Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
WILSON LANDS ON
SENATE ATTITUDE
IN WARBURG CASE
President SAYS Men Like the
New York Banker and Jones
Should Be Welcomed
to Public Service.
DEFENDS THEIR RECORDS
Democratic Party Not Enemy
of Business, Big or Little,
He Asserts Senators
Unfair, He Thinks.

Washington. july y De- .trise II
would be unfair To regard the dem
ocratic party as the enemy of hig or
little business. President Wilson today
gave oul statement in support OF
Paul Warb,rg. OF New York. and
Thomas ID. Jones of Chicago. his
nominees for the federal reserve
board.
President, Wilson's statemen, fol-
lows:
IL would be particmla,ly unfair to
the democratic party and To the Sen
ate itself To regard il as he enemy of
business, big or little | ann Surc that
III does moi regard a man as an object
I"f suspicion merely because he has
been connected with great business en-
terpiises. II knows that the country
mas been chiefly promoted in recent
years by enterprises organized ON 4
great scale and that The nla iority Of
the men connected with what we have
come To call business are honest. in
eorruptiblc and patriotic. The coun-
Try may be certain that il is clear To
members of the Senate AZ il is clear Ia
all thoughtful men that those who nave
tried 10 make big business what 1t
ought 1" he, are the men In be en-
conrased and honored. whenever they
respond without reserve 10 the call of
public service.
Call Down For Senate.
II predict with the CREATES, con-
lld"ncc that nothing done by the dem
ocratic majority of the Senate of the
| ni,ed states will be of a sort In throw
| suspicion upon such men MIR Jones
and MIR. Warbnrs. i'm manifeS,ins thcil
i WilllnSness To make personal sacrifices
ana put their great experience ant
ability at the service of the govern
\ melt. hniIt thnnpI,t ,,fv ol ,,t
vantage, in the organization OF Il siea
| reform. which promises To be 50
/ serNictable to the nation. are settin. az
i eN~lnl lr of ratrintsni and OF lrlbii,
service which the whole country ad
mres
III is the ob,i"us business ol states
1 nans'ip nj this turning point in ON
development tn recognize ability ant
| character Wherever ii has been dis
| pihNru aud UNITE every force for the
! uphulldinE of legitimate business along
| TIE new lines which are NOW clearl,
indicated for the 'lrtureH
| ne rfcsiel, MT said TODAY he earn
es1'N hoped MIR M:trb.rg would re
consider his decision not To accept IN,
non lination and that he was ursiu. him
| - 40 50 Ne expressed confidence. tlal
| MI J"Ias would be confirmed
! Mr.. Warbura Explains.
Mr Waihurs yesterday t..lc.I,uhr,
! S"attsr Hitchcock hs reasons fo, ,,.,
| aplHHAflfs before tn. committees which
"Npii'ns why ln asked the prns,len
| y" "ithdriw his nominations The teln
gram follows
/ ackn"wledgc receipt of Your tcle.
4 gram Of Yesterday. inviting me Ia an
| pear before your committees ranno
/ comply With this request because feel
/ lnS tiiat the actiom of TIN. tonlmj,,a,
laS' Thursday in Withholding action re,
| e'ildlns my name. while fivoi;ibly re.
| porting the names of the three of IN.
/ nominees created q situation whici
4 lnisht lntpair my usefulness as a nc,n.
/ b"r of federal reserve board w,ot,
'l" president on Friday respect fun,
requesting he Withdrawal OF my nom
! iinatiui
it'uthcrrnore while should hav
/ been glad T." :tlipcar before your con-
| iniit"", II 4, had deemed comferrnc,
| with ali Of tho nominees necessary I,
| guild" its action feel that I shout,
| not do SO after one other NOMINEES an,
/ nlNSolf hid been singled out for OK
I,rlnatinn. innsiull"h as my Willingness
/ 10 serve on the federal reserve boar,
| w;is based on tho hope that tn" Senat.
] would appreciate my motives in ac
oej,tine thu office and would unre
! $crNedlN eiIt"nd To tlfe tina, full sup
rot, and confidence which should b.
I enjoyed by all the ln"tMbers of th'
i board If IL is 10 effectively fulfill IL