Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25
WILSON WILL WIN.
HIS TARIFF FIGHT
Sugar and Raw Wool Sched-
u'eS of House Will Go
Through.
POINDExTER IN FAVOR
OF MODERATE DUTIES
Possibility Spoken Of That Vote in
Senate Will Be Tied, With Vice
President Deciding It.

Notwithstanding the fact that some of
the democratic senator's from western
beet-sugar- producing states and wool
states are still determined to make
fight for revenue tariff on sugar and
raw wool. 1t appears that the President
and the House will have their way In
regard to these two schedules in the tar
in bill.
1t has been suggested that the Senate
will almond the bill so as to provide
tariff on sugar which will continue and
not automatically cease at the end of
three years. as provided in the Under
wood bill. and also a moderate tariff on
raw wool. and that In conference these
amendments will be dropped. and that
on the final passage of the bill free wool
and free sugar at the end of three years
will be found in the measure.
However. democratic leaders are not
taking much stock in this proposition.
They expect that the action of the DEM
Ocratic caucus on sugar and wool sched-
ules. backed by the expressed wishes of
the President and an overwhelming ma
jorty in the House. will have strong
influence over the votes OF the demo-
cratic senators who may wish to place
duty on sugar and raw wool.
Position of Poindexter.
The democrats who desire a revenue
tariff on sugar and wool were somewhat
heartened last night when they heard
that Senator Poindexter of Washington.
the sole progressive In the Senate whom
the democratic leaders have been half
way counting on to vote for the sugar
and wool schedules OF the Underwood
bill. stated that he favored moderate
duty on sugar and wool, and that he
probably would support an amendment
in the Senate providing for such duty.
He added. however, that he might vote
for the bill on its final passage, even II
1t contained free wool and free sugar at
the end OF three years.
One of the democratic senators from
sugar-producing state of the west. who
has keen interest in maintaining a
duty on sugar for the sake Of his constitu-
ents. said last night that he thought there
was a prevailing sentiment among a
number of the democratic senators in IA
vOr of moderate duties on raw wool and
sugar. He said that he, did not care to
give an interview on the subject at the
present time.
Senator Walsh of Montana has said
several times that he thought to put wool
on the free list, with sugar free at the
end OF three years, was entirely unjust
to his state. and that he would do all In
revenue. But Senator Walsh has not yet
said how he would vote on the bill when
1t actually came to a ballot in the Sen
ate, II 1t still contains free wool and
sugar. With Senator Walsh, the two
Louisiana senators and Senator POin-
dexter, the progressive, all voting with
the republicans for a. duty on wool and
sugar. the vote in the Senate would BE-
tied. il all the other democrats voted
against a duty on these articles. The
unfo of ho soft
the matter.
Louisiana Seems Doomed.
But even should some of the other
democrats leave the reservation and vote
for duties on wool and sugar. 1t is not
believed that 1t will be more than mod
crate tariff for revenue, and so small that
it would not benefit the Louisiana sugar
producers. They seem doomed to go to
the wall.
Some changes are expected in the cot
ton schedule, and 1t is understood that
slight increases will be made I'm this
schedule over the Underwood rates. par
ticularly in yarns and some grades of
hosiery.
Darwin P. Kingsley, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company. has
notified the Senate finance committee that
he has an argument to make with rela-
ton to the income tax provision of the
Underwood bill and that he will come to
Washington Monday for hearing. Presi-
dent Kingsley will be given a hearing by
the subcommittee composed of Senators
Williams, Shively and Gore.
To accommodate President Kingsley the
subcommittee will reopen hearings on the
income tax feature of the bill, which
they had planned to close yesterday
From their study of the tax thus far the
senators had not been impressed that
any important changes were necessary,
believing that the changes made In the
House had overcome, the salient objec-
tons.
Duty on Print Papers.
Hearings before the subcommittee con-
tinued yesterday. J. 0. Wardwell of
Boston, representing the Great Northern
st. Croix and Btriin Falls paper COM
panies. appeared before Senator John
sons committee urging that retaliatory
duties against Canada on the higher
grades of paper be extended to print
paper in the Underwood bill until Cana
dian restrictions are removed. Members
of the committee were inclined to the
view that this would be a burden on
the consumer. They took under consid-
Grafton, however. an amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Wardwell. who also filed
brief on the subject.
L. S. Anderson of Lewistown, Idaho.
representing the fruit-growing interests,
urged that the American tariff on fruits
be made the same as Canadian tariffs.
He favored putting fruits such as ap-
pies, cherries and grapes on the free
list because Of the need for a market
owing to the growth of the American
fruit industry. But, the proposed rates
being lower than the Canadian rates and
this country seeking a Canadian market,
he urged that the rates in the two coun-
tries be equalized