The Caucasian., 1913-10-28

His First Message to Congress Will
Reveal Facts of Public Interest
lie Wants the Currency and Anti
Trust Bills Enacted-Trouble is
Likely With Some of His Party.
He Is Not Decided.
The Chicago Sunday Tribune cor
respondent, John Cullan OLaughlln,
in his Washington special datedGct.
25 says:
President Wilson will complete
the preparation of his first regular
annual message to Congress. II will
be a document of great importance
to the country at large and to the
Democratic party. It will reveal the
facts in connection with The Mexl-
can situation, the negotiations with
Japan respecting the California anti
Japanese land law, and the Discus
sion with other foreign governments
concerning matters in dispute be-
tween them and the United States.
Besides giving the American peo-
pie a first hand view Of foreign re-
lations the message will take up in
ternal affairs and present compfe-
hensive programme Of legislation TO
be enacted during the regular ses-
sion.
IF the currency bill should not be
on the statute books by December.
and the chances are that it will not
be. the President will insist that Il
be the first business Of Congress.
Further Legislation Urged.
He will point out that long step
has been taken in the way OF freeing
the country from trust domination
through the revision of the tariff,
and he will declare that reform OF
the currency is the second necessary
step to the same end. Following ac-
ton upon the currency the Presl-
dent will urge the following legis-
1ation:
Amendment Of the antitrust laws
so as to assure destruction OF mon
opoly and illegal combinations.
Government supervision Of future
issues of stocks and bonds by rail-
roads, express companies, and tele-
graph and telephone companies.
Greater control by the Interstate
Commerce Commission over inter-
state carriers in order to assure
safety for the travelling public.
Establishment of a system OF ru-
raj credits.
Conservation Of natural resources
including government control Of the
Mississippi River.
Prevention Of the abuse Of the
writ of injunction.
Provision for a satisfactory en-
ployes compensation law.
Adoption Is Doubtful.
It is an ambitious programme the
President is preparing to advocate
and it is doubtful if he will be able
to force its adoption by Congress.
In the first place, it has become
increasingly apparent that the con-
servative leaders in Congress arr
using the currency bill not only foI
the purpose of compelling the Pres
Iident to agree to changes in. what
he originally declared were "funda-
mental principles but in order to
delay action with respect to the
strengthening of the antitrust law
and upon other matters which ar
included in the Baltimore platform
The President had hoped to ge
the currency question out of TIN
way during the special session ant
thus clear the decks for consldera-
ton of the remaining reforms il
view of the coming regular session
Not sure of the result of the con
/ gressional elections next November
The desired to take time by the fore.
ilock and be able to present recort
of legislative achievement upo
| which the Democratic party coul'
stand in the presidential campaign
Iof 1916.
Little Can Be Done.
i However, with the Senate deelin
ling to be hurried in connection will
& the currency bill and with the cal
lendar Of the upper house ehoked b,
motions to take up the various un
| important measures during Decem
/ her and the first half Of Januar,
! the Democratic leaders have com
to realize that comparatively llttl
can be done during the regular ses
II ciay