The Washington times., 1914-06-14
UNDERWOODAS ASKS S.
EARLY PROROGU|NG
Invites Senators to Join in Plea
That Trust Bills Await Extra
Session in Fall.

II he can get support from the lead
ers of the Senate. Congressman Unoer-
wood. the majority leader of the House.
will suggest to President Wilson early
this week that he consent to an early
adjournment of Congress with the un-
derstanding that an extra session Will
be convened in November 10 take up
the antitrust bills.
Mr. Underwood has become sponsor
for a getaway movement and has sug-
Easted to Senate leaders that they go
10 Mr.. Wilson with the suggestion.
He is awaiting a canvass Of the Senate
situation.
The majority leader thinks the Pres
ident may consistently allow the ses-
sion to end within the next five weeks.
following passage Of the appropria ton
bills, and call the legislators back in
November to take up the trust pro-
gram in advance of the regular ses-
sion. There is involved, of course, the
political question of whether the DEM
ocrats will be on the defensive through
q sudder abandonment of the widely
heralded trust Eills.
Proposes Plan to Senators.
The House leader Acknowledges that
his program is by no means certain OF
adoption. He has yet to hear from
the Senate leaders and the President,
but he asserts that the rank and file
in the House are behind the suggestion
ut is true" said Mr.. Underwood.
that / today suggested to Democratic
leaders in the Senate that we ought to
arrange to get away within. another
month. If possible. L nave asked the
Senate leaders to go with me to the
White House and lay the suggestion
before the President early neXS week.
OF course II ! cannot get cooperation
in the Senate the plan will fall through;
DOR do ! know yet what MIR. Wilson
will think about 1t.
MY personal view Is We should pass
the appropriation bills promptly and
so home. We will accomplish more, In
the long run If we return here IN
work on the trust program and other
matters I'd to the time for he regular
session In December"
Mr.. Underwood said he did not think
in the campaigns were 1t to abandon
suddenly It's antitrust program. The
countyy, he thinks, VIII be sansnsd
with tho assurance that the trust bills
and She conservation measures VIII De
taken CD in November.
House VIII Accept.
There As no doubt that the majority of
Hooes meDoers would acquicsce in any
soEeestSon 20 bring the session to an
eud within ehe next thirty days. The
campaigns are pressing, political fences
sss In need Of repairs and probably 20
Der cent Of the House members are on
the an1ious seat so far as their own po-
lfttcal fortunes are concerned.
II Is seriously questioned. however,
that the President will consent to an
abandonment of his antitrust bills now
that they are through the House Nor
is IL yet apparent that the Democratic
leaders of the Senate will be unant-
rHous In favor of delay There Is dif-
terence OF opinion concerning the po-
litical wisdom of adjourning Congress
without dtspostng Of the trust question
Colonel Roosevelt's recent verbal
LrCadside, accusing the Democracy OF
failing to solve the great trust prob
lem, Is partly responsible for the un-
easiness of the Democrats. Tariff leg
isIation and the Panama canal tolls re-
peal are issues which will confront
democratic orators on the stump during
the approaching campaign Many Dem
ocrats hesitate to taks the risk of In
viting further criticism by abandoning
the trust program. following the blare
Of trumpets in the House concerning
the need of the immediate regulation of
big business.
Despite the fact that the odds appear
70 be against him and the general be-
lief that the President will not turn
back on the trust program. Mr.. Under
wood Is ready to present his plan to
the President and Is, meanwhile, seek
ing support among Senate Democrats.