The Washington herald., 1913-05-16
wilson WILLNOT
COMPROMISE ON
TARIFF MEASURE
President Aroused Over Re-
port He Was Ready to Ac-
|. cept Moderate Wool Duty.
HANDS OFF In SENATE
Representative Underwood Aeknowl-
edges Certain Industries May Not
Withstand the Cut in Duty.

| While Leader Underwood of the House,
was acknowledging yesterday that the
wool and sugar producing industries OF
| the country might not ne able to survive
| the competitive conditions imposed by
| the new tariff programme, President
Wilson was serving notice that he was
| not looking for or accepting any COM
promises on these important features OF
! the tariff bill These developments to-
| gether with an agreement reached by
| the Senate to vote today on the PROPOSE
| tion of holding hearings on the Under
| wood bill were the most important de-
velopments in the tariff situation yester-
day.
President Wilson showed that he was
considerably aroused over reports that
he was ready to assent to compromise
for a moderate duty on wool. The Presi-
dent denied this most vigorously.
II am not the kind that considers COM
promises when I once take my position"
was the significant way in which the
President stated his present attitude of
mind.
Il have taken my stand with the
House leaders for the present bill" was
another emphatic statement made by the
President a few seconds later, and he
added impressively to this:
Il am not looking for or accepting
compromises"
Kecping Hands OF In Senate.
The President intimated yesterday that
he had no intention of interfering, how
ever, in the controversy now going on
in the Senate as to the wisdom of hold
ing hearings on the bill. He holds that
this Is the Senate's business, and to illus
trate his attitude he quoted this sem
tence from Artemus Ward:
When I see snakes hole, / walk
around il, because ! say to myself,
That is the snakes hole"
Leader Underwood's acknowledgment
that the sugar and wool producing in
dustries might not be able to meet the
competitive conditions imposed by the
new tariff bill was made on the floor OF
the House. He had just made the i'm
portant statement that besides investigat-
ing reductions in wages, the Democratic
policy would be to ascertain through
proper inquiry whether an injustice had
been done to any industry, and. II so,
that injustice. Mr.. Underwood said.
would be rectified in the near future by
legislation.
Does that include the wool and sugar
industries?' asked Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming, Republican.
oh said Mr.. Underwood. there are
some propositions that we recognize as
not to be classed as legitimate industries
any more than you can grow lemons IN
Maine. We do not expect to continue an
artificial or Improperly conducted or man.
aged industry. But We are entitled to
know the facts, and we are going to
know them
Glove on of Mailed Hand.
THE gentleman from Wyoming is
typical representative OF his party-a
thorough exponent of the doctrine of pro-
lection for the great Industries or this
country" replied Mr.. Underwood. For
years Republicans have said they levied
tariff taxes in the interest or labor To-
day the glove is of the mailed hand and
the gentleman exposes the ground on
which his party has always stood. He
stands here only in the interest OF the
great manufacturer and cares nothing
whatever for the labor which works In
the factory"
Mr.. Underwood went on to say that in
the course OF hearings on the Democratic
tariff bill protected manufacturers told
the party leaders that II they dared to
reduce this protective tariff in the in
terest of the American people they would
take that protection out OF the labor In
their mills and factories"
you cannot deny it, he added. ad-
dressing the Republicans.
II think the gentlemen did not have
anybody before his COMMITTEES who made
Just such q statement ~ that" inter