Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-27
WILL TRY TO PAC|FY
President Aims to Reconcile
Republican Factions.
KEEPING OUT OF FIGHT
Comment of White House Callers on
Cannon's Speech.
PLANS FOR COMING SESSION
Postal Bank Proposition Not to Be
Pushed-Bartholdt Urges APP
preparations for Buildings.
KEEPING OUT OF FIGHT
PLANS FOR COMING SESSION


President Taft has not been pulled into
the Cannon. or anti-Cannon. fight and is
not likely to be. according to inside in
formation at the White House. He will
try to bring the warning elements of his
party together. if possible. when the oc-
casion is propitious
Republican visitors to the White House
today were stirred by last nights speech
of Speaker Cannon. in which he declared
that regular republicans would make war
upon the insurgents as relentlessly a.
they did upon Bryan and his cohorts.
who were constantly attacking the re-
publican party. AS a rule. though. the
visitors did not care to talk for publica-
ton. A few of them We're outspoken.
Ex-Representative Lacey of Iowa talked
In red-hot fashion of the Iowa insurgents
and said that the republicans OF that
state would wipe them off the map I'm the
elections next year.
"All efforts to dissatisfy the farmers OF
the west will fall fat declared Mi.
Lacey, who has been fighting for years
against the rising tide OF radical re-
publicansm in that state, headed by Sen
ator Cunmns. THE farmers are salts
fed with the outlook. Their land has
gone up $40 an acre since the passage OF
the Payne bill, and with the prospect of
good times in the future. Agitators who
regard the farmers as fools will find
themselves badly fooled. About the keen
est observer of national affairs is the
American farmer, and he discriminates
pretty wisely as to responsibility for
legislation
President Popular in Iowa.
$50 far as President Taft is concerned
he is decidedly more popular in Iowa now
than when he was nominated.
II think l can confidently predict that
in the elections next year we will give
the insurgents In Iowa the worst licking
any set of men ever had.
Representative Bartholdt declared that
Missourians had great confidence IN
Speaker Cannon and would stand by him.
"It is insulting for a few men to propose
that he resign. He was elected by ma
jority of republicans and has the support
of a large majority"
Representative Payne, republican floor
leader of the House. called at the White
House, but did not wait to see the Presi-
dent. When he was asked about the Can
non fight he said that he never saw the
Speaker run away from fight in his life.
Representative Gardner of Massachua
sets, who was party to the insurgene
fight upon the rules of the House last
year, called on the President with Severat
Massachusetts men. He declined to COM
ment upon Speaker Cannons DelllcoSe Az"
titude to the insurgents.
Presidents Legislative Program.
Recent conferences at the White House
have pretty definitely developed two facts
in connection with the legislative pro-
gram of the administration at the COM
ing session OF Congress-
The first of these is that there is no
probability of the monetary commission
I11t,, Tod
this session. The second is that legisla-
ton looking toward the establishment OF
a system of postal savings banks Will
have to wait until the monetary commis-
sion report is made ana new currency
law enacted.
Representative Weeks of Massachu-
sets, chairman Of the House committee
on post Offices and post roads. and SEN
ator Lodge of Massachusetts were WIN
the President for half an hour or more
today, and when he left the White House
Mr. Weeks said that 1t practically had
been determined that postal SAVING
banks would not be considered at 'ho
coming session.
This does not mean that President Iafn
will not recommend such system OF
banks in his message, but Ii Is said no"
that the chances are that he Will agree
to postponement of the consideration
of this subject until next year.
One of the arguments which the Presl-
dent has used in connection with me es
that the money secured through these
agencies as deposits could very well ne
used in taking up the per cent govern
ment bonds which are a drug on 1ne
market. and which the fresiaent u,,A
should never have been issued at sueh
low rate of interest. The monetary coHh
mission is considering the proniem OF
these bonds, and it may be that in their
report they will join hands with the fresi-
dent in recommending the postal SAVING
hank idea as means or dlSposihs vi
these securities. AS the whole matter.
however probably will go over until next
year, there will be plenty o, 1 sppu;o' az
for further conferences and c.Sloh aS
tn the shape the legislation Will take
New Buildings for Washington
REPRESENTATIVE Bartholdt of Missouri,
who is chairman of the House committee
an nublic buildings and grounds. sees no
reason why there should not be an ap-
propriation bill for public buildings and
grounds this winter. 1.-The public bust
ness must be carried on. and there ought
to be fair and reasonable appropriations
for public buildings and for rivers and
harbors. If there Is to be curtailment OF
appropriations let 1t be in other depart
ments of the government-the navy, for
instance Every dollar put in these new
Dreadnought battleships Is downright
waste Of public money. These vesseis
will never be needed.
'In Washington a number or new
buildings are positively essential to the
conduct of public business.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars are
being paid out yearly for rent for build
ings A hall of records. for which
site was long ago purchased, has been
much needed for years. Millions OF valu-
able documents are in danger OF de-
struction by fire. and there ought to be
fireproof building for their storage.
"A site has also been purchased for a.
new city post Office near the Union sta
ton, and an appropriation should be
made for such a building without delay
Dairy Interests Accused.
A recently printed statement that Ar
mour & Co. are alleged to have cornered
the butter product of the country and
will run up prices to 80 cents pound and
more is denied by representative OF
that concern, who called at the White
House today to make the denial to news
paper reporters He declared that the
story was instigated by the dairy inter-
ests, which are seeking to prevent more
liberal oleomargarine laws October %
last Armour & Co., it was said. owned
only one-sixtieth part of the butter in
cold storage by leading cold storage
houses. The Chicago Dairy Produce, the
official organ of the National Dairy
Union, is quoted as having said in an Oc-
tober issue that in "thirty-one butter