New-York tribune., 1910-01-26
THE DAWN WASHINGTON

whatever to the direct predictions of a
tariff war. Such predictions will doubtless
have their effect in Berlin and may make
for final agreement highly satisfactory
TO this country. Reports that the Tariff
Board will visit Berlin. etc, are, how
ever fanciful exaggerations. The attitude
OF the German government, which is unable
TO treat American live cattle precisely like
those imported from Austria and Denmark,
received support from an unexpected source
day, when the course of the administra-
ton in attempting to promote the exporta-
ton of American cattle at time when the
domestic price of beef is almost prohibitive
and the Department OF Justice is prosecut-
ing the Beef Trust was criticised at the
session of the National Board of Trade
The declaration of the Secretary of Agri-
culture that the increased price of beef in
no way affects the price received by the
farmer was also commented on at the
Board of Trade meeting. 1t is expected
that the President will issue another proc
lamation in the immediate future which
will declare Denmark. the Netherlands,
Sweden. Norway and Egypt entitled to the
minimum tariff.
The candidacy OF Senator Depew to sue
ceed himself when his present term expires
is attracting considerable attention in
Washington. So far as can be learned
here there is no effective candidate in the
field against Mr.. Depew. and as the senior
Senator is regarded as having rendered
more effective service in the upper house
in the last three years than at any time
before in his career the hope is somewhat
freely expressed that he may he reelected
Mr. Depew's long tenure of service has won
for him some important committee posi-
tions in the Senate. where everything goes
by seniority, and tfe harmony which eX-
lists between him and Senator Root makes
for effective team work where the Interests
of New York are concerned. Mr. Depew is,
moreover, loyalty supporting the admins
tration. so that the President feels very
grateful TO him. Mr.. Depews personal
popularity among his colleagues and with
the members of the House, including the
Sneaker has on more than one occasion
proved of service in connection with i'm
rcrtant improvements seriously needed and
for which appropriatiops were not easy to
obtain.
The President has transmitted to the
Senate the information called for by re-
cent resolution of Senator Lodge asking
for the correspondence of A. Dudley Mann,
agent of. the United States interested in
the independence of that country. The pub
lication of this correspondence, which after
ALL is chiefly important because of It's
historical value, has aroused the utmost
interest not only among sympathizers with
Hungary. but among the representatives
of the Austrian government, who have re-
earded its revelations with some apprehen-
sion One of the most interesting features
of the correspondence is the frank state
naent OF President Zachary Taylor regard
ing his attitude toward hungary. He says:
MY purpose as freely avoWed in this
correspondence, was 10 have acknowledged
the independence of Hungary had she sue
ceeded in esta blishing a government de
facto on basis sufficiently permanent in
its character to have justified me in doing
So according TO the usages and settled
principles of this government; and al
though she is now fallen, and many of
her gallant patriots are in exile or in
chains / am free still to declare that had
she been successful in the maintenance of
such a government as we could have rec
ogniZed we should have been the first to
welcome her into the family of nations"
@. G. II.