Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-10-14

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taken ill more than two weeks ago.
and the impression prevailed that the
details concerning his condition were
given in lieu of specific denials of
the rumors current in Washington
that his physical condition was
such that he would be incapacitatec
from attending to his official duties
for some time.
The attending physicians. it was
indicated. will maintain the policy of
not denying rumors or getting into
any discussion concerning them.
Whether the President. is we'll
enough to perform his special duties
was referred to briefly during a
session today of the Senate Foreign
Relations committee, in connection
with an effort to get action on a re-
solution by Senator Poindexter, Re-
publican, Washington, asking for a
report regarding Chino Japanese re-
IdllOlS. AZ lIlc Su66CoIloI VI AcCll-
ator Williams. Democrat, Mississippi,
consideration of this resolution and
of several others was postponed.
DR.. Grayson gave assurances that
if any material change occurred in
the Presidents condition. the fact
would BE- made knowna Nothing
would be kept from the public if the
Presidents condition should become
suddenly critical, he said.
While indicating that he has every
confidence in the Presidents ulti
mate recovery. DR.. Grayson feelsthat
he must guard carefully against any
possible relapse.
White House officials resented pub
lication of reports that the Presi-
dents condition was such that he
cauld not attend to his official duties
should questions of Importance arise.
"The President could sign bills to-
day If they were placed before him.
but we are not putting them before
him." one official said. Those close
to the President said they had every
confidence that he would regain his
health, although he must continue to
obey his physicians orders to remain
in bed for IAN extensive period" and
resign himself to the utmost quietude
and relaxation. There is no reason
why legislation now ready for the
Presidents action should not be
placved before him, Secretary
Tumulty said, but decision as to this
rests with Rear Admiral Grayson. his
personal physician. Bills now ready
for executive action include the pro-
hibition enforcement measure and
the amendments to the food control
act furnishing proflteering and hoard
ing.
The usual weekly meeting of the
Presidents cabinet will be held at
the White House tomorrow with
Secretary Lansing Of the State De-
partment presiding.
A discussion of whether President
Wilson is we'll enough to properly
perform the duties of the Presidency
developed at an executive session, +
the Senate foreign relations commit
tee today when action was sought in
a resolution requesting certain infor-
nation regarding Chinese-Japanese
relations.
A vote on the resolution and several
other measures relating to foreign
affairs was postponed indefinitely on
the objection of Senator Williams,
Democrat, Mississippi, who was said
to have argued that in his present
state of health the President should
not be called upon for information or
action in such matters.
The resolution before the committee
had been introduced by Senator Poin-
dexter, Republican, Washington. and
would call upon the President for q
copy of a dispatch said to have been
sent to State Department last jan
uary by the American minister at
Pekin. going into Japanese Chinese
relations at some length.
Senator Williams was said by COM
mittee members to have made a Wig
orour protest against sending such a
request to the White House in the
present circumstances. 1t was un-
derstood the case of President Nc
Kinley's illness was cited, the sena-
tors objecting declaring that in that
instance the Senate refrained as n
matter of courtesy from raising points
requiring action in foreign relations.
To this some members of the COM
mittee were said to have replied that
the critical condition Of Mr.. McKin-
ley was known to everyone while the
exact situation regarding President
Wilson's health now was, the subject
Of wide speculation.
It Is said that there was no effort
formally to raise the question of Mr..
Wilson'S disability under the constt-
tuition.
Besides the Poindexter resolution,
the committee majority had expected
to act on a resolution by Senator
King, Democrat, Utah, expressing It
as the sense Of the Senate that Thrace
should be awarded to Greece and one
by Chairman Lodge requesting the
President to call an international con-
ference to consider questions relating
to telegraph and wireless communica-
ton.
"Clergyman's sore throat" is, ac-
cording to DR.. John L. Levbarg of
New York. due to an incorrect meth
cd of breathing, which causes the
speaker or singer to use his muscles
incorrectly and thus overtax the
throat. The proper way to breathe
is to use the diaphragm and the low
er ribs, keeping the upper chest full