The Washington times., 1910-02-18
President Insists Upon Fund
for Enforcing Corpora
ton Tax Law.
TAWNEY IS ACTIVE
IN ITS BEHALF
Necessary Sum May Be Included
In General Deficiency
Appropriation.
By JAMES HAY, II.

With the leaders OF the Senate pre-
dieting hat the S50,G0e required to en-
force the publicity clause Of the cor
pora5iou tax law, viii not be apprO-
priatsd BY this session Of Congress.
there comes from the White House the
defufte statement that the President
i fl earnest about his request for 2
aad means 10 get =.
Representative T6Wney, Of Minnesota.
chsiramn Of the House Committee on
Appropriations, is authority for the
declaration that the $4,000 VIII be in
Guided n the general deficiency appro-
prjation bill, which is usually the last
measure Of any importance taken Up by
the House When this Is done. the
only method Of defeating the PROPOSE
ton viii be for the Senate 70 assume
the responsibility and blame for beat
ing It
Would Be Reinstated-
Euen II the Senate should vote down
this clause OF the general deficiency
bill. the conferes on the final shape Of
the measure would have the right to
reinsert II IN the bin and thus prac-
ticaIIy 70 compel its enactment
If the Senate leaders are sincere In
their talk of trying 10 beat this clause,
ard thus defeat one Of tn, strongest
points Of the corpora ton tax law. they
are due 70 run Up against the discovery
that the President IS equally sincere in
his determination not 10 have any such
acton taken Al the time that this
clause for publicity was inserted IN the
law AIr- Taft was jubiiaut, and some Of
his abIaSt legal advisers II thar time eN-
pressed their belief that many persons
had failed 10 realize the wide scope and
tremendous Importance OF the provision
The President satisfaction with the
clause II no less now than i was al the
time that It was inserted N the bill and
passed by Congress lie believes II IS
& thing which viii work for the good Of
Ihe people, and DO much 70 control the
corporations. He made II clear some
months ago shat the only effective
weapon to use against those corpora
tons which want 10 violate the law Is
the IfghI Of publicity. and that the great
est possible restraint upon lgwleSSueSS
Is the constant danger Of inevitable ex-
pOsGra.
Tawney Confident
It was on his own initiative that the
clause was made a part Of the Law. and
the report today IS that he told Chair
man Tawney, Of the House Committee
on Appropriations. IN pretty clear terms,
yesterday that he was particularly anx-
ious 70 have the necessary appropriation
made. What ne said bore fruit prompt
y, not today MI Tawney believes that
MS committee VIII authorize the d7DTp-
pTiation as the President desires
The report Of the Senate leaders lack
Of affection for the proposition comes
from men close to Senator Aldrich, but
the Senator has not Yet come out IN OD-
position 10 II formally, and IL Is be
ieved IN Administration circles that ne
and the other leaders can be brought
70 see thai they cannot afford 10 try TO
IGll the clause, and. If they do try they
viii be doomed 10 failure
BesidsS having Z talk now and then
with Senators ard -RcDreSC natives IN
regard 10 the matter, II Is not probable
that Mr. Taft VIII Go anything more
in regard u IL until there Is some oft
ward show o. its being fought in The
Senate II this opposition which s.
how being secretly advertised. ever
kcnes TO q head EHe President VIII in
form the Senate of his desire for the
ps ssage of the bill so that Il shall con
taln the deSiusd appropriation
TIC The friends Of Mr. Taft I- seems
rcn1ar Sa bIe that any member of the
House or the Senate should question
whether ne would want the dpprOpTid-
ton The publicity clause has appealed /
70 him as ouS Ct the best things In the I
law, and he has referred I'm his public 4
speeches 20 It's advantages
On this be has not changed his mind !
and he wants the necessary money