The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-27
WILSON ISSUES
Warming TOU.S.
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which the President viii permit no tam
pering-free raw wool and free raw sugar
at the end of three years-but that he
resented a campaign of Misrepresentation
which threatened to mislead the people
of the country to work against their own
best interests.
Statement of President.
As a matter of fact, the suggestion that
the President permit himself TO be quot
ed in the premises came from a news
paper man to whom, with a large number
of other Washington correspondents. the
President had expressed his views.
The Presidents statement follows:
81 think that the public ought to know
by the lobby in Washington to. gain
recognition for certain alterations of the
tarir bill Washington has seldom seen
so numerous. so Industrious. or so in
sidious n lobby. The newspapers are
being filled with paid advertisements
calculated to mislead the Judgment of
public men not only. but also the pub
lie opinion of the country itself. There
is every evidence that money without
limit Is being spent to sustain this
lobby and to create an appearance of
a pressure of public opinion antagonistic
to some of the chief items OF the tariff
bill. II is of serious interest to the coun-
try that the people at large should have
no lobby and be voiceless in these mat
tiers while great bodies of astute men
seek to create an artificial opinion and
to overcome the interests of the public
for their private profit. 1t is thor
oughly worth the while Of the people of
this country to take knowledge of this
matter Only public opinion can check
and destroy il.
THE government in all its branches
ought to be relieved from this intoler-
able burden and this constant inter
ruption to the calm progress of debate.
/ know that in this i am speaking for
the members OF the two houses. who
would rejoice as much as i would to
be released from this unbedrable situa-
ton
President Wilson feels more certain
that the Underwood tariff bill will not
destroy the sugar industry. generally.
providing that efficiency in production
and administration is substituted for
what he now considers most inefficient
methods both in the production and the
handling of sugar. than he does on any
other controversial point in the Under
wood bill.
Uurses Improved Methods.
As to the sugar schedule, the Presi-
INQUIRER that he was absolutely GER
tain that II the sugar growers change
their methods to meet the demands Of
modern business they will have no
trouble meeting the situation brought
about by the reduction OF duty and the
ultimate free listing Of sugar. He de-
clared that there was no part Of the
tariff bill TO which he had given more
careful study and few parts upon
which as a result OF his study he felt sc
well qualified to speak authoritatively.
In regard to the beet-sugar Industry,
the President believes that inefficiency
in production and lack Of knowledge as
to soil requirements only will geep the in
dustry from remaining on a SOUND eco
nomic basis in the face OF free sugar.
He believes that If the beet-sugar
growers take advantage OF the infor-
nation which the Department of Agri-
culture and the other soil experts are
collecting steadily as to the methods OF
increasing the productivity Of soil used
for sugar-beet farming they will md not
only that they can maintain their pres
emit profitable position. but can increase
the margin OF profit in the industry.