Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-17
From Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, July 16


Washington, July l6
President Taft will not 90 to the Con
ederste reunion at Fishers Hill, Va,
Iext Saturday, because there will be no
eunion on that date. Senator Daniel
,slIed on the president today snd told
,im, very regretfully, that the railroads
ould not handle the crowds. If the
,rowds could not get there, there would
ne no use in having the reunion. ''Tbe
.silroad companies are just now busy
onveyiug throngs to the various resor
a the mountains and at the sfa-shOre,"
aid Senator Daniel, "snd have informed
IS that they just simply cannot get the
ans and engines needed TO take the
rowds to Fishers Hill If the president
.ttends. Itold the president how sorry
{ was and guess he takes pity on Us
or he did not utter a word of protest"
The regular annual meeting day of the
Confederate Veterans OF Virginia at
Fishers Hill is August = 7. It was
changed to July "a, in order to get the
president there. Now that he will not
De a feature and The crowds will not
overtax the railroads, the veterans will
return to their original date.
The view taken by the progressive
republican senators of the presidents
.srifr statement, was accurately reflected
o an expression of opinion by Senator
BhslOw of Kansas today. He has been
me of the abest and most consistent Of
he progressives and said in response to
request for his views on the presidents
,tstemeni: 1.-The presidents declaration
hat duties ought to be fixed at the
amount that represents the difference iD
he cost of production here and abroad
in exact harmony with my views and
he things that the progressive republi-
Eau senators have been cOntendiog for
through the entire session. The
residents letter is 8 repeti-
ton OF his campaign speeches. His
contention for free raw material is
all right, bot there cannot be q great
benefit without reduction in the duties
IN manufactured products. The most
important reductions that ought to be
made are 10 schedules that will not be
materially affected by the free raw ma
.eris referred to III the presidents
statement. There ought to be material
reductions in the textile schedules, In
steel, especially structural steel, 90
which the duty has been increased, in
stead of increased by this bill. 1t would
take 8 great many radical change 10 the
bill to make it conform Ia any 'atisfac'
tory degree to the presidents ideas. The
president is right, but the bill is wrong
in almost every particular"
At tOdsy's session of t5c 'arif con =
ferees the wooden schedu sgrf ed
10. Yarns valued st 300 pound
or uuder we're reduced 5 below
existing law. On wool l ,ch il
stage of manufacturing b secured
wool aud yarns, mate 'iuction
was made. They will b. .i1ed for
specifically in the new b. rate OF
duty half way between r. on yarns
and secured wool. The cotton schedule
was taken up at the afternoon session.
On printing paper, the present rate
upon which is Sc a ton-the House rate
% and the Senate rate Sit g under
stood that the committee has agreed to
a compromise at SO per ton, jest half The
duty under existing law.
Ambassador Leisbmsn has been
granted two months leave Of Absence by
the State Department, and will leave for
the United S ates immediately ritter lbe
a liourument OF the Italian per- ament.
This will be the ambassador irst visit
to his own country since be yes trans
ferred from Turkey shortly after the
recent detbronement of the Sultan.
George F. Ootterill, president OF the
Good Templars OF the United States,
has been assigned to represent the
United States government as delegate to
the Alcoholic Congress, which will be
opened in London on July 10. He is
already on bis way to that country.
Ia letter to a number of firms oil
accountants who recently published GER
tain criticisms Of the corporation tax
amendment to the tar.f bill, Attorney
General WickeFshsm, who framed the
amendment, tells them tkst they do not
know what they are talking about
Among other thiugs, the accountants
spoke of the impOsslbility of corpora
lion making q true account Of i's
prof as required By the proposed law"
because the law measures its activities
By the government fiscal year, while
most business concerns follow the cslen-
dar year. Mr.. Wickersham thereupOn
calls attention to the fact thst the pro-
posed law says nothing shout "Pro6t:,"