Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-11
JUDGE TAFT AND
TARIFF REVISION
Expresses Belief That Work Of
House at Extra Session viii
Be Honest and Thorough.
TO CARRY OUT. PARTY PLEDGE
Intimntcs Will Not Hesitate TO IiScr-
else Veto Power IL senate
should be ObdulTttc.

Washington, Dec 10. William II
Taft said tonight that IL was his be
lief that the house would make an
.,honesl ana thorough revision OF the
talirr' az the extra session wiliGsl ~
will call for that purpose
This belief he bases on y conference
he had yesterday With speaker can
non and In meeting today with the
Republican members of the Ways lne
means committee.
Mr. Taft said he had not aus vet COR
suited with senators. on the subject
Indicating the tremendous pressure
upon his tinlesas the reason. When the
suggestion was made thatsthe senate
would undoubtedly have something TO
do with tleIariiT bill he replied will,
no uncertainty in his demeanot that
there was some one else VINO also
would have something to do with the
bill which. Interpreted through tue
medium of previous ntterances, 1ndi-
Gates clearly that Mr.. Taft is deter
mined even to the exercise Of the Hctss
power to execute the partYs pledges.
a5NIr.Taft dictated q statement which
covered his interview late today with.
tile Republican members of the COM
mite with the exception of Repre-
sentaLiyes Mccall Of Massachusetts
and CrumpaCker of Indiana. With the
latter Mr. Taft had n satisfactory in
terriew1 at Hot Springs.
H He was asked the substance of the
interview he had Yesterday with tho
speaker. His reply was that MIR. Can
non had said that he was in favor OF
an honest and thorough revision of the
tariff, iii accordance with the party
promises.
The question OF the speakership of
the next Congress, MIR. Taft said was
not discussed. but many other Bmatters
of legislation were.
lie added that lie had been some
what misled regarding his interpreta-
8tion Of the attitude or the speaker by.
reports of Nh. Cannon's speech before
the Cleveland chamber of commerce.
< Tie official report or that speech, he
said. had givcrFhim an entirely differ
&ent impression.
II had an Interview with Mr.. Can
y nons Eesterday,". said Mr. Taft, ''and
5Witllahis concurrence. and at the sug-
gestion Of member of the ways and
means committee, With the Republican
members OF that committee this after
nOon.3s From my conversation With
them, and with the discussion that
followed as to The examination which
they are nov conducting and expect
\ toHconduct. l have every reason to be
confident that they are keenly alive to
the obligation which is on them as rem
!. resentatives elected TO represent the
uhlican party, to prepare an honest
and thorough revision or the presen,
=. tarif that they have taken three
times as much evidence as has eve,
been taken in the preparation OF Other
tariffs and that they are going t,
{. make ak additional and independent effort
# 70 set at the evidence themselves II,
q use OF the subpoena and undel
oath. with a view to reaching the dir.
f1erences in the cost of production o
the hliegyarious articles brought within tllt
tariff here and abroad.
found them quite anxious for III
z much harmony as possible. In which
+. sym sylnpa thiZed With them, and prepared
for consultation on points OF lifricIlIt,
that might arise at any time in til
future,