Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-16
Wilson Decides on Extra
Session for Middle
Of April.
KEEPING PARTY PLEDGE
Holds That All Uncertainty
Should Be Removed as
Soon as Possible.

. SHALL CALL CONGRESS TO-
oETHER IN ExTRAoRDINAY sEs-
SION NOT LATER THAN APRIL IS.
I SHALL DO THIS NOT ONLY BE-
CAUSE I THINK THE PLEDGES OF
THE PARTY OUGHT TO BE RE-
DEEMED AS PROMPTLY AS pos
s'5LE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE {
KNOW 1T TO BE IN THE INTER-
EST OF BUSINESS THAT ALL UN-
CERTAINTY AS TO WHAT THE
PARTICULAR ITEMS OF TARIFF
REVISION ARE TO BE SHOULD BE
REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
WOODROW WILSON.
New York, Nov. 16.-President-
elect Woodrow Wilson announced last
right that he will call congress to-
gether in extraordinary session not
later than April 10 Of next year to re-
wise the tariff
Governor Wilson has been urged to
this course since his election by the
leaders of his party, by senators and
Representatives In congress and by
the business men of the country.
Since Nov. he has had laid before
him the views of many men whose
opinions bear weight in the considera-
ton of a question OF such Importance.
Not all of this mass Of opinion has
been Of the same tenor, but the con-
sensus Of views has been in favor of
immediate action.
While the platform adopted at Bal
timore declared the democratic party
believes that any other tariff than one
designed for revenue purposes is un-
constitutional, cognizance was taken
o. the fact that policy Of protection
has so ingrained itself into the com
mercial interests Of this country that
e would be unwise to attempt any
thing more than a gradual elimination
Oi the duties considered obnoxious
The demand that this gradual reduc-
tion be instituted Immediately was,
nevertheless, unequivocal.
SAYS PLEDGES WILL BE KEPT.
Beyond his statement that he will
call an extraordinary session the pres
idCnt elect has made no comment on
the situation other than that so far as
ne was concerned the pledges of his
party and It's platform would be car
rled out.
During the campaign he taxed Pres,
iGent Taft for vetoing the bills intro
duced at the last session OF the pres
ent congress for the reduction of the
wooden and cotton schedules.
II is stated that these same bills
have been redrafted and revamped
since the presidential campaign began
and that they will be reintroduced
when the Sixty-fourth congress con
yCnes.
Although he has favored the idea Of
an extra session because the present
arrangement would not bring the new
congress into session until 13 months
after its election. Mr.. Wilson had ex
pected TO spend more time in ascer
tanning public opinion.
with the time 20 be consumed IL
discussion the governor felt that II ar
extra session we're not called the ben
efts OF tariff revision would be post
poned for practically two years
Throughout the campaign he reiterat
ed revision OF the tariff and that dem
ocratic leaders knew perfectly wei
WHY HE CHANGED HIS MIND.
WHY He Changed His Mind -. ...,
The governor was impressed By
the argument also that with an earl!
announcement as TO an extra session
democratic leaders in congress cSulC
begin TO take counsel at an early dat
so that much OF the preliminary detail
could be worked out before congress
convened on April Is.
Immediately upon his election th'
governor made up his mind to wal
until after he returned from his va
cation before making known his att
tude, but upon finding, as he said, tina
opinion In favor OF a special session
was practically unanimous he felt NJ
hesitation about making public hi
conclusion.
Though the president elect mean
20 rest while in Bermuda. he reall,
expects 10 give a good deal OF time
20 quiet thought about the problem
that face him. He will sketch his an
nual message 10 the New Jersey les
islature and will do some extensiv
reading on data on the tariff, monopc
lies, banking and currency reforms
aud other issues.
EXPECTS TO BE LET ALONE.
Governor Wilson will sail at
o'clock this afternoon for Bermuda o,
the steamship Bermudian and will res
until Dec. &c. Il had been his inteu