Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14
BIames MiddIeman for High
Cost of Living.
FAvORS A PARCELS POST
Believes Consumers Would Save One
Profit.
HIS PLAN AS TO MESSAGES
Will Send Tariff Views to Congress
in Special Communi-
cations.

The important fact becomes known that
he intention Of President Taft now IS
to discuss the tariff ard submit to Con-
gress the work of tho tariff board In
special message that Will go to tfat
body shortly after the assembling OF
Congress. The regular message, IL is
learned, will probably be shorn OF the
Dig questions that will become vital in
the presidential politics of the country
during the next year.
II is quite likely, as the situation now
.ooks. that there will be two tariff mes
sagas from the White House. one con-
cerning the wooden schedule and another
touching vi on tie cotton schedule. The
reason for that Is that the wool in
vestigationS of the tariff board arc prac-
ticaliy complete and win DC in the hands
OF the President before Congress as
sembles.
The cotton Investigations. on the other
hand, will not be ready until shortly after
Congress meets.
Able to Urge Reduction.
The President is already familiar
enough with the general outline of the
reports In each instance to know that he
will be able to recommend to Congress
SuUStdii ItdUtl.cus lllS tfi III intcS'
upon these two big sched dies of the ex-
listing tariff law. He wishes. however.
full time TO study the data submitted TO
him before he makes defnitee recomnen-
dations, and 1t Is Impossible Tor him to get
that time now with the preparation of
his annual message and many other
things to look after.
The tariff boaru has in following the
wishes of the President. made a word
wide Investigate IN OF tie wool and cotton
fx,Sl, TITO tfrx,1 th..
born and the cotton is plan.eed until
he manufactured article passes into
the hands of the consumer The
data Will be volumnous and. rne Presi-
dent believes, accurate and trustworthy.
The President Is convinced OF tbs
that he viii practically stake his pn-
.itical future upon the exact trustfulness
of the facts and figures he receives an1
will transmit to Congress. The demo
Gratis are prepared 10 attack the ability
of the tariff board TO obtain any more
or better figures than can be got
through the ways and means committee
of the House, and the country is to be
the Judge of the liz ht between the White
House. backing the tariff board, and the
democrats. backing the ways and means
committee.
To Tackle Cost of Living.
It is said today that the reports OF the
tariff board may go farther than the ac-
tual figures dealing with the raising OF
sheep and cotton and the turning OF
these things into manufactured goods
for the consumer. The board is likely
to present important figures upon the
cost of living as deduced and ascertained
from its complete inNesigatitns in
likely TO be at the sheep and cotton
raiser and the manufacturer do not get
more than they deserve. but that the big
prcfits in the business go to the middle
man The figures ale ng this line W II L nd
to show that the middleman Is the fac
tor in forcing the people TO pay big prices
fer what they wear in wool and cotton.
President to Urge Remedy.
The President is said to be deeply I'm
pressed with the conclusions that Will
be drawn directly or Indirectly by the
board as to the cost Of living. SO far as
these articles of commerce go. AMI is
prepared to renew. with the greatest en-
phasis. his former Recommendations tor
the establishment of parceis pest in
the data already in his hands together
with other material touching upon the
tariff he has been gathering for months,
bel ewes that the middleman In the
United States must be eliminated and IN.
people given I've privilege OF buying di-
rectly from the producers and manufac-
turers The parcels post is regarded by
him as the medium for giving this op-
portunity to the people. Its history In
other countries has proven this. he will
argue.
The facts as to wool and cotton are
said to show that the III d leman e.
rves a tremendous profit In pass ng e
manufactured product through several
hands to the consumer. With "A i arcel
post in operatitn n. the President thinks
the consumer viii soon learn to deal d :
rectly with the manufacturer. and ave
20 imself the profits that go to the MI
dlenan.
AS matters are now shaping themst i've
at the White House, the President Il
use the tremendous force OF his oc
during the coming session Of Congress o
a. ge reductions In the duties Cf tie Ia LII,
and to insist tina: the People can .e fu. :
nished with the necessities Of life m
,oue er than at present by rect ca ing
with the producers and man n.factur-is.