The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
WILSON TRIES TO PREVENT
FIGHT ON THOMAS y. JONES
Sends Letter to Senate Commit
tee Telling Of Chicagoan's Fit
ness for Reserve Board.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-President Will
son has come to the defence OF his friend
Thomas d. Jones Of Chicago. who was
nominated by him to be q member of the
Federal Reserve Board. 3,
BY the unusual act Of writing person
ally to the Senate Committee on Banking
and Currency. before which the nominal
ton Ia pending. and urging favorable
comment
The letter from the President was ad-
dressed to Senator Robert L. owen
OF Oklahoma. chairman OF the com.
mittee. 1t was manifolded by that
Senator and sent to every mem
Der OF the committee. Republicans as
well as Democrats. The letter was read
In tho cloak room this afternoon and
furnished an interesting theme of gossip
for the day.
Chairman owen was particularly jeal-
Gus of the missive and intlmated that any
Senator who would communicate the con-
tents OF n letter 50 precious must do SO
at the expense Of his honor.
The President's Letter.
The letter was as follows:
THE WHITE HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON, June IS, 1914.
My DEAR SENATOR: ! am afraid
that Mr. Thomas d. Jones Is the man
about whom the committee will have
the least information, and ] venture to
write you this letter TO tell you what
know. and fortunately l can say
| that do really know Il.
have been associated with Mr..
Jones In various ways for more than
fifteen years. and have seen him tried
by Are In causes which were like
| the very causes we are lighting Tor
now. He has always stood for the
rights OF the people against the rights
Of privilege, and he has won place
of esteem and confidence by his quiet
power and unauestionable integrity IN
! the city OF Chicago which ] thinK !"
very enviable indeed.
His connection with the Harvester
| Company Is this: He owns one
share. and only one share, OF stock III
| the company, which he purchased TO
qualify as a director. lie went i"'o
the board Of the Harvester Company
for the purpose of assisting to win
draw IL from the control which had
led II into the acts and pracuces
which have brought 1t under the criti-
c,s,, of the law officers OF the Gov
srnment and has been very effective
In that capacity.
Mr.. Jones's Courage.
His connection with those acts and
practices Is absolutely NIL HIS con-
n.ction with Il was a public servicA
not a private interest. and ne has
won additional credit and admiration
for his courage in that matter
He In a lawyer by profession. but
he has devoted his attention to spe-
cial aspects OF the law and has been
very little In the courts. believe.
Nv close association with him WAS
in the board OF trustees Of Princeton
University. where he stood by me
with wonderful address and courage
, in trying to bring the university TO
/, tru. standards OF democracy by which
, II would serve not special classes but
the general body OF our youth
lie graduated from Princeton Uni
vsrs,ty In 1876 He Is OF Welsh ex-
traction. possibly OF Welsh birth,
though am not certain on that point,
and is u man whom can absolutely
guarantee in every respect to the com
nittee lie Is the one man OF the
whole number who was In peculiar
sense my personal choice. Cordially
and sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON.
oman I'nttaJ States
, Senator.