Arizona republican., 1913-04-06
His Offer of a Compromise Fixing One Cent Duty for Three Years and Then None Is Rejected by Cane Growers Association
TARIFF BILE IN
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Majority of Members of the Senate Finance Committee Will Consider Measure at Meeting to Be Held in Washington Today
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WASHINGTON, April 5.--The presi- dents proffered compromise on sugar which would mean one cent a pound duty for three years, and then free sugar, was rejected tonight by Senator kansdelI. Representative Broussard and Colonel Robert Ewing, democratic national committeeman from Louis jana. They carried to the White House strong protest against free sugar adopted today at a meeting in New Orleans Of the American Sugar Cane Growers association. which predicted the ruin of the in dustry if the president persisted in his determination to remove the duty on sugar.
 As q compromise they offered the suggestion to the president that he indOrse the one-cent tariff on sugar for three years with the proviso that sugar be made free of duty al the end of that period. if, in the presi- dents opinion, it was at that time advisable. Although the delegation was in conference with the president for more than an hour, he gave no lntimation as to whether or not he would consider the offer of com promise.
 Chairman Underwood of the house Ways and means committee, reached the White House just after the Louis ianans left and brought a copy of the completed tariff bill for the presi- dents final approval. Underwood discussed the proposed sugar com promise briefly with the president. but it is understood no changes Were made in the bill, as ii left the ways and means committee today It was carried to the government printing office tonight by Underwood himself. who expects to have it in readiness for the consideration of the majority members of the senate finance com mittee which will meet late tomorrow
 Important additions to the tarif free list as reported tonight include raw wool. boots. shoes, hides, leather. skins, meats. lard, salt, iron ore tim ber, agricultural implements, sewing machines. typewriters, printing press es. road machinery, news print paper, wood pulp, cotton bagging, harbcd wire and steel rails.
 The president is reported 10 have withstOod the renewed attacks on the free raw wool schedule embodied in the bill. He will be backed by the majority party in both branches or congress and any effort of the legis- lators to escape the caucus pledge on the wool schedule will not be tol- erated. The president in talking to- day to Senators Walsh and Meyers of Montana. made plain his firm po- sition on the wool tariff, declaring the party could not afford to place tariff on raw wool
 Negotiations on the sugar schedule continued through the day. It be- came evident that the proposals made between the sugar and wool par tisans looking to a combination might force the president and senate lead CTS to give some protection to both industries. This danger worried the senate committee for some time; but it appeared tonight that the influence of the president and the demand that all democrats abide by the majority decision of the party would force all but one or two senators into a final acceptance of the proposed revision. The ways and means committee, hav- ing completed the tariff bill adjourned until Monday. The committee voted for free sugar natly. and also for the suggested alternative of one cent a pound for three years to be fol lowed by free trade The bill esti- mated a resulting loss in revenue of from $S0.000,0 ,000 to $S5,000.000 as con- pared with the Payne Aldrich law The saving to the people, it is esti- mated by democratic experts. will az gregate several times this loss. Two schedules were drafted, the committee leaving it to Chairman Underwood to incorporate a bill on a schedule finally approved by the president. If no agreement can ha reached by way of a compromise i is indicated the tariff bin will be in | troduced anyway with probably sugar on the free list.
 On Monday Chairman Underwo ood will introduce the bill and the house democrats have been called to con slider it in caucus on Tuesday morn 1 ing
 Chairman Underwood said tonicht | it is planned to have report on t,n l bill ready for the caucus. This re- port will contain a complete anal sis | of the bill and is to be accOmD. rie1 | by a handbook showing compaiatiye l rates with the Payne -Aldrich other tariff laws.