The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-19
Believes He is Right on Canal
Purchases.
A BLOW TO COMBINATIONS
Believes Act win Cause Tariff Revision
Extension of Plan to
Serve as Object
Lesson.

Washington, May 19.President
Roosevelt insists on the most favored
nation clause for The United States,
and the manufacturers Of the country
viii have to accord that treatment to
the Government in SO far as purchases
made from the Panama Canal are con-
cerned at least until Congress can pass
/ a law compelling the Commission to
lpay domestic prices for supplies. The
vehement and numerous protests OF dis
appointed manufacturers and indignant
stand patters' even those within the
ieabinet are not having the slightest
effect ON the President, unless possibly,
| il be TO satisfy him that the policy on
which he and Secretary Faft have deter
mined is so stirring up the tariff ques-
ton as to insure extended consideration
of the recommendations for readjust-
ment which he purposes To embody iii
his message to Congress next fall.
Several members of the cabinet have
gone TO the President and begged him to
"call Taft off, but he refuses. Secre-
tary Shaw, Wilson and Metcalf depioTe
the decision of the President and the
Secretary of War. Every other mem
Der of the cabinet who is in Washington
Approves the stand taken by the Presi-
dent. The President is determined 70
carry the war into the stronghold OF
/ the trusts and compel the apostles Of
| high prices to come to a realization Of
their obligations TO ''the folks al home.H
He is convinced that the people viii I'M
Iderstand that this policy is merely
another step in the progress OF bis cam
paign against combinations which have
hoisted prices of domestic goods far
IaboYe the point warranted by the wages
they pay to American workmen and who
are now bringing every possible in
fluenee to bear to defeat the readiust-
ment of the tariff schedules which the
President regards as essential to a
square deal to all American citizens.
Moreover, the President believes that
this decision viii serve to call the at
tention OF the great mass Of the peo-
pie 10 the absolute necessity OF that
REIMBURSEMENT OF the tariff schedules ior
which he contends.
''The President is resolved Ia bring
the trust magnates 10 realization Of
their debt TO the people of this country,
Sstlu q NtONt ilicbI vi ttt 4 lt-iltitLs AZ
commenting on the situation, and win
accomplish that result even at the risk
of bringing storm about his ears. He
wishes to make Congress act on the
tariff question, and the sooner they take
action the better he win like ii. Tlcre |
will be very few supplies, relatively |
speaking purchased by the Canal Com
mission between now and the time Con- |
gress meets. The President hopes, how
ever, that enough will be bought ID |
serve as an object lesson to the country /
on the subject in hand For instance,
he believes il Is litatle short OF criminal /
for the bic manufactures TO charge the /
home consumers third more OF double /
the price for goods that is charged the
people of Europe. The high protection
gentlemen will probably will cry ont /
loudly over what they will term an
outrage perpetrated on the American
workmen, but the people at large will
understand who il perpetrating that
outrage. 1t is the man who is selling
the produce OF their labor for twice
what it Is worth here at home and still
making good profits on the sales abroad.
Tar President expects to receive calls
from a great many protesting inaapates
I'll the rarity before this thing Is settled,
Dat you may accept it as u sisaight I
fin that he will not reeede one inch |
from lis stand.