The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-13
HIS MIND MADE UP
ON MORE REFORMS
Wilson Will Push Antitrust and
Rural Credit Legis-
MEANS TO KEEP PROMISES
President Returning From Vaca-
ton in Good Shape for
Hard Labor.
MEANS TO KEEP PROMISES

On board President Wilson'S special
train. Charlotte, y. c.. January 12--
Antitrust and rural credit Legislation is
considered OF paramount and Immediate
Importance by President Wilson.
Though the efforts will be exerted in
behalf of other measures. as we'll dur
ing the present session of Congress, he
indicated In a conversation with the
correspondents aboard his train to-day
that in the Immediate future these two
subjects would occupy the forum OF
public attention.
Tie president showed clearly that
these reforms in particular had been
on his mind during his vacation at Pass
Christian. Miss. Besides sketching his
trust message. which will be charac-
tertstically brief, the President care
fully a;uded the report OF the commits
sion that went abroad to study rural
credits. He examined also n bill on the
subject prepared by Senator Fletcher.
chairman of the commi ssion. and said
that he had just written the Florida
Senator asking him to confer with him
about 1t at the White House when he
got back The President remarked that
the bill seemed sound in the main,
though he thought some additions
ought to be made.
Carrying Out Promises.
In giving his attention now to the
trust and rural credit questions the
President feels that he is carrying out
not only tho promises made In the
party platform. but Is fulfilling at the
same time an informal understanding
with members OF the Senate and House
who sought to bring the subject of
rural credits into the discussion of the
currency bill, and To prohibit inter
locking directorates and other trust
evils by provisions In both the cur
rency and tarin bills. 1t was only
after the agreement among Democra-
tic leaders that all phases of the trust
and rural credit problems would be
handled separately that they were then
eliminated from consideration.
While conferences on these ques-
tions have not all been arranged. the
President Is planning to devote the
remainder of the week to consulta-
tions with members OF his Cabinet and
leaders In Congress, and will read his
trust message to joint session next
Monday or Tuesday.
The President said he was unadvised
on any late developments in the MeNi-
can situation, and seemed somewhat
annoyed that Charge OShaughnessy
should have been drawn into the lime
light recently In press reports that he
was not in harmony with John Lind
and the Washington administration.
The President had pointed out previ-
ously that when Mr.. Lind visited him,
the work of Charge O'Shaughncssy was
mentioned only In the most favorable
terms
RestfuI Day on Train
The train ride during the day was n
restful ono for the President and his
family. Few stops were made. but at
many of the towns and cities the spe-
cial was run through slowly. while the
President stood on the back platform
and waved his hat In response to the
cheers.
AT Calhoun S. c., the old homestead
of John G. Calhoun. 500 cadets OF Glenn
son Military Academy swarmcd around
the end OF the train and gave Mr.. VIII
son ~ noisy demonstration.
The President will arrive in Wash
iugton early tomorrow. looking better
than he has In several months. His
complexio ion has Il ruddY. healthful glow,
his step is brisk and springy, aud he
goes back to his duties Mt the White
House In much better physical condi-
tlon than he was when the strain OF
preinauguration activities in New Jer-
sey brought him to Washington last
March somewhat fatigued
81 have had n real vacation" he told
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