Middletown transcript., 1909-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER

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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Anil 10th, 1909.
GENAT0R Aldrich has needed tb
- warning Of the President that an
tariff bill which did not keep faith an,
carry out the pledges Of the national plat
form would be vetoed, and has assnreI
the President that there would be no ne
cessity for his vetoing the bill when th
Senator got through with it, as the senatl
Substitute provides for reductions from
the Dingely bill on every item which car
be regarded as necessity. Mr. AldFicE
took with him to the White House thl
/ draft of the Senate substitute, so far as i
has been completed BY the Finance Com
mitteey and showed the President the
work he and his colleagues on the com
mittee had done. President Taft wal
agreeably surprised at the extent to which
the substitute makes good the pledges oI
the party and he now believes there
| should be no trouble in passing the bill
in the Senate. Thereis material differ,
ence, Of course, between the completion
| Of tariff bill by the Finance Committee
and its final adoption by both houses Of
Congress, but Mr.. Aldrich is convinced
that the bill will SO far command the sup
port of the Republicans in the Senate that
it will not be difficult to obtain majority
for every schedule. Mr.. Aldrich outlined
to the President the views of the commit
tee with regard to the administrative
features Of the bill the methods to be
employed in determining the valua-
tion Of imports and Mr.. Taft expressed
bis approval of all the changes which the
committee purposed to make in the Payne
bill.
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President Taft is in receipt Of an un.
usual pass for himself and party, which
can be used on all American League ball
grounds in the country, and similar
pass has been presented to the Vice Presi.
dent. The Presidents pass, which is
marked mo. A ~ is in the form Of a
handsome leather card case, with his
monogram in heavy gold letters on the
inside flap.
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Speaker Cannon was presented, this
week, with petitions signed by 25O,0OO
persons in Chicago, requesting that the
Payne bill be so amended as to decrease
the duties on hosiery and gloves. They
were brought to Washington by four
Chicago women, selected at mass meet.
ing held recently in that city to protest
against the increased duties on these ar
ticles, and the Speaker told them he
would be glad to have the petitions pre-.
sented to the House but that be could
give them no encouragement.
II is predicted at the Capitol that when
the Payne bill is finally passed by both |
houses Of Congress it will carry an author
ization for the President to appoint 8 |
tariff commission to investigate and report
from time to time on schedules and reci.
procity agreements, and it is reported,
also, that Speaker Cannon is favorable to
the creation of such commission. The
claim 10 made that the commission will:
consist of seven members, FIVE to be ap.
pointed by the President from civil life,
and two members to be Treasury Depart
ment experts, and the salaries will be
fixed at $4,000 a year. This tariff
bureau, it is claimed, will be part of the
bureau on manufacturers Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, and will
be subject, practically to the direction Of
she ways and means committee and the
Finance Committee of the Senate.
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President ZeIaya, of Nicaragua, should
lake warning by the fate of Cipriano
Castro, former President of Venezuela.
At present, Zelaya is practically defying
'he United States, refusing to settle an
American claim which this country has
1een pressing for two years, threatening
he peace of all Central America, OF which
he hopes ultimately to become the dicta-
or and is, apparently imagining that bis
will pass unpunished. Be
'ause the United States, like "the mills
# the gods" moves slowly, some Of these
'outh and Central American despots i'm.
gine that there is no motion at all.
castro defed the United States for years
nd because this country did not lombard
lis ports imagined that be could continue
0 do SO with impunity and continuously.
Tow, however, Senior Castro doubtless
egrets his method of treating this
country. Having been compelled to go
broad TO consult physician, he has
'een superseded by one of his politital 9
pponents, has been indicted for the
nurder of one of his political opponents 9
1 former years, and now finds that be-
ause of the influence Of the United States I
e cannot establish q base of intrigue any- 7
phere on this continent. He has landed Z
n French island in the vicinity of Vene- :
uela, but through the good Offices Of I
bis country exercised on behalf of bis |
who thus far gives every indi- "a
alton Of wishing to treat the claims of the y
United States with all proper respect, 7
rance has ordered him to leave, Great '
Britain and Denmark will not let him
and and unless be dies in one Of bis fits 8
I rage he will be compelled to return to
europe. Zelaya should take warning. !
ie may defy the United States for long + t
ime with no untoBard results, but he is |
laying dangerous game and one which g
ill ultimately bring its punishment as !
lrely as the night follows day. Presi- !
ent Taft has little patience with Zslaya, 3
ar less indeed, than President Roosevelt Q
ad for Castro, and if ZeIaya is wise he
pill profit by the experiences OF his com
amporary and cease from antagonizing
ais country.
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