Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-12
ITO URGE TAFT PLAN'AT GR0CERS' MERCY
Mr.. LongWorth Will Champion Dealers Testimony Condemns
Tariff Appropriation. the National Association.
WILL BE CHIEF SPEAKER FORCED HIM OUT OF TRADE
Prices
Wood Pulp Question Mr. Clabaugh Declares
INVITATION PROVIDENCE GAVE HIM UNDERWE1GHT TOO
Waterways Convention to Put
of
WILL BE CHIEF SPEAKER
Representative Mann Sees President
on Wood Pulp Question.
INVITATION FROM PROVIDENCE
Executive Agrees to Attend Deeper
Waterways Convention to Be Held
in That City.

President Tatt's attitude toward an ao-
propriation for gathering scientific facts
on the tariff, as provided in the sundry
civil bill, now before the House. will
chiefly be set forth by Representative
Longworth OF Ohio, member Of the
ways and means committee of the
| House.
Mr.. LOngwortl is to make the principal
| speech in the House in support OF the ap-
| preparation and of the necessity for
! thorough research by the commission. He
| will strongly commend the position Ct the
| President and urge the appropriation as
| the exact step the republican party
! should take toward completely car. wing
out its platform promise en- this subject
| Mr. Longworth conferred with President
Tart this morning. the commission prop
| osition being discussed and the fresi-
dent urging that all republicans support
the appropriation. Mr. Longworth's speech
will roliow these OF Representatives
PAYNE, Champ Clark democratic moor
President Taft Is not using the Dig
stick I'm behalf of the appropriation. but
in urging its passage on all representatives.
who talk to him on the subject. He be-
| lieves, from the information he is getting
| in the form of commendatory letters that
favorable action BY Congress would be
popular throughout the country ana
would bring the factions of the party to-
gether in the fall elections. He Is not
surprised that the democrats will fight
the proposition. as it's adoption will take
| from them. he believes, the only issue
| they would have in the congressional
elections this fall
The Pulp Wood Prohibition.
n.-..,.,@,.;-. HHon, 90 Illinois u-bo
was chairman of the special committee Of
the House which investigated the wood
pulp and pulp wood questions during the
last session Of Congress, conferred with
President Taft today about the action of
the province of Quebec, Canada, in pro-
hibiting the expectation Of pulp wood cut
| from crown lands.
The President has in mind bringing
about. if possible, some sort of treaty
with Canada that will remove this pro-
hibition and cheaper the price of print
paper coming to the United States. 1t is
recognized on all sides that this Is going
to be a most difiicult problem, impossible
| If the Canadian government shows an I'M
yielding attitude. The object OF the Cana
dams, 1t Is declared, Is to force the free
admission of the raw products of Canada
into the United States in exchange for
free pulp wood from crown lands. This
would be opposed by northwestern and
border farmers and would arouse a storm
of criticism, it was asserted today A
reciprocity treaty would have to provide
more benefits to the United States than
the one contemplated i'll order TO escape
mighty opposition.
The President continues hopeful. how
ever, that something may be done. and
Secretary Knox will be instructed to ap-
proach the Canadians on the subject OF
procfty arrangement that may be ac-
cepted by both countries. No move has
yet been made by the Canadians toward
getting negotiations under way. although
they accepted the original invitation OF
the President that the two countries start
something in this direction.
President Wants More Economy.
President Taft has asked Representa-
tive Tawney to insert in tho sundry civil
bill an item authorizing the President to
employ experts to carry on the work of
reforming the methods OF the govern
mental departments with the view to
greater economy. The wording Of the
item has not been made and will be sub
tered.
The Treasury Department went ahead
and employed Chicago business experts
to go into the work Of the department in
All directions and suggest changes along
hundred employees have lost or will lose
their positions in the Treasury, although
most of them will be provided with posi-
tons in other departments Of the govern
made as desired by the President all the
departments will have their methods
analyzed with view to improvement Of
service and economy.
Assistant Secretary Norton, who has
had immediate charge Of the reform work
inaugurated in the Treasury has confer
red with the President several times on
the advisability of putting into general
100 No In fall
Will Visit Providence.
President Taft today agreed to attend
the Atlantic deeper waterways convention
| TO be held at Providence. r. l.. August
81 to September .. He will be in Provi-
dence the last day. This is one of the
| few invitations he will accept while he
| is at Beverly. his summer home He will
motor from Beverly to Providence. The
invitation to the conference which will
be attended by governors and represent
atives from all the Atlantic states, was
extended by Gov. Pothier of Rhode Is
land, Mayor Fletcher OF Providence. and
! was backed by a congressional delega-
ton consisting of Representatives Moore,
Small. Sheffield. Wanger. Goulden. Fornes,
Thomas, Wiley and Gardner of New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Moore is president of the
Deeper waterways Association.
governor Of Natal and cspe c nolmst
South Africa, was introduced to Presi-
dent Taft today by Ambassador Bryce
DR.. Ernest Avellis of Berlin also met
the President, upon the request of the
German embassy.
L. w. Shurtliffe. postmaster at Ogden.
Utah. was introduced to the President
by Representative Howell Of Utah. Mr.
| Shurtliffe said that while it is true
| tina. Salt Lake is mySteriously rising
far above the usual levels, it is not so
far, doing serious damage to property
| The Union Pacific road is spending
many thousands OF dollars strengthen-
ing It's bridges on what is known as the
| cutoff. but will not abandon this
short cut unless the lake continues to
rise.
| The lake has not been higher since
| the COS" said Mr.. Shurtliffe 1.-The
great mystery of why it rises and falls
and OF containing so much more salt
at one time than another may not be
solved for many years"
Joke Was on Longworth.
| Representative Diekema was waiting
| at the front door of the executive offices
today with some constituents who wanted
| to meet the President. Mr.. Diekema has
aspira tiOns to succeed Speaker Cannon as
| car of the House.
Hello. Diekema. said Nick Long
worth, chow is the Speaker coming on
! Pretty fair. governor was the quick
answer. and the Ohio representative had
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