Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-24
LOVE FEAST FOR
TARIFF Thinkers
Effort TO Settle Differences al
Taft Dinner Falls.
FREE RAW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Congressman Payne Believes Free
Iron Ore, Coal, Hides and Oil Would
Pass House - AIdrieh Positive II
Would Fail In senate-Tariff Max
Ing q Game Of Trading, the Shrewd'
est Dealer Winning.
Washington. July %. - The White
House dinner and conference. at which
tariff conferees and the president
closest advisers were brought togeth.
er In the effort to settle differences re-
garding the tariff bill. ended with the
disputes over raw materials no nearer
adjustment than they we're before the
dinner invitations we're issued.
Only one question was determined
beyond appeal. and that was that the
conferees will have to settle their own
differences. Pains were taken to con
vey the impression that this decision
Is not indicative of any absence of ap
probation OF the presidents efforts. II
merely confirmed what the "elder
statesmen" had asserted from the
! flrst-that tariff making Is trading. and
| the shrewdest dealer and the strong
est section is bound to get the best OF
the argument. That this truism is re
sponsible for the insurgent movements
In the house and senate and party re-
volts in middle western states does
not alter the situation.
Briefly stated. the representatives
of the house and senate practically adj
mitted that they were unable to fore
fast the outcome. Senator Aldrich
spoke for the senate and Speaker Can
non and Representative Dwight. the
Republican whip" for the house.
insurgents Against Free Raw Materials
Mr.. Dwight spoke of the insurgeni
movement organized by the "anti-free
raw-material" faction in the house
but he was not ready to estimate the
strength OF this element. Representa-
tive Payne expressed the opinion that
q conference report carrying free iron
ORE. coal, hides and oil could be adopt
ed in the house, but he said that he
Senator Aldrich was very positive in
the opinion that such q report would
fail lin the senate. but he thought that
there could be reductions made in the
senate rates, with perhaps iron ore
and oil transferred to the free list
without endangering it's adoption.
President Didn't Press For Decision.
Apparently the president realized
that the time had not yet arrived to
call for decision on the subject oil
raw materials. II Is stated that he did
not press the representatives of either
house or senate for more definite
statements OF the situation in the re
spective branches of congress.
The customs court and the corpora
ton tax amendments were discussed
at length. Most of those present
agreed with President Taft that the
customs court should be situated in
Washington, since It is to be court
OF appeals whose decisions will be
final. Senator Hale dissented from
this opinion on the ground that large
majority of the cases originate in New
York and the evidence is more readily
available In that city. Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham and Senator Root,
who drew the customs court amend
ment. favored Washington rather than
New York as the headquarters for the
court.
The discussion of the corporation
tax dealt with the revenue It will pro-
duce and the general effect of the tax
from a political point of view.