Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
COMING CONFERENCE
Republican Leaders to Meet
in Chicago
TO ORGANIZE HOUSE
HAVE EVERYTHING READY FOR
THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION.
New Tariff Scheme Will 0c-
cupy the Serious Attention Of
Congress Next Winter.
TO ORGANIZE HOUSE

Representatives Hemenway, Sherman ana
Tawney, three prominent republicans of the
House. were in Washington yesterday at
tending to departmental business concern
ing their respective constituencies. Repre-
sentative Hull of Iowa also came into town
for short visit and brought word that the
factional differences. growing out Of the
tariff question, had been settled by the
Iowa republicans and that a platform had
been arranged for the state convention
upon which both factions could stand
The most interesting development of the
visit of these republican leaders was the
statement of one of them that conference
is to be held in Chicago later in the sum-
mer, to be attended by the leading republi-
cans and presided over by Speaker -prospec-
tive Cannon. At that meeting the organi-
zation of the next House is to be planned
and probably the principal chairmanships
will be decided upon.
To Organize the Next House.
Congress- according to the declared inten-
ton of the President, is to be called in ex-
traordinary session November o. The Gu
ban reciprocity treaty is 10 be put into
effect by joint action of the two houses. and
the Aldrich financial bill is to be pushed for
passage.
1t is said to be the desire of the House
ganization that no delay will follow in
getting down to actual work. The caucus
for the selection of Speaker will be a pro-
forma affair entirely, if Mr.. Cannon lives,
and need take but an evenings time.
If the Speaker has his committees ready
for appointment Congress can proceed
with business by Wednesday following the
assembling. 1t will be necessary for the
Speaker, at any rate, to have the ways and
MEANS banking and currency aud appro-
priations committees ready when the extra
session assemblies.
Mr. Hemenway is to be chairman OF APP
preparations. There are vacancies to be
filled on ways and means, banking and cur
rency and appropriations, and the Chicago
conference will probably decide the allot-
ments to those places.
Fngland's New Tariff Scheme.
The republican representatives were very
much interested in the new tariff scheme of
England as advanced by Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain. Their first impulse was to
experience a sense Of satisfaction that free
trade England is at last coming to indorsa
the American theory of protection and its
hand-maiden. reciprocity. The unanimous
opinion was that this action of England
ought to have good effect In the United
States in the coming national elections
and react to the benefit of the republican
party.
1t was pointed out that the tariff ques-
ton inevitably will come up in the presi-
party taking the free trade end, usual
These republicans thought that a powerful
argument will be given the protectionists
by the spectacle of England raising tan iff
walls around herself and dependencies. and
practically entering upon trade war with
the United States for the benefit of Canada.
None of the representatives overlooked
the serious aspects of the British PROPOSE
ton. however. in its relation to our foreign
trade. 1t is realized that if Mr.. Chamber
lain's idea is carried into effect American
interests will suffer.
MIR. Chamberlain's Proposition.
AS the American representatives UNDER
stand the Chamberlain proposition it in
wolves these points:
pire, meaning practically free trade be-
tween the mother country and Canada.
Second. a tax on foodstuffs imported into
Great Britain.
Third the admission of free raw mate
rials.
Fourth. retaliation by England on any
country which raises tariff wall against
a British dependency.
The second and fourth clauses are of
most interest to the United States. The ex-
ports of American products to England ex-
ducts to. America and England is one of
the best markets for American foodstuffs-
Mr.. ChamberlainS plan would discriminate
against American wheat and flour in ia
vor of the products of the vast fields of
western Canada and British Columbia.
There is no question that the American
Congress will be called upon to give serious
consideration at the next session to tariff
relations with Great Britain and Canada.