The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-17
Declaration That There Must Be Revision
Downward Locked Upon as Ultmatum
===SenatOr SmOOt Sent For

Washington, July 17.-President
Tatts emphatic declaration Yesterday
that he regarded the Republican pla.-
form as meaning and the sentiment OF
the whole people as demanding "re-
vision downward" eclipsed In interest
all minor and specific details OF the
tariff struggle here today
The statement issued late yestcr-
day after delegation of congressman
had appealed to the President for
maintenance of protection on raw ma
terials particularly iron ore, wool,
hides, oil and lumber, purported to he
an outline report of the discussion
which took place during the visit OF
the delegation and especially of what
the President said to the visitors
but the very fact that such a state
ment was issued at all and In particu-
lar. the emphatic conclusion OF tho
President, thus reiterated, mado it
clear TO all who studied the pronounce
meBt that the President intended II
virtually as an ultimatum.
Many read into the statement
barely concealed threat on the part
of the President that if the bill reach
ed him in a form which be regarded
as unfaithful TO the promises of his
party and disobedience TO the sentI-
ment from the people he would veto il,
Few Of the prominent members of
either house Of congress would discuss
the statement for publication and most
OF the utterances intended for quota
tlon were of perfunctory character.
but in confidence many talked freely
and some of the conservatives very
bitterly, some went so far as to say
that the Presidents stand meant moth
ing less than the defeat of the bill.
One man said:
Now the standpatters will become
the insurgents, the lines Will all have
TO be reformed and nobody can fore
cast the outcome"
Washington, July 1.-THE cotton
schedule was the first thing taken up
by the conferees today. Because OF
the contention that the rates levied
by the Dingley law on various classes
of cotton goods were not in all cases
contained, the senate redrafted the en-
tire schedule, substituting specihc
rates for the house ad valored wher-
ever possible.
Representative Payne, chairman OF
the committee on ways and means,
was of the opinion that the senate's
specific rates were higher than the ad
yalorems of the house, but were in
tended to be and in order that he
might have time to look into the facts,
the cotton schedule had been passed
over
AS soon as the conferees met today
Mr. Payne informed Mr.. Aldrich that
he was ready to consider the cotton
schedule but that he would like 10
have the senate's position explained.
The finance committee has depended
upon Senator Smoot for It's informo-
tlOn relative 10 the cotton duties and
he was sent for TO explain the reasons
When the conference adjourned for
for The changes sent by the senate
luncheon three changes in the wool
schedule had been agreed upon. All oil
these were reductions, the lower duty
on women's dtid children's dress goods
being made on wooden fabrics weigh
ing four ounces or over to the square
ward and woven into cotton warp. a
reduction OF % per cent was also made
in the duty on yarns valued at thirty
cents a pound or less
The duty on tops was made In ac-
cordance with the reduced duty on
yarns and is in proportion to the dit
ference in cost of manufacture be-
tween secured woods and spun yarns.
By adopting these three changes,
the tariff committee has disposed ot
the entire wool schedule