The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-03

ferees, and 1t would not Be surprising
II he should spoil the deliberations OF
the commission at present contempla.
ted. Carranza, this very day, is throw
Ing scares into the administration, and
incidentally playing rings around its
unstable and fanciful diplomacy. by
insisting OH adding to the questions
set down by Prexy Wilson for de.
liberation by the arbitrators, others
which are decidedly embarrassing to
the Wilson regime. Carranza wants
the withdrawal Of Pershing's "puni-
tive expedition" made the basis OF the
negotiations. The presence of those
troops in Flexico right now Is doubly
embarrassing embarrassing to Car
rama and to Wilson. But they are
there, and having once upon time
through Secretary. OF War Baker is.
sued the def that they would stay
there, declare that the President
would like to get those particular
troops back across the border into the
United States. II he could do 1t with
out hurting his standing as a candi.
date for reelection. In the same con-
nection, they are saying that the pres.
ence Of troops at the border Is another
bear which he would like to let loose
OF but cannot. Notwithstanding, as
they charge, that the sending Of
troops to the border was largely &C.
counted for by desire to improve his
chances with the voters. This charge
was hastily decided by Secretary Ba.
ker on orders from the White House,
but, knowing Just what value to at.
tach to denials OF that kind, Senators
and Representatives are replying to it
by repeating the charges in even
stronger words.
Another matter which the oppon.
ents of the administration charge 1t
with stalling off until after rSSa Noyem.
Der voting. Ia the reimbursement of
customs duties to meet the new con.
ditions that have been brought about
by the war In Europe. but particularly
the conditions which this country will
quickly face at the wars conclusion.
Nothing Is being done by the admin.
tration as to that, 1t Is charged, and
yet 1t Is vital question which should
be met at once. Instead, 1t is charged
by the dissenters from the administra.
tons policies, that the proposal to
bundle the new tariff commission I'D
and send 1t abroad at once to "inyes.
tigate and report" Ia merely political
expedient on the administrations part
to let this matter glide easily along
until 1t will be seen whether Woodrow
Wilson Is going to succeed himself.
This proposition Of procrastination
has brought protests from business
men In all sections Of the country. As
a matter Of truth nobody who is IA
miliar with affairs in or out of con.
gress. expects the tariff commission
to amount to anything In the end.
Congress will continue to handle tar.
III affairs In the future as In the past.
using the same expert government
agencies for that purpose which It has
always used, and which up till now
have proven more capable than any
tariff commission that has been tried,
which means the commission that
Taft caused to be created and which
the Democrats in 1911 promptly and
expeditiously abolished, In short. con.
gress couldn't delegate its tariff pow.
ers IL It were so disposed. and It isn't
so disposed. and Is not likely to be in
many years. II ever. All Of which In.
clines to the Republican view that the
tariff commission Is another one Of the
Administrations buncoes, and, q long