The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-13
TAFT WILL STAND FIRM ON TARIFF

nm stand FOR All That the
AIdrich Followers Have Dom.
WILMINGTON special In The Chica-
go Record Herald says: r.. Ga
Gently hut firmIy. President tar -
laying down the law IN eohheo
with the tariff situation. -
This has been day OF White tiouse
conferences. Yesterday 80
Taft fold Mr.. Aldrich what he wanted
the SENATOR to do. Last night he as
cussed the attitude Of the House WIN
Sneaker Cannon. This morning ne
talked with representatives OF the IN.
surgents. with high tarin Senator'S anu
WITH several delegations urging tree
hides or heavy duties upon articles IN
,rhich they were particularly interest
ed.
interview with Representative Payne
chairman Of the ways and means COM
mittee and leading house cohIeree.
He has arranged several cohIerehcee
for tomorrow and for Monday morn
ing.
To the men representing special IN
terests the President gave no indica-
tion of his views To those men VINO
a re members of the Senate ana House,
and particularly the leaders and con-
ferees, the executive stated that ne
wanted:
Free hides.
House rates on iron and steel.
House rate on lumber.
Free crude OIL, without the counter
vailing duty.
President would prefer that this COM
modify be admitted free.
4na nm cotton gloves ana
hosiery, but a cotton schedule general
ly that the people win approve.
"President Taft is finding that his
corporation tax amendment IL not as
popular as he expected. It Is look ed
upon with suspicion in the House and
the representatives of that body up
on the conference COMMITTEES would
like the executive to abandon 1t and
accept the inheritance tax provision
adopted by the House as substitute.
Taft Firm In Position.
''Mr Taft, however. will not retreat
from the position he has taken. He
will insist that a corporation tax re-
main in the bill. 1t Is possible. how
ever, that the rate of the tax may be
reduced from to 1 per cent.
"It is understood that the Attorney
General and Senator Root will rewrite
the corporation tax amendment in line
with an agreement which the con-
ference undoubtedly will reach.
ain the completed draft the Clapp
amendment imposing a tax upon hold
ing companies will not appear. The
President is inclined to believe that
the principle of double taxation. which
would be involved. might cause the
Supreme Court to hold the provision
unconstitutional"
II his wishes are observed, he is
satisfied that every Republican, both
In the Senate and the House, with the
possible exception Of Senator La Fol-
lette. Of Wisconsin, can be induced to
vote for the passage OF the tariff meas
ure. Instead of a divided party he will
have then a united party.
On the other hand. II the standpat-
ters are obdurate and refuse to max e
the concessions Mr.. Taft considers es-
sential, he will have to consider what
he will do.
A leader in Congress was quoted to-
day as stating that the only way the
President could secure substantial con-
cessions was by threat of using the
veto. The President has made no such
threat He believes much can be ac-
compiished by suasion coupled with
hrmness.
Where a Senator or a Representative
OF lnHuSHce mas nuVOcateQ DUTY
which Mr.. Taft believes excessive. he
will send for that member and present
90 him the Importance OF giving way.
ffe already has done this In one or two
cases with men who are not conferees.
It is tribute to Mr.. Tafts person
atty that ne has achieved success in
| one or two important instances. In
the case Of crude oil, for example, the
| House placed this commodity upon the
free list and the Senate prescribed a
eountervailing duty equal TO one-hail
Of the rate collected by the shipping
country upon American oil which II
imported. The senator's who voted for
the countervailing duty are entirely