A canvass is now under
 way to discover whether a caucus can be held without disrupting the Democratic side of the Senate. A number of influencial senators, in- cluding Owen, Hoke Smith, O'Gorman Reed and Hitchcock, are on record as havipg said this measure would not be taken before a party caucus. Senator Kern said so specifically Saturday. Today he hedged and sug- gested that such solution might not be inadvisable.
 President Wilson is demanding a caucus and the tying of the hands of those Democrats who have in- sisted upon the exercise off thtil, own judgement in framing measure for the reform of the banking and currency laws. If the leaders whom the President has taken into his aonfidencd find h revolt in their party against this plan they will urge the President not to insist on the caucus. Guarded expressions drop ped today indicate that senators who have talked with the President be- lieve he will endeavor to have his own way, no matter how senators may feel about it, nor how seriously it may threaten party harmony.
 The statement was made this after noon by a prominent Democrat that if the effort was made to dispose of currency legislation by caucus methods, enough Democrats would bolt and vote Independently with Republicans to insure the considera- tion of the measure in the regular and orderly manner. Emphatic pro- tests were voiced by Democrats to- day when they heard the word from the White House that the President has decided to crack the whip over them.
 Should this policy be attempted IA0 AuC0CAOA OA WAdC tu0 NuIIcuCy Bill shall contain will be given bodily from the committee charged with the duty of framing legislation and turn over to the caucus which will attempt to bind Democrats to support the bill wheather it conforms to theil ideas, of proper legislation or not. Sufficient ground was not covered today to indicate what support the President finally may have.
 The Committee was not in session today. owing to the absence of sev. eral members who have gone to theil homes to vote. Consideration of thu bill will be resumed Wednesday. President Wilson today told hii
 visitors in emphatic language tha1 the Senate Committees action in. re- ducing the number of regional re lserve banks to four was such a, emasculation of one of the fundamen. Ital principles of the House bill that he would not accept it. He also will insist upon a bank administration ol 1.-the affairs of the regional bank, Las provided in the sGlass- Owen bill | MT. ana Mrs. HeFYey Mann of Pini