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DISCUSSED CUBAN
RECIPROCITY.
Speaker Henderson Talks Matter
Over With President,
REPUBLICANS CAN'T AGREE.
Al Present Mr.. Roosevelt Has No Ins
,ention OF SENDING special Mes-
spge on subject to Congre.

Washington, March j,--Speaker Hen
derson and Representative Cannon Of
Illinois called az the White House to-
day and discussed with President
Roosevelt the subject Of Cuban reel
rroclty and sentiment thereon In the
house. Active canyasslng continued
among Republican members today
preliminary to the third caucus on Gu
abn reciprocity, to be held tomorrow
Light
The most positive claims were made
by those opposed to Representative
Payues 20 per cent reciprocity plan
that there was a clear majority against
IL. Mr.. Payne and his associates did
rot concede this, however, and eX-
pressed the belief that concession 10
cuba ultimately would be- granted
II was said In this connection that
Speaker Henderson Is now favorable
TO the position taken by the majority
on the ways aud means committee and
tlat this would exert much influence
IN shaping the final outcome.
During the day several members OF
the cabinet were called on by Mr..
Tawney Of the ways and means com
mittee, who has proposed the rebate
plan as a substitute for Chairman
Paynes 20 per cent reciprocity plan,
and Mr.. Morris OF Minnesota, who also
has proposed plan differing from that
OF Mr. Payne
AS an outcome of these calls II was
asserted that three members Of the
cabinet. namely Postmaster-Gen,
Payne, Secy. Shaw and Seoy, Wilson,
were hopeful of seeing Il solution of
the problem which would not endanger
any American industry, This was con-
strued In some quarters to show d.
vision In the cabinet, but II was stated
ny those conversant with the situation
that the attitude Of the cabinet menu
bers did not warrant any such con-
Gtruction
Later In the day Representative
Tawney called at the White House and
had a conference lasting nearly an
hour and half with the president, At
It's conclusion Mr., Tawney Joined sew
eral of his associates who are opposed
to the Payne resolution. II developed
that Mr. Tawney had told the presi-
| dent there was little or no possibility
| Of adoption of the Payne plan by the
| Republican conference, and that If II
| were adopted some 40 Republican mem
| hers would not consider themselves
| bound. and would carry the question t.
| The floor of the house, whore there
| would be- additional complications oW'
| ing TO the attitude OF the Democratic
| members,
The president is understood TO have
| made his proposition quite clear and
| in go doing IL said to have removed
| several misapprehensiOns which have
| been afloat of late. He said he hac
| no intention at present Of sending q
! apecial message To Congress on th'
subject. The president expressed tho
most earnest solicitude that o salts
| factory adjustment be reached by
Congress, saying that this was an IN
herited problem" meaning that II ha(
come TO him from the Mckinley ad
| ministration. Furthermore the presi
| dent, II is asserted, Indicated no pos
tive determination in favor OF any
particular idea, but rather desir'
that Congress should deal with thu
| subject according TO its best lights.
After hearing from Mr. TaWney M
| associates EXPRESSED the belief that thu
president would accept the rebate
propostlon II Congress sent II to him
! They also were considerably encour
aged to hear from Mr. Tawney tina
the president was not laying dowi
| any emphatic ultlmatum In favor o
the plan presented by Mr. Payne
While these conferences we're coins
ON al the White House, Chairman
PAYNE and members of the ways ant
means committee supporting him were
I'm conference. Later one OF the mem
hers said that he was confident tina
the PAYNE reciprocity proposition com
manded majority of the Republican
members. but that the minority was Sc
large and was 80 disposed TO carry tn
contest into the house that Mr.. Payne
and his friends recognized the serious
ness OF the situation. However, there
was no disposition, he said. to aecep
the rebate plan as II was stated ina
this was merely a repetition OF th'
| nlan proposed by the head Of the beet
| sugar organization two months ago
| Members Of the house were INFORMED
during the afternoon that seVera
members OF the cabinet would confer
with the president on the Cuban ques
ton. but also, az far as could b'
| learned at the Capitol, the only mem
beers of the cabinet TO call were Posi-
master.Gen. Payne and Secy. Root