Arizona republican., 1914-06-16
Comes Out with Flat Dec laration That Despite Campaign to Secure Ad- Journment, Will Work for Pending Bills.
SOME LETTERS
 MADE PUBLIC
These Urge Citizens to In sist Upon Early Adjourn ment for Relief of Worn out Representatives in Washington.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcH1

 Wilson came out today with ~ flat declaration that despite what he char acteriZed as deliberate campaign ' by certain interests to bring about the adjournment of congress and the poStponement of the administration $ trust legislation program, he would use every influence at his command to get the pending bills through the senate at this session. The president disclosed his belief that an organized distribution of circular letters and telegrams among business men, mem bers of congress and other officials. calling for the adjournment of con gress. halt in the trust bills, an in crease in freight rates, and a rest for business was responsible for what he recently described as q psychological depression"
 i In support of that view, the White House made public copies of such letters. one of which was circulated by the Simmons Hardware company. i of St Louis. Mo. The president pre- ! viously offered F. C. Simmons. presi- 1 dent of the company, q place on the 1 federal reserve board. Today it was announced that Simmons had declined, but White House officials denied that the Simmons letter had anything to do with the declination of the ap- pointment. They said, however, that the president had not known of the letter when he offered Simmons the place
 Another letter purported to have been sent out by the Pictorial Re view company. of New York, and signed by President w p Ahnelt. ac- companied a prepared letter protest ing against trust legislation, suggest ing that congress adjourn, and urging that the recipient mail copies to the president, congress, the interstate commerce commission and other of ficials.
 If you prefer to use copies of the enclosed letters read Ahnelt's letter | I've will mail you as many copies as you can conveniently use. It would be more effective. however. if you would write them on your own letter heads. The sooner this appeal is made the greater effect it will have on the politicians who have caused the loss of prosperity lnclosed fin' a list of names and addresses oI those to whom the letter should b' sent"
 The form letter urged the post ponement of legislation, since drastic action is a peril at this time.
 Granting the petition of the eas tern railroads for five per cent in crease will do more for prosperit. and the development of the countr! than all legislation against unlawful restraint and monopolies,' the lette said.
 The prepared telegram was to thu same effect but it condensed th' terms attached.
 The Simmons letter declared tha three things stood in the way o prosperity. the Mexican situation. th' awaited advance in freight rates, am continued hostile legislation ill con gress
 q ask you, praying you use you lest influence following the lines sug eested in this communication" th' simmons letter declared, "v:z: to hay congress shut up and go home.
 In part the form letter which wa presented for transmission to publi officials follows: "We respectfully ap peal to vo,l~ sense of justice, and as in the name of the suffering Amer can people, i'll the name of common sense, why wantonly harrass busi ness in this juncture when it struggling for it's very existence? Why throw more thousands O men idle when so many families az already starving?
 Why subject business to any eX rerimental legislation now when it prosperous? Why not postpone it Drastic action on your part is reril at this time What we q . need is q little building up-no nor tearing down. We have had a sui ficiency of experimental legislatio for the present.
 "The granting of the petition c the eastern railroads for five per cent freight increase will do more fo | tHe prosperity anu ueNeIopHitHt . the country than all legislatio against unlawful restraint and mon opolies.
 Such determination will result in
 movement forward, not backwar and any contrary determination b the Interstate Commerce Commis sion will emphasize the fact tha
 Washington hostility is baking pros perity. The merchants of the coun try are vitally interested Bushes must not be retarded, otherwis 7, commercial failures will increase.