The Washington herald., 1914-06-20
WILSON, STAND
|RILEsDEA0CRATs.
Insists on Passage Of Trust
Bills and Gives Edict to
Underwood.
ADJOURNMENT FAR OFF
Some Lawmakers Grumble Over the
Prospect Of Staying Here
All Summer.
ADJOURNMENT FAR OFT

For the fourth time since the Demo
1 cratic inaugural on March 1 1919 Presi.
dent Wilson and Leader Underwood find
I themselves at odds over question OF
party policy, Mr.. Underwood called Al
the White House yesterday to urge the
President to consent to an early adjourn
ment Of Congress- The conference be
tween the two leaders was amicable. but
| Mr.. Wilson was firm in his refusal to
assent to an adjournment before the pas
| sage of the antitrust bills
| Mr.. Underwood took to the Capitol the
| message he received at the White House.
and II caused q good deal of grumbline
among Democrats. who are anxious to
| return to their homes.
Fear of Hostilities.
| Leaders here believe the persistence ot
the President In running counter at all
times to the wishes Of his party brethren
in Congress- may, In the near future. give
birth to q powerful faction hostile to
the administration. There are disgrHnt-
| led elements In both houses that need
but organization. to be arrayed against
President Wilson The faction ID not
expected to come into being until after
the November elections, but afterward.
| II is believed. unless Mr.. Wilson shows a
ulSpOSlIlOu IOF mVfc tSafuWOtA WIN
Congress he may have trouble with his
legislative colleagues.
While most Democrats are inclined to
the opinion that II the Wilson adminis-
tration is a success Mr.. Wilson will have
no opposition In the national convention
of 1916. some Of the leaders are figuring
on an upset that might result In the
nomination OF some one else.
From the beginning Of the administra-
ton Mr.. Underwood has advised a more
conservative course than has been fol-
lowed by the administration. He ad-
vocated a moderate" revision of the
tariff. and urged deferring action on the
banking bill He opposed the toll re-
peals measure, and now believes that
the trust legislation should 60 over until
next winter.
Underwood Urges Caution.
Mr. Underwood is apparently Of the
opinion that Congress should make haste
slowly in introducing legislative reforms,
and that to crowd a good many laws
on the country In a brief space of time
is bound to effect an economic apheavaL
A few weeks ago Mr.. Underwood made
a speech In which he declared that busi-
ness needed a rest" He said In SUBJ
stance that the sooner Congress adjourn
ed. the better 1t would be for the country.
1t is the understanding that In his talk
with the President Mr.. Underwood based
his argument for early adjournment on
his belief that business would take . re-
bound II Congress quit some time In July.
Mr. Underwood may have mentioned
politics to the President. At any rate, IL
Is known that the President stood pat
on his recent declaration that Congress
should not leave Washington until It had
placed the trust bills on the statute books.
There has been some talk that with the
passage OF the business now before the
House some four weeks hence, a resolu-
ton for adjournment would De offered by
some hot heads who want to leave. the
Presidents objections to the contrary.
Notwithstanding. Mr.. Underwood has ad-
vised against such a course. declaring
that the Presidents wishes in the matter
should be strictly observed by Democrats
Some Are ImpatIent.
Senators and Representatives are in an
ugly frame of mind over the prospect
of remaining in Washington all summer.
They fear that the fight over the trust
bills will be long drawn out The ques-
tions involved are even more complex
than those presented in the banking bill
On that proposition the Republican
minority was agreed that there should
be some measure of reform. and differed
with the Democrats only as to details.
In this instance the opposition makes
the complaint that the trust bills offered
by the Democrats are radical In the ex-
treme. designed to upset business, and
to lend more uncertainty than ever be-
fore TO the meaning of-the laws dealing
with corporations. Accordingly. it is the
general expectation that the fight on the
trust bills will be waged with great bit
terness. and their passage delayed until
some time late in the fall