The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-23
PRESIDENT HAS
HIS WAY IN THE
CONFERENCES
Senator McCumber Says He
Is With the Head of the
Nation
END Of the TARIFF FIGHT
SEEMS NOW TO Be IN SIGHT
All Efforts Are Being Directed to Se-
nuring Final Bill Which Will Be
Satisfactory to the Chief Executive
and Which He Will Sign.

ing to have a tariff bill and soon"
seid Senator Elkins of West Virginia
after brief call at the white house
today. ".The fights over" said a
member of the house of representa-
'tives, who was an earlier caller at
the executive Offices. Because" he
added, Senator Elkirs was over to
the house side this morning raising
the devil with us for not standing by
the senate" All of the congressional
callers at the white house today left
the impression that the president
would consent to sufficient conces-
Bions in his fight for downward re-
vision, especially on raw materials,
to make it sure that a bill will be
devised which will warrant his sigma
ture. But the anti-free raw material
senators and representatives are still
on the firing line, devoting their ener-
gies to flank movement against the
schedules on manufactured and finish
ed products. If all the materials are
To be reduced almost to the extent OF
putting them on the free list, the SEN
Rtors do not see why the same prfnci-
pal should not apply to the finished
products. Facing defeat on those
Items in which their constituents are
most concerned, the free raw material
folk are anxious to show that the
other fellows had to suffer much the
same fate.
81 stand On the Republican platform
and 1 am with the president" de-
clared Senator Elkins today. "And
this applies to his pronouncement of
Friday. too" $50 am IT, interjected
Senator McCumber of North Dakota,
''bGt," they added in chorus, Eve want
to see the revision called for in the
platform carried out without dis
elimination and all along the line.
Why should such products as hides
and oil be made free and the rates on
cotton and woolen goods kept up so
high you can't reach them on a step
ladder?"
1--WE would have been satisfied with
just the suggestion of duty, dia-
p:,anous duty Oh oil,' continued Sen
atoI Elkins, but they are even going
to take that off,
81 have studied the bill pretty care-
fully" sad Senator McCumbe:, and
find substantial reductions every
whore until we get to the cotton and
woc!sn goods schedule. These goods
are the ones that strike home to the
people. In discussing this matter
with the pre- esident, went 50 far as
to say that we were willing to have a
flight commensurate reduction made
on raw wool If we could get reduc-
ton on the woolen goods schedule.
The president has taken cognizance
OF the situation as to the cotton and
wooden goods and the senators who
saw him today reported that he had
told them to go ahead ans see What
could be done looking to reduction
and he added that he would do the
same"
With the effect Of magic the pres;-
dent has brought about a tangible
situation with regard TO the tariff
where uncertainty existed before.
Today was one of conferences and
concluded with a consultation at the
white house today, participated in by
the president, Senator Aldrich and
Representative Payne, at which the
chief executive was assured that q
harmonious settlement of the differ
ences existing between the two
branches Of congress is practicable.
This conclusion was reached from
the fact that harmony prevaded the
various conferences held at the capi-
told today. Tho senators opposed to
the "free raw material" program were
consulted by Senator Aldrich, and a
committee representing the same po-
sition on the house side held a con-
ference with Chairman Payne. In ad-
dition the house conferees met this
afternoon to have the experts OF the
senate finance committee explain the
senate changes in the cotton schedule.
It is evident that tho president by
informing tho conferees that the dis
puted points were before them for
settlement, brought about condition
that augurs we'll for an early agree
ment OF conference report. The
chief executive was able to get bet
ter insight into the obstacles to the
free raw materials" plan by his con-
ference with the two leaders than was
possible in SO large . gathering as