The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-16
Extra Session Called.

New York. Nov. 1s.-1mmediately
after his inauguration as president,
Woodrow Wilson announced last night
he will call an extraordinary session
Of congress to convene not later than
April Is, to revise the tariff.
Wilson issued the following state
ment:
81 shall call congress together
in extraordinary session not only
because I know 1t to be in the in
terest Of business that all uncer-
tainty as to what particular items
of tariff revision are to he. should
be removed as soon as possible"
BEYOND this brief announcement,
Wilson said nothing. Wilson sails for
Bermuda tomorrow for /, vacation un-
it'll December 16. hut he didn't intend
to express himself SD soon. Although
Wilson favored the extra session as a
regular Arrangement wouldn't bring
the new congress together for thirteen
months after the election. he had ex-
'pected to ascertain public opinion
more fully Throughout the campaign
Wilson reiterated that he desired i'm
mediate revision of the tariff. and
that the democratic leaders know how
Ito proceed about It. Wilson was
nromp. in making the announcement
desire arranging accommodations for
the extraordinary session if there was
to be one.
Wilson will give quiet thought to
administration problems during his
Bermuda vacation.
Found Sentiment One Way.
Immediately upon election the gov
ernor made up his mind to wait until
after he returned from his vacation
before making known his attitude.
but finding. as he said. that opinion in
tically unanimous. he felt no hesita-
ton in reaching a conclusion. .
The governor came to New York to
attend a dinner given in his honor by
classmates of Princeton 70 He ex-
pected no political conference willis
in the metropolis and seemed fully
confident he would not he disturbed
by political callers while resting in
Bermuda. All prominent men in tho
campaign Just closed. he said. knew
of his intention of postponing consid-
Grafton of political subjects until his
return
President elect Wilson will sail on
the steamship Bermudian. one Of the
regular boats plying between New
York and Hamilton, Bermuda. Be
sides the Wilson family. stenog:
be ten newspaper correspondents go
along. The party will arrive in Ber-
muda Monday. The president elect
has leased cottage on remote part
of the islands where he has many a
season heretofore spent his vacations.
Immediately upon arrival in Bermuda
he will call upon the governor Of the
island and request him to consider his
presence in Bermuda entirely in
formal and unofficial.
I'm going to try to be incog." Gov.
Wilson said tonight. 80 that I may
have no functions of any kind while
there"
McCumbcr Says Get 1t Over WITH"
Washington. D. c.. Nov. l5.-Gen-
eral approval was voiced by the demo.
Gratis over Wilson'S extra session an
The announcement was
in line with the almost universal rec.
ommendation of senate and house
leaders. Some opposition was appar-
ent among some of the republican
members. Taft's friends said the pres
ident hoped the democrats wouldn't
bring any further disturbance Of busi-
ness"
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota.
said "he favored getting 1t over with"
II don't think the democrats will
attempt to put through such a meas
ure as their platform calls for. I
don't think they dare do It,"