Evening star., 1926-10-02
.T|LSON.L|F FEAR
OF TREASURY RAID
Tells President House Lead
ers Will Fight to Keep Down
Appropriations.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

John Q. TilSon of Connecticut. ma
jofity leader of the House. that the
Republican leadership in that body
would do everything possible to keep
down appropriations at the coming
sessions of Congress.
The floor leader told the President
that he personally did not think there
was any need to have any apprehen-
sions about reports to the effect that
a raid upon the Treasury is contem-
plated when Congress again meets
Mr.. Tilson said afterward that the
President did inform him about the
authority for such report. but he
stated to the President that he doubt
ed very much If there is such raid
in contemplation. He added that he
feels certain Congress is in sympathy
with the Presidents economy pro
gram and that the membership in
general will assist in discourag1ng
large and unnecessary expenditures.
Representative Tilson made huf-
ried trip from New York. where he
Is in charge of the Republican con-
gressional campaign in the East, TO
add this balm to the president 5
fears of an organized attempt on
the part of a group of members OF
the House to get through number
of large appropriation bills not in
rluded in the administration program,
AS we'll as number 'of individual
appropriation bills for purposes not
deemed essential at this time.
Economy to Continue.
President Coolidge. through his
spokesman. made known at his con-
ference with newspaper correspond
ents yesterday afternoon his fears In
this respect. At the same time he
indicated that the administration is
just as determined aS ever before to
continue its program of governmental
economy and to beat off any i'm
pending raid. The source of his in
formation about a movement being
organized to batter down the doors
of the Treasury next Winter is not
known. but he placed sufficient
credence in it to make public his
apprehensionS and to send for Rep
resentative TilSon to come to the
White House and talk with him on
the subject
Representative Tilson told the Presi-
dent not only to cast aside worry on
reports that are being printed about
the Republican situation in New York
and the predictions being made that
Senator WadSWOrth is surely riding
to defeat
The House leader. who has been in
intimate touch with the political sit
latiOn in New York State, declar
at the White House that Senator
WadswOrth would come out with fly
ing colors in December. He said that
the troubled Republican waters. which
had become decidedly muddy as re-
suit of the wet and dry issues, had
considerably cleared since the recent
Republican convention in New York.
and that the party chances of the
Empire state had frightened materi
ally since then.
Hard Fight for Smith.
'"The reaction since that convention
has been such as to convince any one
that Senator Wadsworth's political
stock has climbed considerably, ;"
Representative Tilson said 1--WE are
satisfied also that Representative
Mills of New York was a splendid Sc
lection to make the party's fight for
the gOvernOrShip. and there is every
reason to know that he will give Gov.
Smith the greatest fight he has had
since he has been in politics."
The President was advised by Mr.
Tilson that the political situation
throughout New England and other
sections, where he has been in close
touch with the various campaigns, is
very satisfactory from a Republican
viewpoint. He said there is no rea
son to have any alarm about the
Republicans losing control of Congress
The President and Mr.. TllSOn
touched upon matters of legislation
during their conference this morn
ing, but nothing in the form of a
tentative legislation program for the
next session has been entered upon.
They merely discussed some of the
matters that will likely be brought
to the front when the appropria lion
bills have been disposed of. Mr..
Tilson pointed out that there will he
the rivers and harbors bill. the
McFadden bill to amend the banking
laws, proposed radio control legisla =
tion and the possibility of railroad
consolidation legisla ton. He doubted,
however, if there would he sufficient
time to take up the latter.
Swanson and Glass Call.
Senators Swanson and Glass of Nir
ginia called on President Coolidge to-
day to urge the appointment of John
G. Pollard Of Virginia to the vacancy
on the Federal Trade Commission
caused by the recent expiration Of
the term of Houston Thompson. The
appointment to this post must be
made from the ranks of the Demo
Gratis and already the President has
received a score or more of names to
consider, Mr.. Pollard is now a pro-
fessor of economics at William and
Mary College and formerly was at
torney general of Virginia and served
one term as a member of the Federal
Trade Commission under President
Wilson.
Lady Astor first woman member of
the British Parliament. called at the
White House today to pay her re-
spects to the President. She was ac-
companied by Secretary of State Kel-
logg and Charge dAffaires Chiffon of
the British embassy
The woman member of Parlia ament
declined to be interviewed as she was
leaving the White House. but when
asked by one of the group of girls
sta anding in the doorway of the EXecu-
tive office selling forget me-nots for
the disable American veterans If she
cared to make purchase she un-
hesitatingly reached into her purse
and took out a S. bill, which she
gave for the little artificial flower.
Dorothy Gould Fowler. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Z. Fowler of
l424 Sixteenth street. was the happy
young lady who made the sale.
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