Evening star., 1909-09-12
TARIFF BOARD NAMED
President Appoints Emery,
Reynolds and Sanders.
ALEPROFESSORCHAIRMAN
Selections Made on Recommendation
Of Secretary MacVeagh.
MEMBERSHIP LIMIT THREE
Board to Be Advisory in the Matter
of Applying Maximum and
Minimum Rates.

BEVERLY. Mass, September 11.-Pres-
ident Taft today appointed the new tariff
commission or board which is to assist
him In the execution of the new tariff
law with especial reference to applying
the maximum and minimum clauses to
nations which are unfriendly or friendly
In their tariff relations with the United
States.
The new board consists of three mem
bers-Prof. Henry C. Emery of Yale.
chairman; James B. Reynolds of Massa-
chusetts, now assistant secretary of the
Treasury. and Alvin H. Sanders of Chi
cago, at present editor and proprietor of
the Breeders Gazette.
In announcing the selecting of this new
board. authorized by the Payne tariff
bill. the following statement was given
out at the executive Offices tonight:
1.-THE President and the Secretary OF
the Treasury have agreed upon the plan
that these three gentlemen are to consti-
tute the board and are to be given au-
thority to employ such special experts as
may be needed in the investigation OF
the foreign and domestic tariff
Selected by Secretary MacVeagh.
The announcement followed a confer
ence this afternoon between the President
and Secretary MacVeagh. Mr. Taft had
left entirely in the hands of the Secre-
tary the selection of the new commission
| and today approved the men recommend
| ed by Mr.. MacVeagh. 1t had been a aues
ton until today as to whether the new
board should consist of three or five
| members. 1t finally was agreed how.
ever. that the smaller number. assisted
Dy such experts as they deemed neces-
sary, would act more quickly than the
larger number, and with equal effective.
ness.
| There has been much discussion ever
since the passage of the Payne bill as to
Just what authority the tariff commits.
| sion shall have
AS the measure left the House of Rep
resentatives 1t provided that the com
mission. or board of experts, should ad.
wise both the President and Congress or
technical questions about the tariff. The
Senate did not approve of this broat
authority, and SO amended the provision
for the appointment of the board as te
prescribe that the duties should be linn.
tied to assisting the President in the ad.
ministration of the section relating to
maximum and minimum rates
Limitations No Handicap.
At the time of the tariff fight in Wash.
ington the President indicated to callers
at the White House that ne did not look
| with any great concern upon the limita-
tions imposed by the Senate. and left
| the impression that he felt the commits
sion would be able to do all that the
trainers of the measure originally intend
| ed and all the chief executive could hope
| for.
| 1t is related in this connection that
when the President was once asked
| whether he preferred the name tariff
commission or foreign tariff board, .
he replied, with smile, L have no par
ticular choice. You know that a rose by
any other name
| No announcement was made today as
| to what salaries the three commission
| ers are to receive. Congress appropri-
ated the lump sum OF $4,000 to cover
! salaries and the expenses of the investi-
| cations of the commission.