The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-22
WHAT WILL HE DO
About the Tariff and Its Revision. Washington Special to The New Yorh

Washington Special to The New York
 World
 It is now certain that soon after Congress meets next month President Roosevelt will send to the Senate and House a special message dealing with the subject of tariff revision and Ca- nadian reciprocity.
 MT. Roosevelt will not discuss these subjects in his regular message. He believes their importance warrants distinct message, and in the paper he will send to the capitol, probably be- fore the end of December, he will deal exclusively with them.
 Information to the effect was given this afternoon by the President to Eugene Foss, of Boston, defeated Re- publican candidate for Congress. Mir. Foss was invited to Washington to dis cuss revision and reciprocity with Mir. Roosevelt Mir. Foss ran for Congress as their advocate.
 The President told MT. Foss he was keenly alive to the situation and want ed decision reached by Congress upon the subjects. Recently strong pressure has been brought to bear upon Mir. Roosevelt from New England and other Northern States for Canadian recipro- city. The President has been told that unless reciprocity with the Do- minion is given the Democrats will make gains in future elections in New England.
 Mir. Roosevelt realizes the importance of the victory of Douglas for the Gov ernorship of Massachusetts on a Cana dian reciprocity and tariT revision platform. The President expressed fear to Mir Foss that within the near fu- ture, unless something is done, other Northern States may repeat the beat ing administered to the Republican nominee in Massachusetts and make Democratic gains in Congressional dis tricts as we'll
 While the Peresident did not dehn- itely say that he had decided that tar if revision and Canadian reciprocity should be effected at once ne express ed the deliberate opinion that the time for effecting both was near at hand. He pointed to the fact that in 1899, in his message to Congress, he com mitted himself to tariff revision and reciprocity.
 Mir Foss told Mir. Roosevelt that un-. less Canadian reciprocity Is assured Massachusetts and other New England States will be lost to the Republican party. MT. Roosevelt replied that he fully appreciated that something should be done to relieve the political sltua- tion there.
 In his special message the President will not advise that anything be done during the coming regular session of three months, but, will point out the necessity for quick action. The mes sage will in all probability be designed to convert the ultra-protectlonlsts and stand -patters" in the Senate and House, so as to carve the way for q special session of Congress next spring.
 The Presidents plans are not formed in detail They will not be until ho has consulted party leaders in the Sem ate and House when they come to Washington for the regular session two weeks from Monday. But he is inclined to favor a tariH commission of non-partisan Experts. Such a com mission could, while recognizing and preserving the principle of protection" revise the tariff downward.
 The President believes that some of the schedules are too high and that many of the rates should be changed, He wishes above all things to avoid the business disturbance of a long struggle in Congress and the political scandal of the wirepulling and lobbying that inevitably ensue. A commission of ex- perts might do its work well in two or three months, and if the Ways and Means Committee stood sponsor for the bill 1t might be passed by the House after a weeks debate.
 The program really depends, how ever upon the Finance Committee of the Senate. which has always exercised the right of rewriting every tarlm bill passed by the House. President Roose- welt will not announce this plan for tarn revision until he has "roped"g some of the stubborn senators. Some of the foremos I>..u-.s ta 'r Senate are passionately urging the President to stand pat" and let the tariff alone. Mir. Roosevelt has replied to at least one of them that the vote just cast for the Republican party was east in the bsief that the party will do something" stand still or drift. The President is, therefore, bent on some kind of action on both the tarih and trusts.