Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-02
SUGAR SAID
! TO Be AGREED ON
Democratic House COMMITTEES
men Confer as Result of
Wilson's Attitude.


President Wilson's attitude toward
certain features of the new tariff bill
was the subject Of a conference to-
day by the Democratic members Of
House ways and means committee.
Chairman Underwood laid before
the committee the results of his talk
with the President last night during
which the Chief Executive urged sew
eral changes in the rates proposed
by the ways and means committee.
The sugar tariff issue has become
more acute as the result of reports
today that the President apd Mr..
Underwood practically had agreed
upon the removal of all duties from
sugar with a provision that such
change would not take effect imme-
diately, but that sugar growers would
have an. opportunity TO readjust
themselves TO the changed conditions.
Such a provision. if decided upon,
would be advanced in the Senate In
the hope of staying some of the oppo-
sition from Louisiana and some other
States. where Democratic forces have
been lined mp to fight any bill that
puts sugar on the free list.
The points upon which President
Wilson has failed to agree with the
House tariff makers are of sufficient
importance to leave in doubt the
time when the bill will be finally COM
pleted.
Wilson Sends for Louisiana.
That the President is giving care
ful attention to the views of those
who oppose free sugar was indicated
today when he sent for Colonel Rob-
ert Ewing, Democratic national COM
mitteman from Louisiana. Mr.. Ewing
declined to discuss his visit, but 1t is
believed that the President endeav-
ored TO suggest q compromise ar
arrangement so that when the tariff
bill reaches the Senate its sugar pro-
vision would not be opposed there.
The President told several of his
callers that he had not made UP his
mind about the income tax rates. He
said that it would be impossible to
determine this until there had been
an agreement upon tariff rates, as not
until then would II be known just
how much revenue would be required.
The tariff will be discussed tonight
at the White House between the
President and Senators Simmons,
Stone and Hoke Smith, of the finance
committee.
Income Tax Discussion.
Naturally the discussion of the tar
if bill included the discussion of the
income tax, which will be needed
to make up the revenue that will be
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the House intends to make. 1t was
suggested but not finally agreed
upon, that the question of ratemak-
ing for incomes should be left to the
President. The income tax bill has
been tentatively written to include
this Idea. Thus, If the. income tax
agreed upon by Congress and the
duties under the new bill do not to-
Eether bring in enough money to pay
the country's expenses, the President
can boost the income tax until the
business of the nation is again done
IN u solvent basis.
A measure of this kind will pro-
woke savage fight, but Mr.. Under
wood and the House leaders think
they can get it through. The Presi-
dent told Mr.. Underwood last night
that details as to schedules We're
within the province of the House
rather than within that of the execu-
tive. He did not insist on anything
save a tariff that would effect cut
in the cost of living and at the same
time reduce the monopoly that has
been enjoyed by some of the trusts.
The President has also heard from
..to a 40
duty from machine tools and asricul-
tural implements will greatly retard
the recovery of the fiood-stricken dis
tricts of Ohio, where these things are
largely manufactured. He has not
regarded the latter information as
menacing the bill. as flood conditions
at worst are but temporary.
Also the President has been told
tkat in making up the tariff which is
now before him the following MEM
bers of the committee favored their
own districts:
All Have Complaints.
\ Hammond, of Minnesota, with a
protective duty on grain, butter, cab
bages and flour; Shackleford, of Mis-
souri,, with a duty on wool, zinc and
lead; Palmer, of Pennsylvania. with
q duty on coal; Garner, of Texas, cat
tie, mohair and onions; Witchin, of
North Carolina, a Encouragement of
the lumber schedule.
To these protests he has paid no at
tention. What he wants is tariff
that will pass and with the least
possible friction.