The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-01
WILSON AT WORK
WITH ENERGY
Attacks With Vigor Business
That Accumulated While
in Paris.
A LONG DAY
I pRoFITABLY SPENT
Three Hours Spent in Consulta~
ton With Cabinet and I'M
portant Questions Considered.

| Sy washington, Feb. 25.-On the lirSt
day Of his return to the capital,
President Wilson put in more than
Ten hours at his desk. signing 2S bills
tsnf, ioi,1t resolutions, making a score
of nominations, di cussing govern
ment business for three hours with
his cabinet and winding up the days
wnrk by a conference on the legisla-
i've situation with Democratic Lead
er Martin. at which the president an
nornced his decision not to call an
extra, session of cong SIS until after
his return from Europ
It was one of the busiest days in
recent years at the White House.
President Wilson resumed work with
a rush, surprising executive attaches
by being at his desk when they ar
sived.
Nomination of an attorney general
aad an address to congress were two
questions said by White House offl-
Gals to be relegated to the back
ground for the present. Several
names are under consideration for
the cabinek vacancy caused by the
resignation of Thomas w. Gregory,
who retires from the department OF
justice March 4, but the president
has not made selection.
Whether the president will address
congress is believed to depend on the
Legislative situation. Tomorrow night
he will discuss the constitution of the
League of nations in detail with mem
bers Of the senate and house foreign
affairs committees, who Will be his
guests at dinner. and the belief is
growing in official quarters that the
president will consider his expla:ra-
ton to them sufficient for the time
being.
Many imperative bills still await
ing action, it is said. to be possible
, that President Wilson, may consider
lit inadvisable to take up any OF the
brief time remaining of this session
| by discussing before congress a sub
| ject on which his. views are well
known and which will come up fol
approval or disapproval before a new
| body.
1 There was, a full attendance at
the cabinet meeting Vice President
Marshall was present, having beer
invited to attend as a special mark
4 Of courtesy for his presiding over
4 the meeting during President VIII
sons absence Assistant Secretary
Polk took Secretary Lansings place
| Secretary sWilson announced after
the cabinet adjourned that March
7 had been chosen as the date for a
conference of governors with whom
| President Wilsen is anxious to dis
cuss the domestic labor situation
The conference will be held in Wash
3ington Unemployment, complicated
by the Rehabilitation Of large num-
| bers Of soldiers and sailors and the
attendant problem Of labor unrest
are receiving close attention from the
president.
Washington, Feb. 2G:-In accord
ance with his decision not to call an
/ extra Session OF congress before his
second return from France President
! Wilson planned today to aid by his
presence at the capitol the efforts of
the Democratic leaders to force
! through the big appropriation bills
! and other important legislation be-
| fore adjournment next Tuesday. Con-
| ferences at the capitol today or to-
morrow will be arranged as his work
at the White House permits.