Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-14
Begins the Preparation of
Message to Congress Out
lining His Reasons.
WILL SAY CONDITIONS
DEMAND LEGISLATION
President Not Ready to Name Dis
trict Commissioners-Plays
a Game of Golf.

President Wilson this afternoon got
down to the serious work of writing a
message to Congress upon which he will
rely, to a great extent, for the passage
of currency legislation at the extra ses-
sion.
The President has all along been most
serious in his belief that currency legis-
lation can be had before the special ses-
sion adjourns, and his message, which
will be ready for Congress next week,
will earnestly urge that conditions de-
mand currency reform as a companion to
tariff revision. The President will not
stop at the message, but will use his in
uence in every possible way to bring
about the reform he believes to be so
necessary.
The White House was not remotely
disturbed today by suggestions of Rep
resentative Henry of Texas that Wall
street is doing the yelling for a new
currency BILL and that further investi-
cation of the money trust should pre-
cede new currency laws. Mr. Henry has
not been frequent visitor to the White
House since the new regime set in, and
has not been consulted by the President
as to important legislation.
Views of the Pessimists.
Pessimistic opinions that currency
| this session continue to reach the Presi-
dent. He has been told fatty by friends
| that it will be impossible to hold the
Senate in Washington for currency after
| tariff. bill gets through in August
NO President has ever yet been able to
| do this. August weather and the long
passage Of the tariff bill will be suffi-
| cient the President has been told to
| bring about adjournment of Congress
| and the sending of the problem over
| until next winter.
| The President. however. is optimistic
| and is depending upon wholesome
| public demand for currency reform to
keep the dignified and Independent
Senate on it's hot-weather griddle un-
| til the job is finished. The pessimist
prophets are willing to stake much on
| their accuracy of judgment as to the
outcome of it all.
! The President is counting on har-
monious backing among democrats for
| the bill he will finally indorSe, but
predictions continue to be made that
he cannot hold his party together on
this question as he did and will do on
the tariff
District Appointments Not Ready.
There were no developments at the
trict Commissioners and members of the
pected to name the appointees before
| some time next week. He understands
the situation in the District building.
especially as to the necessity for ap-
pointing the excise board without delay.
and he will, it is believed. not delay the
selections much longer.
The White House continues to be food
! ed with arguments in behalf of the va
| rious candidates, and this is expected TO
continue until the whole thing is settled.
| Oliver P. Newman is still the best
bet on the commissionership, with the
| second man still in the dark, chances
| favoring several men, one of them being
w. V. Cox.
President Plays Golf.
| President Wilson went out to the CO.
lumbia Country Club this morning with
DIR. Crayson for round of the golf links.
! He made a good score, returning to the
| White House at 1 O'Clock for luncheon.
| The President plays a pretty fair game
| of golf, although he is said not to be as
good a player as former President Taft.
| Mr.. Wilson drives a long ball and ap-
proaches the greens with reasonably ac-
curate strokes. He has played only a
! few games since coming to Washington.
| 1t L; stated that no member OF the VIII
| son family will be able to so to San
| Francisco late this summer or fall to
/, attend the corner stone aging of the New
i Jersey building at the Panama eNposi-
, ton. 10 be held in 1919. Reports from
! there have declared that some OF the
| Pre- esident's daughters may be able to
| cross the continent. The reports Ahave
| brought to the White House hundreds of
| invitations.