Evening journal., 1914-07-13
Wilson Says HE
AND SENATE HAVE
No CONTROVERSY
Majority BalkS Now, But
Warburg and Jones Will
Be Confined, He Says
NTI-TRUST LEGISLATION
TO CO THROUGH EARLY
Br IOBN EDWIN NEYIN

United Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 13.-President
Wilson very sharply insisted today
that he has no controversy with the
Democratic majority" OF the Senate.
That majority, he declared, is not
holding up his nominations for mem
hership on the Federal Reserve Board.
There are zone or two exceptions" !"
The President told callers. who are
responsible for the mix-up in the
cases Of Thomas D. Jones and Paul
NJ. Warburg, but the President was
extremely positive in his declaration
that both nominees will be confirmed.
The President told his callers that
an attempt was being made 10 make
the country believe that he had a real
controversy with the Senate. But he
Insisted that he does not accept this
as so. 10 was true, he said, that one
or two individual members Of the ma
iority were opposed to him on the
Federal Reserve cases but this opposi-
ton, he said, was certain 70 be over
come He was asked whether he
meant Senators Hitchcock and Reed,
who have voted with the Republicans
on the Senate committee, but he
evaded a direct reply by suggesting
that he never discussed individuals
The President indicated that Paul
NJ. Warburg will reconsider his re-
fusal 70 appear before the Senate
Banking Committee and explain his
actions 10 that body. He said that
while he had not heard from War
burg regarding this matter since last
Friday, he thought the suggestion
that If he did appear Warburg would
not receive the highest consideration
and most courteous treatment was alb
soIutely without warrant. No one
had any right to assume this, he said.
The President stated that he had
received definite assurances from the
Democratic leaders IN the Senate that
Jones' nomination will be confirmed
this week. They also told him that
the result IN the Jones case will have
dehnite bearing on the action the
COMMITTEES viii take In the Warburg
matter.
The President refused today to 60
on record as either favoring OF oppos-
ing consolidation Of all the anti
trust legislation in a single measure.
the Senate to decide. he said. But he
declared he was certain that the de-
veiopments Of the last few days had
made Il certain that the antitrust
legislation will be completed much
earlier than had been thought possi-
BILE a week ago.
Replying to the statement issued by
representatives OF the United States
Chamber of Commerce on Saturday
that business generally opposed the
antitrust bill, said the referendum
vote taken by the chamber was taken
on misapprehension.
One bill considered, he pointed out,
was the Clayton omnibus measure,
as originally passed by the House.
That bill has been materially modifi-
fled since then, the President said,
and much of the cause for opposition
removed.
The President explained at some
length today the various conferences
held at the White House for the franz
ing of the so-called dam bills. There
has been a conflict of endorsement of
these bills, Secretary of the Interior
Lane wanting authority and Secre-
tary OF Wra Garrison demanding il
because the bills applied to the crea-
tion of obstructions in navigable wa
ters. The President said that he
hoped both sides will be satisfied with
p bill which will be prepared. which
will give the interior department
jurisdiction over the rivers in the
west whose waters are most needed for
irrigation purposes, and to reclaim
arid lands, but protecting the war de-
partment in rivers that are primarily
havigable.