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Show TAFT MAT HAVB TO PASS ON LA FOLLETTE WOOL BILL WASHINGTON, July 1S. If Senators ftmoot and Crane, Republicans, and William. Wil-liam. FHrnocrat. prove true prophets. President Tsft will have to solve one of the hardest problems of his administration administra-tion before the adjournment of the special spe-cial seaslon of ingrens. According to theae three senutora. all of whom talked with the preaident todav. the senate, through a combination of Democrats and Insurgents, will pasa the !s Follette bill revlaln the wool schedule of the preaent prea-ent tariff. The house already has passed a wool bill which differs materlslly with that j drawn by Senator I- Follette, hut ac-I ac-I cording to the same unofficial prophet a. 1 It would accept the latter meaauro rather I than get no bill at all. Prealdent Tsft. It Is pointed out, would then he face to face with one of the most difficult ques- lions that has come before htm. He has i called the present wool schedule "Inde-: "Inde-: fenslhle." The tariff board has pro mined to furnish data for a scientific revision of trffct schedule by December, and In many of his later speeches the president haa dAclareri that be oppoeed amy revision revi-sion not baeed upon the Investigation of the hoard. He has placed himself In opposition op-position to what he terms iinsctenilflc" snd "haphazard" tariff, "tinkering." Hi dlcatlng plainly that he would prefer con-greea con-greea to waft until the tariff board has i nmde Its report. The president. It was said today, has confided to a few people his future course of action If a wool revision bill should be put up to him. It Is believed now, however, that he would veto the La Follette Fol-lette hill and In his veto message make a defenae to the country for such action. ac-tion. It was said late today that the regular regu-lar Republicans might make an effort to counteract the effect of the movement bv Introducing a bill of their own but they have little hope of success. |