Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-16
EXTRA SESSION
OF CONGRESS TO
DISCUSS TARIFF
TAFT ANNOUNCES INTENTION
AT CAPITAL
SPECIAL TERM TO BE CALLED
EARLY IN MARCH
President-Elect viii Assemble soIons
Soon After Inauguration to Con-
slider New Schedule of
Taxes
fBy Associated Press.l

WI ASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-That O.
w snecial session of the Sixty-tirst
" congress will be called soon af-
fer the 4th of March to take up the
matter of tariff revision became poSl-
lively known today, when Wllllan n
Taft. presidents elect, after spendlnS lile
dav at the White House as the guest
of President Roosevelt, stated that he
Intended to call the special session 10
meet as soon after his inauguration
as would be reasonable. .,,o.
Judge Taft left at 1905 this evening
for Cincinnati, where ne hau peeh
summoned on matters Of family lihpoI
tance but which, he assured 'n4
newspaper men who had gathered at
the White House, was in no manner
connected with politics. g..
The day proved to be a busy one Ior
the president elect he spent C!S
night at the White House as the preSl-
dents guest and breakasted WIN tl9
family. During the forenoon tne pres
ident and president-eiect s'Ct us "a
matters pertaining to the present anu
the Incoming administration. NO an
,,orncennent was made as to the prln-
cinal tonic of discussion, although
Judge Taft adroitly admitted 1t was
not the weather oz
About As a. m. Judge IaIt ellel seu
from, the White A1ouse to attend serV-
usual place of worship when in WASH
ington- Five minutes afterWard Presl-
dent Roosevelt started for the Dutch
Reformed church.
Judge Taft sat in a pew near the en-
trance to his church and after the
services held a few minutes reception
with fellow members. on his way TO
the white House he met Associate JUS
tice William II. Moody of the supreme
court of the United States, who Walfed
with him to the executive mansion.
Politics was discussed at lunch, at
which Secretary Root and Represent
ative Longworth were also the presl-
dents guests % Dor,s
Ambassador Henry White of Paris
Postmaster General Meyer and Beck
man Winthrop, assistant secretary OF
the treasury, dropped in during the
afternoon to pay their respects.
Following the various conferences OF
the day, Judge Taft talked freely ABOUT
his plans for the immediate future
After spending two or three uays ~ !
Cincinnati, he said, he again Would
join Mrs. Taft at Hot Springs.
Will Not Interfere
In reply to question he said that
the senatorial situation in ONO was
not taking him there, as he dld not
intend to attempt to interfere with the
other state.
He expressed his pleasure that the
elections in Cuba had been held with
out any disturbances, and added that
he had not anticipated any trouble.
While on the subject of insular gov
ernments, a Filipino newspaperman
asked the president-elect If he had any
message for his people.
Nothing other than to say that If
personal inclinations were to control
me | would find more pleasure in what
| do for them than in any other line" ="
When his attention was called to the
hearings now being held by the ways
and means committee of the house,
looking toward the revision of the tar
iff. he said that now is the time for
the interests that have been asking for
a revision to come forward and produce
their arguments. He was asked if he
noticed the reference by Demo-
Gratis in committee to his views in re-
gard to the tariff on products of the
Philippines.
Eyes. but the remarks were not
frightening nor novel," he replied. my
experiences with the Democrats in re-
gard to the tariff are that they want
free trade on everything that is in the
next country"
At least, he added, that was true of
the Philippine tariff.
The president-elect stated the Repub-
lican party had promised to call a spe-
cial session of the new congress to re-
wise the tariff and that he intended to
carry out the promise as soon after his
Inauguration as would be reasonable.