The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
PRESIDENT ID HAVE HIS WAY IN KEEPING CONGRESS ON HAND Many Think Members Will be Needed for Action on
 Mexican Situation
REPUBLICANS ARE
 SEEKING DELAYS
Have All to Gain and Nothing to Lose by Keeping Democrats Away From Their
 Districts
nx c. E. STEWART

dent Wilson holds to the idea that the pest thing for the country. and for the demo- cratic party. is to pass trust Legislation be- fore adjournment. and settle all doubts in the minds of business men as to that score for good
 The President takes the position that 1t is better to get what business men please to call uncertainty" over as soon as pos sble, rather than keep them in a state Of uncertainty" for many months. On this proposition the New York World, heretofore a stannch supporter of the President on every single step taken by the administration. points out that trust legislation hastily drawn and enacted would create a worse state of uncer- tainty than there would be if Congress would adjourn and give the committees working out this leglslatio time to re- port measures that would really remedy the defects in the sherman law, which, the World points out, was more or less of an uncertain proposition, for 20 years, until fully passed upon by the supreme court.
 However, the President will have his way and the Congress will have to stick to it's task until the trust job is com pleted. There is an almost universal opn- ion in Congress against the President on the matter but now that the issue has been raised, members of Congress admit that the executives position makes it inn perative for them to remain in Washing ton till trust legislation has been dis posed of because if they do not they will be assaied upon all hands for not doing so, and with 'dodging the issue
 Republicans Seek Delay
 The thing that most annoys them Is the disposition on the part Of the republicans to delay. 1t is evident that republicans are disposed to fiibuster. They realize the advantage their party will have in keeping the democrats here just as long as pos sible, and to that end they will use every parlia amentary tactic at their disposal for the delay of final action on the veNing trust programme.
 Every republican now member Of Con- gress Is from a strong and overwhelming ly district which is not likely under any circumstances to return a democrat The election two years ago swept all the re- publcans out of the House that 1t was possible to dislodge. On the other hand 1t elected on the democratic tidal wave quite a number of democrats who have little chance for reelection unless the same condition exists that brought them their present places in the House. The repub- licans, therefore, fully appreciate that they have all to gain and nothing to lose in keeping members of Congress away from their districts, and they are going to take full advantage of the situation and delay the adjournment of Congress just as long as possible.
 James Is Optimistic
 Senator James of Kentucky is about the only optimistic person with reference to an early adjournment in Congress. Sen ator James, only recently member Of the upper body, declares that he can see no reason why Congress cannot adjourn early. We ought to he finished with all trust legislation by the last of July" said Senator James, 'and there is no reason
 why Congress should not adjourn before August l. after having carried out the programme in full Senator James is quite right" said a | leader in the House today. There is no reason why we can't get away by the | 1st of August, but we won't. The Senate won't take up trust legislation before the last of July-take my word for it. We will be here till the middle of September if we pass the trust bills"
 l One prominent member of the House to- day expressed the opinion that it was like | ly that the President was opposed to an adjournment not so much on account of passing the trust bills. but because of | the Mexican situation. Tt is becoming evident" he said. that no agreement
 worth while is going to be reached at Nil | agara Falls, and it is also evident that there is a break between Carranza and Villa pending The President, in my opin- 1 ion" he continued, sees the possibility of the necessity of sudden and positive
 action in Mexico. and wants Congress on hand to authorize such action. l agree with him. If these are his views. and be- | leve that eventualities in the southern re- public may require swift and positive
 moves by the United States to offset If
 there is real break between Carranza I and Villa. chaos will exist in northern
 Mexico, as well as in the southern part
 of the country, and there will no longer exist the shadow of hope that we can es- cape the responsibility of intervention. l II feel sure" he said. that the Presi-
 dent is keeping Congress here reasonably
 sure in his own mind that he will need the Ilegislative branch of the government be- | fore the summer Is over to deal with the
 Mexican situation"
 l In all events, it Is certain that Congress
 is going to grind away in some sort of fashion all the summer.
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