The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-17
QNfR Of WILSON
|PUTS WALL STREET
ALLIES TO ROUTE
Underestimate Pre- sident's
Strength in Battling Against
Currency Reform
|PROTRAcTED SESSION
OF CONGRESS CERTAIN
Lively Debate. Dilatory Tactics
on Part Of Republicans
and Hard Work Faces
Both Houses
ny GEORGE n. MANNING.


WASHINGTON. Aug. Jc.-Thc de-
c.sion Of the sonata caucus to put
asidc all thought Of Adjournment and
knuclfls down to business and pass
both tho tariff and currency bills be-
xoro. entertaining thoughts of q vaca-
both houses OF congress are in for
some lively debates. further show Of
dtIatory tactics on the part of the Re-
puhlicAns, and continued hard work
10 put through their program by the
Democrats which will take them until
December, as stated In these dis
patches ten days ego.
When tho Republicans and tho In
terests In Wall Street which. they havs
Represented and catered 70 for yun:a
planned to make such "a strung fSEt
lon the tariff bill that the De..:ocrat.o
senators would grow wear and adj
1ourn without passing tire banking and
currency bill, they greatly underesti-
mated the determination and conrinc-
fng power of President Woodrow VIII
son-
They have gained n fair degree Of
success in wearing out the Democratic
senators by combating every inch of
the way on the tariff bill. and through
the dissemination of their views In
F. the newspapers have convinced some
T. Of the voters and quite few N the
senators and congressman that IL
would be a good idea to postpone
passage OF the currency bill until the
people have a chance to think II over
and see IL IL meets with their ideas.
The president has been aware for
several weeks that the Republican in
9erests, convinced that they could not
&Slefsat the tariff bin, have decided to
ndort themselves to the changed trade
Icpnditions and delay the passage of
1.-THE bill only with view to gaining
#oAtournment and possibly indefinite
postponement of currency legislation,
which they admit Is ruinouS TO the
interests Of the Wall Strete money
powers which for years have III Id eur
finances In the hollow of their hands
The rules Of the senate permit Of
unlimited debate. and this would
check a desire, X ore existed, II
|nteamrnl1er either of the bills through.
The administration. however. has no
desire to adopt steamrolier methods.
and is giving the Republicans all the
leeway they wish ~ far as debating
the tariff bill and accumulaf3ng an-
munition with which TO Load thcIr
Gyms at the next campaign goes
President Wilson and d group of
Democrats In the senate and IN the
house. SUFFICIENT 10 ass any bAi WA"N
1.-The time comes, has shown extreme
patience with the opposing factions
nj both ends Of the capitol over ON
the house side they have listened with
patience while Congresemen Medley
Eagle, Ragsdale and Winro. all Demo-
Gratis have insurged againsf the hill
while the Republicans have snickered
1t the prospect OF "a "house divided
against itself.
).
the house Democrats viii put the
currency bin through that body with
out much delay. and with few changes
from the way IL came from the cora
msttee. and il will go "a the senate
and pass that body with little change.
The exhibition Of Thursday when
Secretary to the President Tunutty
called AT the capitol and Informed
few az the leading senators that il
was the wish of the president tn drop
Ill thought OF adjournment until at
ter both bills had been passed. which
resulted in all thought of adjourn
snent being dropped. Is not apt To en-
courage the Republicans 10 continued
resistance.
In fact. II is barely possible. that
realizing the determination of the
White House, and observing the way
the wheels turn when President Will
son. aided by hts secretary. get down
to business the opposition 10 the
passage Of the big bills may lose heart
and make an earlier adjournment pos
Stble