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TARIFF MESSAGE
READ BY WILSON
II
The President Sets Aside an
Old Custom.
ATTRACTS GREAT ASSEMBLAGE
Confines Himself to Tariff, Urcin9
Moderate Revision, But Makes no
Specific Recommendations.

Confines Himself TO iariHs OTCt"9
Moderate Revision, But Makes No
Specific Recommendations.
Washington, April 9.-Setting aside
the custom of more than century
and going back to the precedent e5-
tablished by Washington and John
Adams, President Wilson delivered IN
person his first message to congress.
urging the immediate and thorough,
though well considered, revision OF the
tariff downward.
The renewal of custom abandoned
by Jefferson and now surrounded gy
such wide difference of opinion as 70
it's wisdom among members OF con-
gress itself, attracted to the hall OF
the house an assemblage necessarily
less in number but certainly no less
distinguished than the company which
attended the presidents inauguration.
Sena.e and house assembled in joint
session to await the president. The
galleries were filed by national fg-
ures, Mrs. Wilson and her three daugh-
ters and the women of the cabinet
circle prominent among them. Tho
diplomatic gallery probably conta a-nsn
a representative of every nation WITH
an envoy in the foreign corps in WASH
ington.
Distinguished public men, who have
received the thanks of congress amp
were therefore entitled to be on thP
floor of the house, availed themselves
of tn right, conspicuous among them
being Admiral Dewey, who never be-
fore had exercised his privilege.
Dewey called on Speaker Clark and
was cheered as he was escorted to his
seat.
Speaker Clark had among his guests
in the speakers gallery Mrs. William
F. McCombs, Mrs. Victor Murdock,
wife of the new Progressive leader in
the house; Mrs. A. M. Palmer and
Mrs. Pitser, sister of Mrs. Clark, and
her daughter.
Secretaries Lane, McAdoo,' Daniels
and Garrison had seats in the execu-
tive gallery for themselves and fami-
lies, but Secretary Bryan said he had
another engagement for the same hour
and could not go.
A moving picture machine was In
stalled to preserve a record of the
historic event for the governments
archives.
President Wilson slipped away frou
the White House quietly after the
cabinet meeting, accompanied only by
his secretary and one secret service
man, and upon arriving at the capitol
was escorted to the rostrum in the
house, where Speaker Clark sat at one
side and Vice President Marshall at
the other.
The president was cheered as he
mounted the rostrum. He began to
speak Immediately. There was the clos
est attention as the president, speak
ing in an ordinary tone, explained his
coming in person to deliver his mes
sage.
AS the president read on, every eye
was riveted toward the speakers
stand with its new occupant: Here
was the head of the ntion come to as.
sert that he was person. "a human
being" cone 70 deal with his fellow
men in control of the nations destiny
as a man of force, not mere depart
ment of the government.
It was ali so unusual that to many
it seemed almost unreal, but the presi.
dent, smiling as he spoke and talked
to the great assemblage as man to
man, soon developed fellow feeling.
Throughout the presidents voice
carried to every corner of the big hall.
A murmur of conversation that swept
the gallery when the president began
was soon hushed. AS he closed his in
troductory remarks, explaining his
presence before them, senators and
representatives Joined in applause.
The vice president headed the pro-
cession of senators as it left the
chamber. The visit of the president to
congress had lasted ten minutes and
became history.
It was an unusually short document,
one of the shortest delivered to con-
gress in many years, and the reading
was followed with closest attention.
The message dealt solely with the
tariff, excepting that the president re-
cognized the Importance of other sub
jects eventually to come before con-
gress and said that at later date he
might communicate his views on the
currency and other questions. At pres
ent he wants nothing to interfere with
the tariff.
This the president considers
clearly defined duty" He set forth
his views in general outline, but re-
Trained from making any specific re-
commentators, mentioning any spe-
cial schedules or presenting any stat
istics.
Tightening of the burdens of the
people, the abolition of privilege and
safeguards against monopoly are the
aims of the president, but with these
objects in view he warns against any
"headlong haste" which would cause
upset or confusion"
We cannot have more Joy than We