| Show War in Washington WiLSON VII is determined to remove P PRESIDENT the tho duly from raw wool That is his chief object in the tho passage c of the Underwood IHlen meas meas- ure Tf It tho the bill became a law in e cr every other desired particular and every elJ demand ho made with the exception of raw wool was granted tho thio President President dent would feel fed that his efforts had hud failed The i tariff bill hiJI that eventually becomes a law will he be beneficial or otherwise in the thc Presidents President's opinion accor according ing to whether or not it provides for free freo raw wool So determined is he upon 11 on this one schedule that the thc efforts of Democratic congressmen from trout wool rowing states to provide for an on ad nd valorem dut duty mu may precipitate a struggle between Congress and aud tho the President such as tho the country has not witnessed witnessed wit wit- since since tho tim J 3 Johnson Ohl administration ion Reports from T Washington declare that tho the Democrats from the tho wool states have ha resolved rc to repudiate the caucus action and ot vote with protection protection tion Republicans to save savo the tho wool industry from serious injury r. r These rebellious Democrats allege e they have sufficient excuse for their action in the fact act that the tho caucus originally hind had decided upon 15 u per cent ad nd valorem duty but in deference to the ho President had hod rescinded its s action and decided to o stand for free raw wool Chairman Underwood I o of tho the ways and means menns committee and ostensible author luthor of tho the tar tariff f bill has hns alwa always s 's been opposed to o the thc entire removal of protection from wool and quarreled bitterly wi with h Mr lr Bryan Brynn because of it It seems probable that as regards the wool SChel- SChel tile ilc I President resident Wilson is largely under the tho influence of Mr r. r Bryan Brynn There have ha been very few advocates of free trade in iii wool oven even in itt the Democratic party and Mr Ur Bryan Brynn has been chief among them It is generally understood that he influenced tho the President dent lent to insist upon the removal of tho duty ditty on wool and this fact is responsible for the belligerency displayed dis displayed dis- dis played c by many of tho the House Democrats Among Amons them hem are many who supported Speaker Clark for forthe forthe the he presidential nomination and they have not forgiven forgiven for for- given gen Mr 11 Bryan for the part he pla played red in defeating the he speakers speaker's ambitions With them the knowledge that hat Mr fr nr Bryan is heartily in ill favor of an anything thing is sufficient to enlist their s sympathies mJ athies against it Pr It t |
