Evening star., 1914-07-09
President Insists on Confirma.
ton; Senators ''Stand Pat"
on Refusal.
BANKER WILLING TOILET
ISSUE GO TO THE LIMIT
Has Recalled Withdrawal From
Contest, But Refuses to Be
Cross-Examined.

The President and the Senate com
mittee on banking and currency are a
swords points today over the nomination
of Paul NJ. Warburg, New York banker
as member of the federal reserve board
Mr. Warburg. it is authoritatively stated
has notified the President that he has re
considered his previously announced de
termination to insist on the Withdrawal
of his nomination and has consented t.
permit the nomination to stand, pro-
vided he is not required to submit to &
cross-examination at the hands of the
Senate banking committee.
Members of that committee asserted
today that confirmation of Mr.. Warburs
as a member of the federal reserve boar6
would not be forthcoming unless the
New Yorker acquiesced in the requests OF
the committee. And the President, il
was stated. was equally determined that
his nominee should be confirmed without
the proposed inquisition before the Sen.
ate committee
Senators Firm in Stand.
That the committee is fully as deter
mined in its stand as is the President
In his was made manifest today. when
Senator Hitchcock. acting chairman of
the committee. declared that that body
is united in the determination not to
consider Mr.. Warburg's nomination un-
I'll the New Yorker shall appear before
the committee and give it the informa- :
ton it desires
AS the President insists that the
nomination shall be confirmed without
TINS action on the part of Mr. War
ourS. 1t is apparent that a deadlock has
arisen. and that clash between the
PRESIDENT and the Senate committee is
imminent.
President Wilson received telegram
today from Mr.. Warburg The contents
were not made known, but it is under
stood the New York banker is perfectly
willing for the committee to make any
and all Investigations of his record it
wants. but he does not feel that the COM
mittee has any right to put him through
the third degree for political purposes.
He has apparently consented to the
President keeping his name before the
Senate and letting the fight go to the
floor OF that body. The Presidents in
formation is that the Senate will not
sustain the committee if it reports un-
favorably on Mr.. Warburg.
Congratulated on Stand.
The President today received a number
OF kilograms and letters congratulatins
him on his statement yesterday as to
Warburg and assuring him that his
strong words would go far toward a bet
ter feeling and spirit in the ranks of
business throughout the country
letter from the Chicago delegation of
business men received yesterday by the
President. indorsing Mr.. Wilson's state
ment in support of Mr.. Warburg and Mr.,
Jones, was made public at the White
House ''
No more hopeful. helpful, finer words
ever have come from the White House
and we believe they will meet with the
nations hearty approval" said the
letter.
To Lie in Committee.
The nomination of Mr. Warburg will
stay just where it is. before the Senate
banking and currency committee, until
doomsday if he continues to refuse te
come before the committee and give i,
Information to which it is entitled" said
prominent member of the committee to.
day, who refused to allow himseIf fo h
quoted.
The banking and currency committee
met early today to consider further The
nominations of Thomas D. Jones Of Chi.
cago and OF Mr.. Warburg as members OF
the federal reserve board
The committee was informed Of tht
statement given out at the Whit.
House to the effect that Mr. Warbure
was willing to let his nomina tioI
stand but would not come before the
Senate committee. as requested
The issue regarding the nomin.+;or
OF Mr.. "arburg has entirely changed :;
said one member of the committee whr
mas hitherto favored a favorable re.
port on his nomination. IT do no,
think that there Is man In ~.
Senate who would vote to discharns
the committee from further considers.
ton OF the nomination and to con.
nrm MT Warburg under the ctrcum.
Senator Hitchcock. acting chs,..x
OF the banking and currency commit.
zee, SAID that he was surprised at th.
decision of Mr.. warburg. '"<
Thought Case Closed.
thought that our announcement
concerning the Warburg case vester
DAY closed the matter" said Senate,
Hltchcock An examination of tha
statement will show that the commit
tee is united not to consider the nomi
nation of Mr.. Warburg unless the nom
NEE complies with our wishes I an
OF the opinion that such a confirma
tion could not possibly be had ant
that 1t would not be legal
The committee will take no furtbe
action in the Warburg case until i
has been officially notified by th
President of this latest development
IL we do not hear within IL short tim
We probably will notify the Presiden
IN writing OF the fact that we hav
| not heard anything further from M,
WarburE in connection with our re
quest for him to appear That will
keep the record clear so far as tn
| committee is concerned"
Senators Fear Warburu Case