Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1919 — WILSON DARES G. O. P. TO BEAT LIBERTY LOAN [ARTICLE]

WILSON DARES G. O. P. TO BEAT LIBERTY LOAN

Washington, Feb. 27.—1 n conference at the capitol late today .with members of the senate, President Wilson reiterated, with emphasis, his decision not to call Congress in extraordinary session until he returned again from. France. He requested administration leaders to so advise Republicans. Administration leaders advised the President that they 'believed the Republicans were determind to defeat the Victory Liberty loan bill and thus force an early call of the new Congress. . . -—— President Wilson, it was said, set his jaws and with emphatic gestures told the Democratic leaders to tell the Republicans that they would be responsible for the failure of the bill, and that, regardless of their- attitude, he would not ca'll Congress together until he returned. He also made it plain that he does not intend to address Congress before he sails on March 5» . /..—___— Confidence in the success of plans for a League of Nations was reiterated by the President during the conference with senators. “Its success is inevitably,” the President was quoted as saying. “The United States cannot afford to fail the world in this emergency.” The President spent two hours at the capitol, conferring with scores of Democratic members of Congress. He discussed innumerable legislative affairs, measures to expedite the work of congress before adjournment next Tuesday, patronage, the League of Nations and questions related To his work at the peace conference. From 3:30 to 5:30 o’clock a constant stream of callers filed into the chief executive's private room off the senate chamber, while the President, standing throughout, gave and receive dsuggestions on a multitude of subjects. Throughout the president’s stay, both senate and house continued engaged at high pressure on their congested calendars, and much headway was made during the day. Ultimate failure of several . important measures, however, still was regarded by leaders as almost certain.