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TINE FOR SHOW DOWN At HAND.
President Will Want to Know What
Concessions Are to be Made; Then
His Campaign For Votes For His
Free Raw Material Program VIII
Begin.
fRy Assoclated Press.l

WASlilNGlO \, ~. u, july 10 ~
the Republican, members OF the tarin
lc5nference have ueen invited by Presi-
dent TAFT to take dinner Wednesday
night at the white House. II is as
sumed that he exp cts to be ready
to prc gress in get Ding woes for the
ssolnion Of drs es on rlw materials.
{ Senator Crane today endorsed the
attitude of ,.le Prcz.d Mt on the nues-
ton Ct reducing duties on raw mater
tails.
Speaker Cannon said that the con
ferees musr frame the programs Tor
RAISING the conference report through
the house and the senate and that the
repcrts of the two branches would
have TO assume the responsibility Tor
their act ons. This remark was under
stood to signify that a binding rule
could not be looked for to carry an
unpopular report through the house.
There was no indication of lack
! Of understanding between the leaders
ofthe serate and house. ------
II the muttering of dis5atisfac-
zion today be taken as criter'cn
ting senate leaders are confronted with
no easy task. Strangely enough many
CT the protests against the free raw
material program are coming from the
progressive Republican faction which
fought hardes: for downward revision.
Would Be Afraid to Go Home.
Senator Bolah stated acday that II
ahe free raw material program were
adopted some OF the western senators
would be afraid TO go home and could
net expect to continue repre- senting
their states in Washington. He Is in
sympathy with President Tarrs atti-
tude On the question of downward re-
vision but declares that It should not
be confined TO raw materials.
Circulating about the capitol today
was a persistent rumor that the Presi-
( dent would not be satisfied with free
ircn oil and reduced duties on coal,
hides and lumber. Mony senators ap-
peared to believe this recort and ex-
pressed the opinion that he would in
sist upon hidss and coal being placed
4 upon the free list Senators who visit
! ed the White House did not confirm
the repc-t upon their return to the
capital, but at the same time they
were unable to contradict it.
! Among he cider members OF the
senate and house it was predicted that
the President would demand every
concession possible to obtain without
endangering the adoption OF the re-
{. 9ort.
Show Down at Dinner.
When the conferees meet about the
White House board on Wedns sday
I m ght IL - probable that the PreSi-
dent win be informed just what the
concessions can be made without
jeopardizng the passage Of the confer
ence report.
Today the conferees devoted their
attention mainly to the revised corpo-
ration tax provision which was adcpt-
ed, and 20 the removal Of a great deal
OF the chaf lcft from the. formal COZ
$ deraticn Of the bill
An efo<t was made today to dispose
OF the wood pulp and print paper sche-
dule. The refa1afory provision con-
corning -ulp wood was rewritten and
II IS now believed that II WI be sat
iSfact-ry % American mis-
Controversy Over Paper.
The duty on print paper Is still tn
controversy. Disposition Ct the hos
iery schsd ule az a considerable ad-
vance in the cheaper grades over the
Dunelcy rates r. IN prospect. Exist
ing rates were greatly restored BY
the senate. The compromise proposes
10 retain he house rate on selvedgcd
hose and half hose waved al 81 or
les psr dozen pairs. The b5sse pro
visiun n. kes go duty 80 cents pr
dozen -a'i. . axainst 50 cents in the
EXISTING iaw.
On Stockings valued I'D 10 Si.59
rer dozen pairs. the new rate proroscd
I is 50 cents. The house rate wa -
c,nts and the senate and Dneiey. 50
cents On Stocking vsi1cd above 81 50
and not above s.. the cousprumise rate
. + 90 corIfe. uhiio The hn-Ieo rate WIS