The Washington times., 1910-01-03
Senators Said TO Have
Yielded to the White
House Program.
SENATE WILL PASS
HIS LEGISLATION
Threatened Breach Between Lead
eTs and Chief Executive
Is Averted.
By JAMES Hay, Il.

Although no Official announce
ment was made on the subject this
afternoon, there IS a well defined
impression in Administration circles
that the six great railroad presidents
whO were in conference two hours
with the President OF the United
States this morning in an attempt
to induce him to moderate his pro-
gram for better governmental con-
tFol Of the railways Of the country
met with failure.
Not only did President Taft make
mo concessions TO the demands Of
/ the railroad presidents, but the Sen
/ ate leaders viii accede to his wishes
and viii put through the legislation
he recommends.
ALDRICH WON OVER.
This IS the word that came today
from high Senate source 4 mem
Der OF the Senate prominent in the
councils Of the leaders said the dis
position now was 10 pass the Iegfs-
latiOn the President wanted.
From other sources II Is said sen
ator AIdrieh. Who Tor some time has
held out against the Presidents
program, has been won over 20 put
through the legislation the Presi-
dent wants as to railroads, and that
the votes for It viii be forthcoming.
For days there has been talk Of
a prospective breach between the
President and the Senate leaders
as TO railroad legislation. A week
ago the Senate leaders we're still
holding out They had apprfsed the
President that they could not stand
for his program as to interstate
commerce legislation.
Heading Of Insurgents.
At the same time the leaders admitted
that II was desirable 10 get together
with the President and admitted that r
serious political situation would be pre-
sented II there was disagreement
Further than this. the leaders have
recognized the fact that Il they. refused
20 put through the railroad program Of
the President. the insurgents would
spring forward as the champions of tns
White House program
The. insurgents co not Ike the Pr-sf-
dents railroad program They feel
that II is too drastic At the same time
they are expected now TO give reluctant
assent 70 II
Today, among the friends OF Mr.. Taft.
there is heard the declaration that with
in the next ten days he will have per
suaded the country that he intends 10
make good on his pledge of carrying out
the "RoosereIt policies"
Ready for the Long Fight.
According 70 the present program the
message which Mr- Taft has prepared
to send 70 Congress on the interstate
commerce and Sherman antitrust laws
viii go 70 the printer this afternoon,
and viii be sent to the House and Sen
ate on Wednesday.
So drastic and sweeping are the recon-
mendations OF the President against the
the officials Of the roads have determin-
ed TO fight the program to the last ditch.
Another Message Prepared
II addition 10 the railroad and cor
poratiOn message. there viii 20 from
the White House 20 Congress by the
last Of this week OF the =aiddIs OF next
a message on the conservation OF nat
Ural resources This document has been
practically finished, and bv those r-ho
have heard its provisions from the
President IL IS declared that il carries
out. completes. and puts into legal form
the Roosevelt policies and ideas on
1t is because OF these two messages
that the prediction is freely heard In
day that the President - about TO he
INDICATED before the country as stand
ing for progressiveness, uprizhtness. and
reform in government The detracto-s
who have condemned him in advance
and described him as having cut loose
from the pledges of his party and his
platform are due for a setback. ae-
cording to those who have Mr Tafts
Railroad Presidents in Conference.
The six railroad presidents who vers
In conference with him today were ".
c. Brown Of the New York Central:
Robert s Lovett, Of the Hartman
lines; George F. Baer, Of the Reading:
". W Finley. Of the Southern. James
AIcCrea, OF the Pennsylvania. and
Charles s Mellea. Of the New YORK,
New Haven and Hartford
The conference was arranged tire
cay part CT last week hy Presideet