The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-03-18
WILSON TARIFF
VETO SUSTAINED
Vote of POI to 1872 Fails to Over
ride Objection to Fordney
Emergency Bill. :.
MESSAGE BROUGHT CHEERS
Declares 1t Would Not Bring Relief
Sought-Duty Of United States
to Aid In Widening World
Markets.

washington. - President WILSON'S
veto Of the Fordney Tariff bill was
upheld by the House just after mid
night Thursday. The vote was POI to
192.
The House thus failed to override
the veto by twenty-five votes. The
bill is now dead, as defeat Of the
veto by the Senate would not affect
its fate. Some Republican members
Of the Ways and Means Committee,
including Treadway Of Massachusetts,
Bacharach Of Pennsylvania and Til
son of Connecticut, voted to sustain
the veto.
President Wilson'S message was read
to the House and as the Clerk read it
slowly and clearly. the members. fr-
respective of party, appeared to be
greatly impressed. Democrats jumped
to their feet and cheered as the final
sentence fell from the lips Of the
clerk.
While the veto was expected and
the Republicans are prepared to con-
slider legislation to take its place in
conference with Mr.. Harding during
the recess, the Republican leader had
not looked for such q strong docu-
ment, which not only offered reasons
for the veto, but predicted the doom
of the party which attempts to write
a tariff that would increase the high
living costs.
The House listened soberly and at
tentively to this, the final message Of
President Wilson. Even Republicans
who had opposed everything for which
the President had contended appeared
to be sympathetic. The jollity and
abandon that usually prevails in the
House at the end of q session were
absent. There was only respect shown
by both parties for the message. pro-
nounced by even bitter critics as a
statesmanlike and fair discussion Of
q hastily prepared tariff bill.
CLEARLY this Is no time for the erec-
ton Of high tariff barriers" the mes
sage concluded. sit would strike q
blow at large and successful efforts
which have been made by many of our
great industries to place themselves
On an export basis. 1t would stand
in the way of normal readjustment Of
business conditions throughout the
world which is as vital to the welfare
Of this country as to that Of all the
other nations. The United States has
q duty to itself as we'll as to the world,
and it can discharge this duty by
widening, not by contracting. it's world
markets"
Referring to the conditions which
caused the bill to be framed as a
measure Of relief for the farmers, the
President declared that Every little
reflection would lead anyone to con-
clude that the measure would not fur
nish in any substantial degree the re-
lief sought by the producers Of most
of the staple commodities it covers
'.The situation in which many Of the
farmers of the country find themselves
cannot be remedied by a measure Of
this sort" said the President. "This
is doubtless generally understood.
There is no short way out Of existing
conditions, and measures Of this sort
can only have effect of deceiving the
farmers and Of raising false hopes
among them. Actual relief can come
only from the adoption of constructive
measures of a broader scope, from the
restoration of peace everywhere in
the world, the resumption Of normal
Industrial pursuits, the recovery par
ticularly Of Europe, and the discovery
there of additional credit foundations
on the basis of which her people may
arrange to take from farmers and other
producers Of this nation greater part
of their surplus production"
President Wilson said that the farm
ers Of the United States will not only
continue to supply the home demand,
but will be increasingly called upon to
supply large part Of the needs Of the
roSf of thn world