The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-28

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against any schedule.
II seems now that the net results
OF the hearings viii be that the I'M
derwood bills OF the last session, vir-
tuaIly in the form in which they
were then presented. again win be
given TO the house for sanction. and
later viii be sent 10 the senate TO run
a course Of tariff and free trade criti-
cism. II Is said by men In congress.
Democrats and Republicans. that Mr..
Underwood expects his bills after the
senate has considered them will come
back TO him considerably disfigured.
Much Depends on Wilson.
The bills Will BIO passed by the
house unquestionabiy almost as Mr..
Underwood. In behalf OF his commit
tee, presents them. and Just how much
punishment they viii undergo at the
hands OF the senate Democratic con-
servatives. aided perhaps by some OF
the high tariff Republicans, depends
probably largely upon how staunoh
supporter Woodrow Wilson will be
20 the house bills in their original
form Democrats say that the pres
ident-eiect can save the measures vir-
tually as they pass the house II he
chooses TO interpose violent de-
Tense
The wool bill which viii go over
TO the senate probably will be the
wool bill OF last session. The house
measure. however, was not the one
which was vetoed by President Taft.
Some OF the Progressive Republican
IN the senate antagonized the bill In
Its presented form and we're aided
In their antagonism by some OF the
Democratic senators who thought Mr..
Underwood's bill made cuts In the
rates which we're too deep. The pres
ident therefore. did not veto Mr.. I'm.
derwood's bill He vetoed what
may be called the senate BILL, and II
the senate at the extra session shall
insist upon compromise, Mr.. VIII.
son may be called upon to sign wool
bill which Will be called by the name
OF Underwood. but will bear the So
cret mark OF some senator who sue
ceeded IN effecting compromise.
Rockefeller Plan Favored.
II seems to be the general be-
lief In Washington that the SEN
ate viii pass and the president will
sign the bill recently sanctioned
by the house OF representatives
for the incorporation of what is known
as the Rockefeller Foundation. There
was opposition to the incorporation of
the Rockefeller institutional founda.
tinn and II was thought at one time
that the representatives would fail
to sanction II. but change suddenly
came over their temper and the bill
went through by an entirely unexpect-
cd majority. II Is now for the senate
and the president TO act.
As the country knows. Mr., Rookie
Teller wants the national legislature
TO incorporate this foundation which
he has established In order that II
may do It's work with the government
sanction back of Its endeavor. The
proponents OF incorporation say that
the good which will come from the
expenditure OF Mr.. Rockefeller's mil.
lions along the proposed lines can.
not be measured. They say that tho
government 10 not committed to any.
thing except an act OF incorporation
and that there can be no real opposi.
ton except that which Is based on
what they call false sentiment. There
are other views on this question OF
the falsity OF sentiment. but inasmuch
as the measure has been approved by
a house which supposedly was hos.
tile, X seems likely that the senate.
supposedly less hostile. win give its
sanction and that MIR. Taft viii give
his signature.
Crusade Against Hookworm.
The moment that the Rockefeller
Foundation bill becomes law. the In.
corporators will announce tho on
trance upon a field OF labor which,
they say, II fully understood by the
lawmakers today. would furnish a
powerful argument for the proposed
incorporation. The Rockefeller money
Il to be used IN part for a worldwide
crusade against the hookworm dis.
ease, The Rockefeller sanitary com.
mission has prepared for the crusade
and II Is said that the only thing now
lacking TO make the work a success
is the assurance Of that prestige in
foreign countries which nothing can
give except incorporation papers sane,
toned by the congress and the presi-
dent OF the United States.
The Rockefeller sanitary commits
sion has been cooperating with the
department OF state to the extent OF
communicating with the American
representatives In all foreign coun.
tries asking for information on the
hookworm subject Letters also have
been written to physicians and public
health authorities In foreign lands
and the reports received have been
supplemented by reference to the ma,
terial on file In the surgeon generals
ONCE in Washington.
This preliminary inquiry has shown
that the hookworm infection Is wide
spread in forty-six foreign countries