New-York tribune., 1919-12-01
Leaders Prepared TO Send
Out Call for Absentees;
Presidents Message To
BE Presented Tomorrow
Treaty May Be Deferred
Executive Expected to Deal
Mainly With Mexican,
Strike and Ii. {. l.. Issues
No,r York Tribune
WASHINGTON Bureau


WASHINGTON. Nov. So.-Congress
.coavening tomorrow in regular ses-
SION. TO take UP . vast number Of leg
islative tasks including the peace
treaty. vii set into action slowly
The leaders in tie Senate and House
Of Representatives did not feel at all
assured tonight that quorum Will be
preseu, in either house at noon to-
morrow. and they faced the possibility
- having to sead FOR Senators and Rep
reser,a,.ves so that Congress can be
sin IFS session.
Many members o. both houses.
-veare4 ai.a the long grind OF the last
session. and toresee.ug another long
session ahead. are planning to remain
sNag from Washington until after the
.Chr.ssmas holidays Others want to
ssma.n a, home 10 attend to their po-
.stcal fences. The House leaders are
planning 10 have the important com
.ai..ees complete their work on the
budgets before Christmas. but in the
senate an effort VIII be made to have
. full attendance, as She upper house
facing the railroad and other prob
ems which require legislation imme-
5atelv
President Wilson viii send his mes
age 10 Congress on Tuesday. For the
s, time since he became President
re message Will be read by the clerks.
NO in-imatioN Of the contents of the
message has been permitted to leak out
tr the Nhlte House, but II is under
stood that 1t viii deal with the Mex
acan situation and domestic questions.
sncuding the coal strike and cost OF
wing The treaty Viii be touched
upon only slightly. il a all, as the mes
sage Is for both branches Of Congress-
and only the senate deals with treaties.
The treaty VIII be taken up in later
message ro tre Senate
>lx matters Of paramount Importance
III present themselves for solution ae
aaa as Congress convenes. They are:
Inc peace treaty with Germany.
hich vas rejected by the Senate ten
'ays ago. it viii be re-submitted and
IN effort wlA be made to effect COM
promise By which the document can
he ratified with reservations.
Mexican Situation Pressing
The MEXICAN situation Congress
III support the demands that have
.teen mace on the Carranza govern
aaent. anQ "il initiate steps to en-
'fce ,aen II the State Department
143ls 70 act
Legislation Tor return TO private
ownership and operation Of the rail
roads wr.ch President wilson has an
aolnced he viii return January i.
Revenues and taxation. The Repub-
can congress viii enact q protective
lrF law ard will revise existing rev
'Ale Jaws SO as - provide more than
'-'vVVo1V GOO annually 10 meet cur
trl, expenses ot the government and
~aAona debts Incurred in the war.
- Leg .atien TO combat rhe spread OF
3nited States.
Legislation to solve the labor prob
..m' WIN q view % increasing produc-
Hon ana covering the cost Of living.
President wilson VIII discuss ali Of
aese problems in MS message. which
siI be read Ia both houses OF Congress
4 '-sssday
1ae Senate. of course. will have the
} iseee treaty before Il as It's most inn
PO9tant "ora- The treaty. however.
~ De Kept IN committee until enough
us nave been secured through a
p'0'Hise Tor lis ratification.
Domestic Measures First
In the meantime the Sera+e viii take
e9 railroad legislation. the Mexican
'la'lon and ,ne labor situation.