The Washington herald., 1914-06-23
One CONSPIRACY Unearthed.

If President Wilson has received his copy of the
current issue Of The Commoner. William J. Bryan
editor and proprietor, entered at the postofice at
Lincoln, Nebr, as second-class matter, he in COM
mon with other subscribers has doubtless been greatly
enlightened on very important subject hitherto be-
eiouded in more or less of mystery.
Within week the President has made public GER
tain circular letters by representatives OF the
countrys great business interests members of Con-
gress urging that legislation vitality affecting busi-
ness interests and industrial welfare and progress
be deferred at least for the present session of Con-
gress In these letters it set forth that rest
from business legislation was imperative unless the
nations prosperity was to be sacrificed The Presi-
tdent pointed to these letters evidence OF con-
spiracy on the part of big business" interests to
block his program of antitrust legislation. At the
conspirators he hurled defiance and, after confer
enee with Oscar Underwood, party leader in the
House who shares the views of big business" in
terests ordered that his program be rushed to COM
pletion.
In support of his decision to ignore the appeal of
business interests the President last Saturday gave
the press copies of letters and kilograms he had
received from number of little business located
in the Middle West commencing his insistence the
enactment of antitrust legislation Apparent
y they the spontaneous uninsPired outpourings
of loyal Democrats rghteously indignant the meth
DDS of the conspirators The President doubtless so
regarded them, though to careful and unbiased
tiny they presented puzzlng aspect. Why this sud-
den and Spontaneous counteracting outburst in a
crisis? How could prospect that appalled, the great
er element of the nations business appear so at
tracve to the lesser: Were there two comspiracies
and why?
More or less uncertainty yet exists as to the
big conspiracy, but the arrival of The Commoner
for June removes all doubt as to the little Here
the call TO action spread clear across page three
in the largest type in The Commoner plant:
The favored few are bringing pressure on your
Senators to adjourn Congress without passing the
antitrust bills Wire your Senator to stand by Pres
dent Wilson, who is insisting that the antitrust bills
be passed before the present session of Congress ad
journs."
This spread, eagle effect appears just below an
article entitled Manufactured Business Depression
in which The Commoner'S readers are urged TO wire
write your Senators and Congressman at once and
give them your opinion as to whether they should
stand by the President or stand with those who are
opposing the President. Now is the time to secure
the reform legislation the Democrats have been prom
sing for twenty years. Your Senators and Congress-
men are entitled to hear from you on these i'm
Poi TAM ihd''SiS. DO-N DL~L~HI DSl WINE ON
WRITE THEM AT ONCE"
The editor of The Commoner scored scoop"
the White House. Its expose and its rallying
calls evidently in type before the conspiracy of
big business" was laid bare by the President. The
Commoner reveals to him the inspiration of the letter
writing conspiracy OF little business. May it not be
possible that this wideswake journal also furnish
him with complete information to the larger con-
spiracy of the favored few?"