The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-04-09
genuine REVISION WANTED
President Says Pledge Must
Be Carried Out.
OR TARIFF BILL Be VETOED
Other News From the National
Capital.

Capital.
| Washington, D. c., April g.
President Taft has reiterated his
determination not to be drawn in.
to any controversy over specific
schedules of the tariff bill. He
has taken occasion, this week, to
state that his general policy has
beer very clearly outlined in re-
gard to the tariff; that, as stated
before, it is his conviction that the
party stands pledged to a genuine
revision, and that it will become
his duty to veto any measure
which, in his judgment, does not
carry out the pledge of the Repub-
lican national platform. He has
gone SO far as to express the broad
proposition that revenue should be
derived from the taxation of luxur-
les rather than necessities, and he
has approved the inheritance tax
and the maximum and minimum
provision contained in the Payne
tariff bill. Further than this the
President positively declines to go
and insists that no weight is to be
attached to the assertions of mem
bers of Congress who call on him
and then 60 away and quote him
as in favor of this or that specific
duty. Mr.. Taft feels that unwar-
ranted use has been made Of
chance expressions of his to give
force to argument for or against
particular duties and wishes it dis
tinctly understood that such state
ments are not to be taken as indi-
eating any desire on his part to in
fluence Congress in its considera-
ton of the tariff bill.
! Every possible effort is being
made by the Republican members
of the senate finance committee to
ascertain whether it is not possible
greatly to increase the number oi
articles upon which specific duties
can be levied in the new tariff bill.
1t is understood that the great ad.
yances which Japan is making ir
silk manufactures are giving the
members of the committee no little
concern. The silk manufacturer:
, of the United States say that j
, ad valorem rates are to prevail
millions of dollars in revenue viii
be lost to this country because o
the inability of the officials from
the treasury department to deter
mine proper valuations on article
manufactured in the Orient.
S 1t is declared by several mem
bers of Congress that the Presi
/, dent had adopted new policy re
x garding the filling of places on tn
e federal bench; that they are to b
y "taken out of politics., and tha
; Senators and Representatives ar
to be consulted no longer regarc
ing them. As matter of fat
, President Taft has not undertake
!. to take judicial appointment 0,
,f of politics, but he seeks to make
clear that he will appoint to jud
it. cial positions only men of II
). highest standing, both as to prove
q legal ability and character.
re A high authority at the Sta
>. Department predicts that the or
ID dentials sent to Marc Blumenber
of New York, as American delega
to the International Musical Co
gress, to be held this summer, W
es be Cancelled and that a new cor
d. mission will be made out to O.
an Sonneck, chief of the Music Div
ne ion of the Library of Congre'
~ Many of the leading musicians
the country have protested Wig,
on ously against the appointment
rS Mr.. Blumenberg, some ey
threatening to take steps to eff,