Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-05
TEXT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
MONDAY AND INTRODUCED
DAY FOLLOWING
OPPOSITION TO FREE WOOL
DEVELOPS IN WEST
President Wilson Confident Hs Will
Have Sufficient Support to Force
Section Tkru-Susar Senator'S Real.
izs They Hold Strategic Position
Separate Bills May Be Demanded.

washington, April 5.-Sn1nclent pro-
gress has been made by President VIII.
son in smoothing out tariff differences
to cause the announcement that the
tariff bill as drafted by the ways and
means committee and approved by the
president will be made public Monday
morning and considered by the demo-
cratic caucus on Tuesday.
Ostensibly the caucus will be free
for all discussion and the defenders OF
the bill say they are ready to have 1t
torn to pieces by the caucus. AS
matter of fact that body will accept the
measure without any important
changse.
The sugar schedule is the real subject
of tariff controversy.
An investigation made yesterday con-
WINGED President Wilson that he Will
be able to obtain free raw wool FROM
congress provided the issue is not COM
plicated by fight over the sugar
schedule.
The problem before the adminstra-
ton. therefore. has resolved itself into
reaching some agreement with the SEN
Assured Of Free Wool.
If President Wilson can smooth the
way so as TO avoid a fight over the
sugar schedule he has been INFORMED
that the opposition against free wool
will not be sufficient. standing oy ltseiL
to prevent the passage OF a Dill ao-
hitting that pTod"c. without duty.
At a late hour yesterday no salts
n
reaching a compromise with the Demo
cratic senators who are in favor OF iree
sugar. The president has oHered the
democratic senators from the sugar
producing states to accept DUTY Oh
a 100 pounds on Cuban sugar and sl.-"
on other sugars, to run for three years
at the expiration Of which time sugar
is automatically to go on the Tree iIst'
Up to this time the democratic seha-
tors who believes that the industries IN
their states would be hit hard by
removal of the duty on sugar nave de-
cIined to accept this alternative propo-
sition.
Sugar Senator'S Holding Back
The sugar senat tors apparently are
alive to the fact that they hold raw
orable strategic position. They nave II
in their power TO insure smooth start
and possibly a quick passage or the
Wilson tariff program. or they appar-
emily can cause good deal OF trouble
by combining with the senators VINO
are opposed to free raw WOOL.
The impression here is that the sugar
senators will be slow to yield their ad-
vantage until they have received some
Substantial concession from the ad-
ministration.
The democratic senators who are OPP
no.sed tn free raw wool. realizing their
weakness in standing alone, made great
efforts 10 combine with the sugar sena-
tors but the latter thus far are playing
lone hand.
Opposition From the West.
At this time there are nine or ten
democratic senators from sugar pro-
ducine states who are opposed TO free
sugar. Some of these are from the
western states. where sugar beets nave
become important farm products. IL
difficulty that the Wilson administra-
ton is experiencing now is to tell just
how far these democratic senators Will
60 in their opposition TO free sugar.
Some of them will not be willing TO
eo TO the extent Of fighting President
Wilson on the proposition, but 1t Is
difficult at this time to draw the line
II has been contended that six or seven
dom ocratic senators would stand out 20
the end against free raw sugar. Inc
democrats control the senate by mar
gin Of six. There is one republican.
poindexter. OF Washington, who, 1t IS
understood, would vote for putting SUI
gar on the free list.
Canadian Plan Proposed.
Among the democratic senators VINO
come from sugar producing states anu
who look with disfavor on free sugar
are Pomerene, of Ohio. Williams, OF
Mississippi, Hitchcock, Of Nebraska
Ransdell and Thornton, Of Louisiana,
Shafroth of Colorado, Ee"!aads, Of Ne
vada. and one or two others.
Representatives of the senators from
the sugar producing states saw Presl-
dent Wilson yesterday and suggested
To him that the United States follow
the Canadian plan of taxing the raw
product SO cents a 100 pounds. with
the stipulation that every producer
who raises a pound OF sugar shall have
the privilege OF importing one pound
free. President Wilson complained
that this plan would be unfair to the
refiners.
May Request Separate Bills.
President Wilson already has map
! ped out plan of action in the event
| that he is unable to reach any salts
| factory understanding il regard to TIE
sugar schedule. He will urge the ways
and means committee to introduce the
! free raw wool and free sugar sched-
! Iles as separate bills and to embody
the rest of the tariff revision program
on which there seems to be essential
| agreement in the party in single
! measure. This course will avoid jeoP-
ardizing the entire revision plan on ac-
count OF fight over two schedules.
| There is talk already. however,
among the sugar and wool men OF
move to checkmate any such sched-
ule by schedule revision plan. With
the aid Of republicans the senator's in
the sugar group probably would be
able to attach the sugar and wool
schedules to the general revision bill
as riders and then proceed to do theis
trading and log rolling.
Work and Love.
Those who do most in the world
are those who love most.-Elbert Hub
i hard