New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-04
''N|LSoN|z|NC' TARIFF
MAKES PARTY TROUBLE
n;sccrd, Instead of Harmony.
Follows Presidents Inter
ference with Tlnkerlng.
MAY POSTPONE THE CAUCUS
secsawing Over Wool and
srga- Causing Dissatisfaction
Among Democrats Who
Want To Be Consistent.
IRON Tho TRIBUNE Burcau.l

Nd03 " 0S SOuSlSCCul.
IT-om Tho Tribune Burcau.1
washington, April THE 'Wilsoniz-
inc" OF the tariff bill has hung Up that
measure so that it may not be ready for
,se caucus next TUESDAY, and there are
oytwa-d indications to-day that party dis
cord. instead OF harmony. will result be-
Cause Of executive interference with tariff
tlnkcring.
PLAYING a game of hide-and-seek with
the White House the majority members
o. the Ways and Means Committee w:cs-
rcd again to-day with the problem OF
msklns the bill consonant with the fresh
made views Of the President. When the
committee adjourned. late in tho day two
,rouble-making tcms-sugar and wool
were on the waiting list.
free raw wool. now favored by the
President awaits tine final resignation OF
members Of tho Ways and Means Com
mjttce 10 the fact that they must take an
attitude inconsistent with that advanced
during the tariff session OF last summer.
when a DUTY OF % per cent ad valorcm
was declared fair and equitable
The decision on sugar awaits word from
the senate. which is being polled at the
instance Of the President by Senator
Hughes OF New Jersey. The Ways ana
Means Committee remembering its cham
poning OF free sugar last year. earnestly
desires 20 be consistent on this point. so
Tar as the House is concerned, and TO
compromise on a rate of 81 o. Whereabouts
after the bill goes TO the Senate TIE
President seems inclined 10 make the
House bill an administration measure and
10 do the whole Job now.
Don't Like Seesaw:np.
Thai there is dissatisfaction among the
Democrats over the secsawins on tariff
revision is evident The sessions Of the
Ways and Means Committee are said TO
have been heated, as the committee is
asked to reverse itself in two essentials
As previously pointed out in The Trib-
une there is q narrow majority in the
committee for free wool. but. in Difference
10 the wishes OF Chairman Underwood
and FOR the sake Of consistency, the Tn
derwood wool bill Of last session was fol-
lowed Substantially. and a compromise
rate OF y per cent al valOrem assessed.
The committee decision was that the
raw wool night should be committed
squarey 10 the caucus. Now comes the
President. yielding, II is said. 10 the al
vice Of Secretary Bryan and Secretary
Redheld who wants free wool bill sent
TO the House. Such eleventh hour advice
virtually makes the tariff bin White
House, instead OF House, measure.
Mr. Wilson has given tentative APP
pFoysl TO q proposition 10 put duty Of
81 on sugar. which shall be effective for
three years after which sugar shall go
on the free list. The White House has
put this suggestion up TO the Senators
from Louisiana and Colorado. who have,
in turn. told Mr.. Underwood that 81 sugar
might save the cane sugar industry, but
would wreck the beet sugar growers.
Accordingly. the duty on sugar is still
unsettled. with the Ways and Means
Committee struggling TO stick by its free
sugar bill OF last session. \ refusal to
cation OF Republican charges that the
tariffs Of the last session were purely
political measures offered FOR campo On
purposes
Underwoods Opinion in 1910.
The apparent domination of tariff re-
vision oy the President recalls a speech
made by Representative Underwood in
May. 1910 when the Republicans appro-
riated $4,000 for expenses Of the tariff
board, subsequently, abolished by the
democratic House. Referring to White
House interference with tariff making
lAr. Underwood said
From the beginning OF the government
down 10 the present time we have writ
ten every tariff bill without the inter
'enton or dictation Of the President OF
Inc United States. The Congress up 10
'ns time has been able 10 exercise sufii-
cent Intelligence and sufficient energy
10 gather the facts themselves and put
uelr findings into law. But our friends
OF the Committee OH Appropriations pro-
pos 10 carry Mr.. Payne OF 10 the guillo-
iune and cut that intelligence off short a.
Inc neck and allow Mr. Payne and other
members OF the ways and Means Com
miitee in the future TO think through tie
oia'ns OF your chief al the White House.
Nhlch is my objection 70 this PROPOSE
ton"
senators Simmons. Smith. OF Georgia.
shq Stone went 20 the White House this
evening and demanded n showdown on
'ne tariff. They wanted 30 know what
pa't the Senate vas TO play in revising
we tariff They were assured by the
resident that thcy would be consulted
oefore the bill was submitted 10 the
House.
Sp to the present the Senate leaders
.dse been kept much in the dark as TO
wat was being done by Mr.. Underwood
~no The President so far no Senator
neg been permitted 10 see a copy OF the
'sntatve measure. and requests by mem
- OF the Finance Committee for the
~ as drafted by the Ways and Means
S'nmittee have been refused by Mr. IN
deswocd.
Senators to See Bill To-day.
senator Simmons said the interview
''n President Wilson was most salts
'aSsofy. The debated items he cX-