New-York tribune., 1910-03-21
no TARIFF DECISION
NEGOTE.4TEOAS STILL
FRIENDLY.
President Hopeful litter Con-
5rrrnoc That Contest scifh
Canada May Be -lUGfod.

~. President TAFT tonight seemed
,,-sful that a tarin War with Canada
s, Kct De averied The negotiations
,,o,weeu the President and " :. Field
~, tbe canadian Minister ~ Finance.
IA not result eDhcr in agreement or
s,s,rreemcnt. There arc many details
- remain 20 be worked out and NJ
.tis tirne Il was declared thst the fol-
,,oing official statement literally sums
up ,he s.tuation'
.The President and AIR. Fielding were
an conference in respect 10 the tariff 90
sav for 81, erai hours. so conclusion
a. reached. but tEe situation remains
,hst ot friendly negotiation
Eleven days rc,1sin for friendly nego-
ristiorr before tho maximum rates 81
tbc Paync-Aldr.ch tariff law auioiaat.-
tsUv 80 iuto efect against thoso coun-
iries which are regarded by The Prosi-
5.lt as -unduly discriminatory against
th. United states The law is arbitrary
A. 40 its application. but judicial powers
sr, given tho Pres. lert in reaching
rof.eIusion as 10 what constitutes "un-
drrr discrimination. lp 10 this time
canada has been regarded ly the fresl-
dents 1srin advisers as undui; dis
r-frr.uatory." and unless concessions ale
.rslt.l ay rhe Dominion government 10
r.sos thc UuIted states on au equal foot
M vtl France ana thirteen other
.,,r,r.s which hata pre- .creutisl rates
,r5,r. tne CANADIAN iar0. it seems ln-
,.t.H1. tLat Canada viii De- abe one im-
.,---t ...rrrs u the world against
-r-s .r. - p.-r cent increase of tllr
mA.ar American rates VIII ho ap-
l.,-
PRESIDENT rhsnks Mcdonald.
~ o.e NOT expected ihst a definite
.,r-ra- .r ao.ll bc reached az the COM
fvsnr, between ,hc President and MIN
,s,e- lIs.arc TODAY Tho fact now
.seY. tl.st President Taft tonight sum-
sr7ne5 Jane~ Mcdonald. ~ Toronto, 10
she Governors Nansicn. and thanked
tm for Dis part boz helping To bring
eho.f t1-dsk meeting, indicates that
rrorress va- made and thar tho out-
look !. mol slitc So dark as it appeared
a. ~ few uays ago.
Ths Presi.,nt was fairly inundated
. e.
AIS interests throughout the country eN-
prsssirE tho hope that an amicable
agreement with Canada might be
reached only within The last seventy
suo hours. n seems. has the serious
ness Ct the situation been appreciated in
ihs country and iu the Dominion The
President has been kcenly alive 10 the
situation. however Ia his speech al the
University club banquet IN this city last
rignt II which Earl Grey. Goveruor
General of Carada. and Minister Field
'ng u,re present. AR. Taft referred 10
me far trat Do had invited Mr. Fielding
to meet '1m hero 10 SEE if some means
ght not 10 devised 10 avert the ,rea-
non of fauT VAN between canada and
fts country
with fhr,e Thousand miles ~ border
between us- rc said. I'VE must study
b. prevent CONFLICT. trade or otherwise.
sri vs must Do as close friends as pos
uts far me mutual AenUft of both n
be- 1o oa- ers4t advantage 10 D. just %
Canada as ,f is 10 Canada's great ad-
'e-r4-s t. aa Just % as"
msy Peseiad Maximum, TsriH.
h ee "a. tle fact that So short q
time reUa... for ths adjustment ~
i-@ irarr r-r.r differences with canada.
president I.ff before leaving Washing
l consulted with his advisers rs 10
E.etl uot sfter fne maximum
'-'.s h.- automatically lcen applied
7o.- d. within the power of the
fAf--.. lr PROCLAMATION. subsequently
io gram "a r--aClou. Secretary Knox.
'iaol- lelrte'y oommttng himself.
''g 'ra .l.llan that "a change in cir
t-4star. Favorable 10 the United
Sei'- utet sea rant thc President IN
Aa. t.- maximum tarin. and he
believed ta-. The discretionary power
vested a fH .r Tho law gave ample
'-'-or''t lar such action.
,aart 81 Pepper commercial ad-
'-fr o- fIs Department az state. was
resent -.r1z the negotiations TO-DAY.
.Alf . fre opacity ol adviser to The
-slaes Lar' GreE ttuiar head OF
F DO ..n" -oNsrm,nt took ~ part
~ 'lt co. ..Dl.es
F'ensh Terri 0ocuuen, Signed.
''@l4en Tan to-day signed the en-
s-a Ila, amatou oy which France
.arel b. 1, ,rttled to the mini-
A fs'.e .f fue Payne Aldrch tarim
ia' s.lhu.iasm ~ the state he
nfEr 1Heals at Washington over
"'rH domination of ihe dimouu
.a'"ts H"fh France was suen that
nr el t advisable 20 Sand ;he
a.e. aI tle way So This ciiy by
t.laI .nl Dauudenusl messenger Tor
RESIDENTS s.Euatur- rather than 10
Ar l.1s return - The capital
"'-I'--a. morning
-.-sa signed to-day, thc proclama-
.e-ir t.. l.te of yesterday. As
~ lne tlr.laI messenger arrived ln
1s To-day hearing th, proclaina-
.'-tH.r pnrel he hurried 20 the
A' mansion. where president
ga,-J Without Iormairy of
t .-' President took I,n anl
@ n.fn. boldly ACROSS The psrch-
-hsa, ta. u.ess-ug., is speeding
io Washington aud Tomorrow O.
N' l.r great seal ~ no Depart
st-r. r0I be Impressed on a.,
49,. a. pife b. arlial life a.
+.a-1 a' list tlaf she dating ~
.-' t.Aal..H would await thIs art.
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