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Show uiuin AS1ED or BELIEF I President Expresses Confidence Confi-dence That National Tariff Tar-iff Legislation Will Be Passed With Little Delay - 1 1 PROFESSOR F. R. Marshall hat received a personal lette from I'reaident Harding in which TieTeipresses the hopeltiatthPT8 will be no llay iiv the. passing of tariff legislation. A telegrsm sent to the president by Professor Marshall on behalf of the Nntlonai Woolgrowera' association on March 10 read as follow: "Western woolgrowers and farmers disappointed by reports of probable delay In tariff legislation. Expectation Expecta-tion of auch action haa deferred crime Involving woolgrowers. farmers, banners bann-ers and general bueloesa. We convey to you tha sincere hope of JC.OoH Republican woolgrowers for the . emergency tariff on wool that wsa unjustifiably denied by tha outgoing administration." In reply the president sent the following fol-lowing letter through his secretary:. "The president directs me to acknowledge ac-knowledge receipt of your telegram of Msrrh 10 and to ssy to you that he hopes there will be no considerable delay In passing necessary tariff legislation. George B. Christensen, -secretary." According to leading woolmen. the, queatlon of the tariff program la no longer a psrty Issue but one of precedence over other matters. Con- gressmsn E. O. Leatherwood ha also sent word to the Republican floor leader urging him to activity on behalf be-half of Immediate passage of the necessary tariff legislation. President . K. J. Hagenbarth of the , National Woolgrowera' association is now a Washington, D. C. |