New-York tribune., 1910-08-24
TAFT FOR FURTHER
TARIFF REVISION
President FaVors Changes N
Individual Schedules on a
Scientific Basis.
NOT A GENERAL UPHEaVAl
Will Recommend That Altera-
tions Be Based or the Find
ings of the New Tar1n
Board.

beverly. Mass. Arg. 23.-Presidene
Taft's keynote for the coming COTS
sionaI campaign beca me known mere u
night. The Presid ent will favor
further revision OF the tariff
While he is still convinced that the
Pavne-AIdrich law is the best tar1r the
country has had UP 20 this time ne uH'
at last reached the conclusion that there
Is decided room for improvement
Mr.. Taft does mot propose that ousl-
ness shall be upset by another Whole-
sale revision. but ne will recommend 20
Congress that individual schedules IN
rhe tariff system be taken up separately
and be disposed Of on a scientific basis
The new revision is TO be based upon
-te findings OF the Tariff Board az
10 the cost Of production at home and
abroad Only fair profit is TO be al
lowed the American producer E-xcor-
tionate and unreasonable" profits the
President declares, are 20 be tolerated no
longer.
The President has stated these facts
and has outlined his position IN detaIl N
the letter he has sent TO Representatives
Mckinley. of Illinois. for publication IN
the Republican Congressional campaign
textbook. The letter was mailed from
Reverlv Yesterday afternoon The time
of making it public has been left en-
ttreJy- IN The Judgment Of the committee.
Common Ground for Factions.
Political observers regard this move
"a about the shrewdest that has been
made during the present administration
II offers an excellent opportunity for the
tneurrents and regulars TO get together
IN t1e campaign. and President Taft has
been exceedingly anxious 70 hnd a
ground upon which the different factions
cor,Id meet without embarrassment To
either
The principal fight OF the insurgents
was upon certain schedules OF the tariff
hill President Taft is meeting them
more than half way in admitting that IN
dividuaI schedules need further revision
Ar the same time he is backing up the
regulars in that he believes they did the
hest they possibly could with the unre-
u.h1a information that was in their
| hands
with the creation Of the Tariff Board
under the Payne-AIdrich act and the en-
Iarzement Of it's power by provision OF
the last Congress. the President believes
a vav has been opened 10 put the tar1rr
on q scientific basis for the first time III
the history of the country
The objection has been raised and
urged upon the President that the open
ing Of an individual schedule OF the
tariff would mean the possible throwing
omen of the entire tariff act, with another
long debate and a stirring UP OF condl-
tons generally
Mr. Taft purposes to meet this WIN
the recommendation 70 Congress that be-
fore anv schedule is taken UP for rurther
consideration a rule shall be passed ooth
bv the House and by the Senate provld-
ing that amendments to a certain sC'ned-
,,1e of the tariff shall be in order ana
that anv amendments not gerHane 70
that particular schedule shall be declared
out of order. II is believed that WIN
bIe ma tority in the two houses or
o-ongress and with the insurgents lined
IN viii, the regulars for the programme
outlined bv the President. there will be
LITTLE or no difficulty in putting through
such rule