The San Francisco call., 1910-11-16
President Plans to Put Legis-
lative Program Through at
Coming Session
Conservation, Ship Subsidy,
Anti-IniunctiOn, Pension and
Currency Laws Involved
Wants Funds for Tariff Board
to Prevent General Revision
by BOurbOns
By IRA E. BENNETT
sciol Dispatch 10 The CALI

wv ASHINGTON. Nov. 15.-In spite
M of persistent reports that no
w legislation outside Of the reg
ular appropriation bills would be
undertaken by the short session Of con-
gress. it can be stated definitely, on
authority Of government officials who
have discussed the matter with Pres
fdent Taft. that an effort viii be made
TO complete the administrations legis-
lative program before March 4.
Not only viii conservation, ship sub
sidy. anti-in5u junction and pension retire
ment bills be argued through congress
by the president. but an effort viii be
made TO put through q currency reform
bin. if such measure can be drafted
before January l. This would give but
two months for the passage Of the bill
and there is fear that a democratic
flibuster might result
Will Attempt Passage
Nevertheless. according to the plan
now under consideration. a currency
reform bIH possibly embodying sug-
gestion for a central bank OF issue, is
L. be drafted at once and presented at
the short session as nonpartisan
measure. If the democrats and insur-
gent republicans want to show their
good faith and meet the subject with
out bias. senator Aldrich VIII do all he
can TO keep the issue before both
branches so that all phases of the mat
ter may be threshed out He viii not
be disa ppointed if the bill fails of pas
sage at the short session. The speeches
that viii be made viii have an educa-
tional value. and education is what
Senator Aldrich believes is needed in
the treatment Of currency reform.
tt became known here today that
Senator Aldrich spent Sunday and Mon
day in this city. While he game here
10 look for house for his winter resi-
dence. he met a number of his friends,
10 whom he broached the subject of
currency reform. To several of them
he expressed his desire that currency
reform be removed from the root of
politics and be considered on a patriotic
basis
Wants Insurgent Aid
Insurgents as weu as regulars viii
be urged personally by President Taft
10 aid in pushing through progressive
measures at the short session. The
president viii point out that the very
life Of the tariff board is threatened
by the lack Of a proper appropriation
10 carry on the work.
mill
call some Of the leading regulars and
insurgents together and win point out
that a commission of democrats and a
few republicans could put the tariff
board out-of business for once and for
ali. He viii explain that the sentiment
of a majority Of persons in the country
seems 10 be in favor Of scientific re-
vision Of the tariff. 1t viii be argued
that with the tariff board crushed or
crippled by a lack of money. only one
thing viii remain-a general revision
OF the tariff by the democrats at the
next session. Such a revision the
president believes would disturb bust
ness unnecessarily, whereas, scientific,
schedule by schedule revision would
work better results more quickly and
without disturbance.
All Stand Together
The republicans of all shades and
factions viii be asked to stand together
In favor Of providing the necessary
money TO continue the tariff board and
to grant the necessary authority for
Increasing its powers 10 summon wit
nesses and inspect books and docu-
menfs.
It viii readily be seen that the con-
terring that is TO be done after the
opening Of the short session will not
be confined to the democrats. The two
parties are like two wrestlers prepar-
lng for the fray. The fight that is to
be waged for the presidency is not to
be a rough and tumble battle. Each
party is going into training. Each is
going to try to gather all its forces
and viii approach the. conflict with
great caution