The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-11
Tremendous Tasks Face
.as Wilson's Administration
fractional Struggle Making Gigantic
lens Pregnant With Possibilities

Washington March Flew ma =
tional executives ever faced upon
March q more stupendous task than
confronted Pr, sident Wilson And
| probably no president ever realized
more fully the gravity of the lremer :
dous responsibility that is his.
| Democracy is ON trial
| Sentiment for progressive" reforms
which PAT the Democratic party into
power demand performance. 10 secure
legislation of real reform is the four
years task facing the new admins
iration Fractional divisions within
the dominant party. Democratic lead
ers themselves admit. make the next
four years potent with possibilities.
This nations course of peace and
friendship with the world powers and
it's policy in Central and South Ameri-
"a have been placed in the hands Of
\ President Wilson. Alone this consti-
tutes mountainous task. Confront.
ing him i'm prime Importance was the
civic strife i'm MeXico-the problem of
: preserving peace and order there
without shedding of American blood
Administration of the Panama Canal
| is another giant problem assumed in
rolving settlement of disputes with
Great Britain, Canada and other E.u
rOpean countries over the free tolls"
concession given American shipping.
The Taft administration left these ne
gotiations practically in "A state of in
,ubation. Repeal, of the free tolls
clause is the demand Wilson's cabinet
must face and solve.
Other diplomatic question confront |
ing the new administration is proposed
recognition Of the new Chinese repub- |
lie. negotiation of a new trade and /
passport treaty with Russia, work OF |
the Alaskan Boundary Commission, |
tariff reprsals in Europe. joint action |
in conserving the Alaska sealing situa- |
ton, and the Newfoundland fisheries. |
muttered rumblings of strife in Cuba, |
San Domingo, Hayti Salvador and |
Honduras, besides the dispute with
Brazil over coffee importations.
Platform Pledges.
Immediately confronting President
Wilson is the great question of patron
age and the program for the extraor-
binary session of Congress- Revision of
tariff and possibly banking and cur
rency reform are urged for special i'm
mediate action. Ambassadors minis
ters, consuls. federal judges. prosecut-
ing officers. thousand of postmasters,
and an army Of lesser federal office
holders is the task awaiting early ac-
ton.
Platform pledges galore await full
HlInent Iy The Democrats These in
cmde such knotty problems AS Phil
ippine Independence, Porto Rican citi-
;.enship, amendment or strengthening
the Sherman antitrust law, a single
presidential term, and labor" legisla-
ton.
"Legacies" innumerable were left
10 the new executive by former Presi
dent Taft These include the Panama
tolls controversy, the Mexican trouble
and many measures which died" in
Congress when the sixty second ses-
sion ended.
Among the bills and policies await
ing action by the new administration
ana Congress are.
Senator Works resolution for o
amendment limiting
tenure of president to one term of
six years.
Limited Independence for the Fill :
)inos.
Representative Clayton's anti-in- s
junction bill.
Creation OF the new department Of
abor.
The "seamens labor" bill.
The Page educational and vocational [
ill.
Conservation of water power ana
beauty Of Niagara Fails. "
Direct election of presidents and I
senator's.
Regulation of campaign contribu. {
ions. T.,
maintenance of the commerce court
md the economy and efficiency com q
mission.