The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-13
President Calls Members of
Congress to White House
And Tells Them What He
Wants Done.
LOWER RATES is THE
THEME OF HIS TALK
Standpatters, Insurgents and
Democrats Are All Urged to
Yield Some Points for the
Common Good.

Chicago, July 13.-John Callan
O'Laughlin in the Tribune says today
in dispatch filed yesterday:
While the house OF representatives
was passing the resolution contem-
plating an amendment to the constitu-
tion permitting the levying Of an In
come tax, President Taft was busy at
the White house today urging senators
and members to abandon their efforts
for high tariff rates.
He breakfasted this morning with
Representative Fordney of Michigan,
one of the house conferees and cham
pion Of the senate rate of $3.50 per
thousand upon lumber. He conferred
with Senator Curtis of Kansas, auth
or of the amendment placing a duty
upon crude petroleum equal to one-half
of the rate imposed by an importing
country upon this American product.
He saw Senator Burrows of Michi-
gan, one of the senate conferees, In
reference to the situation respecting
iron ore and lumber. He obtained
from Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin.
one of the insurgents, statement Of
the schedules which he regarded as
Objectionable and asked him to fur
nish a statement epitomizing his
views.
He discussed the increase Of tobac-
CO taxes with Senator Daniel, a Demo
crat from Virginia, who emphatically
opposes this policy. He talked over
various features Of the situation with
Senator Aldrich during luncheon, and
also with Speaker Cannon, who had
called during the morning.
Studies Sentiment Of Country.
This gives faint idea Of the activ-
ity the president is showing in con-
nection with the tariff bill. In addi-
ton, he is studying memoranda which
has been prepared for him by the de-
partment OF commerce and labor and
the treasury department, explaining
the effect of the different changes
which the senate made in the Payne
bill. He has gotten in touch with the
sentiment throughout the country,
particularly in the middle west. He
is convinced now that the senate bill
is not acceptable to the people and he
is bending every effort to have the
various increases made scaled down
Where the senate bill is higher than
that of the house. he wants the latter:
where the senate rates are lower. ne
wants those. His aim is. as has been
stated in The Tribune. to secure a bill
for which all the Republicans may
vote and which can be defended before
the country
The president made it clear today
to a number of his callers that he pro-
posed to continue the policy Of concil-
iation. indicating that he had secured
results which justified it. He would
not discuss for publication what he
was doing with respect to the individ-
ual rates, but he was frank about his
attitude in reference to the admins
trative features Of the bill and the in
come tax.
Insists on Administrative Items
Mr. Taft regards the senate changes
respecting the former as excellent
and has evidenced his intention to In
sist upon their acceptance by the
house. They were prepared by the
senate leaders in conjunction with the
attorney general and thus are stamped
With the administrations approval.
He believes that the great power
which hes been confided to the presi-
dent In connection with the maximum
and minimum rates can be exercised
| In a manner calculated to secure the
best results for the American trade.
Under the senate provision the preei-
dent is authorized to impose the maxi
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