Evening star., 1909-03-11
WORKING ON MESSAGE
President Preparing His Tariff
Views for Congress.
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT
No Other Subject Except Revenues
to Be Considered.
WATSON TELLS OF HOUSE FIGHT
Indianian Declares the Insurgents
Are Fast Losing Ground-Lyon
in Control Of Texas Patronage.

President Taft today began work upon
his message TO Congress upon the assem-
bling of that body in extra session next
Monday. After seeing congressional visi-
tors and others up to noon he went into
his private Offices and began debating To
Assistant Secretary Mischner. He will
work the greater part of the afternoon
and evening upon the message and will
probably have it ready for the printer
some time tomorrow, after comforting
With some Of his cabinet members. espe-
cially Secretary Knox. 1t was the custom
Of President Roosevelt. in all important
messages of this kind. to read it over
to and consult with his intimate advisers
In the cabinet, Mr.. Taft himself being
one Of these. Senator Root was another
Mr.. Roosevelt rarely definitely decided
upon sending in a message of this sort
without consultation. He, however. sell
dom took the whole cabinet into his con-
f1dence. as that would have given too
many cooks for the broth.
The few people who have talked with
President Taft upon his message say that
1t will be comparatively brief and will
deal almost exclusive with the tariff
Upon this question Mr.. Taft will recon-
mend and urge not only prompt, but An
honest. revision of the tariff. His chief
plea will be for an early completion OF re-
vision, SO that the business interests of
the country may take advantage Of the
generally optimistic views as to the
future.
Plan for Increasing Revenues.
Along with the general subject of re-
visinS the tariff, which SO strongly affects
the revenues Of the government, President
will nor{c cloxf An.- t.,
creasing the revenues He will suggest
an inheritance tax. and possibly stamp
tax upon many articles, like that of the
Spanish American war.
Except as to revenue measures like the
tariff and additional taxation. President
Taft will make no recommendations. He
does not desire to complicate the tariff
s1tuHfon by recommendations as to other
legislation, and he realizes that Congress
and the country would be kept In con-
tinual agitation far into the summer If
general legislation is to be considered.
today said he did not think anybody
had the remotest idea what sort OF
tariff legislation there would be. The
republican party stands for protection.
ne said. 'and it is to be assumed that
there will be a protective tariff bull. but
there is no question that there will be
changes in schedules and reduction III
duties in many instances. But to predict
anything definite now would be idle. The
most important schedules of the new tariff
bill may be settled in conference, like 50
many other important measures in the
past.
bill Reeder on Warpath.
Representative Irrigation Bill Reeder
of Kansas was on the warpath at the
White House today He had bigger as
sortment of grouches and grunts than a
y;.ly I'm k,,1
by him. too, because he was wrought up
over the action of Judge Anderson at Chi
cagO yesterday in dismissing the cases
against the Standard Oil for rebatine.
He let off big bunch of his steam To
President Taft, declaring that Congress
should get together at once and pass laws
that will land such men as John ID. Rock
efeller in Jail. When 1t comes to letting
these men off as easily they have got-
ten off the laws Of the country Will soon
be a laughing stock, said Mr.. Reeder
Il told the President that with the legal
talent in the White House. the cabinet
and Congress 1t ought to be easy TO pre-
pare bill for Congress to act upon that
will surely and speedily punish such as
John D. Rockefeller and his class, by i'm
prisonment. as we'll as fines, when they
clearly violate the dictates of decency
and common honesty in their treatment
of competitors.
Mr.. Reeder did not believe it would be
on the subject. but the President has
given others to understand that SO far
as further antitrust legislation Is con-
cerned he will wait until the regular ses-
views known.
Watson Says Fight Is Hot.
Ex Representative Watson of Indiana.
acting for the House organization in it's
fight with the insurgents. conferred with
President Taft today. On his way out
of the offices Mr. Watson had this to say
as to the situation:
'This fight has been a hot one, but 1t
looks much better for the organization
now. Since President Taft got into II
to the extent of desiring harmony the
insurgents have lost strength steadily.
1t IS not .'ossible now to count more than
twenty-five republicans who are willing
to continue the fight. and by Monday
next there will not be that number. The
existing rules of the House will be adopted
next Monday and Speaker Cannon re-
elected. Tha ought to settle the fight
for the extra session. OF course, II can
be renewed whenever anybody desires"
Mr.. Watson said there was not a par
ticle of truth I'm a story that he had
been turned down for United States at
torney of Indiana in place of Joseph keal-
ing who has resigned. II have never
been candidate for this place. and have
told the friends who called on me TO say
they would go forward for me that ] did
not wish them to do so. and that l would
not take the place under any circum
So far as l know no friend Of
mine has been TO the President i'm my be-
half. have said that l thought Senator
Beverdge should be allowed TO name the
man.
MIR. Beveridge. as stated in The Star.
has recommended Charles w. Miller OF
Goshen. Ind. former attorney general OF
the state. and Mr. Miller will be named
The President has let it be known that
as far as possible he will recognize the
of senator's of a state.
Warrington Named Judge.
John w. Warrington of Cincinnati has
accepted the offer of President Taft Of
the vacant judgeship on the bench of the
sixth circuit. caused by the death OF
Judge Richards. The nomina tion will go
to the Senate next week. Mr.. Warning
ton is a leading lawyer of Cincinnati.
wealthy and highly connected. The Gin
cinnati bar was unanimous for him.
Senator Rayner and Admiral Schiey.
who has been off the White House visit
ing list for many years. both called on
President Taft today. There Is nothing
TO say eXcepl that no two people are glad
der than we to see President Taft In
Isn't that So, Schley?' whereupon thu
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