The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-16
Free Iron Ore, Hides and Oil
Demanded
REDUCTION OF LUMBER
And Coal Also in Ultimatum. Report
Comes from White House Con-
ference.-Coporation Tax
Plan Has Opposition.

Washington, July le.-That President
Taft stands where be has stood right
along and will insist upon the adoption
of the corporation tax amendment, is
the substance Of a report made to the
tariff conference yesterday by Senator
Aldrich and Representative Payne.
The leaders OF the senate and house
we're at the White House late last night
having been summoned by the Presi-
dent 10 explain a persistent rumor that
the corporation tax proposition was in
danger Of being dropped in conference.
Discouraging reports about the re-
ception planned for the proposition when
it should be returned to the conferees
determined the President to get at the
the bottom Of he situation and to learn,
If he could, whether the sentiment re-
ducing the tax from two per cent to
one per cent was strong enough to en-
compass It's defeat,
At latc hour yesterday afternoon
there vas obtained on good authority
what purports to be the Presidents
tariff demands These are the corpora
ton tax, free iron ore, free hides, free
oil, reduction on the duty on lumber
to 81 and a reduction OF the duty on
coal to 40 or As cents. The Presidents
first inclination was to apply the 90.
cent rate to all kinds Of coal inelud.
ing slack, but he is now willing that
slack duty shall be retained.
In calling for explanations from Sem
ator Aldrich and Representatives Payne,
the President went to the very fountain
heads Of information concerning matters
happening or likely to happen behind
the closed doors leading to the confer
ence chamber.
1t is known that neither Mr.. Aldrieh
nor MIR. Payne wants the corporation
tax amendment, although both OF them
are pledged to the President to support
it. These pledges were given at con.
ference at the White House nearly al
month ago, when the amendment first
was submitted to the Republican mem.
hqrs Of the finance committee. They had
seen preliminary draft but the finished
product then had Just been turned out by
Attorney General Wiehersbam, Secre-
tary, Of State Knox and Senator Root.
The President had at the White House
that night the three distinguished au-
thors Of the corporation tax amendment,
all Of the Republican members Of the
finance committee, Speaker Cannon, Rep.
resentative Payne and Representative
Dwight Of New York, the Republican
whip" Of the house.
The President indicated that he want
ed the net earnings Of corporations taxed !
and all Of those present, it is asserted,
to assist him in procuring the enact
ment Of such a measure.
It developed during the discussion Of
the proposition on the floor that some
members Of the finance committee, in
GLIDING Mr.. Aldrieh, had been charged
with taking up the corporation tax as
q weapon to be used In fighting the in-
come tax amendment The weapon, ii
such it was, was effective, but it now
appears that the supporters Of the Pres
dents plan committed themselves So
thoroughly that they cannot now fnd
a way to withdraw their support Of the
amendment.
According to the semi-official disclos-
ures Of what has transpired in tile con
ference room, the foregoing represents
The situation in which the eonferees find
themselves Or. Aldrich and Mr.. Payne,
according 70 information believed To be
authentic, told their eonferees yesterday
tina the corporation tax amendment must
be Incorporated IN the tariff bin.
It was intimated that if the proposi-
lion is abandoned now BY he conferees