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Cannon Has Declared That the h. surgents Will Be Treated Riuht In the Caucus and Given
 Square Deal.

Washington. January 13-Following President Taft's advice to the republic ans in Congress yesterday to ''stop quar- reling and get down to the party legisia- tive programme as quickly as possible, ? there were concrete evidences today of a definite attempt to bring the warning fac tons together upon some basis of at least a temporary understanding There seemed for the first time this session to be a spirit of conciliation in the air and decidedly less of the bitterness Of the past few weeks
 President Taft let 1t be known that he still considers all of the insurgents as republicans. Speaker Cannon announced that all republicans would be invited to the committee caucus on naming the Bal linger-Pinchot committee next week, and he hoped all would attend Representa- tive Hayes of California, one of the leading insurgents, made two trips to the White House as result of which he announced that attempts to adjust mat ters were under way.
 In his talks with Representative Hayes and other callers today the President said that he was not withholding prefer ence from any member of the party, be- cause of the votes cast against Speaker Cannon. or against the Payne-Aldrich bill.
 IT, however, there are any among the insurgents who intend to carry their fight against the speaker and against the rules to the extent of opposing purely admins tration and party measures, to which the party is pledged, the President will no longer regard them as republicans, but as having clearly arrayed themselves against the party. Under these circum- stances he declares he would not be jus tified in recognizing any claims for pat ronage from senators and representatives who would use the very patronage given them as ammunition against the party.
 MT. Taft is said to be satisfied with the way matters are progressing and he has received many personal assurances that most Of the so-called insurgents will SUD- port the administration measureA Speaker Cannon today declared that the insurgents of the House would have a square deal in the coming republican cau- GUS if they came into 1t. There were no <, efforts in advance by anybody, he said, ] to set trap or pitfall for those of the | majority who have been fighting the or | ganization but on the other hand no one could properly be given any definite as- | surances or promise as to what the out | come of the caucus would be. Every one | of the 200 and more republicans in the House would be bidden and they should ! attend, said the speaker
 ! The caucus will be held probably the | beginning of next week, and 1t is un- derstood that 1t is to be made the basis for a contemplated reconciliation between the House insurgents and the regular re- publicans. How this may be brought about Is not apparent tonight.
 The House insurgents, or a majority of | them. are chary of walking up to some thing that might turn out to be Toad ed" as one expressed 1t. Speaker Can non said today that there would be no effort in the caucus to punish anybody for what might be termed past misdeeds, but that every republican representative should come to the caucus and take pot luck on the result. Whatever the major ity finally determined upon should be &C., cepted by those who disagreed.
 The caucus is for the naming of the committee to investigate the Ballinger- Pinchot affair. Upon this rock the reg ulars and the insurgents either will be at least temporarily cemented in some de- gree of harlno;iy or the breach between them wiz have been irreparably wid- ened
 Thc most vigorous efforts that have teen made since Congress convened to bring about peace between the antagonfs- tic elements in the House were made to- day. President Taft played an important part in the negotiations for peace.
 Representative Hayes of California, act ing on his own initiative. it is said. made a call during the forenoon on President Taft, at which the insurgent situation was discussed at length. Later, after talking with 20 or more of the insur- gents, MT. Hayes returned to the White House and talked again with the Presi- dent, presumably explaining the attitude of his insurgent brethren regarding the Presidents views
 The entire subject at this tine cen.ers around the naming by the House of the committee to investigate the Ba1linger- Pinchot affair. Whether the insurgents will enter the caucus or not and if so. upon what understanding, is the ques- tion.
 The insurgents insist that all they de- sire in the whole Ballinger-Pinchot mat ter is the naming of fair committee which will go to the bottom of the whole business revealing what 1t may and re- turning an honest verdict. They insist that the naming of this committee should be accomplished in such a way as to command for 1t the full confidence of ths people of the country. The insurgents are making no effort to have any of their number put upon the committee