The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-04-18
WILSON FINDS THAT SUGAR VIEWS
 PROTEST

gar which would mean on, and then free sugar, was rejected to night by Senator Ransdell, Represen
 tative Broussard and Colonel Rober Ewing, democratic national commit
 teeman from Louisiana They car ried to the White House a stron: protest against free sugar, adopted today at a meeting in New Orleans of the American Sugar Can Growers association, which predicted the ruin of the industry if the president per sisted in his determination to remove the duty on sugar
 As a compromise they offered the suggestion to the president that he indOrse the one-cent tariff on sugar for three years with the provision that sugar be made free of duty at 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 intimation 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 they left the ways and means committee today It was carried to the government himself, who expects to have it in readiness for the consideration of the majority members of the senate fi- nance committee which will meet, late tomorrow
 Important additions to the tariff free list as reported tonight include raw wool, boots, shoes, hides, leather, ore, timber, agricultural implements, sewing machines, typewriters, print ing presses, road machinery, news
  ging, barbed wire and steel rails.
 The president is reported to have withstood the renewed attacks on the free raw wool schedule embodied in the bill- He will be backed by the party in both branches of congress and any effort of the legis- Iators to escape the caucus pledge on -he wool schedule will not be tolerat- ed. The president in talking today to Senators Walsh and Meyers of i Montana, made plain his firm posi- ion on the wool tariff, declaring the l party could not afford to place a tariff ! 1n raw wool.
 Negotiations on the sugar schedule i continued through the day. It be- ;ame evident that the proposals made between the sugar and wool artisans looking to a combination night force the president and senate eaders to give some protection to 10th industries. This danger wor- jed the senate committee for some inc; but it appeared tonight that he influence of the president and he demand that all democrats abide Ii y the majority decision of the party 'ould force all but one or two enators into final acceptance of the { Toposed revision. The ways and |; leans committee, having completed l ie tariff bill, adjourned until Mon- { ay The committee voted for free uSar 1atly, and also for the sug- t ested alternative of one cent d ( ound for three years to be followed z y free trade. The bill estimated I resulting loss in revenue of from Y S0,0OO,000 to SS5, 1000, ,OOO as compar- I l with the Payne-Aldrich law. The aving to the people, it is estimated I y demorcatic experts, will aggregate s sveral times this loss. f Two schedules were drafted, the $ 'mmittee leaving it to Chairman C nderwood to incorporate a bill OF a a ,hedule finally approved by the c resident. If no agreement can be | 'ached by way of compromise, it indicated the tariff bill will be in Il oduced anyway with probably sugar l the free list On Monday Chairman Underwood i'll introduce the bill and the house 'mocrats have been called to con- der it in caucus on Tuesday morn g. :, Chairman Underwood said tonight v is planned to have a report on the " Il ready for the caucus. This re- lcl rt will contain a complete analysis r., the bill and is to be accompanied rl
 handbook showing comparative IT,