The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-16
WILL USE EVERY INFLUENCE AT HIS COMMAND TO PASS MORE
 ANTITRUST LAWS.
NO REST FOR BUSINESS
Presidents Proclamation and Publi- cation of Letters Being Sent to Representatives in Congress Gre ated Mild Sensation.

Washington. ID. C., June 15.-Presi- dent Wilson came out today with a flat declaration that despite what he characterized as a deliberate cam paign by certain interests to urge ad- journment of congress and postpone ments of the trust legislation pro- gram, he would use every influence at his command to get the pending bills through the senate at this ses- sion.
 Choosing his words carefully, the president disclosed his belief that or ganized distribution of circular let ters and telegrams among business men, members of congress and other public officials calling for an ad- Journment Of congress, halt in the trust bills an increase in freight rates for the railroads and rest for business, was responsible for what he recently described as "a psy- chological depression
 In support of that view the white house made public copies of letters and telegrams brought in by friends Of the administration. One letter was circulated by the Simmons Hardware Company of St. Louis under date of June 9.
 Just prior to that date President Wilson had offered to E. C. Simmons, president of that company, a place on the federal reserve board. Today, just before the president expressed sus views on the trust program, it was announced that Mir. Simmons had declined the appointment, and that Charles II. Hamin of Boston would be nominated in his stead.
 White house officials emphatically denied that the Simmons letter had to do with the declination of the ap- pointment. It was said, however, that the president did not know of the letter when he offered MT. Sim mons the place.
 The presidents declaration and the publication of the letters created a mild sensation approaching what fol lowed the presidents denunciation of the "insidious lobby" which he said was threatening the tariff bill last year.
 Senators and representatives dis cussed the situation but no action was taken.
 One of the letters made public pur- ported to have bern sent out by the
 .ctoral Review Company of New York, and was signed by w. r. An melt, president, under date of May 1. II accompanied prepared letter pro- testing against trust legislation, pgaying for a freight rate increase and suggesting an adjournment of 'cvhgress, with the further sugges- ton that the recipient mail copies to the present members of congress, the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion and other officials in Washing ton.
 The letter signed by Ahnelt says that prosperity has been lost somo' where in this country, owing to the mischieyious activities of the poli- ticians,' and that the draft of an in- closed letter embraces the views of majority of the thinking business people of our section.
 In part, the form letter for trans mission to public officials was as follows
 ''We ask in the name of the suffer ing American people, in the name of common sense, why wantonly harrass business at this juncture when it is struggling for it's very existence?
 Why throw more thousands of men idle when so many families are already starving?
 "Why subject business to any ex- perimental legislation now when it is not prosperous? Postpone it. Dras- tic action on your part is peril at this time. What we do need is lit tie building up-no more tearing down
 The 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 leaislation against unlawful restraint and monopolies.
 The continual senseiess attacks