Evening journal., 1916-11-13
PRESIDENT BACK
TO WORK, faces
MANY BIC JOBS
Pending Hughes Congratu-
lations Wilson WithholdS
Policy Program
STARTS soon ON HIS
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS-
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER
United Press Staff Correspondent.


WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.-Presdent
Wilson was back at work in Washing
ton today. He faced a vast job which
must be cleaned up rapidly
Pending receipt OF a message from
Charles E. Hughes. conceding Demo-
cratic victory in the recent election.
the President withheld any announce
ment regarding his policies for the
next four years. He has intimated to
immediate friends. however. that he
will issue some statement upon re-
ceipt OF Hughes congratulatons
The President will start work very
soon on the message to Congress to
be read when that body reconvenes
next month. Continued doubt as to
the composition OF the House and as
to which party viii hold the balance
/ OF power, including the speakership
is staying the hand OF the President
temporarily-in the formation of pro-
! posals he Will make in his first mes
sage. Regardless. however, Of condi-
tions in the House, the President will
urge Immediate action in clearing up
his program. proposed at the time he
obtained congressional cooperation in
ayerting the recently-threatened rail
road strike.
J The most important OF the PROPOSE
ton is that program. yet to be con-
cluded, and upon which there is hound
TO be spirited fight. is that providing
board similar TO one in force in
Canada, which makes a strike prac-
tically impossible pending an impar-
tial hearing Of both sides.
In addition to the legislative pro-
gram. which will demand his immedj-
ate attention. the President must soon
turn into diplomatic intercourse with
both Great Britain and Germany. The
mail seizures are still the object OF
which diplomatic correspondence be-
tween this country and England.
The President planned TO see Sore.
tary Lansing some time during the
day TO check up on the different in
ternational problems. The status Of
these problems follows:
The olumbian-American steamer
reported sunk off the Spanish coast
Unless it is shown no warning was
given. the case probably viii resolve
itself into a question OF indemnity
like that of the William p. Frye.
The Marina-British steamer sunk
! off the Irish coast with 50 Americans
aboard six of whom perished; afiday
its of survivors declare no warning
was given before the vessel was tor
pedoed. The German government has
been asked for information by the
State Department. The German EN-
. bassy here has said that the act will
be disavowed. reparation made and
, the commander punished If it is found
the governments submarine pledges
we're violated.
The Rowanmore-British steamer
= sunk about the same time and in the
same place as the Marina, by shell
o. fire from a submarine. Survivors
charge that while the vessel attempt
. ed to escape shelling continued af
ter she had stopped. The German
D Admiralty has received a report from
the submarine commander saying the
Rowanmore was shelled after she dis
- regarded a command to halt.
The Arabia-British steamer torped
oed in the Mediterranean, with on'
American on board. and with the losi
70 of two members OF the crew. II il
alleged no warning was given. Tit
s submarine was not seen, though som'
passengers report seeing its peris
- cope.