Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09
Rough Shedding for Measure at
the Present Session Is
Foreshad0Wed.
MESSAGE ON THE SUBJECT
WILL URGE LEGISLATION
Rev. DR.. Van Dyke and John E.
Lamb Scheduled for Diplo-
matte Posts.


offices this morning when he began re
ceiving visitors and when the newspaper
men had their sem-weekly quiz fest Will
the chief executive The correspondent:
questioned the President Intellectually OF
specific topics. but ascertained from hin
that he believes much good will resul
from the lobby inquiry at the Capitol.
The President expects to put in a bus,
week. He will give serious thought ir
the next few days to his currency mes
sage and TO adjusting the differences tina
are apparent over the various bills tha
are in process of formation.
There are evidences galore that cur
rency legislation will cause a big fgh
and that nothing but the influence of tn.
President will accomplish agreement upor
any one bill
Hard Fight Predicted.
Predictions are freely made that tht
President will have far greater task il
forcing his party into unison on currency
than he has had on the tariff.
Back of him on the tariff, it is declared
was and is the sentiment Of the country
and the mood of the people to demand
some change that they think will bring
them relief from the high cost of living
But the rank and file Of the people, it II
conceded. are not deeply interested in the
currency problem. They may be if they
can be shown the possibility of receiving
direct benefits from reform in the exist
ing laws. Without the deep personal in
terest of the majority Of the people aid
ing him, the outlook is that the President
will have to do much recOnciling and that
in the end the Senate Will refuse to stay
rency bill. 1t is thought, however. that
the Presidents o. X. on a bill will carry
a currency measure through the House.
The President will not attempt spe-
cific recommendations in his message,
1t is understood but will point out the
great Importance of prompt changes in
the present laws
Favors Increased Pay Of Diplomats.
PresiG mt Wilson favOrs legislat ton
that will increase the salaries OF Amer
lean ambassadors and ministers so that
poor men may be enabled to hold these
positions, now filled only by the rich.
who are able to stand the financial
strain Senator Bacon of Georgia
bill to make these increases and found
him in sympathy with the idea and
purposes of the bill.
The Georgia senator also talked with
the President about the arbitration treat
les pending In the Senate, and after con-
sidering these matters made two recon-
mendations for filing Georgia offices.
Senator Bacon takes care of the patron
age in south Georgia and Senator Smith
in north Georgia. Following this ar
rangement between them, Senator Bacon
has recommended the nomination of
David c. Barrow to be collector Of Gus
toms at Savannah in place of the incum-
bent, whose term will expire August ),
marshal of the southern district of the
state.
Diplomatic Appointments Scheduled.
Rev. DIR. Henry Van Dyke, professor
Of English at Princeton, is to be minister
of the United States to the Netherlands
he was visitor to the White House to-
DAY and talked with the President Dr.
Van Dyke Is one of the best known his
torians and poets in the country and has
always been held i'm high favor by Presi-
dent Wilson
John T.. Lamb OF Terre Haute, Ind. is
said TO be slated for ambassador 70 Mex
leo lie was expected to go to Switzer-
land, but 1t has been decided by the ad-
mlnlstrat ton to shift him to Mexico
The nomination will not be made for
some time. though. the purpose of the
administration being to withhold the
sending of a new ambassador to Mexico
untll something like stable govern
ment has been established there
Another Indianian slated for a foreign
post IS Meredith Nicholson. the author.
He Is personal friend of the ,E,ce Pres
Ident. and his nomination will be due to
the request of Mr.. Marshall
Senators Lewis and Norris this after
noon introduced 10 the President the Of
ficials OF the Farmers National Congress.
who extended Mr.. Wilson an invitation
to attend the annual convention to ke
held in Plano. H.. next September.
Senator Interested in Milano Case.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa called at the
White House today and asked to see the
Italian shoemaker whose execution was
respited few days ago that the Presi-
dent might have opportunity to look into
his application for commutation of SEN
tcnce. Senator Kenyon said he wished to
understand the case. He had been in
formed that the family of Milano had
shown traces of insanity for many years
Representative Henry of Texas intro
duced at the White House today a dele
cation of hustling Texans. who invited
President Wilson to attend the cotton
palace exposition at Waco in November.
The President said he would consider the
invitation.
the President that they thought Edward
Watson, a former Mississippian living in
Honolulu. would be the right man for
Governor of Hawaii. The name of Mr..
Watson has been proposed to the Presi-
dent by number of democratic senators
and representatives.
Francis j. Heney. the right hand man
caGo convention last year, paid his re-
spectS to the President and talked with
him about the oil suits in California.