The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-18
DOVE OF PEACE.
Truce Declared by Insurgents
and Regulars. Both Fac
tions and the President
Give Out Statements.


field occupied by the warring Repub-
iean factions Of the House, after
that mueh-sought bird had been re-
peatedly frightened away from the
scene by the clamor Of the contend
ing participants. When Represen-
tsti7e Hayes, Of California, the me-
aiator for the insurgents, returned to
the House after calling upon Presi-
dent Taft the news circulated rapidly
that a truce had been arranged and
more or less permanent peace il the
Republican ranks was about to be
announced.
This was considered confirmed
when a statement from the White
House and another from Represen-
tative Dwight, the Republican whip,
announcing the details Of the armis-
tice. The peace pronunciamento
proved premature, however, for Rep
resentative Hayes, between numer-
Gus conferences with his associates.
announced that no agreement had
been reached and that the matter
would go over until tomorrow.
At this juneture the insurgents
gathered in the room Of Representa-
tive Gardner, Of Massachusetts,, is
sued another statement saying that
fan understanding had been reach
ed.' The statement, which was given
eut by Representative Hayes, fol-
leWs:
Insurgents Statement.
cit is true that an understanding
has been reached that we shall attend
the caucus about to be held for the
choice of the Republican members Of
the investigating committee. The
question Of future confereneaes,
however, is one on which there has
been no agreement. In fact, I had
40 authority from my associates to
enter into that question:. Of course,
this agreement in no way affects the
issue as to the present system OF
sontrol Of the House Of Representa-
tives.'
Mr.. Hayes was asked if the woro
"we" used in his statement meant
all the insurgents in the House. He
replied that it did, and that all o1
the insurgents concurred in the
statement
The Democrats of the House an
nounced to-day that they would holt
a caucus Saturday night to name the
minority members of the committee
to investigate the Ballinger-Pincho
affair. The Democrats insist upo1
their right to name the minority
members of the committee, and If tht
majority declines to allow it, there
is a prospect Of Democratic-Repub
ican-insurgent alliance upon thF
question. The insurgents say they
are contending merely for a fai1
committee and care not who are its
members.
President Issues Statement.
The following statement was given
out by President Taft:
"It has been agreed between the
regular Republicans and the So
called insurgents represented by Mr..
Dwight on the one hand and Mr..
Hayes on the other, after conferences
with the President, that a caucus
should be held to pass upon the
question Of the committee in the in
terror department investigation with
the assurance that the insurgents, if
they came into the caucus, would be
treated fairly. and that a committee
Of acknowledged impartiality
be appointed. A further agreement
was foreshadowed that the eaucuses
Should be held from time to time,
to which all elected as. Republicans,
should be invited to take up the varl-
@ous measures recommended by the
Administration as performances on
the party pledges, the subject Of each
caucus to be announced in advance -
The Statement Of Representative
Dwight, the Republican whip Of the
House, concerning the reported un-
derstanding between the regulars
and insurgents was as follows:
Regulars Statement.
''The questions Of the past have
been forgotten. The tariff bill is no
longer matter for discussion. The
Speakership fight is ended. The
question Of the rules is now an issue.
We are confronted with the problem