Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-11
WAYS OF RAISING MONEY
CONSIDERED BY WILSON
President Confers With Senators
Underwood and Pomerene on
Legislative Program.
SOON TO WORK ON MESSAGE
Former House Leader Cannot Sec
How Bond Issue Will Provide for
Increased Army and Navy, but Says
Taxes Will Have to BE Increased.

WASHINGTON. November 10.--presi-
dent Wilson will begin work next week
on his message TO Congress. lie has
called Cabinet meeting for next Fri
day. at which outlines of the work OF
The government departments and the
estimates for tho coming year will be
discussed. ana the President will lay
the basis for his address to Congress.
which. according to his custom. prob.
! ably will be delivered In person before
Joint assembly OF both houses
The Legislative program and ways OF
raising money were discussed by tho
President to-day with, Senators Under
wood and Pomerenc.
Mr.. Underwood said that he did not
see how q bond issue would provide
for Increased army ana navy cxpcndi-
lures. since the increase was to be
permanent
The taxes will have TO be increased"
ne said. If the people want Il larger
army ana navy. they will have to pay
for it, Generally speaking, changing
the tariff will not nco, the situation.
because the imports have been cut down
by the war. OF course, The tariff on
sugar can he retained. but whether this
will he done. do not know"
NOT READY TO ANNOUNCE.
ATTITUDE On DEFENSE PLAN
Mr.. Underwood said he was for an
! adequate army and navy. but had not
Studied the administration plans sur
hciently TO approve or disapprore them
representative Kitchiii. who succeeds
Mr.. Underwood as majority leader In
the House. and recently told the PresI-
! dent that he could not support tho ma
,
initted in Il statement to-day that n
majority OF his constituents wcro in
favor OF the Presidents position on pre-
pa rcdness
Representative Kitchin left for his
home to begin "a campaign to conviuc,
his constituents that lie was right and
the President wrong
Il am willing 10 admit" said Rcprc.
sentative kitchin, that ir IL poll of the
people of NV district were to he taken
To-Day OH the Presidents national de-
lensc plan, tho result would show a
great majority I'm favor or Ii. But am
Just as confident that they will change
thcir minds after the opposition to this
program has been revealed in the dts
cussions that are To come in Congress. =
LEADERS LINING UT
FOR PREPAREDNESS FIGHT
Democratic leaders are rapidly lininu
UP for the fight for national prepared.
ness. Speaker Champ Clark, IN n let.
ter from his home, to-day pledged his
hearty support to the administration.
program lie congratulated the I'rcsi.
dent on his Manhattan Club speech.
| Representative Sherley, of Kentucky
after talk with the President, OK.
pressed himself as favoring the polic,
OF navnl expansion, but indicated TIM
/ lie was not fully in accord with IN,
plans outlined by Secretary Garrison
for the increase OF ti,e army.
! president Wilson is III daily receip,
/ OF many letters from all sections al
the country. indicating II widcspreut
interest III the subject of national pro
paredness and expressing approval o.
the plan he will recommend to Con
gress
| In both houses Of Congress friend.
OF the administrations policy will hav,
charge OF the defense measures Chair.
man Hay. OF tn" Military Committee
and Chairman l'adrctt. OF the Nava
Committee. will manage the bills i,
! the House. In the Senate the incrcas,
Of tho army viii DC handled by Chair
| man Chamberlain. who is now pre
| pairing the bill. Senate. rlllman. chair
man OF The Naval Committee. is xiv.
ING his personal support to the prcsi
Gent. but his health will prevent hin
/ taking personal charge OF the u..h
Oh the floor. This duty will be as
signed 10 Senator Swanson. OF Vir
! ginln, ranking mcmber. Che Nava
Committee OF the Senate is practical,
a unit for larger and an adequat,
navy.
| a modification OF the provisions o
| the army bill, so far as II relates to til,
creation OF n reserve army, is sug
Rested by some Of the friends or III,
/ administration. Doubts arc expressed
as 10 The ability Of the government I,
get 100000 men from business and til,
trades annually for sixty-tiay periods
The suggestion nua been made tina
! the plan he changed to provide for on.
solid year Of training and only on,