New-York tribune., 1910-01-14
SAYS FACTIONS MUST
STOP FIGHTING.
Support of Admimistration's
Policies His Only Test of
Regularity.
rTron rhr Tribune Rur.su. ]

Taft legislative programme. To this end
a caucus will be held by the majority
party in the House OF Representatives.
and all members OF that party who are
willing 10 Join with the President In re-
deening Republican campaign pledges
will be acquitted Of the charge OF IN
surgency and permitted 70 enjoy the
fruits of regularity
This is the tentative programme for .
settlement OF the existing differences be-
tween the contending factions in the
House II is Mr.. Taft's answer TO the
charge of certain insurgents that he had
Joined with the House leaders TO help
Mr. Cannon retain his control OF tbs
Speakership and TO continue the House
rules in force.
In conferences to-day with representa-
tives OF the Republican organization and
of the insurgents Mr. Taft demonstrated
that his power as a pacihcator Is not
waning. He has made IL plain that ne ex-
poets concrete legislative results from this
Congress He emphasized the fact that
the country will hold the Republican
party responsible il it fails TO enact the
laws which were promised in the cam
paign.
The question of who shall be Speaker
or the House and what the House rules
shall provide is a problem for the HOUSE
10 settle, Mr. Taft maintains II IS not a
pressing present problem. and should not
De permitted 10 obscure important pend
ing legislation or TO defeat or DELAY ths
enactment OF those laws TO which tbe sd-
has a right 10 expect will receive the in
partial and early consideration OF the
dominant party
CAUCUS TO BE HELD.
Mr. Taft has impressed on both IN.
regulars and the insurgents his view OF
existing dissensions in such a rsshio,,
and 70 such an extent that steps are now
being taken to weld the conflicting eIe-
ments In a party caucus. No date has
been set for this caucus. and no farC and
fast programme has been adopted for
procedure 1t is possible that il may be
necessary to hold a series OF eeucuses
and 70 limit the binding force OF these
gatherings 70 the more important Iegis-
lative recommendations OF the President
IL is doubtful. for instance, il the ship
subsidy question will be made the test OF
party regularity through the medium OF
caucus The House leaders favor this
legislation, and il has the Endorsement
of President Taft On the other hand.
some members of the House who are
loyal friends OF the administration on
every other question are uualterabIy op-
posed TO any form OF ship subsidies or
postal subventiOns. To support such
legislation. they say. would be equivalent
TO informing their constituents that they
had decided TO retire from Congress
There is some doubt. also. IL the fed
eral incorporation bill will be taken I'D
as a strict party measure in caucus In
both the regular and insurgent camps
are members who are not quite clear as
TO what attitude they should take re-
specting this legislation. and there seems
70 be a disposition TO let the arguments
for and against federal incorporation
soak in" before taking up this question
with view 70 a. final solution The
friends OF the federal incorporation plan
would like TO see bill passed by the
House at this session so that early In
consideration by the Senate
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL
Among other things the party caucus
will take UP the Presidents reconmen-
dations for strengthening the interstars
commerce. law. The administration does
not expect that its bill will be passed
without the crossing OF ''t' or the dot
ting Of an 81" II does expect that IN.
general principles laid down in the Presf-
dents message will be accepted by Re-
publicans as basis for legislation OF
this character II is apparent that tn.
Democratic attitude toward interstats
commerce legislation will be one OF OBJ
struction. This obstruction probably
will take the form of attempting TO load
down the bill with radical and drastic
amendments. whose sponsors would not
support them II they had any notion
that they would be enacted into law
This kind OF obstruction is a familiar
political trick in common councils. stats
legislatures and Congress
The suggestion OF a party caucus 20
discuss the Presidents proposed reforms
anu u UAAltc NAlc Ihcp1DilCdltS III tU-
House for a definite legislative pro-
gramme which will be acceptable 20 the
President and the country will. IL is be-
ieved. meet with the favor OF a clear
majority in the House. Representatives
Hayes. Gardner. Lowering and other
anti-Cannon men have insisted from tn.
start that they were in entire harmony
with the President. and that their fight
was confined to opposition to the rules
and the Speaker. They and many others
OF the insurgent group are expected to
join heartily in the programme TO back
up the President in Congress.
II is probable that a few insurgents.
notably men who look to Senator La
Toilette for political counsel. will baIk az
this programme Even these Repre-
sentatives insist that their fight is
against the Speaker and not against the
President, but IL viii require something
more than mere assurances OF this kind
TO convince the administration OF their
sincerity. Whether these men are TO be
regarded as friends OF the administration
will be determined by their cwn action
IN the next two or three months
BALLINGER- -PINCHOT INQUIRY.
Mr. Taft is extremefv dasiro,tS that ~.