The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-09
VETO BY TAFT
OF WOOL BILL
President Sends Special Message to
Congress Giving His Reasons foe
Refusing to Sign Tariff
Measure.
HE is DISAPPOINTED
Second Time That Similar Measure
Was Referred to Him and
Each Time It Has Been
Rejected.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. s--veto OF
the wool tariff bill was emphatically
expressed by President Taft In spec
ial message to congress today. appeal
ing to the legislators that they do not
adjourn without taking advantage OF
the plain opportunity substantially to
reduce duties,' by framing pro
tective bill along the lines recommend
ed by the tariff board.
That the IaFollette bill was not
drafted from the boards recommends,
tions and would result In 'irretriev-
able injury to the wool growing indus
try. the enforced idleness OF our wool
combing and spinning machinery, and
Of thousands of looms, and the con-
sequent throwing out Of employment
OF thousands of workmen.' was as
serted by the president az the specific
reason why he refused to approve the
measure.
! MY position Is perfectly plain" the
president declared. II shall stand by
my pledges to maintain a degree of
Iprotection necessary to Offset the diff
ference in cost OF production here
and abroad and will heartily approve
of any hill reducing duties to this
level
His veto OF an exactly similar wool
bill last summer the president said
had been completely justified" by the
tariff board
The average Of from 28 to 81 per
cent duty on cloths Of all kinds, he
said, was also insufficient.
Impossible OF Justification was
:, the presidents comment on the duties
+ on tops and yarns, when taken in
connection with the raw wool and
' cloth duties.
In view of these facts, in view OF
the platform upon which ! was elect
. ed, In view of my promise to follow
and maintain the protective policy. no
course is open to me. but to with
& hold my approval from this BILL the
message concluded. Il am very much
a disappointed that such a bill is a sec
: ond time presented to me. have In
I ferred from the speeches made in both
0 the house and senate that members OF
the majority in both houses are deep
ly impressed with the necessity Of re-
ducing the tariff under the present
! act on wool and woolens; that they
: do not propose to stand on the ques-
n tion of the amount Of protection or to
q insist that 1t must be enough neces
j. sarily to satisfy the principle Of tar
8 iff for revenue only, but that they are
r. willing to accept substantial re
>. duction In present rates in order that
). the people might be relieved from the
possibility Of oppressive prices due
to excessive rates.
4 strongly desire to reduce duties
provided only the protection system
4 be maintained, and that industries
= now established be not destroyed
. the message continued. st now ap
. pears from the tariff boards report
I and from bills which have been intro
= duced, that bill may be drawn Sc
= as to be within the requirements o.
: protection, and still offer reduction
of twenty per cent on most wool, anf
OF from twenty to fifty Per cent OF
cloths. I cannot act on the assump
A tion that the controlling majority II
r either house will refuse to pass bill
" of this kind, II in fact 1t accomplishe
ID SO substantial a reduction merel.
a, because members of the opposini
at party and the executive unite IN II
as approval.