The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-21
Declares That Business Has
Made No General
Protest
TAKES THRUST
AT THE SENATE
Hints at Filibuster to Block
Antitrust Leg
islation

! Washington, July 2l.-President Will
son took occasion yesterday in his talk
with the newspaper correspondents to
deny that the tariff has been factor IN
any of his recent conferences with bust
ness men. He said that at no time have
tany OF his callers from the ranks OF big
! business intimated to him that they
considered the Underwood tariff law re-
sponsible for any general halting OF
! business.
He told his visitors yesterday that all
| his callers had recognized that business
had adjusted itself to the changed rates
promptly. The report that he had re-
ceived any considerable protest against
the tariff or any demand that it be
changed was utterly unfounded, he said.
Only single protest, that from man
ufacturers' association OF Pennsylvania,
had reached the White House, he de-
clared, and the trade reports available
Indicated that the tariff law was work
ing out exactly as had been planned.
The president also yesterday took ex-
ception 10 the allegation that the gen
ersl dam bill agreed on at series of
conferences at the White House is in the
interests OF an one other than that of
"the people Themselves The assertion
that the bill. which is consolidation of
pending measures, is in opposition TO
the fundamentals Of conservation was
obnoxious to the president,
who called attention TO the fact that
Lenroot and Stevens, |
both ardent advocates of conservation, |
in the conference and aided |
in shaping the decision.
The president, in explaining to callers |
the general nature OF the legislation |
said that so far as the eastern rivers are /
the government simply sur
renders the right to prohibit obstruction
OF navigable waters, but in the west,
where conservation is most needed, the I
government surrenders property of value
in parting with the water needed to
arid lands into productive
zones.
In outlining the position of the admin
stration. the president indicated that he
believed the rights of the states should
be conserved AZ well as those of the
United States. He insisted that he con-
'idered himself as enthusiastic an adyo-
ate of real conservation as any one in
he country and he would do his best to
meet the wishes OF the advocates Of I
roper restriction of the water power {
interests which have been endeavoring /,
o gobble up dam sites in many locali-
les. {
The president gave q yelled thrust at +,
he Democratic opposition to his federal {
eserye nominees in discussing his true J
rogram yesterday. In explaining why I
he interstate trade commission bill had Q
ot been passed, he said that "any mum. {
er of Senators" however small, could t
nder the Senate rules obstruct business t
nd that certain of the Republican
minority members had announced that I
hey would not permit any of the trust t
ills to come to vote until all the bills o
'ere actually before the Senate. They o
ere able under the rules to make their e
hreat good, he said and would prob +
bly, do so to the end. {
The president stated that he had rea- :
IN to believe that the Senate judiciary
was about ready to report the
mended Clayton bill. Chairman Culber-
IN, he said, had told him that he could
II the bill out in twenty-four hours.
he railroad securities bill is still Gin
&c making" the president said How
rer he is hopeful that all the bills will
. disposed of not later than the middle y
August y
The president reiterated again yester- :
" that the nominations of Thomas p.
,nes and Paul Warburg for members of y
e federal reserve board are still sup to -
e Senate He viii not discuss them =
any way and will let the Senate as :.
me complete responsibility for the -
Iteome.
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