The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-10
WILSON REALIZES
HARD FIGHT AHEAD
1t Will Be No Easy Matter to
Get Tariff Bill Through
Congress.
RES VISIBILITY is HIS
Practically Entire Burden Has
Been Shifted to Shoulders
of President.
n, aAMES j. MoNrAGrE.

ny JAMES !. MONTAGUE.
Washi0 Gton April 9.--l'or the Sec
ond time Within twcnty-four hours.
president Wilson has set Congress b.
the can, by an invasion of the Capitol.
Yesterday nc revived a preccden: that
had not been used for more than 4
hundred years The precedent he
broke whon he called the Senate III
nance Committee into the Presidents
room IN tho Capitol this afternoon has
slumbcred undisturbcd for half a CEN
fury
The tariff today as Yesterday drew
the chief executive 10 encounter per-
sonally the statesmen At the other end
% Pennsylvania Avenue Leaving the
House c.-ucus TO ts own devices. he
sought 10 learn what is going 10 hap
pen 10 his bill when il gets into the
upper House. He did not learn a great
deal. Furthermore. the House caucus,
once his eye was turned elsewhere,
decided in favor OF an omnibus tariff
BILL which the Presidents friends : in
the Senate now say he does not want.
Talks to Reporters
When the President after an hours
earnest discussion, came from the
nlsrhle-trimmed room directly baci; Of
the Senate chamber. he met the news.
paper men. TO them he said, liter
ally:
81 hope YOU fellows do not think
that this IS another national crisis.
hope Senator'S will permit me 10 COM
freely in this way and confer with
them to save their time and mine
LAS to our conference this after
noon. IL related OF course. to the tar
III The net result is that we do not
zee any difficulty III standing together
CT the party program"
Having said this. the President es
oorted by tho Senate sergcant-at-arms
End accompa MED by four secret service
men, descended in the elevator 10 the
east entrance. got into his automobile
and went out for a ride.
The nine Democratic members of the
Finance Committee led by Senator Sim
mons. came out OF the room immc-
niately thereafter. They were shaking
their heads doubtfully. 1t developed
that on request OF AIR. Wilson they had
managed 10 let him give out all the
news.
Leaks. however. are hard 10 stop up
when important conferences are afoot.
II was learned that the Presidents OPP
,Imism about standing together on the
party program" was not shared by
some OF the committeeman. He was
told plainly that the plan to break up
the bill into three so as To let the
wool and sugar men out. would not
work. lie Was told also that a number
OF important changes in schedules
would have 30 be made before the
Senate would insure success One of
these was the restoration of phosphorus
acid to the free list. because il has
been discovered that i; is a principal
ingredient i'm artificial fertilizer An
other was that n lot Of Senators would
make row about free agricultural i'm
Elements. Still another was dark
prophecy OF trouble over the Imposition
CT a duty on wheat and the placing Of
.our on the free list
The reduction Of the duty on rice
from = 10 cent a pound. the President
vas told, has famed the wrath. of the
Louisiana Senators, VINO are already
preparing 10 fight free sugar
Must Awnit Pleasure of House
The question as to whether the tariff
is 10 he considered as a whole or in
three parts wool sugar and the rest
OF the duty and free lsi-waS consid-
cred. II was Decided that the senate
in this matter would have TO await
the pleasure Of the House. The House,
judging from what has been done In
the caucus viii insist ON one single
bill
When the R*asidciA, left the Capitol
ne knew thu. a."hsri fight is ahead of
him lie has NOW takcn upon his own
shoulders responsibility for the bin
Alreac! Representatives and Senators
are getting ready TO pass along the
blame 10 him II the bill fails Lobby
ISIS are swarminG to Washington to
tight II Already opposition has been
organized in the House And after
questioning tho members Of the Fl &.
nance Conmit,cc this afternoon no one
could ooubt that they all appreciate
that no easy task is ahead OF them If
the bin comes from Mr. Underwood
and his colleagues in it's present form.
The Senator'S with whom the presi =
dent talked this afternoon are: sim
mons, chairman: Gore, Oklahoma
Stone. Missouri; lanes. Kentucky
Hughes, New Jersey Williams. Mis-
sissippi, Johnson Maine Sivley. IN
diana; Smith. or Georgia
Nj wilson's injunction OF silence On
the members OF the committee was in
sharp contrast for his public DECLARE
ton in favor OF any open caucus in
the House. and was widely comment
ed on He evidently MADE it very plain
thai re desired nothing said about VIVA,
happened, for the members were as
communicative as so many Capitol nil.
iars when they came out
Ask the President" said Ollie Jane,
in response TO Inquiries The Pres
ident to!o as not To say anything" sal,
Senator Simmons.
MI. Wilson is reporting this morn
ing said another Senator with a grin