Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-22
TAFT VICTORIOUS
IN TARIFF WAR
PEACE DINNER At WHITE HOUSE
WILL BRING FREE HIDES, IRON
ORE AND OIL.
REAL REVISION ON LUMBER;
SENATE RATES ON HOSIERY
White House Dinner Brings Together
Warning Factions Of Two Houses Of
Congress and Presidents Wishes Will
PrevaiI-ProbabIe Cut on Leather
Some Compromises Probable.

Some Compromises Probable.
Washington, July 22.-When Presi-
dent Taft retired early this morning it
was with the happy consciousness that
congress will enact a tariff bill which
in his judgment will fulfill the down
ward revision pledge of the republican
party.
The conferees of the two houses left
the White House after good dinner
and a two and half hours talk in the
confident expectation that unless un-
foreseen difficulties arise they will be
able to make their report to the house
of representatives on Friday.
Tariff was discussed merely as an in
cidental topic of conversation during
the dinner which the president gave at
ferees. Following the dinner the party
adjourned to the veranda back Of the
White House, where the real discus
sion took place.
President Tolls His Position.
Mr.. Taft made a short address in
which he reiterated the views expressed
to the twenty-five republican congress-
men who called upon him last Thurs
day. He made no secret of his desire
to get a bill which would fulfill the
promise of the republican party-a
promise that meant nothing more or
less than downward revision-and sat
isfy the country. He pointed out the
onerous character of the responsibility
which weighed so heavily upon him
self and the republicans present. He
believed his guests realized as COM
pletely as himself the gravity of the
situation.
He had followed with the utmost
care the deliberations Of the conferees,
and believed that the bill as they were
perfecting it possessed in many re-
spects features of great value to the
country. He referred to his desires in
connection. with free raw material and
to the reduction of duties upon the fin
ished products Of the material.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts cor
rohorated the presidents views that a
tariff bill meeting Mr.. Tafts wishes
could be passed by the senate, and Rep
resentative Dwight, the republican whip
Of the house, gave the same testimony
with respect to the situation in the
House. 1t was stated by several men
present that more was accomplished
last night than can be shown by the
conversation. To use the language of
one informant the good that was done
was under the surface"
What is Expected.
las result, the president confidently
expects that the conferees will report
a bill which will exemplify the policy
of downward revision, including:
Free hides. %.
Free crude petroleum.
Free iron ore.
Dingley rate, on hosiery and gloves.
Rough lumber bearing a duty of
$1.25.
The single concession the president
may find it desirable to make is with
respect to coal.
In the first official explanation of his
attitude TO the public the president
stated that if the facts justified it then
coal, as well as hides, iron ore, and
oil. should be upon the free list IIe
has been told that to transfer coal to
the free list would cause a shutdown
Of mines in Wyoming and West vir-
ginia and throw thousands out Of en-
ployment.
The men who sat at the presidents
table last night were Vice President
Sherman, Speaker Cannon, Secretary Of
$ho MOI oh
eral Wickersham, Senator Root of New
York, Senator Crane Of Massachusetts,
Representative Dwight Of New York,
I Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island Sem
ator Burrows of Michigan, Senator
Penrose of Pennsylvania, Senator Hale
OF Maine, Representative Payne of New
York, Representative Dalzell OF Penn
sylvania, Representative Mccall Of
Massachusetts. Representative Boutell
OF, Illinois, Representative Calderhead
Of Kansas, Representative Fordney of
Michigan, Capt. Archibald c. Butt, u.
s. A., military aid of the president.
Utmost Harmony Prevails.
There was no i'll feeling displayed
during the conference. On the other
!. iisslld, there was manifest disposition
to show that the utmost friendliness
prevailed.
This condition was DUE Of course, to
the president, but was made possible al
so by the retraction by Senator Bur-
rows this morning Of the offensive
language he had used to Representative
Payne yesterday and by the latter's
conciliatory attitude toward his col
leagues, especially Calderhead and
Fordney to whose presence as con-
ferees he had taken exception.
There was evident also a manifest
desire on the part of the conferees to
meet the presidents wish, and this. fact
meant much In enabling the long de-
sired solution.
The president played no favorites in
his conversation, but discussed various
matters with deterrent guests. He i'm
pressed upon each and all of them the
need of adjusting the differences re-
maining In q manner which would be
best suited to the interests of the coun-
try as whole.
Aldrich, Payne, and the other con-
feress seemed to be in entire sympathy
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