The Washington times., 1909-07-28
TAFT STANDS FIRM
ON GLOVE SCHEDULE
Also Refuses to Stand for
Higher Tariff on
Lumber.
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ing the lumber schedule, as insisted on
by the President, viii wreck the bill
lie says the duty must not go above
s1.25.
As a matter Of fact. above the COM
plants and arguments of those who are
not pleased with the Taft downward
revision idea, there is heard the rather
general admission today that for a
good strong fight, AR Tart shows up
IN the best light
Tariff Talks.
The President had tariff talks today
with Senators Burrows. Jones, Nelson.
La Toilette, Smith of Michigan, Pen
= rose. Lorimer. and Stephenson among
the Republicans, and Bradley, Foster.
and Culberson among the Democrats.
The Representatives that called at the
Presidents Office included Young, Town
send, and Hamilton Of Michigan, Wat
kins of Louisiana, Mcclure and Morgan
of Oklahoma, TeneT OF Pennsylvania,
Wilson of Illinois, and Finley of South
Carolina.
1t was given out last evening that I'm
order 10 save the free hide proposition
the lumber duty had been showed up
10 $50 This assured that some Of the
lumber people in the conference would
vote for the report, and II was possible
10 count the votes TO bring out the re-
port. But this morning there was such
huge ructiOn kicked up by the people
who found themselves Pinehed by this
arrangement that the plan had 10 be
disowned, for the time being at least.
range State Senator went over to
see the cOnferees, and was assured that
they hadn't agreed on the scheme Of
buying free hides by giving $50 on lum-
bers that there had merely been some
talk about it, but that the objections
had been so serious that the matter was
still In allegiance with the conferees.
WesterneTs Line Up.
But the hide" Senator's were con-
WINGED that the trade was imminent
= and they got busy with their followers
AS a result they gave out statement
of the strength they would muster
against the conference report if it came
in at these terms. They claimed that
they would hold at least eight OF the
original ten insurgent Senators who
voted against the bill on its passage
that is all but Brown and BuTkett, and
an even chance TO get these-and that
along with these Carter. and probably
Dixon Of Montana, Hepburn and Boran
OF Idaho Nixon OF Nevada. SmOOt and
Sutherland of Utah would join in voting
against the report Thus a majority of
from 1 10 against IL was counted.
The President had a fine lot OF pro-
testing statesmen on his hands early
The earliest callers went away assured
that the President would not stand for
$3.50 on lumber He wants IL at 81, and
might take il al SL25; for as TO Sl50 he
will never give in. But he stands as
firm as ever for free hides. Represen-
tatiVe Townsend gave out the assuT-
ance that the President had said he
would nave no Al-aO lumber and Mr.
Townsend was confident that the trade
between lumber and hides would fail
The difficulties have been complicated
by the determined effort TO keep up
the glove rates. 1t is explained that
the House organization is now insisting
on maintaining the House rates, or
practically the House rates, on lamb
and kid gloves. but accepting the Sen
ate rates on other kinds. Now, this Is
declared TO be no concession at ali,
except in form; the lamb and kid rates
are the ones against which most OF
the criticism has been directed.
Cotton Schedules.
And in the matter of the revision Of
the cotton schedule. which has been
under consideration by the conferees
there is a ike protest 1t is explained
that the conference is proposing 10
change this schedule so as to reduce Ger
tain rates on low-class fabrics, but keep
them up on the high-grade goods. Now.
it Is explained. there is no need to lower
the rates on the low-class goods. be-
cause there is almost no importation Of
them at present; and. moreover. there
OF Them which keeps prices down with
on the other hand. it is argued. the
high-Class goods, which constitute the
dress goods Of the poorer people. are so
closely controlled that there Is little
home competition, and the high rates
would keep out foreign competition
and enable the home manufacturers 10
put prices wherever they chose; and Il
is alleged they are already prepared 10
force big advances as soon as assured
OF the high protection.
The middle Western prairie States
take the ground that lumber at 81 so
viii be just as bad as the present rate,
and they viii have none of il. Aney pre-
fer TO send the bin back for another
conference, and after that 10 do with
out any revision. rather than accept
such terms. The lumber duty Is the
very basis Of the whole revision senti-
ment IN the States where insurgency is
strongest
No Progress Made.
With the whole conference IN the air
the conferees made no progress at this
afternoons session. and when they ad-
5ourned for lunch they admitted that
they hadn't turned a wheel"
AS q result Of the Presidents confer
ence with a number Of members last
night, the story came out that the
. President had fatty informed them that
If the tariff bin fails now he viii call
y
10 meet in October or November, anG
that he viii send TO that session a mes
sage whose terms VIII be uumistak-
able He will insist that the party's
pledge is for revision downward, and
he viii specify the things as 10 which
ne wants big cuts
The Representative from the cheap
lumber States declared today that
there was no need to organize the
House against a report with free hides
and S1.50 lumber IN Il; such a report
wouldn't have the ghost OF a chance,
anyhow
Men Ike Townsend, Stevens and
Tawney, OF Minnesota. and the Iowa
and Nebraska members agreed on this.
The bitterness of the middle West
and Northwest against New England
increases. The idea of New England
getting away with free hides. at the
expense Of maintaining a high rate on
the lumber which the middle West
wants free. has been too much for
the equanimity Of the Westeruers. They
were boiling mad today and the sit
nation al the Capitol developed more
heat than has ever been shown before