The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-04-21

" iB still a question whether Pres
ident Taft is 20 be given the s2bO.OOO
which be has asked from congress to
pay the expenses Of the tariff board
for the next fiscal year. The presi-
dent has urged congress hard 10 sane.
ton the appropriation Early In the
season Senator Hale Of Maine. who
Is a protectionist Of the old school.
gave sharp intimation that n the
president intended 20 employ the tariff
board for any purpose except 20 con
slider the questions Of maximum and
minimum tariff rates and their rela.
ton TO our foreign trade and to Gus
toms determinations. congress ought
not 70 give him money to carry out
his wishes.
The downward revision Republicans.
and the Democrats with them, say
that the fear Of the high protection
element Is that the tariff board will
conduct Investigations for the purpose
OF getting material which can be used
IN future tariff legislation and that
the high protectioniEts fear also that
some Of the facts which are adduced
VIII lead the people 20 believe that
low rates are a necessity.
Treaty with Liberia Opposed.
II the administration Is 10 secure.
what Il so heartily desires. a treaty
with Liberia. the boon will be given
only after troubles that may take on
the form OF a congressional fight In
reality Il seems wholly improbable
that the senate viii consent 20 neg
uating any treaty with the African
republic at this session. There is &
good deal OF sentiment In America In
connection with Liberia because its
government was modelled in the be-
ginning. after that OF the United
States. and because IN the old slavery
days Il vas considered a Bor, Of haven
for negroes, and Il was the hopeful
belief OF many Of the old time abo-
ltioniHts that IN Liberia the black
race would prove that Il was thorough.
~ capable of seif.EuverumenL
In bis annual message to congress.
President Taft gave considerable
space TO the troubles In Liberia He
called attention 10 the fact that thero
10 a pnovisiou IN an early treaty with
the African republic under which the
United States may be called upon for
advice or assistance. Pursuant 10
this provision and IN the spirit of the
moral relationship q the United
States to Liberia, that republic last
year asked this government 70 lend
assistance IN the solution OF certain
Of their national problems.-
Not long ago the report q the
commission which the United States
sent 10 Liberia was made public. and
the president has said that be hopes
az a result OF the commissions report.
some helpful measures might result.
and 90 through the department Of
state he has called the attention Of the
senate 20 the subject
Position o. United states.
Recently Secretary Knox invited the
members OF the foreign relations com.
mittee Of the senate 10 = dinner At
his residence. ard there he laid before
them the reasons IA he saw them for
the negotiating % a treaty with IL.
IBERIA. II seems 20 be the feeling IN
the state department hat the African
country IL likely 90 be made the scene
Of exploitation OF English. French or
German interests, and that Il may be
eventually that one or the other o.
these countries may actually threaten
the territorial integrity Of a country
which IN a n IL considered a ward
OF the United States.
The members Of the senate commit.
tee made Il plain e Secretary Knox
that they were not IN favor OF a treaty
with Liberia that In any way would
bind this country 90 a course which
might run counte 20 the wishes OF
the three great European countries
which have been named Mr.. Rnox's
guests told him that while the Uni
ted States was extremely cordial IN is
good wishes 20 Liberia and had done
much FOR that country, Il had done no
more than Great Britain. and that Il
would seem like a slur az the English
people n this country were even 10.
directly 10 intimate that Il feared the
British government waa TO be an az
ErCkEOr.
Meeting Of the p. A. r..
Tho advance guard o. the Daugh
ters OF tho American Revolution, Who
will meet 10 Washington April rs. al.
ready has entered the city Within
the next week there viii be hundreds
Of representatives OF the society In
the capital and already preparations
are being made for the meeting. which
viii last Just ono week
The Daughters OF the American
Revolution. ouriouSly enough. have the
same kind OF trouble on their hands
that recently bcsot congress The
Daughters are divided into two fac
tons which have been named regulars
and Insurgents Tho Insurgents % the
main, are opposed 20 the rule Of the
presiding oheor. who. like Speaker
Cannon. comes from Illinois.
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