Evening star., 1915-01-04
INVITATIONS POUR
IN ON PRESIDENT
Many Western Cities Ask Him
to Pay Them Visits
Next Spring.
NO STOPS TO BE MADE ..
ON INDIANAPOLIS TRIP
Pressing Demands From Different
Sections for Rural Credits Leg
islation Being Considered.

The rush of invitations for Presi-
dent Wilson to stop in western ana
Pacific coast cities on his return from
Panama and San Francisco next spring
began today The Colorado congress
sional delegation started things by
asking the President to stop in Den
yer and become the guest OF the Press
Club of that city. The President told
his visitors he could not now tell what
he would do about making stops in the
west. The condition of public business
would largely determine his course. 1t
might be that he would not be able to
make any stops at all, but If he could
he would arrange as many as possible.
The tentative plans so far are for the
President to go to Panama shortly
after the middle of March and be pres
ent at the formal opening of the canal
Diego and San Francisco expositions.
Senator's Gore and Fletcher. accom-
panied by DR.. Clarence J. Owens. sec
retary of the Southern Commercial Con-
him to attend the annual meeting of
that congress in Muskogee, Okla, the
date for the meeting to be fixed to suit
his convenience If he is able to stop in
cisco.
Senator Sheppard asked the President
to visit Dallas and other Texas cities.
In spite OF many invitations to make
stops on his way to Indianapolis and re-
turn this week, President Wilson has been
compelled to decline. He will leave here
Thursday night, returning Saturday
Seek West Point Designation.
Senator Swanson and Gov. Stuart Of
Virginia called on President Wilson today
10 ask him to designate j. E. B. Stuart
OF Norfolk as cadet at West Point
founs Stuart is grandson of the fam
gus confederate cavalry leader, Gen. J.
Z. D. Stuart, and the President asked
some questions about the young man.
Inc policy of nearly all Presidents
for some years has peen to fill the
vacancies allotted them at West Point
with designations OF the son. Of arrv
officers. ',--. -
Senators Smith and Hardwick Of
Georgia, who today renewed their
recomm mendations that the. President
neHinate 7: s. Fielder, former attorney
general OF Georgia, as member of the
interstate trade commission, were told
oy Mr. Wilson that he has not made
selections for the commission and that
ne IS finding difficulty getting men he
regards as suitable for the work He
has been considering the name of MT.
Fielder along with Others
George Foster Peabody, the New
York banker who has been prominent
ly mentioned for a place on the COM
mission, is to see President Wilson
Thursday, but his visit is said to be. in
connection with another matter It is
regarded as probable, though. that the
acceptance of Mr.. Peabody Of an offer
of a place on the commission will be
| settled that day.
DR.. Eduardo r. Soler, the retiring
minister from the Dominican Republic,
bade the President goodbye today, His
successor, Enrique Jiminez, son Of the
| new president, will present his Gre
| dentials tomorrow.
Considering Rural Credits.
today, has received pressing demands
from different parts of the country that
rural credits legislation be taken up
during the present session of Congress
and is now considering the question.
| In his last address to Congress the
| President said it would be impossible
to take up the matter during this ses-
\ sion.
Chairman Carter Glass of the House
banking and currency committee. today
| told the President it would not be ad
visable to take up rural credits in
Congress until the farm loans features
of the federal reserve act have an on
|
that all national banks can now make
| loans on farm land.
Mr.. Glass declared he was ready to
frame rura, credits bill if the Pres
| idcnt and Congress really think it nee
e.sary, but that he hoped nothing
| would DC. done at present Some con-
sressional leaders fear that an extra
Sc. sion of Congress will be necessary
If ,he subject is taken up.
Wars Worst Effects Over.
A. W. Shaw of Chicago. magazine edi-
tor. told President Wilson today that
| a thorough canvass of business condi-
| tions in the United States had con-
WINGED him the worst effects of the
| European war had passed and that
business was growing better steadily.
Won Hindenburg Sends Thanks
HEADQUARTERS OF THE EAST
POLAND, via Berlin to London, Janu-