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SECOND
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MEDIfORD, OIMXION, TLMCSDAY, APRIL 8, WW.
NO. Id.
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WILSON SAYS ABOLISH ALL
TARIFF FOR COMPETITION AIM
OF PRESIDENT TO REPLACE THE
TARIFF CREATING MONOPOLIES
Wilson Tells Conurcss Platform Pieces Must Do FullillctI Business Must
Be Free to Thrive by Laws of Nature Instead of Law of Lcpjslatlon
nnd Artificial Arranucmcnt Ordinal Protective Spirit Lost SlnJit of
In Order to Maintain a Practically Exclusive Market
Trade, Especially Foreign Trade Must Be Built Up Methods May Seem
Heroic Yet Tfiey Are Genuine n emedles Motive Above Challenne
More Reforms for Future PromisedMethods to Be Thorough
WASHINGTON, April H. A mt
jhuihI "how-do-jiiii-di)" was mud to
the member of emigre Imti' todny
h l'ivnt)liit Wmnlnnv Wllsun. Ail
drowsing a Jiilnt session of Dm house
HKil MBIlto, I III' plcsldtllll served
itolloo on llii membero Hint lin liiti'inl
! In cut through another precedent
hihI work shoulder to shoulder with
llm iiHtiuiiV lawmaker.
"I am vrv glad iHilrml," ll said,
"to limn thin opportunity to nddrc
tint two house of omiKrcss diicctly
mill verify the impreinii Hint tint
piiteidoill of (lip I'liitrd Htnlos I n
puimili, not ii inrrit department of
eov eminent luiilliur eoutircsH from
MMIIC Ullllllnl Xtllllll Of Jl'lllollH NIVIT,
mHillii( ineHingert ninl not sH'(ikiuj:
KHlunilly ninl uilh hm own voice
Hint lit' is ii liiinimi being Irving ti
en-opernle with oilier limiiiiii beings
In n coiiiinnn senior, After Hit
pltmennl cxMricucc I sh'tll feel ipilto
minimi in nur doming with one 'mi
nt linr."
Tim uiivngo; In hm follew:
President's Message.
To llio Kcnnli' ninl I lie house of
icprcuciitiitlvc:
I hnvo onllod !ln emigres together
in extraordinary session because ii
iluly win laid iixiit llic pmty now in
imwor ut Hip recent elections which
it ought to Miiforni proniplly, in nuler
Hint the burden curried ly tlu jiooplo
iiinlcr existing law may lie lightened
a Minn iin possible mill in order, also,
Unit the liiino Interests of I lie
country may not ho kept loo long in
MiNMititH iih to what I lie fiscal
change mo to he to which they will
In rcmilicd to ndjust themselves.. It
It i clear to llm whole connttv tluit
llm tmiff duties must lie nllrrcil.
They impM he changed to meet llm
radical iilicriilliin in the conditions of
onr ccoiiointe life which Hie count rv
lino witnessed within the IiihI genera
lion. While (he whole face anil
iuhHioiI of our iiiiliiHtrinl mid com
meieiiil life were being changed bo
jiuiil loengnitlnit the tuiiff schedules
have reiiiniiied what they weio hcfoio
llio change begun, or have moved In
the diloclioii I hey weie given when
ini In rue eiriiiuiislnnco of iiur indust
lint ileM'lopi'iimut was wliat it is to.
lay, Our lank is to iiurc them
witli the acliuil facts. The homier
SUFFRAGETTE ILL
IN BRITISH JAIL
LONDON, Apiil 8 It was lepoilcd
Imliiy that Miss Kuu'Immi had tnif
feicd a nervous hiciikdnvvn ami is in
11 clti kcmI eumlllioii. American pin
tests uoncuriiitiK thu foieiblu feeding
of Miss Hmeivoii eauHeil Uudor Ilomu
Kccrelury (Iriffilhs to announce, in
thu house of commons today that hoi'
condition is (Wlsfiuttory."
Misrt Olivo Wliarry today eoniplcled
her Huuteiica for selliiiK firu to Hie
ntslaiiiiuit pavilion at thu Kow Hot
miical (laiik'iis. ,
.MIsh Anno Kennedy, Mih. l'mik
liinstV ehiol' lieutenant, was arrested
u( Hiil'l'iiigctlo h(iadiuiiilei'M today
mid clini'Keil wilh inciting to violence.
Kim will hu liieil in How Slieut couit
(oiuunuW)
FA
AMERICAN
Hint is ilium the sooner we shall cs
enpe from suffering from the facts
mnl the sooner our men of business
will he fiee to thrive by llm law or
nature (Ihe nature or free business)
iiiNlrml of by Inw of legislation mid
aitilicUtl nrrmiKi'mrnl.
HllIK l'i .MouoNil)r.
We Iiiim seen tariff lecislatinu
w muler mtv fnr afichl in nur iln
Miry far imleeil frmii the liehl in
which our proNponty iniht have hail
n normal giowlh mnl stimulaliou. Nu
one who lonks Ihe facts inpinrely in
in the face or knows an. think' that
lies heiieulh Ihe surface of action
can fail In pciceio the principles
usm which tariff IcpMntiou ban
been bnseil. We lone "K" passed be-
yoiiil the modest notion of "protect
int" the iinliistrien of the country
mnl moved bohlly forwunl to the idea
that they were cntitliil to the direct
patroimcu of the pivenimeut. For n
ioiiK time a lime mi Jh Hint the
iikii now netivc in public policy
hardly remember the conditions that
preceded It wii have sought in our
Inriff sehrdiileM to give each Kfim
oT mauufnehirers or producer what
they themselves thought that I hey
needed in older to maintain n prac
tically exclusive market as nainst
the ret of the world, t'on-cinusly
or unconsciously, we haxe built up a
set nf prls ilexes mid exemptions from
comnctilioii liehinil which it was ensv
bv any, een the erudeHl, forms of
combinations to orKanize monosily;
until at lat nothing is normal, noth
ing is obliced to stand Hie tests of
cfieictiev mid economy, in our world
nl'bi business, but c cry think Ihiiw's
by conceited airaneiiient. Onlv new
pnneides of action will muc us from
a limit hnrd cr.Nstnlliratlon of mon
oHily mid n complete loss of the in
fluences that iulekcu enterprise, and
keep independent flinty alive
To Almllsh I'HvilCKe.
It is plain what those principles
must lie. We must nbolish ever.. thing
that bears even the Mmihlciieo ot
pihilenc or of any kind of aitifieial
ihhauliiKC, mid put our buHiuess men
and produwcis under tin stimulation
of a constant necessity to lie effi
cient, economical, and eiiteipiihinj;,
musters of competitive supremacy,
(Continued on 1'aKo. 0)
NEW TIFF LOWERS LIVING COST
l)y roiiKrcHsman Harrison of
New York.
WASHINGTON, 0. C, April S-
Tho present tariff hill Is 11 most earn
est attempt to lower tho cost of llv
Iuk, break tho power ot tariff pro
tected monopolies nnd lighten tho
burden of taxation which has pr.u
inlleil sluro and huforo tho civil war.
AmorUnn producers of food nnd
clothing uiul other necessities will no
longer niouonolUo tho homo market.
They must compute on fair terum
with tho producers or other lauds,
Thn consumers will honutU
thiough getting n better nrtlclo for
Ichs urlce. Tho attempt of tho gov
ernment Is to shift thp burden of
taxation from tho masses of the con
sumors to tho hacks of thu wealthy,
thnso most nblo to pay tho expenses
of Kovoruiiiunt. Kvury dollar col-
locted by thn Income tax melius a
dollar loss 011 tho tariff burden ot
tho people.
Tho following romimo of drastic
loductloiis lllustrntus tho far-reach-Ing
effect of thu hqw tmiff bill;
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From b'ft In rihl 1 lop row) (leor-e I- M.iktr, lliir I' Unu or,
Thomiis I imoiit, James Stilluiau.
FORCES
400 FOOT GAP
ST. FRANCIS LEVEEi
MK.MIMIIS. Tenu.. April 8.
KorcliiK u gni IUU feat wlilu and In
tiiiilntliii; mllllond ot acre., thn St.
Krnucl- luvue, S3 miles south of here,
broke nt t o'clock thin morning. The
rlvir fell nx Inches hero today, In
dicating Hint n tremendous volume
of w nter It iioiirlng through the kI
Tho liihuliltnnt- of tlio Inundated
district were warned nnd flcil In time
to prevent fatnlltle- Thu cap Is
KruwIiiR contlnuall' wider
A SAO LOVE TALE
IN LEPERS COLONY
ST. PKTKItSlllMU?, April R. Thn
lepers' colony nt Klschl.ik Mnchnu
produces a ad love. tale. A well
known It11nHln.11 professor was In low
with n heniitlful Klrl. lleforo tho
wcddlni; It developed Hint he had
leprosy, lie told bis sweetheart. She
Insisted on the wcddlni,'. Upon the
return from tho honeymoon tho hits
hand became worso ninl wnu reman 1
to llio lepor colony. Tho wlfo then
developed the dlienso and w iih 'sent
to join liur husband. The huuh.ind
died. Not wishing to bring a lep-
rony-tnlnled child Into the world, thu
wife committed suicide.
Food All duty Is removed fruui
fresh and prepared meats, This
mentis that meat from tho Argentine
llvpubllu will bo Impot table to com
lulo with tho products of American
puckers. Hlscults, wafers nnd bread
will ho free, opening tho markets ot
tho world to overy consumur nnd pro
ldlng 11 formldnhlo rival to tho bis
cuit trust. Tho old I'ayno law only
remitted tho duty only on unsweet
ened biscuits, thereby preventing for
eign Importations because practical
ly till biscuits nnd wnfura contain
some sugar.
Fruits Citrus fruits, lemons,
oranges and grapefruits nro reduced
fiom 116 to U cunt 11 pound, thereby
oponlng tho murkots of tho Mediter
ranean to America. Tho old l'aynn
law offectunlly prevented competi
tion, limiting tho citrus fruit supply
to California 11ml Florida. Fresh
fruits will bo cut from 25 cents to
10 cunts pur bushel, permitting Im
portations from Canada and thu
tropics,
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WHO SUCCEED TO MORGAN'S POWER.
10 WILL HELP
j PAY COST OF
ROOT FUNERAL?!
i Willi ulll lieln 111IV lin. osl of t-!l
IftMit- illiio; ntd:uj)Qijit, Thoy aru
as follewn: '
1'eil, the unilertaker i:il.U(
Snureil Heart Hipitul J.1.7A
Dr. Marion, physician 120.00
$1(10.7.-1
All thu propel ty Kd Hoot lett was
tlUO invoted in Hie JaokMin County
HuddiiiK and Loan association. This
monev should go to the cemetery ns
sociation to pay for iteriietunl enre
for I-'d'.s crave. Kd had a horror of
being- buried by the county.
Small donations nro asked from his
friemN, In help defray these ex
pciiscK. Scud the money to the Mail
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AL
HAItTFOHI), Conn.. April S.--Tho
(imoudment to the federal constitu
tion providing for O10 direct election
of United Stntes setinjors became ef
fective today when tho Connecticut
legislature ratified the amendment
today Connecticut Is the IlGth state
to ratify tho law, this making It
operative.
Li
NBW YOinC, Ai.nl 8. Ui-rc
blocks of Ainulgitnmted weio bought
nttho oiieniiiL- of the stock market to
day in anticipation of a favorable re
port by the copper producers asso
ciation, l'n-sl nriees throimhout Ihe
list showed small and irregulnr gains,
with n stiUeninx ot most ot llio spec
illative featuies. Several of tho in
fluential slocks displayed bullish ac
tivity. Tho market dosed firm.
RED CROSS RELIEF FUND
SAN FRANCISCO NOW $73,000
SAN FKANCISCO, Cnl., April 8.
At 110011 today tho Hod Cioss flood
rollot fund hnd reached f7a.0ri9.3S.
Most of this camo from San Fran
cisco though a fair portion was con
trlbuted from tho country near by
POPULAR
ELETON
SENATORS
A Uarto 1 llrpbiir . Ijwer run
'SINGLE DETECTIVE
VISIT TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. April 8. Attend
I'd by a single corct sen ice aent,
President Woodnnv Wilson" jiro'ecod-
ed to the capital today o ver(iiinlly
nddri'sM the mvuihert of congress.
This is only one of thejnnuy luuovn
tions planned.
Within the next ueek President
Wilson ejcccts to meet jiersonnlly
overy member of eon(;rcs, making
frequent visits to bolb houses to pet
in contact with the lawmakers (ht
sonnlly. President Wilson refused to com
ment on the suggestion thnt Hie pro
ceedings outlined for todny hnvored
of n "speech from the throiii,"
The president left the white houso
immediately after today's cabinet
nieotiiiK mid wus received by Speaker
Champ Clark nnd Vice President
Marshall in the speakerV room. Aft
er both houses had been jointly or
ganized, two members of each bod)
were upHiiutei to escort the presi
dent to the rostrum.
POPE'S CONDITION
E
HO.MB, April s Tho condition of
Pope Plus Is growing worse this af
ternoon, according to a report. At
3:30 o'clock Home time. Dr. Murchl
afava was again railed hastily to
tho Vatican, Ho remained an hour
at the pope's bedside.
E
BY WAY OF ORIENT
WASHINGTON, April 8. James
llryce, retiring lirltlsh ambassador
und Mrs. llryco nro to go by rail to
Snn Francisco, In tho first leg ot
their trip to tho Orient, which starts
at tho end of the present month,
llryce oxpects to attend the constitu
ent assembly In China, and will ro
from Pektn to Kuglaud by easy
stages,
CLUB TO DISCUSS TERMS
OF UPTON'S CHALLENGE
HKl.FAST, Ireland, April 8. To
decldo whether to send Sir Thomas
Upton's unconditional chillengo to
tho Now York Yacht cluU,"to secure
another International yacht race, the
Koyal Ulster Yacht club will meet
hero tonight.
GUARDS WILSON IN
GROWS
WORS
PRIVILEGE
! MESSAGE READ
1 IN 8 MINUTES
BY PRESIDENT
Address Deemed One of Most Re
markablc Ever Delivered Crowd
Listens to Wilson Precedent
Meets Favor
President Has Detective Sit With Him
In Auto Great Demand for Tickets
of Admission
WASHINGTON, U. C, April ST
When the house gallery was opened
at 10 o'clock, 300 women, carrying
cards of aduilzslon, stood outside.
Wires and daughters of the members
of congress, arrayed In spring finery,
pushed and hauled In a mad rush
for seats. Cards of admission
brought from IS to $10.
Capitol officials took moving pic
tures of President Wltaon's visit.
For tho first time since the Span-sh-Amerlcan
war, Admiral Dewey
sat on the floor of the house, a privi
lege accorded him by congress.
At 1 1 o'clock every scat was filled
and hundreds of persons arriving
later were unable to enter the gar
lories. Iteari In Klglit Minute.
Kn route to the capltol, President
Wilson insisted that Jimmy Sloan,
chief ot the secret service men at the
White house, ride on the;setwtth
him Instead ot on the front with the
chauffeur,
It required but a little over eight
minutes for the president to make
his opening remarks and deliver his
message to congress. As soon as he
had finished reading his message,
tho president returned to tho White
house, tho entire proceedings con
suming only 37 ruluutes.
At 1:0S o'clock tho houso ad
journed to Thursday. Tho senators
returned to their own chambers and
after transacting brief routine busi
ness adjourned to tomorrow.
Tho president's address was re
garded by congress as one of the
most remarkable ever delivered be
fore an American legislative body.
Senators and congressmen were
pleased with tho precedent estab
lished by Wilson
Speech Most Remarkable.
More than S00 cane seats were
placed In the aisles of the chamber,
und numerous congressmen, fearing
they would bo unable to reach their
seats because of tho crowds, arrived
at the capltol two hours before the
president was scheduled to speak.
Ordinary tickets of admission
were useless, the police guarding the
doors demanding special bluo tickets.
The demand for these tickets was so
great that many congressmen were
unable to get them for their own
families.
Speaker Clark called the Joint ses
sion to order at 12:30 o'clock.
Walt to Seo Wilson.
Thousands waited for hours, out
side the capltol to get a glimpse of
Piesldent Wilson. Tho crowd wad
so great that Mrs. Marshall, wlfo ot
the vice president, had difficulty In
securing admission to tho chamber,
although she carried a bluo ticket of
admission.
Congressmen Underwood, Palmer
and Mann met President Wilson in
Speaker Clark's office Tho entire
assemblage arosu as they escorted
him ,to tho chamber.
There wus a scattering of hand
clapping when Speaker Clark intro
duced Hie president. At tho conclu
sion of his address thero was a mild
demonstration In tho galleries, but It
was Ignored by tho president.
SUFFRAGE LOSES IN
DKTUOIT, Mich.. April 8. Suf
frage Is given a vote of 53,127 In
favor mid U4,101 against lu lucom-
lueie louuiiH iium 11 cuuiuiea 111 11101
slate, followiug jesterday'a election. I
ENGUSH
D
WITH JAPANESE
Recognition of New Republic Dis
cussed by Cabinet Attempt to
Srlng Universal Recejnlthwi Falls,
Nations Refusing to Take Action
Bryan 'Refuses to Discuss DeJHMra
tions or Probable Course ef United
States Government
WASHINGTON', April B.ltccoff
nition of the republic of China was
discussed by Ihe cabinet todny. Thu
attempt of Hie administration fo
bring- universal recognition ot the
Chinese republic by the nations failed
ns England and Jnpun notified Hie
United States Hint they would lint
tbke such notion now, mid Germany,
France mid Itussin nro expecto dlo
.net similarly. The South American
republics are willing to recognize tho
republic.
Secretary of Statu Ilryan would
not discuss the cabinet's delibera
tions. UNION RECOGNIZED
B1 PACIFIC GAS
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, April 8.
Uy officially recognizing the Light
and Power Council of California,
which embraces. local unions of flvs
different crafts, the Pacific Gas &
Klectrlc company has removed the
possibility of a strike of these m-u
throughout the state, according to
an announcement here today. Tho
company at first refused to deal with
tho council in the matter ot a wage
increase, although expressing a will
ingness to treat with tho Individual
unions, A referendum vote ot the
unions was then taken, and the com
pany, to avoid a strike, recognized
the council.
I
DEFEND ALL VIOLENCE
AMSTKHOAM, April S. The
Dutch bond for women's suffrage,
which recently sent an official ro
btiko to the militant suffragettes ot
Knglatnl for their arsou and bomb
throwing tactics, has received & re
ply. It says lu part:
"Political conditions existing in
Knglatnl make militancy imperative
lu the struggle now being carried 011
for women's enfranchisement. This
movement has been actively In exis
tence for GO years, and during that
time every so-called constitutional
means has been tried unavullably."
BALKANS DEFY
BY
LONDON, April 8 In tho face ot
strong opposition from the Kuropcan
powers, Montenegro and Servla ant
continuing tho sleguof Scutari today.
Tho fleets of the powers have tight
ened their blockade about Monte
negro's ports and It is somi-offlclally
stated that tho Ilrlttsh admiral
war nod tho Montenegrin premier
that hu would land marines uuleua
the demands of tho powers aru com
plied with within three days.
Diplomats here agree toduy tliut
a conflict between Austria and Mon
tenegro seems unavoidable, but it In
Improbable thut thu other powers
will become involved.
AGAINST H NA
POWERS
CONTINUING SEIGE
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