The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-15
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HEALTHY BUSINESS
WILL NOT SUFFER
Changes Soon Will Be Noted
by the Con-
sumner

Washington. April l5.--Persistent ct
forts TO put cattle and sheep on the FIRE
. list, cut the duty on swine and otherwls
alter the ways and means committee'
tariff revision bill, was defeated in tn
Democratic caucus of the House yester
day.
:. On the Senate side the tariff revision
lists were inactive.
President Wilson talked to newspaper
men yesterday about the tariff bill anC
voiced the opinion that the bill met tho
approval of the country as whole de
spite opposition from certain interests
| President Wilson was emphatic in saying
that he saw no reason why any feature
of the bill should lead to the ruin of any
industry or to business depression.
| President Wilson feels this the more
because the ways and means Democrats
have been studying the tariff situation
for over two years and are well advised.
Moreover he himself has been giving
study to some of the controvetted points.
President Wilson, in response to Iues-
tons, said he hoped later to avail him
self of the authority given in the tdrlf
measure to negotiate reciprocity treaties.
He assented to the proposition taht the
effect of such treaties would be to admit
certain articles at lower rates than the
bill provides.
President Wilson was asked why he
insisted on free sugar. He said because
he felt it was for the interest of The
consumer and this was one place where
the consumer would get the immediate
benefit. The president pointed out that
as to most reductions the consumer
would not get the benefit at once in re.
duced living cost, but this would only
come gradually with restoration OF cont
petitiye conditions.
The president does not believe any
beet sugar factories will be closed hy
free sugar unless they close temporarily
for effect. The president believes the
ill will not interfere with any legtti.
mate industry
Concerning the protests against free
wool, the president said he was studying
the wool question and he did not con-
sider free wool would hurt the wool IN
dustry. He pointed out that quotations
on wool showed the price was the same
on each side Of the Atlantic.
That the war against free wool has
only started is the assertion OF the OPP !
of that feature of the bill This |
is true alike in the House and Senate.
The Democrats who are fighting free |
wool are not sangline of success in their |
attempts to get Is per cent. duty on
wool But what they do intend to fight |
for II they cannot get free wool. il
ower scale of duties on wooden manu-
lectures.
The plans for such fight are already
made in the House and Senate. 1t prom
ses to be a real battle. The men who
ire in favor of it will take the position
hat if the farmers are to be subjected
o free wool, then they must get the
,enefit of much lower prices on WOODEN
FOODS. and that such prices will not pre-
all if the scale of wooden goods duties
low in the bill is maintained.
President Wilson indicated that this
administration was waiting on selection
+ a new ambassador to take up the
assport question with Russia.
A western newspaper man reminded
he president that many people desired
D know whether he would accept the
of senators and repre-
entatives as to appointments.
Il understand that is the case" said
be president with display OF the VIII
On smile. Auditors drew the inference
nat the president was willing to keep
9th the senators, representatives, and
10 hunters guessing.