Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-11-16
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. ]
Washington, Nov. 16.

BarK6 20 INDICATE Inc uOI6. LUG ihCo IL
of pale blue tint, which gives the no
the appearance OF having been bsdl.
IA led.
Tt is the height Of folly TO expect tbs
ariff revision will benefit the consumer
No matter what the ways and meant
Committee does, and no matter wha
Congress decides to do with its report on
the subject, the individual consumer
will find himself paying just IS much fol
the necessities and Injuries OF life.
This assertion was made tlday by Rep
res entalive BJntell, OF Illinois, one al
the leading republican members of the
ways and means commit ee Of the House
which is now wrestling with 'adf hear
ings. He said: "The only classes thtt
will benefit to any extent If the terri
schedules are reduced will be the inn
porters and jobberS. They will be able
to make q little more profit on the
goods they bring into the country, but
the man who eventually consumes the
article will find no apprecisble difference
10 what he has to pay. The most marked
effect of q general tsrifi duct on will be
the loss Of revenue to the government. "
As Representative BJutell is in thorough
accord with Chairman PSyne and the
other republican members of the ways
and means committee, his interview nav
be accepted rs fair index Of the senti-
mert of the msjority. That the demo-
Gratis on the committee do not expe t
any thug radical to be accomplished
through the hesriug was Indicated when
Champ CLARK said 10 one Of the wit
nesses "Wby, you don't suppose, do
You, tba. the committee Is going to do
anything to the tariff" II may be q
coincidence, but 1t Is nevertheless fact
that nine out of ten witnesses thus far
examined by the committee lave &C.
clsred in the most emphstlc, II not tar
fol, manner against ny reduction what
ever 10 the tariff schedules. you
will ruin our business, they cried, we
are just getting on our feet and If you
lower the tariff on our goods, you will
force Us into bankruptcy"
Mr.. Taft spent yesterday with the
president, attended the s,rVices at Al
Souls Church, held numerous conferences
at the White House and left at seven
O'Clock this morning for Cincinnati to
attend to some family affairs.
Declaring his firm belief that the
General Assembly of New YoIk would
elect senator to succeed T. O. Plat,
nd tarcsslicslly scoring "these men who
sre attempting t. perform that work."
5era'or DepeW discussed the New York
senatorial situation at the White House
today. 1.-THE general assembly this
year will bemsde up of unusually strong
men," the senator explained. "They
cannot be driven, hoodwinked or bull
dozsd 10 the selection Of seuasor.
These men who are coming TO Washing
ton and rushing to Hot Springs will not
select Mr.. PlatPs successor or my own,
three years hence, although see that
some high au hority has already named
big man to take my place." Accord
log TO tue s9r a or's view there will be
contest and Secretary Root will be elimi.
mated. "The seer ytsry has aid he was
not candidate, aud would not enter in-
to q scramble" he exclaimed. take
him at bis word. representative Par.
sons, chairman Of The New York county
committee and other New Workers were
at the White House later Ia the day.
Parsons wa unusually non committsl
but his friends quota him as being
strongly for Root aud convinced that the
Secretary of State will not be driven out
OF the situation because Of someone's OBJ
jsctiOns, "New Y'rk republicans want
Boot, and they will get him." is Par
sors declai alton to friends.
Although President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root today formally denied
that there has been any friction between
lbe United S ates and japan ovtr the
question OF the "Open door" in China,
and that no requests or demands have
been made of JaIa by the S ate De-
pa'tment with reference to this subjGcl,
there can be no denial that diplomatic
exchanges of views have taken place in
the last few days Numerous complaint,
have been mace by American aud other
foreign merchants in Manchuris, to the
effect that while osteUsibly na'ntaioiug
policy OF non-iLtsrference with oUt.
side trade, japanese officials there have
10 reality than secretly favoring their
own coun rymen. The effect ta3 been
that the trade of America and other
foreign countries has sufered. 1t is
likely that while the State Department
has presented ono demand, request or
suggestion" to the japanese amt ,sador
SIS stated by Secretary Rsot, 1t has form
ulated polite inquiry a, to whether the
actions Of the japanese officials In Man
churis have the approval of the home
government, aud If such is not the case,
whether steps will be taken to REMEDY
the conditions complained OF.
Chairman Payne, OF the House CON-
mittee on ways aud means, announced |
today at the opening of the tariff hear
logs for the week that all persons inter.
estsd In the tariff in any way, shape or
were welcome and were invited
to air their veiws. Today's hearing was
on sugar.
John S AShmore was today appointed
Postu a,ler at Orange, Va, vice F. O.
Morris, resigned.
"There will be music In the air, sure"
reclaimed Sra or Elkins, OF West Vir-
Ginis, at the White House today ia dis.
cassing report tia the iron and steel
ariff schedules we're to be greatly re-
duced. BE said: "West Virginia is very
we'll satisfied with the present schedules