The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-25
HOKE SMITH PICKED
TO COAX PRESIDENT
Georgian Will Try Argument to
Have Trust Programme
Go Over.
HE TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW
Senators All Befogged by Situa-
ton and at Sea on Clay
ton Bill Too.
HE TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW

WAsHrNGroN. June 24-President will
sons trust legislative programme In the
Senate was enveloped in a heavy fog
late this afternoon. Reports from mem
bers OF the Judiciary Committee snd
from members of the Interstate Commerce
Committee indicated that the whole pro-
gram,ne was In confusion. 1t was stated
with authority that after working for
some time In AN effort TO rewrite the
Rayburn stock and bond bill the com
mittee had called In Samu.i untermyer
TO draft new bill
The situation In the Senate Committee
on Judiciary In respect to the Clayton
bill II even more chaotic Members Of
that committee admitted to-day privately
that they were hopelessly at sea and some
of the Democratic members are disposed
to Join the Republicans In a revolt against
the Presidents plan for driv.. through
the entire trust programme at this session.
Practically no progress was made to-
day In dealing with the Clayton bill
Senator Cummlns offered five amendments
dealing with interlocklnB directors and
holding companies. which II Is admitted
will not be adopted but which will re-
qulre some time to consider
a number Of Senators laid before the
Judiciary Committee protests from their
States against the proposal to exempt
labor unions and other organizations for
mutual benefit from the operation of the
sherman law. This IL section of the
bill that II so general In its provisions
that II + declared by some members to
he unconstitutional
Administration Senators were saying to-
day that the Clayton bill would certainly
have to so over until future session o.,
Congress. report was current this
afternoon that senator Hoke Smith. a
member OF the Judiciary Committee,
would 90 to the White House to try to
persuade the President to yield to the
Judgment OF some OF his party followers
in the Senate on the trust legislative pro-
gramme and put over the greater part Of
II until next session.
The Senator from Georgia takes a
gloomy view of the outlook for trust legis-
lation at this session. He may not COM
muniCate all his trouble to the President
because Senators and Representatives who
have gone to the white House recently
with such "A purpose In view have not met
with a reception that would encourage
others TO follow their examples but IN was
gathered from the talk OF Republican
and Democratic members that are dealing
with the trust bills that even the power
OF the President viii hardly be potent
enough to force through the complete
trust programme with the speed that the
President had desired. If he attempts TO
drive the Senate he will have IA revolt on
his hands among his own party followers
In that body.
Mr.. Newlands Will move la the Senate
tomorrow To take up the Federal trade
commission bill, the first OF the antitrust
measures 10 be reported out OF commit
tee, and TO make II the unfinished bust
ness of the Senate. lie was ON the point
~ making this motion late to-day. but
senator Jones of Washington objected ON
the ground that he was the only Repub-
llCan Senator In the chamber at the time
and he desired that his party colleagues
be present when the motion was made.