The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-27
UNCERTAIN ASTOBRYAN'
Much Speculation as the Real Rela-
ton Existing Between Him and
the President

the President
The Nebraskan May Not Stay in the
Cabinet Long - Claimed That
Neither Wilson Nor Chairman Nc
Combs Really Wanted Him In Ca
binet-Troubles and Rumors Of |
Troubles In the Democratic Camp |
President Wilson Commended !
for His Stand on the Chinese Loan
democrats and the Tariff Ball.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, d. CT March 25, 1913.
President Wilson's action in an
nouncing that he would not stand for
this Government being a party to the
sheme of a combination Of the most
influential bankers in this country
and England and the other leading
countries in Europe, in coercing
China into accepting a large loan of
money, on very hard terms has met
the approval of not only the Chinese
people but the people generally of
this country.
1t seems that the scheme of the in
ternational banking syndicate was to
force China to make big loan un-
der hard terms but also to have this
Government and the leading Euro
pean Governments to become a par
ty to the transaction, not only to
guarantee to the bankers that China
should pay the interest and principal
on the loan, but also it seems that
there was some kind of an under
standing that the Governments
should cooperate to exercise the SUI
pervising control over China that
might lead later to the partition of
that country between the respective
governments. This is what has been
called dollar diplomacy. President
Wilson squarely repudiates and re-
verses that policy. President Wilson
has in this matter unQuestionably
scored quite triumph before the
people of his own country and the
people of the world.
Domestic Troubles Brewing.
While President Wilson has start
ed off so successfully in his foreign
policies yet there are many indica-
tions of trouble brewing at home in
his own political camp. The two
rocks upon which this administration
is liable to wreck it's political ship of
State are tariff and finance.
President Wilson has openly TAX
en- a hand in the Senatorial contest
in Maryland, against Senator Smith
and in favor of some Progressive,
and is supposed to be taking a hand
in other States in order to make sure
of a Progressive majority in the Sen
ate. Let this be as it may, yet it is
known that he lost big point when
he did not exercise his Presidential
influence to prevent Senator Sim
mons from becoming Chairman OF
the Finance Committee.
The tariff will be the first question
on which the party must stand anG
make good or split. While Senator
Simmons has been shorn of over hal
of his power by the creation of &
Committee on Banking and Currency
which will have charge Of all finan
cial legislation, and also by having
majority of the committee made III
of strong Progressives, and by havin,
the power of appointing conferee
taken from him, yet as Chairman b,
will still have enough power to Civ
the administration trouble.
If Senator Simmons has any con
victions of any kind on the tariff
they are not in harmony with tn
present administration. Il may be
however, that Senator Simmons /
willing to stand for any kind of
tariff bill that the present admins
tration wants under present condi
tions, and it seems certain that b
must have made such promises an
overtures or he would not have bee
permitted to have retained this place
However, it is known that ther
is great division of sentiment anon
the Democratic Congressman of bot
Houses, on the tariff question, and
is certain that there will be much di
fculty in harmonizing many radics
divergent views and interests.
Another Rumor of Trouble.
It is also rumored that difference
have already grown up between th
President and his Democratic N:
tional Chairman. 1t is reported ths
the National Chairman refused to a.
cept an Ambassadorship to Franc
because he did not want to be Sci
out of the couRtry, but wanted
STAY here and see If the promise