The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-01
Washington Has Pipe Dream
He Will Recommend Bond
Issue Tor Defense Program
MAY POSTPONE FREE
SUGAR SCHEDULE
t he observation-disclosures Law
Must Be Given Fair Test
Before attempts Will Be
Made to Change 1t

Washington Sept. 5D.-President
Wilson practically has decided to cali
upon Congress at the Forthcoming
session to authorize q bond issue large
enough to meet the requirements OF
his national defense program.
1t became known today that the
President has about made up his mind
to recommend that money for addi-
tIonal expenditures Tor the army and
navy be procured through the is-
suance Of bonds instead OF by revision
Of the tariff schedules.
This disclosure leaves no uncertainty
as To whether there viii be SUBJ
sta ntial revision Of the tariff this win
ter. The President viii take the po-
sition that opportunity has not yet
been given for an adequate trial OF
the Underwood-Eimm act as an
fundamentally for producing reve-
nue.. He will oppose any important
changes In the present Democratic
tariff law until this measure has been
fairly tested and the various govern
ment bureaus have had ample time
to determine the influence Of the wal
upon business conditions.
1t 10 possible that the free trade
provision OF the sugar schedule will
be suspended with the Presidents con-
sent. Administration leaders assert
that . strong sentiment has developed
for the retention of the present sugar
duties solely for the stake Of the reve-
nue. they pFoduce,
Favor UotTs Retention.
Nembsfs Of tn Ways and Means
Coumittee Ard 1ome OF the Presi.
dents own adxlners are understood
TO be OF the o1ln1on that It would
be folly 70 giv9 up &sO.00O,oe0 OF
revenue from a&tAx % evenly dis
tributed a thAt I'm sugar ~ 2 time
take the responsibility for recommend
ing an issue Of bonds rs . means OF
Financing Of larger national defense
program.
n may be said on authority that
the ways and means committee, ano
the House itself will favor the sus-
pension Of the free list provision OF
the sugar schedule. The most that
has come from the President thus lar
have been intimations that his mino
IL open on this one phase OF tarin
revision. These limitations have ere
ated a feeling Of hopefulness among
some Of the Presidents friends that he
will assent to the suspension even II
he does not openly recommend II.
The sugar schedule IL largely Mr.
wilson's own creation. II was rccog-
nixed at the time of the framing OF
the Underwood Simmons law that Con-
gress would shave been content to re-
tain a moderate duty on sugar had II
not been for the insistence OF the Pres
ident to the contrary.
VIII sanetiOn No Change.
As far az can be learned there Is
little possibility that any ether changes
In the tariff act will be sanctioned
by the President unless II develops
that he deems II inadvisable to postpone
the enactment Of legislation to pre-
vent dumping foreign goods on
American markets following the war.
Secretary Of Commerce. Redheld an
nounced yesterday that he will recon
iment to Congress In his forthcoming
annual report that unfair competition
from abroad shall not be permitted to
inture a legitimate manufacturing any
mors than II ID permitted IN our domes-
tic affairs"
The Preaident realizes the necessity
OF reaching at an early date definite
conclusions AZ 10 the amount Of money
that will be needed for army and
navy expenditures. He has had several
conferences with Secretary Daniels
with reference 70 the We've Of the gen.
eral board Of the navy. and Secretary
GArrfson's plan for the Reorganization
OF the army have been before him for
some time. The President expects soon
to confer with Chairman Padgett, OF
the House Committee on naval affairs.
Defense nill o1ooyoooy0eo
The belief prevails among the nd
n ~ =.