The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-15
Scientific TARIFF
BOARD GREAT NEED
ag6 Wilson So Tells the Cham
su af Commerce of u. S.
x4GsHN AMERICA WILL GET 1T
IN NEAR FUTURE
gasss sSzsid OF Verdict Of History With
5saes1r0 10 This COuDtry's Neutrality.
zsutss Merchant Marine.

hSx lJlNGTON - President Wilson
zzsas ..las chamber of commerce OF the
ssz71ssN States last night that America
s7rsassf "a real scientific tariff board
-s.Asz ase thought it was going to get it;
zs-s1c ~ needed real merchant marine
slsNS c1zsat it was absolutely necessary
8 2Susf- beginning should be made at
asl-zSf c1l get that. too, and that had II
zsapa gasen for the effectiveness of the
zsszazzf reserve law as a business pre-
rzssze8lq.ess measure, there was no tell
fEgs aa1sat commercial disaster would
- overwhelmed the United States
7sa4Et fglfe present war OF the prospect
.axr sseeging the country at peace, he
sas.eS a-iea1 while no immediate interna-
flssalzzl crisis faced the nation, 1--WE are
zsszzzsE holding trouble at arms
~7zss<11 The presidents reference to
asse zariff board and the merchant ma
7riszAs were greeted with tumultuous ap-
71--estze by members of the chamber
sssza ez2elr friends at dinner closing
-sss ssEanization annual convention.
gTfsa s9A9arence to his western tour also
lt1asscsS q demonstration.
~ szn not afraid he said "of the
..sspss verdict of history with regard to
Elkm useUtrality of the United States,
xza4E x Egssieve we are justified in eXer-
ssslssE every degree OF patience in max
5zzsr clear what our position is and
ssxszs zfncerely we are determined not
sssaz2snN this quarrel 10 become ours in
ssa1es ,rzTt But We are merely holding
rzsA< arouble at arms length and try
-zue sp keep our judgment cool. AL
szaRnesS OF the world is hot, and it may
IA rEAE& the flames will extend to us.
..V.s-acf1ant aupaf1aH thn tqrGl
z4exgs aaz American business men in thu
-l@s1a 80 broaden the commercial vision
1sssgDz1 the boundaries of this coun
ky. The war he said, had "thrus
dzAsrzca into the economic Leadership
- 2ass world" despite this. There wer'
suzzg instrumentalities, however
rEgsfarh America needed sorely he said
issa TX them related to the tariff
SIC ought TO have a real scientific
gszSE board, and l think we are goin,
* nlHss II" as said. He reiterated hi
,pfstsxaraiiOD that he had changed hi
zkzz7 about the need of this becaus
vszsrshi affairs had wholly altered dur
zizS za1e past Is months. His creates
zszfsUify, he thought, would be in oh
Ssix51ag men for the board who wer
aaszr capable and non-partisan II
ssalsu OF only one eligible.
81 2Es not interested in any doctrin
- Sr0tection," he said land ! am no
-IaaeTesfed in any doctrine of fire
zcszae i nave been a college professo
.1sE q know why--because there
.sxzf1Dg In either doctrine The onl
lHEsDs Interesting is the facts
Smother fundamentally which
esAEe we shall make ready TO get a
-eNss IS possible is a merchant ma
Sac We have hopefully expected late
y RAJ ships would be built by Amer
.zS1e. out there have been no violen
sF8n@tons OF that hopes being rea
easa IL is absolutely necessary tina
zss should make a beginning in som
s4zze
9sgernment construction or opera
.zisnE 5G ships had been assailed as r.
ssz2zsz3onary, the president said. 81 al
sa1 81raid of any kind of revolutio
4SzsSE aa useful" he added; Il don't cal
sg what honest process the goods al
.7az<Fered, but they have got to be d.
1ssered- We cannot hold our who
zanen0gDic life stagnant because we a.
sss-Ezsd 80 try an experiment. / am n
zrsszaid Of trying an experiment if v
yzszrce orr affairs in the hands of cor
sFs1srEE men,"
1azer in the evening the preside