The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-06-03
NEWLANDS PRoPHECIED
STRONG OPPOSITION

WASH NGTON, May H. - senator
Ncwlands of Nevada, leader of the bee.
sugar senator's, today declared to the
senate that fourteen Democratic SEN
ators would fight for a duty on wool
and sugar.
President Wilson has insisted that
the Underwood bin must go through
the senate in the form it passed the
house.
The reply of Senator Newlands to-
day, therefore, is regarded as notice
Of the rebellion of the beet sugar sen
atOrs against the President program.
1t marks the beginning of bitter
fight by the senators from the West
on the sugar schedule.
This was the rock on which the SEN
ate broke with President Cleveland in
the debate over the Wilson Tariff Bill
in 1894. The issue is joined between
the Western senators and the Presi-
dent.
President Wilson sent to the Capitol
today Joseph p. Tumulty, his secretary,
to report on the possibility of holding
in line the slim Democratic majority.
After several days of sharp debate
the Democrats by majority of six
sent the Underwood Bill to the finance
committee without instructions as to
hearings. The vote was 4 / to 50 against
hearings.
Object to Sectional Features.
Senator Ncwlands said the Western
States which had elected fourteen Dem
Ocratic senators wanted their products
placed on the same basis under the
tariff as those of the East and Middle
West. The average reduction in the
Underwood Bill from 40 per cent in
the present law to 20 per cent was fair,
he said, but 1t was not fair to make a
sectional bill, which gave the East and
Middle West the benefits of protection
and put Western wool and sugar OH the
free list.
Other senators who are reported to
be standing with Mr.. Newlands for
amendments to the Underwood Bill de-
spite the utimatum of the President
ARE Senators Walsh, of Montana; Pitt
man, OF Nevada, and Smith, of Ari-
IONA. If these four senators join with
the two Louisiana senators and vote
against the Underwood Bill it will be
defeated.
Asked if he would remain outside of
the Democratic caucus, Senator New
las to his future course. In a formal
statement he had this to say:
"Thcrc are three factors in framing
n tariff bill-the house, tho President
and the senate. Thus far, the house
and the President alone have acted.
The President and the house doubt
less will listen to the senate in the same
spirit sof fairness they would expect
~ tn hA L.,
the framing of n tariff that would in
volve no sectional or regional injustice,
but would place the products of the
the Bast and Middle West.
Favors Material Reductions.
Senator Newands discussed the ques-
ton of the equitable adjustment of the
tariff duties as between the East and
West. lie declared himself in favor of
material reductions in the tariff, as en-.
bodied in the llIonse Bill lie said he
did not think the reduction from an
average of forty per cent in the Payne
law 10 twenty-five per cent in the I'm
derwood Bill was excessive. He pre-
ferred, however. that such reductions
should he extended over n period of
three years. to give the industries to
he affected time to readiust themselves
TO the lower duties without deranging
their business.
He insisted that the States west of
the Mississippi River had Declared
themselves in favor of material ,dedue-
lions and had elected fourteen Demo.
cratic senators, where, few years ago.
they had only one. He said they did
not vote for reduction which would
keep the East and Middle West on a
protected basis and surrender the ex.
treme West to n free trade basis. while
at the same time compelling them to
buy in protected market.
Wants Duty on Sugar.
Regarding free sugar, he said the
Underwood Bill provided for reduc.
ton of duty to one cent a pound and
free sugar in three years. What the
Western States sought to accomplish