The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-05
HOOVER seen
WATERING ON
HIGH TARIFF
Pressure for Presidential
Veto of Measure Gains
Volume.
FORD SEES PRESIDENT
Intensity of Foreign Pro-
tests Is Playing Big Part
in Changing Views.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 5.-Pressure
for a veto of the new tariff bill ap-
peared to be growing so strong to-
day that some here believed they
saw signs of wavering on the part
of President Hoover.
Recently senatorial friends said
they were certain President Hoover
intended to sign the bill and all
other reports in circulation here
we're strongly for the same nature.
Within the last twenty-four hours,
however, the White House inspired
press dispatches that President
Hoover is open minded on the tariff
and will give it the closest scrutiny.
Following this the President had
Henry Ford, an outstanding oppon-
ent of the tariff, as an overnight
guest at the White House. Ford
drove directly from the White House
to his private car at Union station
and left at 10 a. m. Neither he nor
the White House would divulge the
nature of the discussions.
Many Leaders Join Ford
Many leaders in the automobile
industry have joined Ford in his
denunciation of the bill. Senate Re
publican leaders, however, have said
they we're certain the President
would approve the bill. q
They cited his anxiety over elm
mating Objectionable features of the
flexible provision as proof that the
President was working to get the
bill in form which would permit him
to approve it.
They have said that the Presi-
dent feels to veto the bill now
would be to keep the issue open and
that it would seriously enlbarrass
many Republican congressional can
didates in the fall elections.
Gains in Importance
Finally, is was said the President
feels he could change. undesirable
duties through the flexible provision
after the bill became a law.
This view went unchallenged at
the White House until Wednesday
when word was passed out unoff1-
cially that the President intended to
consider the bill with an open mind,
go over rates piecemeal and ask the
opinion of various government de-
partlnent heads before making his
decision.
Intensity of foreign protests have
added to the Importance of the is
sue. More than thirty nations have
registered complaints and some al
ready have embarked on retaliatory
measures.
Many here believe Hoover'S polit-
ical future is involved to a marked
degree in the tariff bill, recalling the
fate that overlook the late William
Howard Taft after approving the
Payne ldrich bill in 1909.
Morrow Move in Open
At the same time a movement to
make Dwight w. Morrow of New
Jersey the 1882 Republican pres
idential nominee came into the open
today following a period of under
ground discussion. Former Gov
ernor Stokes of New Jersey and
President John Grier Hibben OF
Princeton publicly advocated Nor
rows nomination.
Morrow has kept silent on the
tariff, but his friends here have said
he is opposed to the pending bill. Be-
cause of his standing in the bust
ness world and the desire of OPP
ponents of prohibition to get be-
hind him, many politicians in
Washington expect a serious effort
to push MorroN forward as a cam
didate will take place provided he
wins his primary and election con-
tests in New Je ysey and provided
they feel Mr.. Hoover has lost
popularity in the meantime.