The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
WORLD WANTS


be done.
DO the people want Mr.. Taft to call
n special session of congress i'm March
and give the newly elected Democratic
majority an opportunity to make
good" on its prediction promises to
take tariff making out of the hands
Of the trusts and write the schedules
in the interests of the people?
or do the people feel content to
await the report of Mr. Tafts tariff
board or the report of proposed
tariff commission--the mon partisan"
instrument which the Republican ma
iority fought tooth and nail while
making the Payne-Aldrich law and
adopted afterward as a breakwater
against the rising tide of popular in
| dignation?
Tariff Board Doesn't Know When IL
VIII Report.
Mr.. Taft's present tariff board
| doesn't know when 1t will be ready
to report. 1t was appointed Septem-
Der "a. 1909. but IL was occupied un-
til last April investigating discrimi-
mating tariffs in foreign countries, ac-
cording to Chairman Henry c. EN-
ery's statement. Ii was given an OPP
portunity last June, and Chairman
| Emery, in n speech i'm Chicago on De-
ccmber 3, said that 1t was fair to
charge up then only five months to
the boards actual investigation of the
American tariff. 1t Is now six and
| half months.
The World asked Chairman Emery
| in Washington day before yesterday
what is the earliest probable date
when the tariff board could be pre-
pared to report on any of the most
| iniquitous schedules of the Payne
Aldrich tariff.
1T will be months" replied Chair
man Emery. "The truth of the mat
ter is we do not know when we will
make a report, We are investigating
the wood pulp schedule and business
now. 1t may be months before we
are in a position to make report of
any kind. There Is much investigating
| to be done yet"
| , Chairman Emery refused to discuss
the wool cotton and foodstuffs sched-
ules, which are being investigated.
| "Do you favor an extra session of.
congress to take up the tariff" Mr..
Emery was asked.
"That is entirely out of my PROV
ince," he replied.
"Do you favor the boards making
| any report in time for action by a
special session.
81 cannot discuss that question:" re-
piled Chairman Emery. THE presi-
dent admonished us to say nothing
until we are ready to make n report
and we are not ready to do that.An-
other thing. the question of whether
there should be special session OF
congress to act on any reports the
board makes is a matter that rests
entirely with the president"
This Question sent Broadcast.
Without reference TO the uncertain-
ties of the tariff boards report or to
proposed legislation creating "A per-
manent tariff commission, the World
sent broadcast among representative
people of the United States the fol-
lowing inquiry:
Do you favor a special session OF
the newly elected congress in March
to reform the tariff and reduce the
cost of living, thus responding as
promptly as possible to the popular
verdict Of the November election?
or do you believe that Mr.. Taft is
justified in deferring lower duties and
n decreased cost of living until the
first regular session of congress i'm
December. 1911. in which case the
work cannot be completed before the
summer of 1912, year and half
after the election of last November
and in the midst of all the party pas
sions of a presidential campaign?
An expression of your opinion is
earnestly desired. Inclosed you will
find stamped envelope for reply.
Very truly yours,
The World.
Regardless of party or politics the |
World addressed the press of the |
United States-daily, periodical. trade. |
commercial and financial-in all lead |
ing cities and towns; members and |
~ p - Nors-ele"t of congress. governors. |
mayors college presidents. church.
mon, noards of trade, chambers of |
commerce, commercial clubs and va
rious organizations of business men
and the officials of organized labor.
The People Are Wide Awake.
The flood of replies furnishes con-
proof that the people of the
Rllitth toAih'' ti' MlAt dNdht u lHu
part of the tariff question played in
the last election and are watching with
koenest interest every step that Is
contemplated or taken for their re-
lief Uppermost in their minds ap-
pears to be the burden of the intol-
cradle cost of the necessaries of life
Republicans, as well as Democrats
and Independents, advance the opin-
ion that Mr.. Taft should execute the
plain mandate of the people, regard
less of party politics. and that this
mandate was that there should be re-
lief from the tyrannies OF the tariff
at the earliest possible moment.
The Democratic and Independent
daily papers so far responding are
two TO one in favor of beginning tariff
revision in March.
Twenty per cent. of the Republican
papers favor the extra session.
OF the commercial trade and class