Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-23
PRESIDENT TAFT
BRINGS GSHARMONY
IN TARIFF FIGHT
CONTENDS FOR DOWNWARD
REVISION OF DUTIES
ALDRlCH AND PAYNE CoNFEF
WITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Head of Nation Believes Rates Should
Be Made in Accord with Repul-
lican Platform Adopted
at Chicago
lRv Assoclated Presa.N

(By Associated Press)
wv ASHINGTON, July 22-Wit tbs
w effect of magic President Taft
has brought about a ta b.
situation with regard to the tart
Today was one of conference and
| concluded with a consultation 01a
White House tonight participat In
! by the president, Senator Aldric au1
Representative Payne, at which ,he
chief executive was assured har oni-
Gus settlement of the differenc
likely.
The senators opposed to the free
raw material program were on5ulte4
| by Senator Aldrich, and a committee
representing the same position on the
house side conferred with Chalrmal
Payne. In addition, the house conferees
met to have the experts of the senate
| finance committee explain the senate
changes in the cotton schedule.
1t is evident the president, by in
forming the conferees the disputed
points were before them for settlemen,.
brought about a conditioi that augurs
well for an early agreement.
Mr.. Taft was able to get better In
sight into the obstacles to free raw
material" plan by his conference with
the two leaders than was possible in So
large a gathering as that present At the
dinner last night.
Free Articles Not Encouraged
Senator Aldrich met large number
of senator's who are opposed t free
hides free coal and free iron ore. and
no encourag cement was offered for alac-
ing these articles on the free liSJ. lH
fact were it possible to get these
senators to yield, the situation iD tho
| house would have to be dealt v In,
The house insurgents, who oppose free
raw materials, adopted resolutions pro
testing against the plan.
Representative Dwight, the Repubd-
can whip, informed Senator Aldrich the
anti-free raw material sentiment In the
house required serious consideration,
and that its supporters numbered forty
five.
The advocates of duitable hides h
both houses declared a compromiae
possible but said they cannot con
slider placing hides on the free list.
With regard to the free reciI rocttF
provision on coal I'm the house bill there
was also a firm stand. The members
interested in coal declared such a pro
vision would make the situation with
regard to operatives untenable, and
| that a reduction in the senate raie
without a clause for reciprocal free
| trade was more acceptable.
Duty on Iron Will Be Nominal
That a nominal duty on iron ore viii
! be fixed by the confereeS was the lhdl-
cation tonight.
The opinion is expressed the rate
will place domestic and imported ores
on an equal footing at the Atlantic
| seaboard.
Representative Payne is insisting on
free ore.
1t is more than likely the conference
report will place petroleum on the free
list without a countervailing duty prop
| osition.
The house insurgents" have indi
Gated their willingness to conce6e free
oil if the ether raw materials are made
dutiable.
General discussion of the customs
court and corporation tax provisions
and of the duties on cotton goods.
gloves and hosiery took up the time OF
the conferees at the morning session.
1t was decided the headquarters Of Che
customs court of appeals shall be
located in Washington.
| General Sharretts and Marion de
| Vries of the board of general apprais-
ers, and w. H. Parkhill an examiner
| in the New York customs house, eX-
planned to the house conferees the pur-
| pose of the senate changes in the cot
ton schedule, and their probable effects.
They pointed out the specific rates
would not exceed the rates which il had
been the intention of the Dingley law 10
collect, but that in operation several
of the senate rates would be lower
than those of the house.
The entire time of the house conferees
was taken up in discussing the cotton
! schedule.
PeaceabIe Conditions Prevail
The White House dinner and confer
ence brought about peaceable cnndi-
tions in the tariff conference chambers
today
Harmony was the distinguishing
feature of the proceedings and the con-
ference adjourned to permit a meeticE
of the house conferees this Afternoon
to decide on a program for the settle
ment of the various disputes still iy
controversy. The cotton schedule CrcG-
pied much of the attention of the core
ference today. The hosiery and 'F7
paragraphs, on which the house 3da
large increases over the existing ,atea
also were discussed at length.
The presidents desire that the cus-
toms court Of appeals, established by
the tariff bill, shall have its prilci-al
meeting place in Washington, wa co.
ceded to by the conferees.
The president told five western 1"-
| gressmen among others he did not wish
it to be said he was making a fight only
for raw materials. He emphasized .Ee
fact he stood on the Republican Iat-
form adopted at Chicago last year. 7.s
platform, he said called for down Nara
revision. They told the president while
| they stood with him for downwar re
vision they could not accept the plau o.
making hides free and putting a aleE
duty on the finished products of aa&
Want Tariff on Leather Reduced
President Taft then made the inpur
tant statement he was receiving from
tanners and leather manufacturers en-
| couragement toward a reduction of t1C
duty on the finished products, ano th
understanding of the visitors was that
] in 81 few days the president would be-
| able to present to the conferees a prac-
tical agreement from the great leather
interests of the country for su .ablo
reduction.
In discussing today with We Gus
callers the results of last nights tarif
dinner at the White House. President
Taft expressed himself as satisfied lto
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