The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-16
LEADERS URGE COURSE
Cutting Of Schedules to Be
Gradual to Protect
Industry.
OFF TO BERMUDA TO-DAY
Governor to Have Few Weeks
Of Absolute Quiet-At
Classmates Dinner.

President-e1ect Woodrow Wilson last
night issued this statement:
Il shall call Congress together in
extraordinary session not later than
April IS. shall do this not only
because l think that the pledges Of
the party ought to be redeemed as
promptly as possible, but also be-
cause know it to be in the interest
of business that all unce rtainty %
to what the particular items Of
tariff revision are to be should be
removed as soon as possible"
Mr.. Wilson has been urged TO this
course since his election by the leaders
Of his party. by Senators and Represen-
tatives In Congress and by the busl-
ness men Of the country.
Since the h:th of November he has
had laid befs re him the views Of many
men whose opinions bear weight In the
portance. Not all Of this mass OF
opinion has been Of the same tenor.
but the consensus Of views has been In
ldNot VI HhIucuidtc dGtAOu
While the platform adopted at Bal
timore declared that the Democratic
party believes that any other tariff
than one designed for revenue pur-
poses is unconstitutional. cognizance
was taken OF the fact that a policy Of
protection has so ingrained itself into
the commercial interests of this coun-
try that 1t would be unwise to attempt
hi ivp kan dual oil atna
ton of the duties considered obnoxious.
The demand that this gradual reduction
be instituted Immediately was neverthe-
less unequivocal.
During his campaign Gov Wilson re-
peatedly elaborated his view of the tariff
problem as he had outlined 1t in his
speech of acceptance.
High Tariff Cramps Trade.
He touched upon the inequalities OF
opportunity which he believed wer.
fathered by what he described as the
excessive protective policy Of the Re-
publican party, declared that this policy,
far from enlarging the field OF Amer
can endeavor. really crampcd II and as
sailed with vigor the time honored arsu-
ment that a l,gh tariff meant hlsa
wages.
He insisted that the removal Of duties
known to be excessive would heyeyh,
effect Of putting the American manuflc-
turer on his mettle ard that the couA-
try would presently see an extension OF
its foreign business such as It had not
known.
Notwithstanding his frankly cNprcssel
opposition TO the tariff schedules as they
now stand Gov. Wilson never forgot tn,
admonltion of his platform that
scheme OF business so deeply rooted
could not he dispensed with in a day.
During the last weeks of his cam.
palgn, when those opposing him wer.
appealing to the country on the ground
that his policy meant fina ancial ruin, hs
said again and again that there were
as many men In his party as In any
other that were benefitinK by a protect
i've policy and that no one could believe
that these men Intended TO commit
economic suicide.
He said his attitude toward the tarIr
would be that of the surgeon who hs,
to perform a very serious operation. n.
would remove whatever was unhealthy
in the tariff schedules without disturb
ing any fibre of natural growth.
After Special Privilege.
He declared that the Democratic Con-
eress would 20 through the schedules
with a fine tooth comb and would take
ont of them ANYTHING that savored of
special privilege or unfairness.