The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-16
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Wilson came out today witt. flat dec
laratiOn that, despite what he charac-
ferized as q deliberate campaign by
certain interests to secure adjourn
ments of congress and postponcment
uf the administrations trust program,
he would use every influence at his
command to get the pending hills
through the senate at this session.
Choosing his words carefully, the
president disclosed his belief that or
ghnized distribution of circular letters
and telegriHl3 ar.ong business men,
lnemberSYof congress and other public
Officials. Calling for an adjournment of
congrcss, a hal. in the trust bills, an
increase In freight rates for the rail-
roads, and rest for buSinegs" was
sponsible for what lie recently de-
scribed as psychological dcprcs-
sjon.'
In surpor. Of that viCv the white
house made public copies of letters
and kilograms brought in by friends OF
the administration. One letter was
circulated by the Simmons Hardware
Company. OF st. Louis, under date OF
June 8. Just prior to that date, Pres
ident Wilson had offered to E. C. Sim
mons. president of that company, n
place on the Federal reserve board.
Today, just before the president ex-
pressed his Views on the trust pro-
gram, TWAS announced that NJ. Sim
mons had declined the appointment
and that Charles s., Hamlin. Of Boston,
J would be- nominated In his 5sste6d.
dafHe & Iisses Slls i id mons Is Il ieffaT s e Aad
anything Ito do with the ieeIInation
.fps THO hIpoin nttp pnnt & !. u sYas: said, how
}FeyeT tliIs Ist tEi q pfesl dent din not know
OF the letter when he offered AIR.
slisr,r.e.,s fs:as place. s
The presidents declaration and the
publication OF the letters created 1,
mild sensation, approaching that which
followed the presidents denunciation
of the "lnsidnOus > lobby" which he
said. was threatening the tariff ELL
last year. Senators and representa-
tives discussed the situation but no
action was taken. :,
One OF the letters made public pur-
ported to have ybeen sent out by the
Pictorial Review Company. of New
York, and was signed by w. p. Ahnelt,
president under date of May l. It,ac-
companied prepared letter protest
Ing an adjournment of congress, with
the further suggestion that tho recipi-
ent mail copies to the president, men,
bers of congress, the Interstate Com
merce Commission and other officials
i'm Washington.
The letter. signed by Ahne1t, says
that prosperity has been lost some
where In this country. owing to the
mischievous activities of the politi-
cians." and that the draft Of an en-
closed letter embraces the views OF a
majority of the thinking business peo-
pie of our section"
In part, the form letter for trans
nilsson to public officials. was as fol-
lows:
1--WE ask In the name of the suffering
American reoplc, IN the name of COM
mon sense, why wantonly harass bus
mess at this juncture when It Is strug-
Cling for It's very existence.
why throw more thousand OF men
idle, when 20 many families are already
starving?
"Why subject business to any ex.
perImental legislation. now. when 1t is
lot prosperous Postpone ~ Drastic
action on Your part Is peril a. this
time. What we do need is {. little
building up and not moro tearing
down. syis
ssThe granting OF the petition OF the
Eastern railroads for five per cent.
freight increase will do more for the
prosperity of the country than all leg
station against unlawful restraint and
nonDpolieE.
The ntinual senseless attacks by
government bodies upon merchants,
railroad Industrial and mercantile
corporations, revision or the tariff and
currency reform have resulted in sink
Ing husinesss to such an extent that It
has thrown hundreds o. thousands out
OF employment. reduced wages and
fofeclosed values in railroad in
dustries haRd mercantile corporations
to the extent of at least 81. .00O. 900. goo.
The most serious situation that
confrofits the country today Is the fact
that unemployment is growing more
ACUTE We ask congress to yhalft before
1t is too late. Postpo one all anti bus
mess iesisIations.:' g i1;s: !, !,
A prepared telegram much to the
same effect, tSit In condenser terms,
was attached. Z - @ 81 4
The Sinifnons letter; declared that
the three things which stood in the
( way OF prospe perity were Mexican sit
uation. the awaited advance in freight
rates and continued hostile legisla hon
lin congress-, St said In part:
= q Espe eciaily do ! we recommend that
4 no f.fFtfieri nj tempt at legislation ON
ths S.iiatt ter 6f the control OF bpsfncsg
or assing os aLt ,trnst LAWS should
fha cdntinhe ts this time What ths
/; country needs more now than anything
else. is Il qtilet titie an absolute fcsss
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