Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-21
HOPES TARIFF
WAR MAY Be
AVERTED .
PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC
AFTER LONG CONFERENCE
Negotiations Between MI Taft
and Canadian COmissiorer
Fielding Concluded Without.
Definite Result

ibf H"fhhk 5vHfuat etetiA 1hhAS ~
Albany. y v, March zu-At thf
conclusion az conference which
with two or three intcrims covered
practically the entire aay, President
raft tonight seemed hopeful that q
tariff War with Canada may yct b.
Inverted.
The negotiations between the prrsi-
den and W. ). Fielding the Canadian
minister of finance. did not result
either in agreement or disagreement.
Many details remain To be- worked out
aud ~ this time ~ was declared that
the following official statement sums
up the situation.
The president and Mr.. Fielding
were ~ conference with respect 10 the
tariff today. several hours. No con
ciusion WAS reached but the situation
remains that 81 friendly negotiations, %
Eleven days remain for friendly
negotiations" before tho maximum
rates OF the Payne Aidrich law auto
matically go into effect against those
countries that are regarded by the
president as "uhduly discriminatory"
against the United States. The law IS
arhitrlrs as g. is application. but the
president Is given judicial powers in
reaching 81 conclusion as 10 what con
stitutes undue discrimination.
lp r. this time Canada has been re-
sarded hy the presidents tariff adVis-
ers on The 'unduly discriminatory
ilst aad unless concessions are granted
by the dpminian government To placc
United states on an equal footing
with France and thirteen other coun-
tries that have been given preferential
rates undcr the canadian tariff. il
seems inevitable that Canada viii 10
The important country in the
world against which the - per cent
in tho maximum American
rates VIII be applied.
The fact that President Taft to-
utght summoned James Mcdonald Of
60 thc governors mansion
aud thanked him for his part IN help
ins tU bring about today's meeting. in
diettes mat the outlook is not SO dark
as N Nppeared d few DAYS ago. The
PRESIDENT WAS fairly Inundated with
tiegrHnls today expressing the hope
mat an ainicahic agreement with can |
lda might bc reached ONLY within |
last se~Nenty-two hours. it seems. |
fhe seriousness OF the situation |
leeu appreciated IA This country ana
% the dominion.
Tht president has been kcenly alive
% the situation. however. IN his |
l'eech AT the University club hanquct |
last night. Mr.. Taft referred 20
NJ iact that ne had invited Mr.. Field
90 meet him here to SEQ If some
neans might not be devised 10 avert
tariff war between Canada and the
uilcd States.
WIN three thousand miles of bor-
between as he said. 'we must /
~ prevent conflict. trade or
and We must BE- A. close
flrnds as possible for the mutnal
nrfit 10 both II is To our great nd
tntaHe 20 hc Just To Canada AZ n -
@ canada's ADVANTAGE 10 be just 10
~ view II the ffct. H. 50 short q
lme remains for the a'~'sthsutS0f
tarif differences with Canada
resident TAFT before leaving Wash
1ston, consulted his advisers as 10
neither after the maximum rates
vtntnmatictlly been applied. 81
ohld be in the power % the execu-
W. ht proclamation. su~bsequcntb
p grant q reduction Secretary Knox
ilheut definitely committing himself
me opinion that "a change in cir
instances favorable TO the United
'#le~ might warrant the president In