Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-16

peen extensive reductions. They say
that absolute proof of the runreason-
ableness Of the present protection on
WOODEN goods is found in the fact that
just as soon as the senate wooden
schedule was adopted, the makers put
into effect an extensive advance in
their prices on these goods
But cotton goods are the storm
center just now. Circumstantial ev-
idence, in much detail, is cited to prove
manufacturers Is in process. The
United States Finishing Company of
Norwich, Conn, is alleged to be the in
struinent thru which this combination
is being effected That concern owns
six of the big finishing companies Of the
country, and in the last few weeks has
teen reaching out for others. The ex-
perts in cotton manufacture explain
that the real monopoly Is to be secured
thru control of IT, finishing business,
and this is now in progress.
Whether President Taft can break
away from Aldrich, and carry on an in
vestigation which will indicate that he
is no longer implicitly relying on the
Rhode Islanders representations, with
out precipitating war, is the subject of
much wonderment at this time. The
cotton people-jobbers, brokers and
wholesalers-are so pleased with this
move of the president that they are
becoming quite confident that they will
win in the end their fight against the
senate cotton schedule.
This step of the president is looked
upon by the few people who have
learned of it, as the first move which
the Aldrich- Cannon forces will regard
as suggesting a declaration of war by
the president. The talk of possible
vote of the bill took sharp upward
turn when it became known that the
president had made such a proposal.
The senators who have made the close
studies of the textile schedules are pos
tive that If the president or his i'm
mediate advisers will learn what other
people have been able to learn by as
sidious study, there will be war be-
tween the president and the finance
committee, to the extent of forcing the
president into a fiat threat of vote.
"The japanese have learned their
diplomatic lesson largely from the Rus
slams, and they have learned it WELL"
said an American diplomat of high
standing, discussing the reports of the
recall of Ambassador Takahira from
Washington.
ut is the uniform policy of the
Russians" he continued, ito use an
ambassador in an important post for
particular eXigency. He establishes re-
lations with the government to which
lie is accredited, and does the work in
hand. Incident to doing it, he may in
dulge in various expressions, unofficial
and personal in character, indicating
the general attitude of his government
toward various other matters. He does
not commit himself or his government
10 these: he merely intnates, and
gives Impressions The intimatons and
suggestions may have a good deal of
influence in bringing about the salts
factory adjustment Of the main issue
under consideration at the time but
plsed. the ambassador who to some
extent may have compromised himself
as to other matters, is likely to be
withdrawn, new one sent in his place
who will take very different view of
these compromising limitations Of
policy. and the next negotiation will
proceed on an entirely new basis from
that which might have been expected.
That is Russian diplomacy. The
whole world knows the method. The
Japanese are not averse to similar
methods. Ambassador Takahira was
sent here for particular piece of
work, and he had accomplished it. A