The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
Sends Wool Bill Back to Con-
gress With Message of
Disapproval
HOUSE TO ADMINISTER
REBUKE BY BIG VOTE
President Says the Country
Must Wait on Tariff Board
Report Before
Revision

| WASHINGTON, u, c.. Aug 17--4
President Tafts veto of the wool bin
was read to the House late this af-
/ ternoon.' Democratic Leader Under
wood Immediately gave notice that
he Will move tomorrow to override
the veto. Inasmuch as the bill pass
ed tho House finally by a vote OF
EOS TO 80, there Is every reason 10
7 believe that the veto will be over
ridden This. however. will be as
far as ths -rehuke to the President
can go for his disregard of the wishes
/ Of the people. A careful canvass oc
the Senate indicates that 1t viii be-
an impossbility to override the veto
In that chamber, and for veal or.
woe, revision of the wool schedule,
which has been stamped as indefen-
sible by the President himself. VIII
nave TO GO over to the regular session
| or Congress, which meets next De-
| cenh
Lack Of scientific data on which
| 70 base a revision Of schedule X,
| Is the basic reason advanced by the
President for his disapproval OF ths
! Dill. As had been forecasted, Mr..
| Taft assumes the position that until
the tariff board has reported on wool
there Will be no facts at hand on
which even temporary relief from
the oneroHs exactions of the Payns-
Aldrieh bill could be based.
Almost Stand-Pat Document
His Message rings with protection.
III not indeed. stand-pat doctrine. He
points out The fact that he was elect
ed on platform which promised
protection to the American working
man. and while he admits that there
are many features about the wool
schedule which pass the point of pro-
! lection and amounts wholly to ex-
! tortion and tribute. still he declines
( 10 venture an approval OF a bill
/ which IS noe based on the report OF
the tariff board. He falls back upon
! the Republican platform declaration
regarding the difference in cost OF
protection at home and abroad, re-
cites the history OF tariff board agi-
taion and legislation and declares
that with the board actively at work
with Its report well in hand for De-
cember /. no sees no reason why a
, further wait of ninety days will work
any injury AT the end of that time,
he declares, he VIII recommend by
message to Congress such revision
I Of the wool schedule. or Schedule
h, as Ehaft De warranted by this re-
/ port OF the tariff board as we'll as
reVlsions of the metal. leather and
cotton schedules. Investigations OF
which are also under way and Will
Toe Ready for the next session of Con~
gress
No Public EFFICIENCY.
There ~ no public exigency re<
curing the revision of Schedule X.
in August without adequate informa-
ton rather than in December next
with such information" says the
President.
december was the time fixed by
both parties liz the last Congress for.
the submission Of adequate inforna-
ton upon Schedule X. with a. view
OF Its amendment Certainly the
public veal is better preserved by
delaying ninety days In order to do
justice. and make such reduction
as shall be proper, than now blindly
TO enact law which may seriously
. injure the industries involved and the
business of the country in general
Evidence of the care which was
taken with the message, and the con-
! Germ with which Wit was regarded by
| the President and his official family
was shown by the fact that n eabi-
net meeting was held at the unpre-
| cedented hour of $50 O'Clock this
morning To consider the final drafs
of the document. Et was regarded
on all sides as a critical period in the
administration, and the President him.
self gave evidence of this in pas
sage In the message in which he
referred 70 the com fnendation which
he might receive from an approval
/ of the bill before him.
From the administrator .stanfirosnt
the veto was the only course open
to the President, The politicians OF
the administration point out that IL
will be on the taniff revision OF tho
next session. beginning in December.
that the country Will pass Judgment.
not on the measures of the special
session.