The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-06-15
President Says Campaign of Ger.
tain Interests" Against Admin
istration's Program Will Have
no Effect Upon Him.
KEEP CONGRESS- IN SESSION
Makes Public Letters and TeIe.
grams Which He Says Are Cause
of"PsychoIogical Depression
Sensation In Official Circles.

Washington, June 15.-President
Wilson made the direct charge today
that sentiment in favor Of the post
ponement of the administration trust
legislative program was the result OF a
campaien by certain interests and inti-
mated it was the cause Of the "psych-
illogical business depression" of which
he recently spoke.
Antitrust legislation will be pushed
through the Senate in the present ses-
sion Of Congress by every means at the
presidents command. Wilson believes
business is good and in some respects
better now than il was some time ago,
and that it will be much worse for
business to worry for several months
over what antitrust legislation is to b.
than TO have it passed now.
Wilson said that all the senators he
had talked with on the subject have
advised immediate action. The presi-
dent told callers he did not believe
Congress would adjourn before the
trust bills were enacted.
Copies of letters and kilograms cir
culated among business men, calling
for the adjournment of Congress with
out the completion OF trust bills, pray
ing for the freight rate increase being
asked by the railroads of the inter-
state commerce commission, and call
ing for a halt of attacks on busi-
ness" were made public at the white
house. The president made it clear to
callers that the campaign, if such it
may be called, would have no effect
upon him.
Letter by Appointee's Firm.
one of the circular letters which
came into the possession of the white
house and was given out today was cir
culated by the Simmons Hardware Co..
of st. Louis. E. c. Simmons, head of
the company, had been selected as a
member of the federal reserve board
and his nomination was TO have gore
To the Senate today This morning it
was announced at the white house that
Simmons had declined the place and
that Charles \. Hamlin, of Boston. as
sistant secretary of the treasury.
would be nominated in his place The
white house officials emphatically de-
MED, however, that the circular letter
sent by the simmons company had any
connection with the declination of
simmons.
Another circular letter made public
purported to have been sent by the
Pictorial Review company. of New
York, dated May l, and it enclosed a
draft of letter which embraces the
views Of the majority oe thinking bus
mess people in our section of the
country and which should be addressed
To the president of the United States.
Congress and members of the inter-
state commerce commission, respec-
lively The letter concluded: If you
prefer to use copies of the enclosed let
ter we will mail you as many as you
can use. 1t would be more affective,
however, if YOU would write them on
your own letter heads"
The letter was an appeal for the
postponement of trust legislation and
the five per cent freight increase for
the railroads.
Sensation In Official Circles.
Not since the president made the
charge of an 'insidious lobby" in
to influence tariff legisla-
tion has there been a sensation of such
sort in official circles. The letter pur-
porting To come from the Simmons
Co, was dated June 8, which was after
Simmons had been offered a place on
the reserve board. This letter was
NOT given for uuhIipotiop