The Washington herald., 1915-10-20
WILSON TO PUSH
REVENUE PLANS
Will Request Emergency
Laws and Issuance Of
Preparedness Bonds.
AGAINST FREE SIJCAR
AGAINST FREE SUGAR
Desires Enactment of And-dumpins
Clause of Underwood Act. Which
Was Stricken Out.

President Wilson has practically
completed the revenue program which
he viii lay before the majority menu
bers of the Ways and Means Commit
tee when they meet here in November
for a preliminary conference. The
President. IT was authoritatively
stated yesterday. intends to cooper
ate with Representative Kitchin, the
slated majority leader of the House,
and his colleagues to the fullest pos
sible extent. and II serious opposition,
to his present plans develops in the
Ways and Means Committee he will
make every effort to reach an agree
ment. The President Is hopeful, how
ever. that the program as Il now
stands Will meet with the hearty APP
prevail of the House leaders. The pro-
gram embodies:
1. The re-enactmsnt OF the emer-
gency revenue laws.
2. The repeal of that provision OF
the sugar schedule which would place
sugar on the free list May ].
g. The issuance of bonds to meet the
Increase In the army and navy appro-
priations.
{. The enactment OF the anti-dump-
ing clause OF the Underwood act.
which was reported favorably by the
Ways and Means Committee at the
last session of Congress, but was
stricken from the measure by q viva
voce vote of the House.
Small Duty on Wool.
The President still has under considera-
ton the levy Of a small duty on wool
for revenue purposes. He will have re-
course to this duty II he Is convinced
after conferences with the Ways and
Means Committee and Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo that the other revenue
measures will not be adequate to meet
the estimated expenditures OF the gov
eminent for the forthcoming year. 1t
10 understood In official circles that Sec
rotary Of the Treasury McAdoo had the
wool duty in mind when he said in a
recent statement that the, measures
by which additional revenues Is to be
provided could not be decided upon un-
til 'he departmental estimates had been
received.
The most interesting phase Of the Presi-
dents program. as II now stands, is the
provision for the enactment of anti
dumping legislation. The provision OF
the Underwood law which probably will
be given approval follows:
That whenever articles are exported
to the United States of a class or kind
made or produced in the United States. II
the export or actual selling price to an
importer Of the Unfteds States. or the
price at which such goods are consigned
Is less than the fair market value OF the
same article when sold for home con-
sumption, in the usual and Ordinary
course in the country whence exported
to the United States at the time of its
expectation TO the United States. there
shall. in addition to the duties otherwise
established, be levied. collected and paid
on such article on its importation into
the United States special duty Tor
duty equal to the difference be-
tween the said court or actual selling
price of the article for export or the
price at which such goods are consigned.
and the said fair market value thereof.
for home consumption, provided. that
this said special duty shall not exceed
Is per cent sd valorem In any case and
that goods whereon the duties otherwise
established are equal TO 50 per centum
ad valorem shall be exempt from such
special duty.
Export price or selling price or
price at which such goods are consigned
in this section shall be held to mean and
include the exporters price for the goods.
exclusive Of all charges thereon after
their shipment from the place whence
exported directly to the United States.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall
make such rules and regulations as are
necessary for the carrying out OF the
provisions Of this section and for the en-
forcement thereof"
RedheId's Plan.
The disclosure of the Presidents in
rHnation to recommend the enactment
Jl the anti-dumping legislation indicates
that he has not been impressed by the
plan put forward by Secretary of Com |
merce Redfeld for dealing with the
dumping problem through so-called
ethical means In an into >iew sew
sral weeks ago Secretary Redneld said: |
IF foreign countries attempted to ship |
goods into this country at greatly re-
iuced price our consular agents could
demand the right to investigate the |
means Of producing the commodity TO |
zee IL the manufacturer was selling at |
ower price than he should. II the agents |
we're refused the right to make such an |
the American consuls then |
could refuse to sign the manifests, and |
he products could never leave the ports |
Tor the United States
The anti-dumping legislation will be |
he first measure which the adminstra- |
lion will evolve to meet the new COM
nerce conditions created by the Euro |
oean war. Administration officials have |
stated, however, that the President is |
holding his mind open on the effect OF |
he war upon tariff problems and that |
4 he Is convinced that new conditions |
Justify such a course he will ask for |
further changes In the tariff act At /
present, however, It Is understood he has /
10 such changes in mind.
The Presidents friends believe the anti
jumping measure will meet with wide
,opular approval and that no opposition
will be encountered in the Ways and