Show PRESIDENT ACTS I ON COCONUT OIL OilI I Message Asks Reconsideration tion of Cent 3 Levy Imposed d w WASHINGTON WASHINGTON- Ma May 28 UP UP- UP Pr President an a message message mes meso sage t to congress today requested early reconsideration of or a 3 cent per pound processing tax on coconut oil oi imported from the Philippine islands Pointing out that the tax was in In- eluded in iii the recently signed revenue bill contrary to guarantees incorporated incorporated incorporated rated in the Philippine independence act Mr 1 Roosevelt said First the tax is A d withdrawal of or an offer made by cong congress es to the people of the Philippine islands Second enforcement of ot this tiis provision provision provision pro pro- vision at this time will produce a serious condition among many thousands thousands thou thou- sands of families in the no effort has been made to work out some same me form o of compromise which could be less unjust to the Philippine people and at the same time attain even j if more slowly the object of helping the butter and animal animal ani ani- mal fat industry of oC the United States States' He pointed out that when the Ph Philippine Philip l p. p pine legislature ratified the act it had hao been assured that the coconut oil tax would not be imposed |