The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06
President Now Is Fully
in Command of
Situation.
STRONGLY BACKED.
BY BOTH HOUSES
So Firm Is Attitude of Chief
Executive and Leaders in
House and Senate That Any
Attempt to Escape Caucus
Pledge Will Not Be
Tolerated.

Washington, Apr1l 5.-Pre~ident VIII
suns prorered compromise on sugar,
which would mean cent pound
duty for three years, and tkcn free
sugar, v.ax rejected tonight by Scna-
tor tansdcli, Representative Broun-
sard, and Colonel Robert Ewing, DEM
ocratic National Committeeman from
Louisiana. The Louisiapans Tonight
carried to the White House strong
prOtest against free sugar adopted to-
dny af meeting In New Orleans, OF
the American Cnnc Growers Associn-
tion. They predicted the ruin of the
Industry ~ the Prcsident persisted I'm
his determination TO remove all duty
en sugar. I'm turn, they offered
compromise the sugEcstion 10 the
president thnt he indOrse / per cent
duty sugar for three years, with
the prOvisfon thBt sugar he mnde duty
free mt the end OF TINT period If. In
The Presidcui's opinion, 81 at that time
was advisable. They pointed out to
the President that such n proviso
would enable him to Investigate the
claim thnt grent industry would be
ruined by the removal of duty, md
told him that he would he able to In
sist just strongly upon free sugar
then, II he snw nt. ma he IN doing now.
Although the delegation WIS In con-
fcrence with the President for moro
thnn nm hour, he gave intimntion
nv to whether he would consider their
nner OF n compromises.
Chairman Underwood, of the House
Ways and Means Committee, reached
tho WHITE sInuse just after the Louis
iHunns left. He brought copy of the
completed fnrin bill for the Presidents
hnni approval. Mr.. Underwood dir
cunsed tie proposed sugar compromise
briefly with tho President, but IT was
understood that no changes were
mndc In the bill as II left the Ways
mud Mems Committee to-day. II wnS
carried to the government printing
"fiicc Tonight b. Mr. Underwood him.
self. innd he expects to have IL In read
mess for confederation of the majority
members Of the senate Finance Com
mittec, which meets late Tomorrow.
situation Well In Hand.
Washington. April 5.--President
Wilson tonight virtually on the eve
Of the convcning OF Congress In extra
session, was in command OF the tariff
situation. determined to uphold the
tariff pledges of the Democratic plat
form adopted at Baltimore. Important
additions TO the tariffs free list as re-
ported to-day include:
Raw wool, boots and shoes, hide
>,
ore. lumber, agricultural implements
sewing machines. printing presses.
road machinery. news print paper,
wood pulp, cotton bagging, barbed wire
and steel rails.
The President was reported TO have
withstood renewed attacks upon the
free raw wool schedule as embodied
in the bill to be introduced from the
Ways and Means Committee Monday
and delayed decision only on the sugar
schedule, left open for Senator's and
Representatives. from Louisiana and beet
sugar States TO agree to accept free
sugar in three years
Wilson backed by Majority.
So firm is the Presidents attitude
reported to be, an attitude backed by
the majority OF his party in both
branches OF Congress, that any effort
OF legislators to escape a caucus pledge
on the wool schedule would not be
tolerated
The President and party aeaders.
having agreed upon free raw wool.
there would be no trouble getting 1t
through the House, and the Senate
leaders propose there be no kicking
over the traces when It reaches a Sem
ate caucus.
1t was asserted by some leaders that
efforts of Senators to dodge a caucus
pledge on the wool or sugar schedules
would not be tolerated. The President
in talking to-day to Senator's Walsh
and Meyers. of Montana, made plain
his firm position on 1.-The wool tariff,
declaring that the party could not az
ford to place any tariff on raw wool
Negotiations on the sugar schedule
continued throughout the day, no de-
cision having been reached at late
hour as to the position to be taken
by the opponents of free sugar.
1t became evident during the day
that proposals had been made between
a..
combination that might force the
President and the Senate leaders to
give some protection to both indus
tries. This danger has worried the
Senate committee for some time, but
1T was claimed tonight that the in
fluence of President Wilson and the
demand that all Democrats abide by
the majority decision of the party.
would force all but one or two Sena-
tors into a final acceptance of the
proposed revision.
Await Word From Growers.
The sugar forces. led by Senator
Ransdell and Representative Brous-
sard, of Louisiana, were in conference
with other Senator'S and members of
the House during the day. The Presi-
dents proposal of 1-cent duty with
free sugar In three years had been
sociations OF the South. and it was
determined to give no answer so the
President until the sugar growers had
been heard.
Tonight Representative. Broussard
received q message from the American
T Cane Growers Association stating that
the Presidents proposal had been dis
cussed by the association at a meet
Ing In New Orleans to-day, and 1t was
unanimously agreed that duty Of 1
cont pound for three years and free
sugar after that time would not be
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