The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
LEADERS SEEK
TO end Session
Wilson Will Be Urged to
Sidetrack the Trust
Program.
BIG CAMPAIGN AHEAD
Underwood in Favor Of Early Ad-
journment to Allow Democrats
to Be Reelected.
BIG CAMPAIGN AHEAD
By JOSEPH p. AMIN.

President Wilson will be called upon
to meet. in the very near future,
strong suggestion from leaders OF MS
own party that Congress be permitted to
adjourn not later than August /. with
the trust program unfinished.
This became apparent yesterday when
Majority Leader Underwood, Of the
House, stated that he had put such
proposition up to the Senate leaders and
had offered to go with them and urge
its merits before the President
Mr. Underwoods proposal is that Con-
gress adjourn as soon as the senate
concludes with the appropriation 'dlls,
and II necessary return after the Con-
gressional elections in November for the
consideration Of trust legislation.
support in Housc.
While Mr.. Underwood's proposal un-
uuestionably is supported by a big ma
jority of his colleagues in the House.
there seems little prospect Of favorable
reception for it II 1t reaches the White
House, according to those who point out
the obvious objections, politically. to the
plan. Still, there is a strong probability
that Mr.. Underwood, II refused the sup
port Of Senate leaders, will himself carry
his proposal to the White House.
Opposition to the plan is based upon
vor the carrying out Of the original pro-
gram before adjournment do not, in the
first place. concede the claim that it will
take the Senate until late in the fall to
20 through with 1t. They claim that II
the Democrats in the Senate will take
hold with a will, sink their selfish ana
State interests of the individual MEM
bers, and work together. the program
can be pushed through in comparatively
little time
Does Not Need Rest.
Further, they declare that business does
not need a rest from legislation nearly so
much as it needs a definite idea of what
legislation 1t must expect. In other words,
the sooner the legislation Is put on the
statute books and business is given to un-
derstand just what conditions 1t must
adjust itself to, the better for business.
They point to the nonpartisan support
which the trust program received IN the
House and the quietude with which busi-
ness received the House proposals to sup
| port of this contention.
| Finally, and this is expected to prove
most potent consideration with the ad'
ministration, there looms up one Col
| Theodore Roosevelt, erstwhile Presiden,
| of the United States, laterly South Amer
lean explorer, and great white hope of the
Bull Moose party.
/ What-this is the big Interrogation
mark in mind-what capital would Col
Roosevelt make of the failure of thu
Democratic party to deal with the trus
question before the elections? True, Col
Roosevelt's trust record, as is true o
4 his tariff record. has been one Of th'
! broadest targets Of his critics. But, wha
/ of that? No one believes that this vii
/ deter the colonel from attempting II
1 make an uncomfortable amount of politi
cal capital from the matter.
| Plans for Control.
So much for the opposition to the plan
/ On the other hand. argue it's proponents
| President Wilson's future hopes res
4 upon the retention by the Democrats
control OF the House and Senate. Thi
control 10 dependent upon the return
i the present DemocrAtic membership. !
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