New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, August L.
THE WOOL VETO. - The Presidents
veto OF the wool bill removes the last
vestige OF an excuse for further tariff
tinkering at this session. President Taft
makes il perfectly clear that he will APP
prove no more tariff bills in advance OF
the definite Information which is being
gathered by the Tariff Board and II will
he impossible for the "unholy alliance OF
Democrats and insurgents 10 continue the
farce Of attempting 10 revise the various
schedules AT this time without making
themselves still further ridiculous in the
eyes Of the country. An effort purely for
political purposes, will ne made in the
House 70 pass the wool bill over the Ex-
ecutive veto and there is some likelihood
that II will be successful but no one be
lieves tonight that such motion would
prevail IN the Senate Representative Tn
derwood announced tonight the determine
ton Of the Democratic members Of the
WAYS and Means Committee 10 90 on
blindly during the recess Of Congress franz
ing new iron and steel schedules and prob
ably others. but there is reason 10 believe
that even the Democrats themselves are
beginning To realize that they are carry
ing the Joke too far and that they will
not be taken seriously by the country. To
add 10 their embarrassment it became
known to-day that the Tariff Board ex-
pected 70 complete its investigation Of the
iron and steel industry early I'm the next
session. so that there Is az little excuse
for the Democrats 10 undertake TO frame
this schedule anew at this time there
has been for them 70 attempt blindly 10
frame wool and cotton schedules or 10
pass a free list bill. ostensbly in the in
terest OF farmers although its final en-
actment would he most detrimental TO the
farming as well as 10 other industries. II
10 an occasion Of grave disappointment to
the Democrats and their nsurgent allies
that the President did not attempt to dis
cuSs in detail the rates provided in the
nondescript wool hin which reached him
Nothing Is easier than 20 present conclu-
sive arguments in support Of or in opposi-
ton 10 any particular rates. and 40 no one
knows anything definite about the facts
on which such rates are based. nothing
would have been easter for the opponents
Of the President than to prove his every
contention wrong, arguing from a purely
presumpuve basis. Such a veto message as
the President mas written. based on broad
principles and presenting time convincing
reasons for awaiting the reports Of the
Taiff Board. however. IS about as difficult
"A proposition 10 misconStrue and 10 mis-
represent a. ever confronted "a political
opponent.
\ SCREAMING FARCE.-The farcical
character Of the pending tariff revision be
came too obvious to-day for even Demo
cratic Senators TO take il seriously, as was
shown by their loading the cotton bill with
amendments revising the iron and steel
and the chemical schedules and providing
for the admission Of Canadian coal free of
duty. For time the Democratic Senators
We're intimidated by threats Of Senator La
Toilette to "call the roll. this being his
favorite stunt" on the Chautauqua circuit,
where he reads the rollCals on various
bills i'm the Senate, interprets the votes OF
his colleagues TO suit mis- own. purposes
and then holds them UP TO ridcuie or ohio
guy. as ne may see fit. Because OF his
threats the Democrats in yesterday eau
Gus were inundated into adopting the,
resolutions providing for the passage OF
the cotton bill. but when they came TO re
view their course in the cold gray light OF
he morning. they realized the extent 10
which they had been made the tool OF the
Wisconsin patriot and somewhat roughly
repudiated him on the floor Of the Senate
to-day. Angered beyond measure at the
prospect Of his waning control, Senator
La Toilette and his insursent colleagues