New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
BRYAN DENOUNCED BY
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
They Bitterly Accuse Him OF
Double Dealing on Revision
of Wool Schedule.
WOULD KILL CLARK BOOM
Underwood Sharply Resents the
Nebraskan's Charge of Hypoc-
risy and Reference to AID
richized" Democrats.
Iron Th, Tribune Bureau.

Washington. May 3O-Cohyinced Of the
strongly suspecting that he has sought
h. underhauded methods 10 Kill the
Presidential chances Of Speaker Champ
Clark and denouncing him I'm unmeas-
ured terms the Democratic leaders IN
the House are aroused 10 a high pitch or
Indignation. and there is his satanic
majesty TO he compensated in the Demo-
cstic party. After writing the letter in
which ne gave his permission 10 the
House leaders 10 impose duty on WOOL
the purport Of which WAS told in the
DISPATCHES to The Tribune on May IL,
NJ. BRYAN quietly slipped into Washing
ton last SUNDAY and. summoning his
faithfu! followers about him. exhorted
them 10 volt the Democratic caucus
which has been called 10 approve the
Clerk-Underwood wool bill.
Representative Underwood revealed
the Democratic plan for revision OF the
woollen schedule The ad valorem rates
of the Wilson bill on manufactured wool
are 10 be restored. Although he did not
ranrs the exact percentage. II Is under-
stood that thu duty on raw wool VIII be
an ad valorem Of 20 rer cent. This ar
rangement Is considered sufficient 70
raise an aggregate Of Sal 100000 revenue
which is now turned into the Treasury
from wool under the Payne law. and Mr..
Underwood acknowledges that the reVe-
nue. question is vital one. The Wilson
bill placed rave wool on the free list. ana
spplied an average duty Of about 40 per
cent ed valorem on manufactured wool
Speaker Clark has in his possession
: letter written by Mr.. Bryan. in which
although expressing his preference for
free wool. he agrees that II the ma
iority Of tho Democrats want duty on
the product. they may have H. MY.
Bryan gave his permission" to the Dem
ocrats TO impose 4 revenue duty for the
present. provided that II should he grad
usllv reduced until wool became free. a
few days after he wrote that letter the
text OF ,yhich Nr Clark is threatening 10
make public. MI Bran came out With d
hroadsidc editorial advocating free wool
Representative Underwood. after dis
cussins the situation with Champ Clark
an the afternoon finally dictated the
following interview. which is rather
caustic. considering that Mr.. Underwood
is The majority leader of the House and
that GrNan has I'D the party three
times
have CAREFUL! read the statement Is
suei los Ny fryan with reference 10 d
teti,lou Of Tho w0Ollcu schedule proposed
tt The democratic majority % the Ways
ana Means Committee.
IN nv Judgment the statement IS un-
just and unfair 10 the members OF The
committee and 10 tho Democratic Rep
IcscuiafiVcs in Congress who viii support
the bill. When this Congress met the
Democrat" party adopted plan 10 revise
INC tariff schedule 10y schedule. believing
flat t'at WSs the fairest way Of present
irs tine issues 20 the House ana the coun
fry. and r tho same time the most e.
fcctivc VA az breaking down the hieh
tariG wall established by the Republican
U&rty Under. present laws there is q
dehut i'm the ."-rry. The government
Is IN need oi ftr revenue II Is now
receiving at j'.. r~lom houses. and more
Thn income o.. amendment has not been
ratified by tnC states. and tho special
taxes laid durine The spaniS1 war were
un'auSiaClorN q. uhnopuiar win ne
WAY and Means Committee IN their f.
fort 10 revise the tariff downward 60 20
write the schedules that they would brins
at least as much revenue a. they had
under the present law.
The WAYS and Means Committee have cut
In half tho W hole wool schedule They have
reduced the duties ON manuiactWed goods
IS low as they were under Tho Wilson bill
that Nh Tikan voted FOR. when raw wool
rae placed o1 the free Est. i'm that re-
OH" ''.u tr-" rave fallen short of the 40
mon now raised some S3.m)CG aud II
'e. ue't~-g' 800 older 20 secure this
rev,rus to fdacc revenue taN on raw
wool imported into inc tinted states.
n the Wilson hin. which Mr. Bryan
'oted for. was IN honest reduction OF & 8
tariff ma the interests - th" people, bill
that reduces the taxes an WtOUen good a,
which Oh" rsoplS buy as low as Under tht
hill ErNaD voted fO' apc advocated. cer
tsinly cannot % n protective measure
from mis- point az view. tho raeJ thai g.
ADDITION 10 reducing these taxes ON Noolle.
gods 10 hSNe levied 2 small tax on th'
nsuufactWer does not in any way .ncrea .
the Nurd'u q" nc purchasers OF woclloI
good.
'Th- Democratic party docs not stand
for fr-o trade. and oo NOT believe wher
this h'll IS published and the people an
dsretaNd tho Tact- The, VIII ho Inielc8 10y
ire statements RrVan hss made ] Zee
surc Tic Democratic caucus Thursday will
sdopi 'ho bin 10y lercs majority. that
= VII 20 ~ me country - = democratic
,0's sure" ana met - VIII ho approved
r. t.o Democratic masses a. SUCH
Mr. Fryan to-day took exception to the
rsorramrc ~ his party in the House
end sharplr criticised the majority Of the
Democrat who have agreed 70 support
the revised tariff schedule on WOOL and
wcolen goods in = statement made pub
JIG hv E.rr- enigt,,e Harrison. Of NcN
York.
"rhe pcmocratjc voters" said Mr.
r'van know that all needed revenue
can no raised in less oppressive ways
end they know the argument that thu
tariff on WOO IS proposed as a revenu,
tariT is merely "a subterfusc omploye,
because those who employ il are ASHAMED
To- say that they favor protection
He Warned against the drift Of Demo
cats toward a protective policy. whicf
he said IS most marked I'm those Demo
Eats who have among their constituents
Influential Invertebrates Of the system
The Republicans want protection o.
wool because the, believe IN tho prn
ciples ~ projection. he declared lie
no Democratic advocate ~ q tax a.
wool masquerade behind tho pretenc
that ho is voting for revenue tariff
1T him not odd hypocrisy to the 81
which no commits against his party
Mr.. Frvsn insisted that If protoctio
VAS 10 no accepted as a Democratic doc
zine "it he accepted openly and apple
10 everything and 10 all sections II
said there was no reason for fsvoritisT
10 q few sheen rsisers a. the expense q
All who wear Woollen clothing.
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