Atlanta Georgian

WILSON TO CALL
EXTRA SESSION

He Makes Formal Announcement of Intentions Prior to Sailing on Vacation.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Immediately after his inauguration as president of the United States Woodrow Wilson will call an extraordinary session of congress to convene not later than April 15 for the purpose of revising the tariff according to announcement made by him last night.

The president-elect will sail for Bermuda at 2 o'clock this afternoon for a vacation and will return December 16.

To set at rest in the meantime speculation as to what he would do with regard to tariff revision, he issued the following statement:

“I shall call congress together in extraordinary session not later than April 15. I shall do this not only because I think that the pledges of the party ought to be redeemed as promptly as possible, but also because I know it to be in the interest of business that all uncertainty as to what the particular items of tariff revision are to be should be removed as soon as possible.”

Extra Session Necessary.

Beyond this brief announcement the governor said he had nothing further to say.

Most of the opinions he had received from public men seemed to be in favor of an extra session, he declared.

The governor did not intend to express himself about an extra session so soon after his election. Although he favored the idea of an extra session because the present arrangement would not bring the new congress into session until thirteen months after its election, he had expected to spend more time in ascertaining public opinion.

With the time to be consumed in discussion the governor felt that if an extra session were not called, the benefits of tariff revision would be postponed for practically two years.

Permits Laying Plans.

Throughout the campaign he reiterated that he desired an immediate revision of the tariff and that the Democratic leaders know perfectly well how to proceed about it. The governor was impressed by the argument also that with an early announcement as to an extra session Democratic leaders in congress could begin to take counsel at an early date so that much of the preliminary detail could be worked out before congress convened on April 15.

The governor was prompted incidentally in making his early announcement by the fact that many members of congress were desirous of arranging for accommodations in Washington for the extra session if there was to be one.