Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-18
Break Reported Likely to
Occur Soon at the
National Capital.
OVER GREAT ISSUES.
Majority Leader Underwood Has Been
Called Upon by President to
Handle Campaign.

Washington, Feb. ia threatened
! split between the President and Con-
gress was the chief topic of discuss
ion at tOday's cabinet meeting Eff
| forts were made by the secretaries
afr the meeting to minimize the
whole subject, but they were unable
to disguise the general impression
that struggl for supremacy between
is coming.
The most important development of
the week is the action of the Presi-
dent in sending for Majority Leader
Underwood to ask him to take charge
of the Campaign to repeal the ex-
emption clause of the canal act. Mr..
Underwood goes to the White House
tomorrow. He has repeatedly said
the House would not even discuss the
repeal of free tolls without a special
message from the President. Tonight
Mr. Underwood said his view had not
changed.
Here are the subjects upon which
the sentiment of many of the repre-
sentative men in both Houss and the
views of the President do not harm
onize.
List Is Given.
First-The proposed repeal of the
proposed exemption of American
coastwise ships from tolls for using
the Panama canal.
Second-The immigration bill uow
pending in the Senate.
Third-The refusal upon the part
of a considerable number of Dem
ocrctic Senators to agree to the
Presidents plan to agree to the rati-
fication of the general arbitration
treaties.
| Fourth-Growing sentiment that
the administration Interstate Trade
Commission bill is totally inadequate
to meet the situation.
Fifth-Discontent over the general
trust policy of the administration as
expressed in the bills heretofore made
public and a demand that they be
radically amended.
Sixth-Belief among leaders in both
houses that the administration rural
will not stand the test.
lSeventh-Resentmen on the part
of the House at executive interference
and the withholding of patronage as
found in the ruthless. cutting of ap-
preparations for various executive de-
partments.
The action of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee in repudiating
the administrations trade commits
sion bill and designating substitute
to frame one of its own, indicates the
attitude of the House on the trust
question. In the Senate Committee
there is also a feeling that the bill
as sumbitted by the attorney general,
is totally inadequate and that it
should be greatly strengthened.
Nothing short of caucus decree can
prevent this being done, it was claim
ed today. Opposition among some
Democrats has been discovered to the
proposal to give the Interstate Com
merce Commission authority to sup
j ervise the issuance of railroad securi-
ty. Hearings on this subject begin
il tOmorrow before the HOUSE Commit
tee.
4 Resistance Certain.
+ The arbitration treaties in the Sen
ate may be ratified after fight, but
such Democrats as O'Gorman and
] Chamberlain will resist the Presi-
dents wishes. Senator Chamberlain
declared today that he did not think
the British arbitration treaty could
be ratified. The toll questions WI
be discussed concurrently with this
treaty.
The resentment against the Presi-
dents recommendation for presi-
Dental primary grows out Of the fact
that such nominations are purely
party factions with which Congress
has nothing to do. Southern Soma
tors refuse to subscribe to the Presi-
dents wishes in this respect.
The administration rural credit
bill already has been denounced BY