The Washington herald., 1910-03-21


against the United States Secretary Of
State Knox. It was said here to-day, is
Of the opinion that even after March
| 81. when the maximum duties become eff
fective, the President may by proclama-
ton entitle a country 10 the minimum
rates IL ne finds after that date that II
is not unduly discriminatory.
No act OF the Canadian Parliament
would be necessary, Il was declared. 10
vored nation" clause Of her trade
treaties. The council OF the Dominion
can. without legislation. extend the pro-
visions OF favored nation treaties to
the United States.
Danger of Amending Law.
It is admitted that President Taft has
a much harder problem to solve than has
minion. Some of his advisers have held
that any attempt to amend the Payne
AIdrich law so as to exclude Canada
from the maximum provision would be
fraught with difficulty and danger. A
reciprocity treaty might provoke a storm
OF protest and furnish food for Demo-
cratic opponents OF the administration.
The President, 1t is believed, mt st coax
Canada into granting enough concessions
so that he can say that she is not ''un-
duly discriminatory" This will be his aim
and that Of the State Department IN the
next few days.
President Taft spent a rather quiet
Sunday here. He was the first Presi-
Dental guest under the roof OF the exec
utive mansion in many years. In the
morning he saw Mr.. Fielding and Mr.
Pepper for a Few minutes, then went to
church. Later he saw the tariff experts
again and had an informal luncheon with
Gov. Hughes and some other friends
During the whole time he has been here
the President has eschewed State poll
tics. except, Of course, possible private
conversations with the governor. Speak
er Wadsworth is the only politician Of
note that the President has talked with
at ell, although Collector William Loeb,
jr.. Otto Barnard, and others talked with
him briefly az the University Club dinner
last night.
Reported to Have Seen Cobb.
There was report around Albany that
the President had seen Senator Cobb,
who was elected president pro tenn. OF
the senate over the protest of Senator
Root and the President himself. In con-
versation with friends to-day the PresI-
dent remarked In emphatic tones: 'T don't
know Senator Cobb"
The news from Washington that the
House OF Representatives had decided to
enlarge the Committee on Rules interest
ed the President very much ct see,'
the President is reported as saying. that
Mr. Payne says that the change will
benefit legislation. hope that Il is true"
The President let 1t be known to his Wis
itors that ne intended to play a few
games OF golf this summer with Earl
Grey at Beverly.
The President attended services to-day
at the Emmanuel Baptist Church with
Gov. Hughes. At the luncheon at the ex-
ecutive mansion, in addition to the Presi-
dent and Capt Butt. his aid, were Earl
Grey, Bishop Doane. former Gov. Fran
els. Of Missouri: President Nichols, OF
Dartmouth, and several others.
The President left Albany late tonight
for New York and New Haven. where
tomorrow he attends meeting OF the
Yale corporation.
Earl Grey and Col. Trotter, his aide,
and Collector Loeb left for New York
with the President on his private car.
Olympia. Before departing the President
signed the proclamation extending the
minimum rates OF the Payne-AldEich law