Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-10
May Be Means of Uniting Re-
publican Factions.
APPROPRIATION is URGED
Mr.. Taft Pressing Congress to Vote
$25O,OOO to Customs Board.
TALK OF AN EXTRA SESSION
Members of Party Expect One Will
Be Called in October, 1911.
Kentuckians Loyal.

In the pressure TTeSFueHl 1dll 10 ooAho
to have Congress appropriate $2oO,O0O for
! the tariff board to gather facts relative
to the tariff and the cost of producing
American goods at home and abroad po-
litical callers at the White House pro-
fess to see the first steps In the laying
of foundation for the bringing together
Of the republican factions now at vari-
ance on the subject of customs duties
on imports.
President Taft favored a tariff commits
sion last year when the Payne tariff law
was in process of making, and when he
did not get what he wanted he proceeded
to use the tariff board to a much larger
extent than was contemplated by the
| "standpatters'' when they permitted the
board to be created. On many occasions
during the fight over the tariff and since
that time the President has shown much
sympathy with the contention OF the III
surgent republicans that tarln shouio
be based on the difference of cost OF pro-
duction abroad and at home, thereby re-
moving excessive protection, at present
enjoyed by many monopolies throughout
the country.
There remains little doubt from the eff
forts the President il using to nave the
aDDrODrldllOn put IhoI 1'~S "
important card up his sleeve When ne
succeeds in his purpose. IL Is at ledsl
significant that the tariff insurgents, men
like Representative Cooper OF Wisconsin
are in accord with the President and are
working with him for an appropriatioh
specific in permitting the gathering OF the
true facts Mr.. Cooper discussed the
proposition with the President today ana
showed satisfaction with the outcome Oh
his conference.
Nays Send Experts Abroad
The impression grows among White
House visitors that after the passage OF
the law and appropriation giving full au-
thoritv to the President he will give broad
and comprehensive instructions to the
tariff board to send experts to foreign
countries to gather the most reliable IN
Formation to be had on the cost or pro-
ducing goods with which manufacturers
of this country must compete. :.
Not only that but the impression 10
likewise growing that in the coming con-
gressional campaign this fall the fresi-
dent will promise the country that II the
reports of the tariff board snow tue III
CAPABILITIES in the tarin that are cmarssu
ht. Will promptly recommend TO Congress
such changes as are essential to make the
law uniform in its protection.
If the facts desired by the President
cannot be gathered in time for the mex
probable, and are ready within year.
the President would not hesitate, 1t Is
predicted to call an extra session TO deal
with the situation.
Extra Session Speculation.
There are sanguine republicans among
those seeing good coming out of the
tariff Investigation by a body OF experts
who look for an extra session or Con-
gress to begin in October, 1911, CIR even
sooner. SO that the tarin changes ina.
might be recommended could be out OF
the way some time in advance OF the
Presidential election of 1912. This view
is based entirely upon the BELIEF that the
tariff Investigations, If concluded within
a year, would show great Inequalities OF
such glaring nature that the President
would feel bound to ask Congress TO
remedy.
AS opposed to this idea Of an early
completion of investigations and an ex
ira session is the view that such an i'm
portant digging up of facts, dealing with
hundreds of tariff schedules and going
carefully into the manufacturing Industry
of the leading countries OF the world.
would consume fully two years, cOnclud-
ing in time for the President and the re-
publican leaders to go to the country In
the next presidential campaign with the
definite, clear promise that an extra SEES
sion of Congress would be called in
March, 1913, to make the correction de-
manded by a majority of the people.
The optimism that arises from the
prospect of thorough tariff investigation
is that the insurgents and ''standpatters"
may be able TO unite in the coming cam
paign upon the looked-for program of
the President and accept his promises
at their full value. leaving the country
to decide whether it would trust the
democrats to tinker with the tariff or
authorize the republicans to have an
other try.
The standpat people may not look
upon the prospects with an eye of sat
isfaction, but it is argued that they
must eventually accept the doctrine
that guess work protection Of Ameri-
can Industries must be done away with
in favor of protection based entirely
upon known facts and having in mind
the rights of the millions of con-