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PRESIDENT TO
.PR0LONC SESSION
Wants Currency and Philip
pine Legislation.
MAY QUIT LATE III FALL
5Mr. Wilson Wants New Laws In oper-
alton Year Before the Congress
sionaI Elections

5Mr. Wilson Wants New Laws In oper
i alton a Year Before the Congress
+ sionaI Elections
Washington, June g. - President
Wilson's legislative program for con
gress this summer, as communicated
ito some of the members of the inner
circle, through those within the con
fdence OF the executive, involves
these points:
The enactment of, the Underwood
tariff bill, substantially as it was
passed by the house of representa-
lives.
The enactment of currency meas
ure along lines which are now work
ing out. This bill will be ready within
he next three or four weeks.
The enactment of legislation affect
ing the Philippines, looking toward
heir ultimate independence.
The keeping of congress in session
throughout the summer and well to
sgard the first of December, in fact
ntil just few days before Thanks
giving, when a brief holiday period
will be allowed.
The making of the present extra
ordinary session the long session
md the forthcoming regular session
Which is usually the "long session,
he "short session. thus reversing
the. previous practice.
The president takes the position
rs he has plainly told some of his
Immediate advisers, that the Demo
traits came into power, with the ex
sectation that they would accomplish
fesults and that with the least pos
fible delay; moreover, that members
6f congress are paid annual and not
e essional salaries, and that when the
xigencies of the situation and the
demands of the country necessitate it
fney should not hesitate to work the
year around.
He is willing and anxious to remain
Washington throughout the sum.
Iner and will insist that members of
con gress do the same, even through
out the fall.
The president wants the tariff bill
enacted just as soon as possible, so
that it may have more than year
Of operation before the people are
called upon to approve or condemn
IL at the congressional elections OF
1914.
He wants the same condition to
vail with respect to financial legis-
sgsonS rhat IS, he wants a fair try
out of these measures and he wants
to be able to say. that his administra-
tion has done something.
He believes that if the people have
an opportunity to see these measures
working a sufficient length of time,
they will endorse them. Again, he
wants to assure the business inter
ests of the country stable financial
system which will tend to Offset any
feeling of apprehension which some
Of them may have with regard to the
tariff act.
In the third place the president re-
cognizes the demand Of the Ba1tifnare
platform with respect to the Philip
pines. But there is another and more
important consideration with respect
to this feature of the program. The
tenced to be hanged, Everitt receiv-
will be any serious trouble with Ja-
pan as a result of the California alien
land law, but if in the future there
should be any international complica-
tions arising out of conditions in the
Far East the United States would be
in much better position if it were
not called upon to defend it's holdings
in the Philippines and if the question
of the future of the islands were to be
settled with the recognition of other
nations of the purpose of this coun-
try toward them, what might other
wise be a serious menace would be
obviated.