Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-13

ference Saturday afternoon between
the President and Secretary Mac
Veagh. Mr.. Taft had left the selection
of the commission entirely in the hands
of the secretary ard Saturday he ap-
proved the men recommended by Mr.
MacVeagh 1t had been a question ull-
til Saturday as to whether the new
board should consist of three or five
members. 1t was finally agreed, how
ever, that the smaller number, assist
ed by such experts as may be consid-
cred necessary. would act more prompt
ly than and with equal effectiveness tC
a larger number.
There had been much discussion since
the passage of the Payne bill as tC
what authority the tariff commission
will have. AS the measure left the
House of Representatives it provided
that the commission, or board of ex-
perts, should advise both the Presi-
dent and Congress on technical tariff
questions. The Senate did not approve
this broad authority, and amended tho
provision for the appointment of the
board so as to prescribe that it's duties
should be limited to assisting the Pres
ident in the administration of the sec
ton relating to maximum and mini
mum rates.
At the time OF tho tariff contest ir
Washington til" President indicated t.
callers at the Whit" House that he die
not look with any great concern OF
the limitations imposed by the Senate
and left the impre ssion that he be.
licvcd the commission Would be abb.
20 do all that the trainers of the meas
ure originally intended and all tn,
Chief Executive could hone for.
1t is said that when the Presiden,
once was asked whether he preferred
the name tariff commission" or "for
eign tariff beard he replied with !;
smile:
Il have no particular choice. Yo,
know that a rose by any other
name
No announcement was made Satur
day as to what salaries the three com
missicners are to receive. Congress ap-
propriated $4,000 to cover salaries anc
the expenses of the Investigations t.
he made by the commission.
Professor Henry Crosby Emery sue
ceeded Arthur T. Hadley as professo,
of political economy when the latte
became president of Yale University j.
1906 After graduation from Bowdoip
in 1892. he made an exhaustive stud
of political economy at Harvard, Co
lumba and Berlin. Hc occupied tn.
chair of economics at Bowdoin fo
three years before going to Yale. H.
is the author of Speculation on the
Stock and Produce Exchanges of tho
United States" and his writings OF
that subject have attracted consider
able attention here and abroad. Jus,
before going to Yale Professor Emery
expressed himself strongly in favor o.
national expansion, saying in state
ment on the subject:
The Urrited States, far from being
unconcerned in this movement. is es-
pecially affected by it. Already on,
chief imports are from Southern ant
Eastern countries and the civilized
races are coming to have less and les
to offer us in exchange for our proc
ucts. We have become their indus
trial rivals, and the expansion of ou
commerce may soon depend upon at
tivity in tropical regions. Further
more, at our present rate of growth
| we shall number 500. 100000 after .
years, and even the half of that num-
| Der would in all probability eXhaus
our grain supplies and leave none 10
exports. The time has come when tn
tropical territories must be opened VI
| for the maintenance of the growth o
| civilized races.
Inc A
| Emery, Justice of the supreme court oi
| Maine. When he went to Yale he was
the youngest professor at that institu
| ton.
| James b. Reynolds since he was APP
pointed assistant secretary of the treas
ury hv Mr.. Roosevelt in March, 1905
| has had charge of customs affairs anC
| has made a study of tariff conditions
In 1907 he was chairman of a commits
sion which went abroad to inquire in
to customs affairs and relations be-
tween the United States and France
Austria, Germany and England. Afte!
his graduation from Dartmouth Col
lege in 1890. he went TO Boston an6
served on the staff of 1.-THE Advertiser
and THE Evening Record" After three
years as Washington correspondent fol
these papers ne became an editoria
writer on THE New York Press II
| 1896 he was appointed secretary of the
Republican state committee and served
in that capacity eight years. He was
born, at Saratoga in 1870.
Al vim II. Sanders was born in Taliey
rand. Iowa. in 1861 His father is said t.
have founded the first livestock papel
published in the United States. called
The Western Stock Journal in 1859. IL
1873 the elder Sanders went to Chicago
and started 1.-THE Breeders GaZett"
The son, after being graduated from thu
tviS 10 in t<hira "A