Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-02-28

given to the house for sanction. and
later will be sent to the senate to run
a course of tariff and free trade criti.
cism. It is said by men in congress,
Democrats and Republicans, that Mr..
Underwood expects his bills after the
senate has considered them viii come
back to him considerably disfigured.
Much Depends on Wilson.
The bills will be passed by the
house unqmestionably almost as Mr..
Underwood. in behalf of his commit.
tee, presents them, and just how much
punishment they will undergo at the
hands Of the senate Democratic con
servatives. aided perhaps by some Of
the high tariff Republicans, Deepen is
probably largely upon how staunch
a supporter Woodrow Wilson will be
to the house bills In their original
form. Democrats say that the pres
tdent-elect can save the measures vir
tually as they pass the house II he
chooses to interpose violent de-
Tense
The wool bill which will go over
to the senate probably will be the
wool bill of last session. The house
measure. however, was not the one
which was vetoed by President Taft.
Some OF the Progressive Republican
In the senate antagonized the bill in
its presented form and we're aided
In their antagonism by some OF the
Democratic senators who thought Mr.
ITndoRvunnd'1 do 10 In fha
rates which were too deep. rhe pres.
ident therefore, did not veto Mr. I'm.
derwood's bill He vetoed what
may be called the senate bill, and II
the senate at the extra session shall
insist upon a compromise, Mr. viii.
son may be called upon to sign a wool
bill which will be called by the name
Of Underwood, but will bear the Sc
cret mark of some senator who sue.
ceeded in effecting a compromise.
Rockefeller Plan Favored.
1t seems to be the general be
lief in Washington that the SEN
ate will pass and the president will
sign the bill recently sanctioned
by the house of representatives
| for the incorporation OF whas Is known
as the Rockefeller Foundation There
was opposition to the incorporation OF
the Rockefeller institutional founda
ton and it was thought at one time
that the representatives would fall
to sanction 1t, but change suddenly
came over their temper and the bill
went through by an entirely unexpect
ed majority, 1t is now for the senate
and the president to act
AS the country knows, Mr.. Rookie.
Teller wants the national legislature
to incorporate this foundation which
he has established IN order that It
may do its work with the government
sanction back of Its endeavor The
proponents Of Incorporation say that
thG good which will come from the
| expenditure OF MIR Rockefeller's mil.
lions along the proposed lines can
not be measured. They say that the
government il not committed to any
thing except an act of incorporation
and that there can be no real opposi-
ton except that which is based on
what they call false sentiment There
are other views on this question OF
the falsity Of sentiment, but inasmuch
as the measure has been approved by
house which supposedly was hos
tile, 1t seems likely that the senate
supposedly less hostile, will give its
sanction and that Mr. Taft will give
his signature.
Crusade Against Hookworm.
The moment that the Rockefeller
Foundation bill becomes a law, the In
corporators will announce the en-
trance upon a field OF labor which
they say, II fully understood by the
lawmakers today. would furnish I
powerful argument for the proposed
incorporation The Rockefeller money
is to be used In part for worldwide
crusade against the hookworm dis
ease. The Rockefeller sanitary com
mission has prepared 70" the crusade
and it Is said that the only thing nov
lacking to make the work a success
ia the assurance Of that prestige ii
foreign countries which nothing car
give except incorporation papers sane
toned by the congress and the presi
dent of the United States.
The Rockefeller sanitary commits
sion has been cooperating with thu
department of state to the extent c
communicating with the American
representatives In all foreign coun
tries asking for information on tn,
hookworm subject Letters also have
been written to physicians and public
health authorities in foreign lands
and the reports received have beer
supplemented by reference to the ma
terial on file in the surgeon generals
ONCE In Washington.
This preliminary inquiry has showI
that the hookworm infection is wide
spread in forty-six foreign countries
including an area Of 14,464. 1853 square
miles and 919,S5S,1 58 inhabitants. TIL.
countries include italy. India, Algeria
British East Africa. Egypt. Tunis
Panama, Peru and most of the Soutl
American republics. Wales, Germany
The Netherlands, Belgium. France ant
Spain are affected WITH the hookworn
disease, but the trouble Ia almos
wholly confined to the mining indus
tries.
noticeable percentage (from Is to q