The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-12
wilson Soon to Tell His DeCis-
ion in Matter.
GLAD TO HEAR OPINIONS
Importuned, He Decides Not to Defer
Announcement Until Vacation Ends,
But TO Indicate His Plans
in a Short Time.

Princeton, N. J., Nov l2.-President'
elect Wilson indicated yesterday that he
might make an announcement within a
few days as to whether or not he will
call an extra session OF Congress to
revise the tariff He had intended de-
laying any announcement along this line
until after the return from his proposed
vacation, set for about Dec. 10.
It was suggested 10 him yesterday,
however, that congressman would bene.
ft by an early announcement, in that
they could arrange for accommodations
at Washington for definite period. II
hadn't thought of that" said the gov
ernor. "0f course | don't see any pub
lie need for announcing my decision now,
except perhaps to quiet any speculation
as to whether there is going to be early
action or not. | had fully intended to
wait before announcing what was go
ing to do until after ! got back from
my vacation. | was going to hear and
read opinions in the meantime"
"It's very interesting. the consensus of
opinion on the extra session"
"You mean the opinion in favor of it"
he was asked.
yes
He would not say, however, what his
decision would be. An interviewer in
quired what he thought the purpose
must have been of the trainers of the
constitution in so arranging that in the
ordinary course of events a Congress
would not meet until nearly thirteen
months after the election of a presi-
dent.
1T must have been" he replied, chat
the exact result of an election in the
early days would not be known every
where for several months on account of
the lack OF transportation facilities. Ii
really is the result of an extraordinary
arrangement that Congress doesn't
meet until more than a year after the
presidential election in which the wishes
of the people are expressed"
Governor Wilson expects to name,
along with the other members of his
cabinet, an executive for the proposed
department of labor.
u hope there will be new member
of the cabinet for the department OF
labor he said at viii be very i'm. |
portant selection to make. Everybody |
confidently expects it. and / have been |
told that all sides in Congress favor the |
new department The immediate crea-
ton Of the department is of course de- |
pendent on the action Of the approach |
ing session of Congress-"
II suppose the name Of the present I
department of commerce and labor will I
have to be changed"
The president elect said he regretted
very much to hear of the resignation Of
the British ambassador, James Bryce.
II have known him great many years"
he said, "and he is one of the most in
teresting men I've ever known"
The governor said he was turning over
in his mind ideas for his annual message
TO the New Jersey legislature, which
on January /. He said he
would urge especially the adoption of
favoring the amendments
proposing an income tax and popular
election of United States senator's.
Again the president-elect referred to
,he lack Of power of the New Jersey
states executive in enforcing the law.
The governor of New Jersey is sworn
% enforce the law" he said, "but has
absolutely no power to do it at any
,oint. The governor has not only no
,ower of removal, but he has no direct
lower of discipline. All you can do is
o expose local officials if they do not
nforce the law