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Show EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS II ASSURED! j President-Elect Wilson Announces An-nounces His Intention of Issuing Is-suing Call for Purpose of Relieving Uncertainty. TARIFF REVISION THE PRIME OBJECT Declares Democrats of Country Coun-try Are Practically Unanimous Unani-mous as to Need of Taking Tak-ing Early Action. By International News Service NEW YOKJ, Xov. 20. " I shall call a congress together in extraordinary extraordi-nary session not later than April 15. T shall do this not only because be-cause think thc pledges of tho party ought to "be redeemed as promptly as possible, but also because I know it to be in tho interest of business that all uncertainty as to what the particular items of tariff revision aro to be, should bo removed as soon 2s possible.'- Woodrow Wilson. Prcsident-elccc Wilson took thc first important: steps today toward carrying out his pledges to the people whou ho announced his purposo of calling an extra ex-tra session of congress not later than April Ju instead of waiting six mouths after he assumes tho presidency ou March -.1 for thc regular session to convene. con-vene. Almost Unanimous. As he issuod his statement, the prosidcnt-elcct remarked: "Thc list of members of congross and prominent Democrats throughout tho country who had expressed themselves them-selves on the subject showed that tho sentiment iu favor of tho calling of an extra session was widespread I might say almost unanimous. Thc extra session ses-sion will have tho advantage of giving us an early start toward effecting tho reforms to which tho Democratic party is pledged.' ' The president-elect gave out his statement state-ment before embarking on his vacation for two reasons. First as declared in his statement, he desired to remove any uncertainty that might be injurious to tho business inctrests of thc country. Tho second reason was purely selfish, as ho himself remarked. Ho wants to spend his vacation in quiet and peace. He realized, ho said, that unless tho question was settled at this time ho would be besioged continually for a definite statement on tho subjeut. Vacation in Bermuda. Simultaneously with tho issuance of his statement tho president-elect also announced that he would, spend his vacation in Bermuda. He will sail on tho steamship Bcrmudian from the pier of thc Quebec Stcn.mubip compau3 at West Tenth strcot and Xortli river at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The (Continued, on Page Four.) EXTRA SESSION OF mm ASSURED (Continued from Page Ono.) BcrmudinD is booked solidly and tbo president-elect has becu assured by the officials of the line that there arc no politicians among the passengers. The president-elect ' will spend four .weeks on the island, returning to Tscw York December .16. lie will, be accompanied by Mrs. "Wilson and, tho Misses Jcssio and Eleanor Wilson. Miss MargaroL Wilson, tho older daughter, will remain re-main iu Now York to coutiuuc her study of music Governor Wilson has leased a little cottage on the island from an Amor-icau. Amor-icau. He requests that its exact, location loca-tion bo kept a secret lest ho bo bouf-barded bouf-barded by letters from office seekers and politicians. He intouds that this shall be a real vacation, free fro'm work and worry. The governor will spend much of his timo by circling and horseback riding. Goes to New York. The president-elect and his family, iucluding Miss Margaret, who had gone to Princeton to join them, left Princc-tou Princc-tou on the 3:u7 train, arriving in New York at 5'A5. The family went direct to the Collingwood to spend the night. On the trip to New York tho governor tmcnt tho time in a drawing room. Tho car ahead, he learned. shortly after leaving Princeton junction, contained a party of seventeen Philadelphia business busi-ness men who wcro out en.io3iug the fruits of an election bet. ft appears that Charles B". Frotly-mau. Frotly-mau. a real estate broker of Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, hnd put up $5000 against $2500 of ,J. C. TIendcrson.-'s money that the next; president would be Democrat. The wager was made on 2sTovenibor 1, 1011. Mr. Prcttyman on tho train sent word that he would like to have the prcsideut-clcct come to his car and meet his guests, all bub two of whom were his supporters. Tho governor was with hi3 family, however, and asked to be excused. The party met the president-elect when the train reached the Pcnns3lvania terminal. |