Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-14
NATION APPROVES,
IS WILSON'S VIEW
New Tariff, He Says, Will Hurt
No Healthy Business or
Interrupt Trade.
COST OF LIVING WILL
SOON BE AMELIORATED
President Declares Consumer
Deserves Free Sugar and That
Free Wool Isn't Ruinous.

WASHINGTON. April 14-Presi-
dent Wilson believes the tariff bill
meets the general approval of the
country; that no healthy business
will be interrupted and that while in
most cases the cost of living will no.
be Immediately reduced. the con
sumner will feel at once the benefit of
a reduction in the sugar duty.
These views were expressed today
by the President in an open talk with
newspaper men at the White House
He explained that his main reason
for desiring reduction on sugar was
that the consumer deserved 1t.
Bar to FIXED" Prices.
The President declared that ar.
rangements by which prices were
fixed would surely be made impos-
sible when truly competitive situa-
ton was created and that the public
would get the benefit very promptly
in the case of sugar because he knew
competitive elements were ready to
contest
s Criticisms, he said had been re-
ceived from some perfectly legitimate
interests, contending that the cuts in
their cases were more than they could
at present stand. Mr.. Wilson said he
did not see any ruinous cuts in the
bill. He referred to the fact that
members of the ways and means
committee mad heard every person in
interest and that their judgments
were based on those hearings
1t was suggested to the President
that many Ohio Democrats in Con-
gressffelt that free wool would be ru-
nous to the wooden idustry. Mr.. Will
son said he had been trying to inform
himself as much as possible on that
subject, but he did not feel that their
fears were justified by facts. He re-
marked that he had heard just the
other day that the price of wool was
the same on both sides of the water
His Views on Sugar.
In connection with the sugar tariff.
the President was asked if he thought
sugar factories, both beet and cane.
could operate under free sugar He
said that he certainly thought they
could, remarking with smile that
the factories might shut down for
effect for time, but that they would
open for business later.
The President said he hoped to open
reciprocity negotiations with various
countries as soon as the tariff bill was
passed.
With Chairman Underwood and
other administration leaders in con-
srol of the situation. House Democrats
today began the second week of con-
sideration of the new tariff in caucus
Having withstood the test of yigor-
nus opposition TO the sugar schedule
Saturday, the prospect was today
that no material changes proposed TO
the bill could get enough support to be
effective, not excepting free raw wool,
against which a definite opposition
has developed Consideration of the
wool question probably will not be
feached for several days.
Wheat and Flour Status.
The market basket attracted at
iention of the legislators today, the
agricultural schedule having been
reached Wheat and citrus fruits
were particula.' targets for some of
the members from milling and fruit
bearing States. Flour has been placed
on the free list in the administration
bill, while duty of 10 per cent. ad
valorem is left on wheat. Represen-
tatives from milling States claim that
is discrimination against the millers
and they propose to make a fight
either to put wheat on the free list
or to place a compromising duty on
-four. Opposition developed also to
the free listing of potatoes.
The Senate finance committee.
which resumed consideration of the
bill, also had the same question be-
tore 1t, some senator's proposing to
place a duty of fifty cents a barrel on
flour on the basis of five bushels of
wheat 10 the barreI