Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
More Gossip in Regard to
Tariff Revision.
CONGRESSMEN HELD UP
ACTION OF RURAL LETTER CAR
RIERS BEING INVESTIGATED.
Commissioner Wares Successor Will
Not Be Kansan-Some Of
Today's Callers.

The decided divergence OF views on tarin
revision was. usual. noticeable today
among the many callers at the White
House. Stand-pat people. tarin-revision
people, undecided. hesitating people all
shook hands with the President during the
day. The views of most of them were not
expressed to the President. however. he
was too busy to ask for the views OF MS
various callers. and most of the time was
devoted to felicitations and exchange OF
greetings between the President and new.
ly arriving representatives. There no
hesitancy about expression of tariff views
to Star representative on the part Of
those approached.
Representative Samuel w. Smith OF Mich
igan has hit upon a plan to ascertain the
views of the people of his district on tarin
revision that ought to be effective. even IL
1t is not strictly novel. Il have written a
letter to every manufacturer and business
man in my district, asking him to inform
me what he desires as to tariff revision.
and l expect full and satisfactory answers
from them, said Mr.. Smith. Il Will then
know what is the sentiment of my district,
and this will have much to do In guiding me
| in my action. -
Representative Hinshaw of Nebraska paid
| his respects to the President and added this
as his contribution to the tariff discussion
| There is sentiment in my state In favor
of tariff revision. l do not think any one
| favors radical revision. but we do feel
| that there should be some remodeilng. j
think there should be reduction on steel,
glass and lumber. am glad the President
is ascertaining the views of the party lead
ers on the question"
Senator Aidrich. who is generally believed
to be the chief priest of the siand-pat re-
publicans, was visitor out Wnen ne
went away he declared that he had no
a. fAr- ltncf inn mn ia %
tariff notifications.
Champ Clark, one of the House demo-
| cratic leaders, sauntered into the White
House among the other callers and shook
hands with the President When he came
| out and some asked him about tarin
revision, he said: We'll, if they want to
| reduce the duties or revise the tarin they
will find me with them.
Representative Dovenner of West Virginia
said that he had not talked tarin with the
President. having called merely to pay hls
| respects. But out In West Virginia Ne
| are satisfied to let well enough alone" was
| the comment of the West virginian. That
| Is also the attitude of Senator Scott. VINO
was one of the days visitors, being with
Senator Millard of Nebraska on matter
that they discussed with the President.
Senator Smoot's Views.
Senator Reed smoot of Utah. smiling.
deeply satisfied with what Utah had done
| in the last election and the kind words OF
| the President, said that there was practi-
caIly no desire for tariff revision in his
| state or the far west. There may be here
and there a feeling that few schedules of
| the Dingley law might be changed" he
said, 'but there is no pressing sentiment IN
( that direction, and the feeling is against
| any changes being made Immediately"
| Senator Smoot did not discuss his own
! case. that Is, as to his remaining In the Sem
| ate, but he talked as If he had no pessimis-
| tic views on any subject and was fully sat
| isfled with himselfsin every way.
Senator Beveridge talked with the Pres
| ident and was heartily congratulated on
| the active and successful work he had
| done in the recent campaign.
| Representatives Adams of PENNSYLVANIA,
Dixon of Montana and Hogg OF Colorado
| were among the numerous visitors to the
1 White House during the day.
J. Kalanianaole, the delegate from Ha-
| waii, better known as prince Cupid" vis-
1 tied the President with George B. McClel-
| lan representing the business interests Of
| Hawaii
| Mr. Lawrence a Revisionist.
| Representative Lawrence OF Massachu-
setts, who was at the White House today,
| adds his influence to the revisionist ranks.
| 'There is undoubtedly strong and grow
| ing sentiment throughout this country in
| favor of tariff revision" he said this morn
| ing II interpret the recent election, SO far
| as 1t expressed the wish of the people with
reference to this question, to mean that the
| tariff should be revised by those who be-
heve in the principle OF protection ana are
| was not an Endorsement of the so-called
stand-pat policy.
| II suppose 1t is nowhere claimed that the
Dingley bill was perfect even at the time
| of its enactment. 1t was necessarily more
| or less the result of compromise. Seven
| years have passed and the conditions upon
| which it was based have changed. 1t Is
the duty Of the party in power to make
the notifications demanded by these
| changed conditions. l should like to see
the work entered upon promptly and an
| extra session called for that purpose. IL
| the matter Is postponed for year, the
old argument will be heard again, that we
must not revise the tariff on the eve OF
| congressional election. 1t will be better
for our business interests to have this mat
ter acted upon promptly.
"I do not believe that business is sensi-
tive that 1t cannot tolerate consideration of
this problem by a party pledged to main
tain the protection principle. Everybody
might just as well understand first as last
that the demand for tariff revision will not
down, and that 1t will grow more earnest
with delay.
"I represent a manufacturing district. In
addressing the convention which nominated
me quoted from Henry L. Dawes me-
long advocate of protection, to the effect
that no tariff bill can be formulated which
can last while all the conditions upon which
il is based are constantly changing; and
said that 1 believed in prompt revision. My
constituents evidently approved that atti-
tude for my majority was larger than ever
before 1t is not like the republican party
to run away from any problem, and cam
not believe it will refuse prompt and thor
ough consideration to this pressing ques-
ton"
Drawback on Wheat.
An important question in connection with
the existing tariff was brought up at the
White House today. Secretary Shaw ana
Senator Hansbrough both talked with the
President. 1t was as to the payment Of
drawback on -four made from imported
wheat and exported. Many details Of the
Interpretation and carrying out of the
DingIey provisions as to drawback have
arisen. and Senator Hansbrough has peen
presenting the views of western wheat
raisers The by-products OF wheat im-
norfed under these circumstances is one OF