Evening journal., 1914-06-18
THURSDAY JUNE Is, 1914
MARrARE ON RrsINEss.

WARFARE ON BUSINESS.
pREsIDENT WILSON declares that big business In
terests are endeavoring to force an adjournment
Of Congress and thus delay the enactment Of certain
legislation which he desires to have put through
at once We do know whether his assertion
is based upon fact fancy but certainly il there be
interests in the United States which should wish
Congress adjourn thereby end its destructive
work they are the business interests. The Wilson
administration has most or its time to making
warfare upon American business and no one Is better
acquainted with the fact than is President Wilson
himself When business is assaled by those whose
duty it IS to protect and IT, is the right of
business to defend itself against assaults II one
of the projections be an adjournment Of Congress,
then certainly business has valid right to avail itself
of that protection if it can do
The Presdenthas announced that H. will tlse every
influence at his command to get the pending bills
through the Senate at this session We have NO doubt
he means it. u merely is a question how far Con
gress Will permit him to 60 ia lighting the business in
terests Of our country, with election only few
months removed.
There are Democratic members Of Congress who
realize the injury that is being done Ii capital
labor and the Democratic party by tic Wilson policy
81 maging war business They arc eager that it
snail cease and are ready TO adjourn They are de-
TERED from voting for adjournment by the sng-
sestion that comes from the White House that
s'he aeeeleraors on lobbyists of big business are
ns w artificial demand for adjournment quite
naturally those members who are eager 10 return TO
elr homes and constituents do to be looked
upon by the public having been "aocelerated into
an adjournment and to save their faces from the
Wmte House whip. they hang in Washington and
obey the Presidents commands.
The situation is discussed very ceyerly III the New
York Tribune in this wise
sir Wilson's answer 70 the Democrats in Congress
VINO want 70 so home is characteristic He tells them
lAat they are not speaking their own minds nor the
hus OF thelr constituents but are simply the month";
pieces Of dsgraceful conspiracy 81 "acceleration
since MIS- run-in year ago with Washingons rag-tae
ana pobtah army OF legislative "accelerators" me
President has had unvaryug explanation of Inc
noshy which has developed toward his various poli-
eles That hostility has been due accordtnr n bis
publicity agencies
Yesterday with great show Of satisfaction he eNbib-
lteu 70 the correspondents at Washington i eonv ~
ready made protest against further legislative acty
G Vsulputed by an aeeeleraton agency calling itself
tHS Flekola review Company. ii was i'm the ordinary
i G 9isn W. circular affected by the myster-
ioos moulders ot public opinion who make shadow
hlns somewhere the top floors Of Washington ofire
cred dollars ia il Yet that shabby bt III aeoeleraon
tesueht IA willing To attribute tile vast volume
W shnheht winch has accumulated hostile to the fur-
Nf prosecution ot legislative policy which the hsi
ness NoFla fBhtY regards irritating and dangerous
MNf ale most n tne Democrats IN Congress anxious
20 So home2 Why has MIR. Underwood ventnred Vi
ufaM on himself the wrath of the Democratic partys
iHeless Easkasser by saying that Congress deserves
resi- from White House dictation and tbe country ds
serves rest from Congressg rs ii simply beeanse
Ae Pictorial Review Company has succeeded i'll per-
suedns Congress Of the "psychoogcalr inportanee
OF q summer recess?
Mr Wilson is the victim Of strange delusion II IL
1hhks tnat there is no fmer basis than that for Com
Sfesslonal and popular dissatisfaction will bis nro
gramme OF still more upsetting legislation nisan.
proya Of the work his administration strikes deer
az along the line The tariff revision has produced no
houceaoie reduction IN the cost Of living ii has in
creased imports discouraged domestic production rom
Yerted balance Of trade IN our favor into balance
oi trade against scared investors and led ~ re
duced working hours in many branches OF industry The
salIoaus nave been Kept on starvation rations and
nave neeh opged 10 skimp operating expenses and TO
lay on tens Of thousands of employees The dawdlpo
hNertebrate, watchfu waiting policy in Mexico has
hung Wet blanket over the country Finally the
uhuerhanded tricky methods followed in fuggline the
ant-trust laws-the administration IRVINE N band !
soiu-Drck TO labor and labor trying to hand one ~
as administration disgusted and alarmed those
ao want 20 see prosperity return and business al
oMeo % ADJUST itself in good faith new conditions
Hsse are the powerful impulses which have set pub
Hc OPINION against the President He is biind IL he
an1ot see the storm Of disapproval gathering Even
~ ueFotea a friend The Evening Post is ro, to
ing MIN that he is self-deceved But th ar,or f re
sp,on ,, Whleh AR. Wilson wears is mpenetrabIe ia
i eheelthlly sacrifice the Democratic ma orit, 4,
~ vii - his own ideas of what the country needs
70 the Senators and Representatives slauobtoro,
Ae NoFembef through his obstinacv he win rs re5s.
Is apsvcbons5, tnat mat ail they are suffering from
10y tas &ssnoogeal u confusion at the hands ~ fba a.
09leralof-n-chlet OF the Pictorial Review conan az
PRESIDENT wilson and his policies constifpta s,.h .
keen disappointment to the American noorto 80 :,
the approaching election they will form 4 conc,n.,
answer to Democratic pleas for electoral spnnort ,
continuance in power. Everybody except Preside,
wilson seems to be able see the situation t y,a.
apparently is limited by the end Of the list II r,,in
Als that he is determined SHAH go through Congress