The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-16
Will Convene Not Later
Than April Is for Pur-
pose of Revising
the Tariff
PRESIDENT-ELECT
SAILS FOR BERMUDA
AT2 THIS AFTERNOON
Makes Brief Announcement. Saying
He Believes II Best That. All
Uncertainty Be Set at Rest.
Will Return to United
States on Dec. 16

New York. November 15-Goyornor
woodfos Wilson announced that jmme-
dately after his inauguration as Pres-
dent Of the United states he would call
an extraordinary session of Congress to
convene not later than April Is. sor the
4 purpose of revising the tariff
The President-elect will sail for Ber-
J rruda at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
for vacation and will return December
JIG. To set at rest in tho meantime -specu-
latiou as to what he would do with re-
gard to tariff revision, he issued the
following statement
II shall call Congress together in ex-
fraordinary session not later than April
l5 | shall do this not only because
think that the pledges of the party ought
TO be redeemed as promptly as possible.
but also because know it to be in the
interest of business that all uncertainty
rs to what the particular items of tariff
revision arc to be should be removed as
soon as possible
Nothing Further to Say
Beyond this brief announcement the
governor said he had nothing further 20
say. Most OF the opinions he had re-
ccived from public men seemed to be in
favor of an extra session. he declared.
The governor did not intend to express
himself about an extra session so soon
after his election Although he has fav-
ored the idea of an extra session be-
cause the present arrangement would not
bring the new Congress into session until
= 4hirteen months after its election, he had
expected TO spend more time In ascer-
tanning public opinion. With the time to
. be consumed in discussion the governor
felt that If an extra session were hot
called, the benefits of tariff revision would
be postponed for practically two years.
Throughout the campaign he reiterated
that he desired an immediate revision
of the tariff and that the democratic
leaders knew perfectly well how TO pro-
ceed about it. The governor was i'm
pressed by the argument also that with
a
session democratic leaders in Congress
could begin to take counsel at an early
date so that much of the preliminary
detail could be worked out before Con-
sress convened. The governor was
prompted incidentally in making his
early announcement by the fact that
many members of Congress were desirous
of arranging for accommodations in
Washington for the extra session IL there
was to be one.
Though the Presideut-eiect means to
4 rest whiie in Bermuda, he really expects
TO give good deal of time to luiet
thought about the problems that face
him He win sketch his annual ries-
sage to the New Jersey legislature and
will do some extensive reading on data
on the tariff, monopoles, banking and
currency reforms, and other issues.
Attends New York Dinner
The governor came to New York to-
night to attend the dinner given in his
honor by his classmates, Princeton 70.
lie expected to have no political confer
ences while in the metropolis, and seemed
fully confident that he would not be
disturbed by any political callers while
resting in Bermuda All the prominent
men in the campaign just closed, the
governor said, knew his intention of post
poning the consideration of political sub
jects until his return
I'm feel like dancing jig when ] get
aboard that boat, said the President
elect, as he left Princeton today Mrs
Wilson and her three daughters accom-
panied him. oddly enough there was
special car on the same train, en- route
1. from Philadelphia to New York. carrying
16 business men, one of whose number
was paying a bet of 5000 which he wa
sered year ago that a democratic Pres
ident would not be elected this year
Charles 3. Prettyman, a real estate man
l. of Philadelphia, who won the bet, was,
however, according to one Of its condi-
lions, to spend $500 for dinner in New
York for party OF 10 business friends
The governor smiled when he learned of
the affair.
II The President-eect will sail on the
4 steamsfip Berrnudan, one of the regu-
lar boats plying between New York and
Hamilton, Bermuda. Besides the Wilson
family, a stenographer and three serv-
ants. there VIII be 10 newspaper CORE
snondents along. The party will arrive
i In Bermuda Monday The PRESIDENT
elect has leased a cottage on remote
part OF one OF the islands, where many
season heretofore he has spent his Naca-
ton. Immediately upon his arrival IN
Bermuda, he viii call upon the governor
of the island and request hun 10 con
slider his presence in Bermuda entireis
informal and unofficial.
..ru going to try to be 'incog. = saie
Governor Wilson tonight, $50 that MAJ
have no functions OF any kind while
there
when the President-eeet left the tnt
yersity club at midnight as the dinner
which his classmates of 70 had TENDED
him, concluded, he said:
i've had bully time as the la.enes'
\ .oi the hour indicates"
! The dinner was private. There ver'
Il E1s5 men who graduated in the Glass Q
- 20 and about 100 are living. Seventy
three members We're present at the DIN
nerl tonight. including Associate Justic
Nahlon Pittney Of the United states su
prenae court; Cleveland H. Dodge. CRU
Mccormick Of Chicago. and Lynn Helm