The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-19
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TO WILSON
New Wave Of Antagonist to
Dem ooEatic Administration
Strikes Washington majority
Controlling Lower House But
crnmbling Much and Continues
% Do His Bidding HAWAII
Sugar Intsrssts Not Considered.
By Hrneat q. walker.


mail Special to The Advertiser
WASHINGTON, June "A new
wave oftantagonistie sentiment regard.
ing President wilson's administration
has been felt here in recent days. II
is tumbling volpminously into Wash
ingt6ns IL also arises here. There is
not much analysis Of Il yet but the
situation is voiced by declarations that
the President is actually losing QUIT
and that the country is making ready
to pronounce an unfavorable verdict
in, November, when National House
Of ass representatives. and one third Of
the ninety-six senators are put to the
test of ballots. Such waves of senti.
ment advance and recede in Washing.
ton as administrations come and 70,
but there is no diseounting the present
Democratic alarm over the current
political. status whatever it may actu.
ally be-
Something like II has occurred every
time the President has advanced any
portion Of his legislative program.
business forces are undoubtedly iden,
titled with the present sounding Of
tocsins. They are making an impress
sion with 1t, too, beyond what they
were able to do when the currency
bill was being pressed last September
upon q weary, congress and even be-.
You'd what was accomplished by way
of general disturbance Of industrial
conditions q few months ago when the
railroads were in the midst Of their
hard campaign for an increase 10
freight rates. Presumably the stern
and determined opposition to the anti.
trust program, just being disposed of
in the house and coming immediately
before the senate, has much to do with
the lugubrious criticisms becoming
more forceftl, as Washington views
them, than at any previous period OF
the Wilson administration. n
u Not Much aruabing.
X There Is not As much grumblfng
among Democrats in congress, as one
might infer. The majority partisans
are. not very pronounced in their pri-
vate comments. They think the Pres
ident lives too much unto his political
self. If be consulted and eooperated
more with Democratic congressman
there would be decidedly better feel
ing toward him. The house Is certain
~ doing his bidding right UP 20 the
hilt; the senate likewise, but with
more deliberation. It is not so much
lack Of confidence in the President as
IL ia CONSERVATION over the, vigorous
oppositiVp. For the first year of
Democratic rule, there seemed little
popular approval of the critics. The
dominant party at Washington began
to regard itself as immune against Re
publicans and Progressives. rs
Bad Times Alar-aing, II
Back Of Fan Democratic fears for the
future is disappointment because bust
ness is not reviving. If times would
become good, there would be Demo.
cratic confidence and even defiance
That. explains why the President in his
conversations at his Offices has said
mpch about the depression being psy.
Geological, He believes business will
iIpprove. If 1t does, during the next
two or three months it win be abu1d-
ant Democratic answer 10 ( all criti-
cisms whatsoever. The millions Of
bullying words that have been printed
in the Congressional Record viii 60 for
naught. The orators of congress, who
shortly will become the orators of the
congressional campaign, win forget
with their. customary versatility what
they have been saying. Indeed pros,
perity, or the lack Of Il, may become
the great topic Of politics.
Ready to Adjourn,
The house is already possessed Of
the; feeling that its work Is done. 1t
was likewise in that body year ago
at this time, when the Tariff Bill WIS
near, conclusion at that end Of the
Capitol. The great appropriation bills,
aggregating over a billion dollars--hOw
much more than billion no one can
now figure accurately-are virtually
done. That is a mammoth task for
any session Of congress- In some
particulars money has been voted Law
iahlY hpt, on the whole, the doctrine
OF economy has been enforced. There
Is hardly one OF the larger budgets,
where the house and the Influential APP
preparations committee have not co,
operated in voting less than the off.
cial estimates. The senate, usually
much more generous, than the house iD
spending the peoples money has sim;
ilarly striyen for retrenehment.
Bnt with all the grunting and sweat
ing. for economy, totals have grown,
simply because the business of federal
government has grown and can not be
yepressed The trend toward centrali-
zation at Washington is not only ire
sistible, but ia extremely popular, And
as the government at Washington takes
over. work that the States have been
doing, or ought 10 have done, the bills
therefor must be met. There have
been additional expenses for the land
ing ut Vera Cruz, especially in the prep
arations for larger military activity
than there has actually been. The new
enterprises in Alaska, including the
RoyaEpment RAILROAD there call for
many millions and, likely enough what
+ has been voted therefor at this session
viii be only beginning. In money