The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-04-08
CALIFORNIA; Fruit Industry
Expected to Feel Lowering
of Beginning Of
Extraordinary Session Is
Enlivened by the Activi-
ties of the Suffragettes
PROGRESSIVE CHIEF
STIRS UP FIGHT
Band of Third Party Repre-
sentatives Opposes Seating
of Young of Michigan
Income Tax Proposed for
All Whose Earnings Ex-
ceed $4,000 Per Annun
tspsclal pIsnateh TO The cam

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Special Dispatch to The Cam
WASHINGTON. April 7.-California
will lose millions of dollars in the fruit
growing business alone as a.result Of
the tariff bill introduced IN the house
by the democratic party today and
backed by all the power of President
Wilson.
The ratio Of reduction IN the fruit in
dustry is best shown by lemons. the
duty on which now amounts to ss.s5 per
cent while. under the new bin, the
rate viii be 24.Os per cent. The gen
eral trend of reduction in the case Of
fruits is from one-third to two-thirds
The California fruit growers who are
IN Washington at the present time say
that the new bill cuts the heart out of
one Of the chief industries of California.
The democratic party, in full posses
sion of the executive and legislative
branches of the national government
turned the wheels of legislation today
toward a revision of the tariff
RADICAL IN NATURE
Leaders Of the house presented to
the country tariff bill, voluminous
/, IN detail and radical in its proposed
reduction Of existing duties.
AS a whole it was the product Of
debate and study by the democrats
from the time they came into the ma
joTity in the house two years ago. but
It represented particularly the con-
clusion OF the house ways and means
committee after several months Of
work 1t carried also the approval of
the president.
Coincident with the Introduction Of
the measure in the house in the OPEN
ing hours of session called especially
TO revise the tariff, the president was
turning over in his mind questions of
procedure and strategy upon which the
success or failure Of the party program
may depend.
While the democratic majority IN
the house is sufficient to secure tariff
revision by single bill or by a series
OF bills embracing separate schedules.
the situation in the senate admittedly
IS different, as sectional interests al
ready have produced alignments which
make the question of a single bin or a
series of bin all important
Seven of the democratic members of
the senate finance COMMITTEES. headed
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dent today that an attempt to put
through a single bill would be hazard
GUS With all schedules moIded in a
single bill. they argued that the enc
mics Of separate schedules feeling a
certain pressure from their constitu-
ents who might be adversely affected,
would unite and the whole measure
gould be defeated
LISTENS TO ARGUMENTS
The president said he did not be-
Iieve any of the democratic senator's
would seek to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility for defeating the program of
the party. He nevertheless heard in
detail the arguments advanced for a
schedule -by-schedule revision, and de-
.>zed to consult again with Represent
ative Oscar Underwood, leader of the
house. who favors the single bill pro-
grGm.
The president talked the situation
over with Mr.. Underwood late today.
The latter declared as he left the
White House that the president still
was undecided and that no conclusions
had been reached. The presidents dis
position is to await developments.
It is because he does not want his
message read in the singsong voice of
clerk to handful of senator's and
representatives that President Wilson
viii deliver it in person to congress to-
r.orrow Today he explained his rea-
sons for shattering a precedent IL
years old.
4 think 1t Is only dignified and cour-
teous for a president personally to de-
liver his opening address to congress- Z
he said. 1T was a proper and respect-
fuI custom, which unfortunately has
fallen into dIsuse for long time.
Il think It is very much better for
the president to deliver his own ad-
@ress than to send 1t up by messen-
Ger and have it read by some clerk
in the usual slipshod style Of such read
ing1
Il asked Senator Kern and Repre-
sentative Underwood If IT would be
agreeable to congress for me to deliver
my address at the opening IN person
and they both said it would. do not
know whether ] shall deliver other
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