Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-30
CURRENCY KEEPS
PRESIDENT HERE
Will Not Take Long Rest at
Cornish, N. H., or Visit
the Canal Zone.
is TO WORK RIGHT ALONG
"WITH BOYS ON THE HILL"
Iowa Patronage Is Discussed-San
Francisco Exposition Commits
sioners Call at White House.

President Wilson Is not going to leave
the currency problem for a long rest at
his summer home in Cornish, n. H.. and
neither is he going to Panama for a visit
to the Canal Zone. He is going to stay
right on the job at the White House. and
the few hours he can get for recreation
he will put In at golf and automobiling.
These facts were ascertained today and
indicate that the President purposes to
apply himself steadily to the working
out of the currency problem. Mr. Will
sons fond desire has been to visit Pana-
ma, and he had planned to do SO when
the tariff bill was out of the way or Con-
gress had adjourned. This visit will now
be postponed until some time in the win
ter or possibly for another year.
He also would like some vacation with
his family, and it has been generally
taken for granted that when he has sign
ed the tariff bill he will make for Cornish
for a somewhat extended vacation, leav-
ing Congress to wreStle with currency.
No such thing. however. Working right
along with 1.-The boys on the hill, the
President will take no advantage In the
way OF rest
EARLY Morning Conference.
Mr. Wilson went right to work on cur
rency this morning by having an early
morning conference-beginning at y
o'clock-with Senators Owen and Shaf-
roth and Secretary McAdoo. When he
came to Washington the President was
willing to admit that he did not know as
much about currency as some otner
things, and that he would trust to friends
and advisers for some OF the features OF
ind IYc
seven months in the White House, where
he has been in almost daily touch with
the question, together with careful read
ing Of the newspapers and or letters ne
has received, have broadened him ana
there Is no doubt that the President
word will be as final on disputed currency
questions as was the case with the tarfn
He will find many disputes to umpire, too
judging from the many opinions ana
views both in and out of Congress.
One of the Presidents main reasons in
remaining here and seeking to expedite
the currency bill is to try to get 1t un-
der way before the differences of opinion
become acute and trrecOncilable issues
are raised. The problem is being agi-
tated to greater extent now than at
any other time, and the more 1t is stirred
the greater the possibility of eventual
disagreement Following his prompt
fashion of disposing of matters before
they get to the fighting stage. the Presi-
His diplomatic hand will smooth down
the uneven surfaces In the legislative
field and put the soil in condition for
satisfactory crop.
No Panama Message Soon.
The President, it is understood, does
not have in mind the writing of an early
message to Congress on the Panama
canal tolls proposition at this time and
probably not until he has gone to Pan
anna and had plenty of time thoroughly
to study the situation there and in the
commercial world that will be affected
Panama in December or January the
President would follow the visit by a
special message He must necessarily
discuss the matter in his regular mes
sage to Congress or in a special message.
as the toll problem must be settled at the
next session of Congress. As the canal
is to be open for business January i.
1915 the next regular session must dis
pose of the question permanently;
A. B. Leguia. the former president of
Peru, who holds out the promise Of 10
cent porterhouse steak for this country
when the Panama canal is compieted
paid a call of respect on President VIII
son today. Mr.. Leguia repeated to the
President his declared beliefs that II
plans he has in mind materialiZe the
United States will have little trouble
with the meat problem for many years
to come
Iowa Patronage Discussed.
The presence at the White House to-
day of Representatives Pepper and Con-
molly Of Iowa revived stories of the long
fight between the Iowa democratic fac
tions for federal patronage in that state,
and about which President Wilson has
taken no action. although often called
upon to settle at his earliest convenience.
The organization faction is backing
Claude Porter for United States attorney
for the southern district and Nj. F. Reed
for marshal of the same district. The
same forces want w. A. Hogan for United
States marshal of the northern district
Porter led the Clark FORCES In the iowa
delegation at the Baltimore convention.
The Wilson men, those who think their
support of the President should be re-
warded, do not oppose Reed Tor marshal
but they are fighting Porter and Hogan
tooth and nail proposing Dan Hamilton
for attorney Of the southern district and
Earl Bronson an original Wilson man,
for marshal of the northern district.
The nominations appear to be no further
along now than six months ago.
Exposition Commissioners Call.
President Wilson today greeted the
United States commissioners to South
a.,
Indies. who are to sail from New York
tomorrow on a tour i'm the interest of
the Panama-Pacific exposition in San
Francisco in 1915. They were Felix Mar
tfnez commissioner general to South
America; Daniel O'Conneil Lively. COM
missioner to South America; James Flynn
Statesman, commissioner general to Cen
trail America and the West Indies. and
Arthur H. Fernbach. commissioner to
Central America and the West Indies
They were presented to the President by
Secretary Bryan.
Later in the day Mr.. Bryan spent some
time with the President discussing i'm
portant diplomatic and consular appoint
mentS-
Secretary McAdoo went over some mat
ters. and was followed by Secretary Red
field, who called with Director Harris OF
the census bureau.
Opens Nebraska Land Reserve.
President Wilson this afternoon signed
tho proclamation opening the Nebraska
national forest reserve In southwestern
Nebraska to settlement by lottery. Reg
istratfon will begin October II and close
October 90 when the drawing will occur
Valentine, Broken Bow and North Platte
have been named as registration places.
The Nebraska national forest reserve
was set aside during the Roosevelt ad-
ministration. It was abandoned March
/ under a proclamation by President Taft