Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-22
Pres. Taft Unable to Secure q
Settlement of Serious Tariff
Disputes.
C0NFEREES MUST DO IT
Congressman Dwight Unable 10 Give
Strength Of the "Anti-Free Raw
NIatcrfa FacftOp-Scn. AID
rich Thinks $ cnatc May
Grant Free Iron Ore.

Washington. July 21.-The White
House dinner and conference, AT which
tariff conferees and the Presidents clos
est advisers were brought together to-
night In the effort to settle differences
regarding the tariff bill. ended at Il 30
o'clock with the disputes over raw ma
teria!s no nearer adjustment than they
We're before the dinner Invitations were
issued
Only one question was determined be-
yond appeal and that was tha, the CON
fey VIII have to settle their own az
ferences. pains were taken, however
to convey tho impression that this decis-
ion Is not indicative Of any absence OF
appreciation Of the Presidents efforts
II merely confirmed what the Elder
statesmen" had asserted from .hc first
that tariff making IS trading, and the
shreWdcst dealer and the strongest Sec
tion Is bound to act the best of The ar
eument. That this truism Is responsible
for the !nsurGent rnovoments in the
House and Senate mud party revolts IN
middle western States does not alter
the eituation.
Briefly stated, the representations Of
the House and Senate practically admitted
'"'' '"'9 were uhaNI' 7" forecast the
u'' '"'' 't""''T NId'l'n SPOKE TOR TIE
Senate and Speaker Cannon and rorresen-
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raw-materal" faction in .he House. hut
he was not ready 70 estimate tho strength
iressed Tho oo,rion ,ho. a., - .,,a -,,,,.'.,
CARRYING FREQ iron ORC coal Nidos o,, 1t,
could be -donted in Tho House brt ho s,,,
hat he had not canvasscd .ho eitro.io,
Senator Aldrich was very nost,f,.e y,
tho opinion that such A ronort wo,,I1 fail
IN the Senate. hut h., thought there conl,
he reductions made in tho senate rates
with perhaps iron ore and oil transferred
10 the free list, without endangcring it's
adoption
PRESIDENT NOT ARBITRARY
Apparently the President roo1iro,,
'ha' the time had not vet arrived to
can ior decision on the subject Of
raw materials. L - stated that he
u1d not press the representatives Of
either House or Senate :or moro def |
mite statements of the situation IN
the respective branches OF Congress. /
The customs court and the cornora-
tion tax amendments were df.cussed
at length. Most of hose rresenr
agreed with President Taft tbot ,ho
customs court sholl1 he .ituotod IN !
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