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Show SAYS INTEREST IN REIji IS GREAT Chairman Underwood- Talks .of Tariff Plans of the House Democrats By International jjewa Service. WASinNGTON Dee. .2S. Chairman Underwood of tho way3 aud means committee, com-mittee, who will- direct tho rovision of tho tariff at tho coming special session of congress, said today that interest in tho result of tho Democratic labors on tho tariff was general throughout tho country. . "We have received numerous applications appli-cations from mon representing various interests io bo heard on tho subject of tariff reduction," ho explained. "These requests aro coming iu from every scc lion of tho country. Tho greatest interest in-terest seems to bo manifested in the chemical, wool and agricultural sched ulcs. Tho committee is desirous of getting get-ting the most comploto information, and to this end notice of tho hearings beginning begin-ning January 6 was given with request for briefs sotting forth all arguments aud inviting suggestions. These will facilitate tho work of tho committee." The hearings will run through Jauu-ai-y and tho committee will begin framing fram-ing tho schedules early in Pcbruarj-, that all of them may bo ready for presentation pre-sentation to the house by tho middlo of March in tho expectation that President Presi-dent Wilson will call tho extra setsion at au early date. Members of the va3s and means committoo assert that there will bo no changes mado in tho bills as introduced by tho committee at the bo-ginning bo-ginning of tho present session of con-groes. con-groes. There has been no pressure brought to bear on members for free raw wool, for instance, which caused (Continued on Pago Two.) SAYS INTEREST IN HEM IS BUT (Continuod from Pago Ono.) the break between Undorwood and Bryan, Bry-an, tho Intier insisting on frco wool and Underwood opposing it. It is claimed that President-elect WilEon's idea of a gradual downward revision of tho tariff bo as not to embarrass em-barrass business underlies the bills as framed by tho Democrats nearly two years ngo. For this reason tho frco Jist as applied to raw materials in not to be extended beyond that already agreed to by the houso Democrats. |