The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-18
WOOL TARIFF BILL
RECEIVES VETO
FROM TAFT
Not In Harmony With Platform
OF His Election.
CALLS MEASURE A MONGREL
Wool Industry Of Too Much Impor-
lance to Be the Subject Of Hasty
Legislation

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President
Taft yesterday carried out his threat
to veto the wool tariff bill in a spec
ial message to the House of Repres-
entatives at Washington he character
lied the measure blend of an avow-
ed tariff-for-reyenue and antiprotec-
ton measure with a professed pro-
lection bill In explanation OF his
course, President Taft said the bill
was not in harmony with the plat
form on which he was elected. Fur
thermore he declared that the Amer
lean people are deeply impressed
with the conviction" that the interest
OF the consuming public can be prop
erly guarded only by revising the tar
In one schedule at time and then
upon accurate and scientifically ac-
quired information" The message
will be accepted as an indication that
no tariff bill prepared in advance
OF a report of the tarlff board upon
schedules affected will be signed by
the president.
In his message President Taft said :
IL return without my approval
house bill No. 11,019 with a statement
OF my reasons for so doing.
THE bill is an amendment of the
existing tariff law and readjusts the
customs duties in what is known as
schedule X, embracing wool and the
manufactures of wool.
The business of the country rests
on protective tariff basis. The pub
lie keenly realized that disturbance
of business by change in the tariff
and threat of injury to the indus
tries of the country ought to be
avoided, and that nothing could help
SO much to minimize the fear of des-
tructive changes as to the known ex-
istence of a reliable source OF infOr-
nation for legislative action"
After the failure of the tariff com
mission bill in the short session OF
the 61st Congress, the president stat
ed that he took such steps as he could
to make the tariff board he had al
ready appointed satisfactory sub
stitute for the proposed tariff com
mission.
An appropriation Of $225,OO0 to con
tinue the work until June 80, 1872
the message continues, had been
granted by Congress in the alterna
tive to be applied TO the board | had
appointed unless a tariff commission
bill was passed. In this appropria
ton bill the non-partisan tariff com
mittee il created and appointed was
directed TO make report en- schedule
X by December l, 1911.
when | have the accurate informa
ton which justifies such action
shall recommend to Congress as
great reduction in the schedule X
as the measure of protection, already
stated, will permit The failure Of
the political bill should not be regard
ed therefore as taking away the only
chance for reduction by this Con
gress.
more than a million OF our coun
trymen are engaged in the production
of wool and the manufacture OF wool
ems; more than a billion OF the coun
try's capital is invested in the indus
try. Large communities are almos
wholly dependent upon the prosperity
OF the wool grower and the wool o
the manufacturer. Moderately est
mated 100000 American people viii
be injuriously affected by any i'll ad
vlsed impairment of the wool anC
wooden industries
There il no public exigency re
curing the revision of schedule \
In August without adequate informa
o ton rather than in December mex
with such information. Decembe
was the time fixed by both parties II
the last Congress for the submission
of adequate information on Schedule
X with view to its amendment. Gen
tainly the public wealth is better pre-
served by delaying 80 days in orde
10 do Justice and make such reduC
ton as shall be proper than nov
blindly to enact law which may SCI
lously injure the industries Involves
and the business of the country Il
general"