The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-22
As Result Of White House
Dinner, Free Hides, Iron
\ Ore, Oil and Lower Rates
On Hosiery Sure.
hSllcE Is TAKEN IN
THE DUTY ON LUMBER
Peace Session Is Marked by
The Desire Shown to Meet
The Hosts Aims on the
Tariff Measure.

Tariff Measure.
Chicago. July 22.-John Callau
OLaughlin In the Tribune today Gays
that the result OF the White House
dinner was q complete victory for the
president ON the tariff. In part he
says:
When President TAFT retired late to-
night it was with the happy conscious
ness that congress will enact tariff
bill which in his judgment will folnll
the downward revision pledge a the
republican party.
The confereee of the two houses lekt
the White House after . good dinner
and q two and = half hours talk In the
confident expectation that unless un.
foreseen difficulties arise they viii be
able to make their report to the house
Of representatives on Friday.
Thus the dove OF peace hovsss TO-
night over the tariff situation
Tariff was discussed merely - IN
incidental topic OF conversation dur
Ing the dinner which the president
gave at tho White House I'm honor o8
the confcrees. Following the dinner the
party adjourned to the teranda back ok
the White House where tho real dis
cussion took place.
| Tast Tells His Peeition.
Mr. Taft made . short address q
which he reiterated the views ex-
pressed to the twenty-five republican
congressman who called upon him last
Thursday. He made no secret Of his
desire to get bill which would fnlnu
the promise Of the republican party-a
promise that meant nothing moro OF
less than downward revision-and sat-
isfy the country. He pointed ont the
onerous character Of the responsibility
which weighed so heavily upon himself
and the republicans present He BE-
lieved his guests realised n complete
ly as himself the gravity Of tho situar
ton.
He had followed with utmost care
| the deliberations Of the conferees and
believed that the bill ~ they were per.
fecting 1t possessed in many respects
features Of great value to the country.
He referred to his desires In connec-
tion with free raw material and to the
reduction of duties upon tho 6nishe6
products OF the material.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts, ooe.
roborated the presidents views that Q
tariff bill meeting Mr.. Taft,0 wishes
could be passed by tne senate. and
Representative Dwight. the repubaS-
can whip Of the house gave tAoAGa0o
testimony with respect to the situation
in the house. It was stated BY several
men present that more was accom-
plished tonight than can be shown oy
the conversation. To use the Language
of one of my informants the good
that was done was under the surface"
l What Tan Expects % ost.
Az q result tho preseident conndeat'
liz expects that the coufereeo viii -
port 4 bill which win exsmpaify Tie
policy Of downward revissoa. incanAp
ing:
Free crude petEulsuR
II Free iron ore.
!, Dingley rate on hossery ana e9ove4
Rough lumber bearing . duty q
$1.25.
: The single coocsasioo the pgesIde1t
may md II desirable 70 mako = W1tA
respect TO coal
In the first omcial explanatjoa q hio
attitude to the pablic the pres3dsat
stated that IL the facts jusei1lsd Il thsa
coal, as well - hides, Iron oso and a
should be upon the free IiGt. He -
been told that to transter coal to tho
-. lte% ~n.plA rnnno n ahmtAnUm a