The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-03
REfORMERS DISCOVER
Joker" IN MEASURE
TIES Hands Of President IN
Ordering Retaliation Against
Other Nations

Washington. May 3.---Representatiye
Payne intends TO report The Philippine
tafir bill next Thursday, and word 10
10 SO out 10 all Representatives 20 be
IN Washington by the following Thurs
day in order that the bill MAY be taken
up and that there may be quorum
Of the House daily thereafter Mr..
Payne expects that the bill win pass
BY July I.
The Philippine tarifi bill. which Is
to be reported Thursday, Is measure
prepared BY the lnsnlar bureau Of the
War department, with the approval oiI
President Taft, and represents an ex.
tensivc revision of the Philippine TAR
In system as applied to the imports
from other countries, IN order 10 make
up for The loss Of revenue which Will
be incurred by reason OF free trade
With the United Stutes
Nenof Ocampo. the Philippine resi-
dent commissioner TO Congress, says
that the bill In the main will ba sAi'
isfactory % the Philippines.
Representative paync's calculations
that the tariR bill will pass by July
Is oal Of tune with Senator Ald'
rich's optimistic estimate that the bill
will be Out OF the way and Conggcsa
teady 20 adjourn by june I.
Mr. Aldrch's Boldnees.
With the support from the Demo
cratic sources OF The rates IN his meas
ure and Of the general principle Of
protective larilI. Senator Aldrlch's op.
llmlsm aud amazlng b0ldness Is one
Of the interesting features Of this
whole tariff fight Drunk With The
power OF O Democratic and stand-pai
Republican majority over the opposl-
tiun OF comparatively few consistent
nemocralic Senators and handful Of
Western tariff reform Republicans.
Senator Aldrlch Is dlsroAaFding the
cry from the West against his pro
posed Fe.enactmcnt Of the Dlngley law
and will ran rouahshod over what
ever opposition there may present i'.
self againsl the Dlnaley rates. or The
proposed increase over those rates
His announcement thar the Repub.
llcan party is not pledged 20 8 down
ward revision Of the terlH, and hls
bold congraluiatlon Of those Democrat.
| ie Senators who are openly aidinK
/ ihlm Fl his efforts III behalf Of the pro.
! tecllonlsig 10 order 10 receive pr0tee-
tI0n of tho industries IN which their
constituents are Interested, merely
reneels the high spirits Of one who
feels that be has the nit between bis
teeth end 10 running away With the
situation
Maximum and Minimum Rates.
How completely Senator Aldrlch Is
master 0f the situation ln the Senate
| Is ahewu by the boldneaa OF tie con
eeptlon Of The maxlmum and minimum
| provision which eltar O nights study
has filled the senate revIsionlsts with
Indignation and alarm. While that
provision seeks 10 give the President
unlimited power, which can be exert
/ bd IN favor Of the consumer BY q
| President who, like Mr., Taft. 10 o.
/ record iii favor 0E easing the tarill
burden, e can also be used against
she consumer by stand-patter, like
Vice President Sherman, IN the inter
est Of the manufacturers and aeainsl
the consvmef.
II was not until today that the taria
fefOrmera ii Congress discovered thai
the Aldrlch maximum and minimum
measure specifically intend II 10 strike
al a eolors which gives a preferentl1
llariR to It's mother country. 9 little
joker IN the Payne bill, which. When
exposed by the press Of the country
was Immediately rectlfed by the
House Ways ard Means COMMITTEES
Tho Aldrlch provision. however was
drafted 10 ~ 10 make Ii almost I'M
lpOsslhle fuf any President not to 40
ply the maximum tarla against Can
ada because that country gives prefer
enlIal rates to England This prefer
enllal rate between Canada and Eng
land on lumber Is 23 i.s per cent
which technically constitutes 4 dls
elimination against the United states
In favor Of England. and under ths
Aldrleh maximum and minimum pr1
vision would Justify The President II
refusing 10 extend the minimum rates
10 CanadN. II he should take lhls
view every concession 10 the consumes
0i lumber would so Tor nsllEhl as u
addition to the proposed tariff lheFe
would be en- added sd Yalorem rokal
ias0ry AZ ct 25 per cenh Snea = com
dltloIr Nrnld DO alile "a prevail lfstha
Freaeh Senate rstides the French
Canadian SArlW agreement. which gives
France certain concessions over The
at.I4.a Etafaa