The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-05
CONGRESS MAY
HEAR 'EM BOTH
Wilson and Harding Like
ly TO Address Solons
in Person
W. WIS HEALTH GOOD
He's Perfectly Able to Speak
and Is Keen for II Aver
Friends in Capital

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wASHGSGTON, Dcr 4 rhc "x.
pirinp congress ~ tho dom0c'aii'
administration, which ,onyouc'
Monday, may have tho unpr"c"d"ni
ed eNpcricnco NJ hearing both q
preside, ami pro-dcot-clcct Of
the nation speak.
Ncvor m ;no legislative history Of
the rayrrmn.ut has there been snch
hing ln Washington. official and
otherwise, is sausd,r1bly Interested
From the wn.tc hoUso today cau'
no intlination as To- whether Prci'-
lent wilson has decided for oi
against Appearing IN person before
tho assembled house ana senate 20
deliver his last message. The maj
tci, II was said, Il entirely to the
president himself. but assurance
were forthcoming that the chief cN-
ecutivS IL entirely fit physically 20
perform the task II he elects To DO
40,
Harding In Seat.
tnlcss plans are changed at inc
opening OF tho senate Monday ma
see Pcrsidcnt-elcct Harding In NJ
scat.
that nc believes It is his duty TO at.
tend the opening as he In still sen
stor. II he does. It ~ considered
practically certain he viii max"
few remarks. II will be tho fifs'
time In history that a sitting senator
has appeared on tho floor az a pres
dcnt-elect
Some closc friends Of tho presl-
dent have advised against his ap'
pcaring IN person to Sing his swal
song" The nrcsldcnt is now In bet
ter physical condition, according u"
those close TO him, than he has been
at anv time since his breakdown H.
tho west forced him into "A year,
invalldism. IIe has put on consider
able weight In the last few months
and outside OF the fact that his hal
Is now snow white, where IL was
iron grey before. therc is little DIR
ference In appearance between tht
Woodrow Wilson of today and til
Woodrow Wilson OF two years ago
according to those who sec him IRE
Quently.
These friends OF the prcsidcr'
look upon his going to the capita
a. an unnecessary task They
point olt that no has nothing what
ever to gain by so democratic a
step and he has everything to lose -
his health The strain OF personaN
delivering MESSAGE TO the as
semb.sd houses hrs always beer
terrific for tho president. even IL
the DAYS before the war.
President Keen tO Go.
Tho president himself is kecnl'
dcsirous OF delivering his message
In person.
II remained question todn,
whether he would follow out hi
personal desire or acquiosce In tn
wishes OF his friends that he remair
In tho white house and leave to-
reading clerk the task or intonint
his last big munication.
Whether the president does OF
docs not go to the capitol. he will II
any event receive tho usual hous'
and senate delegation which will cal
at the white house on Monday to In
form him that the congress is as
sembled and to ask whciher he ha
any business to lay before II. Las
year. because Of tho presidents Ill
n&ss, he was Informed of the open
Ing OF congress b. letter and h
transmitted his message 70 be rca'
by clerk.
Tho message itself was PRACTICAL
completed today. II probably VII
be sent to the printer late this az
tsrnoon. 1t is doubtful whcthc
copies OF II WV be available for III
newspapers before late Monday al
tsrnoor.
There probably is not a man 4
Washington today familiar wit
what II contains The president ha
written It himself almos; alone
Secretary OF state Colby has bee
hia ono assistant I'm his preparatIo