The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-08
F0RDNEY TARIFF BILL
FALLS BEFORE VETO
WILSON WITHHOLDS APPROVAL
FROM EMERGENCY MEASURE
Thinks Legislation Falls Short of
Proving Boon to Distressed
Farmers.


Proving Boon to Distressed
Farmers.
Washington, March 4.-Efforts to
override President Wilson's veto Of
the ordney emergency tariff bill fail
cd in the house early this morning
and the measure, originally designed
to- aid the trainers, thereby met its
death. =
1.-The vote on the motion to pass the
measure over the presidents veto was
20l for and 1872 against. This was
2Ipeses less than the necessary two
thirds.
The veto was called up and voted
on without discussion. There was
little expectation among republicans
that they would round up the two
thirds vote necessary to override the
veto and it was for this reason that
sumie leaders had urged Chairman
Fordney to let it lie on the table with
out action.
Washington, March 3.-The Ford
ney emergency tariff bill was. vetoed
ate:todays by President Wilson IN a
message which declared that "this is
no time for the erection here of high
trade barriers" and that the measure
'.aiaud not furnish in any substantial
degree the relief sought by the pro-
dutsfs ofmost of the staple ,commod-
tiles which it covers
= Not Adequate Remedy
aThes situation IN which many Of
the eFfarmefs Of the country find them
selves. can not be remedied by :aeas-
urasof this Sort, the president said
in his message. E'sThere is no short
way ont Of existing conditions he
stated, .and measures Of this sort can
only have the effect of deceiving ;he
tanners and of raising false hopes
among them," !,
The farmer needs better system
offaomestie marketing and credit,
he.said; but especially larger foreign
markets for his surplus products.
Clearly, measures Of this sort" he
osnsiaued, '.ssWiIl mot conduce to an
expansion of thes foreign market"
SgHe president ;said the measure 'ehas
Gsax ssightinterest so far as its pros
pegsiae fsvenuegisids are concerned
aadsdeclaredzthat Me rates essablissh-
sm the sbh #eithsr equal orexeee
those estahihed Hpdera IT, Payne
Aldsieh aet; ia which the principle Of
protection reached bed is higa water
malk, and the. enactmentt / nae Of which which
Yas followed BY az an eSsessiye W eShlbl- ss lE,l
tiQn as setsssea she part part # t'le. ma ma
jgrittya of tie The American 4 n.sisssl. peonlss."
81 ao not believe, thhe Is president
said, ..ssshaat .sshaat the sober iudgment Of tie e
masses. ef tie people. ef the nsattie9n' nat g
ossysp Of the special classes s.s IS waoss Y az e
interests ane immased1iiastely ae1is effected by BY
this measure, viii sanction ton q return, 6
esaseiaAy sa m view ST conditions which lle b
asXeR sless iasti6eat5aa see spsha ssppsa
afAoarta 3 soliey ef legislation ss t9a for; for
sslash Interests which will foster
nasaogoly aand. increase ere he d'spesi-
tien to look upon the: government as
an instrument for private. gam in.
stead Of an instrument Cor the pro-
motion sof the, general well being.
AstuI RELIEF the president said,
acsn come only from the adop:;o:1 Of
cqastrnstiye measures Of broader
scope from the. restoration Of peace.
ezsgywhsre in the world, the resu@ap-
tIon ef normal. indaszrlall pursuits,
ths; rseoYgesy partiea.,arly Of Europe,
and The tha -diseeyery; thsse less Of additional:
cEssit f9anaations ae aa On the basis Of
which hsg people may arrange to take.
from fgzameFs- aegFs- and. md other producers o.
this nation 9 grssaser earrt Of their l
surplus pIoan9tion: ps en
BIex' at Foreign Trade
1T IS not little; singula. that
mssspEs which strikes blow al our
faseign trade should follow So close
lysppen tbs action Of congress direct
ing the rrssumptien Of certain aetiv-
ties: 9f the war finance corporation
esgesjally at The urgent instance Of
representatives.; Of the fara ng inter-