The chronicle=news., 1913-04-09

win tn. member. ~ ihr -"nat" nu.
anc. committee az ,ur capitol lat"
today. PTrsld mt Wilson -Hld
! "rh. net result nf % Ntr tuui ",
don't ~, any difficult UJ 1il iu III,
way of standing together uu the par
~ program.
Washington AYrii President
| Wilson went into conference" prompt
lis at O'Clock today With IN" ten
members OF the ruaUra 'UmTiltr.
| IN The presidents room ut the cap
iioL Accompanied by secretary Iu-
Imulty and secret ssrNi,. men the
president mo;ur"d from th" Whit"
Hpus. n IN. capitol iu 10 few min
ut"E n" wore sTuy rl"E suit and
brown fedora hat, contrast from
| his formal npprIrtuU Nurtrrd4y
wh.u II. read his mrssFEU 10 con-
gr.s. The president rhUnb hands
WITH the senators, th' lug doors
SWING closed and the, -hl down Ia
discuss tn. tariff
Pre- id.nt Wilson's visit tu the
,auitol was explained hy members Of
tn finance committee iG De- % r"n-
iinuuiiun OF the conference begun
Monday nt III" White House.
Members uf the committee desired
q further oppIf'uHiy 10 pr"a"ui
their Views ~ change urnd"d In Ia,
tariff bill.
The Democrats 0i the nuiIur
cImmitt." asked t1t conference
with II" pr,.iGru, and We met him
at the Whit" House Monday morn
Ing. said Erpaior ii"ko smith
That conference adirvrnof 10 meet
,Fliu. >uw the rr-s drug r"Irw
the runfcrruCc and instead uf r"puir-
ms the uInr bcmncrtH OI tho a.
nance committee 10 ruIr in him. hr
has come 10 them.
Oth"r members commended thE Ir-
ton n the President W. nrruHgiu- tu
meet the finunu" -rmmit'"" % g
point more convenient 90 "a. sru-
atOrS
Muny changes In III. i'ud-rwu'd
measure. advocated by b"mOtgltir
senators, will bC pTcHrii GA iEr
President for further consideration
At the meeting. ihc,. Include nat
unly Tie question n. s'il,u'n2 ilit
Iariff .njn s,,Iistr-li>,. nu. st.5 a.
chang. Of many duties. whor ,h"
senate Democrat, believe scientific
tariff making principles has. not
been followed. In cases where raw
materials hay. been subjected to
tariff and manufactured products put
on the ire. list. such a. wheat and
flour. the President viii h. urged To
recommend changes Jhm viii bal
iH,s III" duties
Washington. April President
Wilson announced early today he
would meet the Democratic members
.o' The iiugnC" committee IN the
President room at thr capitol at .
o'clock this afternoon to talk about
the tariff The President sent word
early today by Secretary Tumulty
'o the members OF th" finan." COM
ui,tcr that b" would Ike to meet
them at } O'Clock. Tn" pivot of tar
III reform. II Is generally recognized.
viii bc the senate wh"r. the demo
cratic margin IL small and where OPP
position to certain schedules already
Is apparent. When Mi. Wilson last
discussed with the senate Democrats
of the fiuBnC. committee the meth
cd of tariff reform they argued as a
unit FOR splitting the bill INTO separ-
ate schedules. assuring him that wild
81 attention would be focused on
each schedule and that agreement Ss
among senators might be "liminat ed.
lntimatious have com" from che
White House that the PRESIDENT II
defeated in the present session on
the issue of tariff reform VIII go be-
fore the people of those states whose
representatives In both houses Of
congress have thwartrd the party
program and appeal in the primaries
for the selection Of what H. believes
TO he progressive candidates.