Show THE ALCOHOL TARIFF There has hal been much criticism of the paragraph of the new tariff bill which exempts from tax alcohol used In the arts and the hint blot is II now DOW given that Inasmuch as the treasury depart depart- department department department ment la is required to draw up regulations regulation under which importers may avail avan them themselves elves of the exemption the para para- paragraph paragraph graph may be made inoperative through delay in framing these regulations regulation until Congress shall Iball again in meet when it is 18 hoped by opponents that the clause may be amended Secretary Carli Carlisle le i is said laid to have Inti- Inti Intimated intimated intimated mated indeed that he be will be In no hurry burry to put into execution a feature of the bill bUl which he be regards as a plain blunder Apart from the merits merit or demerits of the bill bUl itself or any of ot its paragraphs such action of the secretary would have to be regarded as a wholly i Indefensible He is ie not the one to choose which sections shall ban and aDd w which Mob shall not oot be enforced he be is il ve vested ted with no supreme authority to o override the expressed led wishes and policy of ot the two houses of Congress The President himself declined to veto veo the a bill bill a course which clearly indi indi- indicated indicated bis his de desire ire to have bave the measure I unsatisfactory as he be pronounced it In ID Inmany Inmany 1 many maDY re respect to the people with aU all Its impel Imper on its bead head With that course courle determined upon the op- op opportunity opportunity op opportunity for amending or postponing the operation of the bill was passed paned and now for tor the secretary of the treasury to threaten pr practically tb 16 1 nullify any portion n of ot bec 11 because it-because it u e la in positive c and perhaps r tariff 4 Opinion It It Is to would Unwise e would be a 0 ol of power power and Dd a piece of ot of pre- pre that dan be b justified neither by bJ law taw nor precedent Mr Carlisle is II IJ too astute to make such a blunder yet yat the Washington corres- corres correspondents correspondents correi insist upon the almost almo t in- in incredible credible in-credible credible story lory that such luch uch Is ji his declared intention |