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Show WILL CALL EXTRA SESSiOH TO hEViSE THE TARIFF President Elect Wilson Will Call Congress Con-gress Together Not Later Than April 15. New York. "I shall call congrecs together in extraordinary session not later than Apr.) 15. I shall do this not only becatwe I think the pledges of the party oiiRht to be redeemed as promptly as j'omll.le, but alo because 1 know It to be In the interest of business busi-ness that all uncertainty as to what the particular Items of tariff revision are to be. should be removed as soon as possible. "Woodrow Wllnon. President elect Wilson took the first Important steps on Friday toward carrying car-rying out his pledge to the people when he announced his purpose, of mlllng an extra session of congress not later thtm April 15 Instead of waiting wait-ing six months after ho aAumes the presidency on March 4 for the regular session to convene. The preslJent-elect gave out this statement before embarking on his vacation va-cation for two reasons. First, as declared de-clared In his staement, he desired to remove any uncertainty that might be Injurious to tbe business Interests of the country. Tbe second reason was purely selfish, as he himself remarked, lie want to spend his vacation In quiet and peace. He realized, be Bald, that unless the question was settled at this time be would be besieged ou-tantly ou-tantly for a definite statement on the subject. |