The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-22
President Will Probably Make
Position CIeai At Later
Date, However
PREPARING LETTER FOR
COMMITTEE HANDBOOK
LIGHT May Also Be Thrown on Matter
By Presidents Speech Before Con-
servation Congress at st. Paul.
Regarding the Tariff


Beverly, Mass, August 21.-As time goes
on 1t becomes more and more apparent
that no direct answer will be made here
to the reports of a break between Pres
.ident Taft and Colonel Roosevelt and
the charges alleged as a foundation for
the rupture.
Although the silence of the last few
days is strictly maintained it Is be-
lieved now that President Taft intends to
make his position clear in the letter he
Is preparing for the republican campaign
committee handbook and the speech he is
preparing for the conservation congress
Mt St. Paul Mr.. Taft has been working
on these documents for the last two days.
He realizes the Importance of what he
may have to say at this time and is de-
voting great care to the letter and the
speech.
The documents, as far as known, will
not be controversial. The President is
said to recognize no situation calling for
a controversy Colonel Roosevelt has
made no statement in support of the re-
ported break. There is nothing definite
on which the President could act even
II he had desire to do so.
With the important work that he has
In hand, Mr.. Taft evidently has conclud-
cd that this is not the time to enter into
. newspaper controversy with any one.
AS to what the administration has ac
compished in fulfillment of the party
platform pledges and what it intends to
do In the future in the way of rela-
tions to Congress, President Taft will
soon make matters clear, and 1t Is said
he is willing to stand or fall by what
he has to say. AS to state fights, and
1t is the New York state fight which is
i, alleged to have created chasm between
the President and the only living ex
President, there is every reason to be-.
lieve that Mr.. Taft will restate what he
has said here many times of late:
Regarding New York Fight
That he does not believe it to be the
province of the chief executive to inter
fere in state fights and that in dealing
with state situations he has confined HIM
self to urging upon the various leaders
the Importance to the party of an honest
endeavor to adjust their differences and
an agreement upon a harmonious pro-
gramme.
The President has repeatedly stated
that he has not and will not attempt to
dictate to state leaders what they
should do.
That the President, disregarding local
issues, is still intent upon bringing about
q situation in the republican party as
closely allied to harmony as is possible
under all of the circumstances is evil
denced by the fact that his campaign let
ter Is reported to contain declaration
that there is no desire on his part. or
on the part of any one closely identified
with the administration, to read any per-
son out of the party.
This is taken here to mean that the
President has no fight with the insur-
gents but is glad to welcome them as
f1aa 1a OF nf
Congress the President clearly defined his
4 position as to what constituted re-
publican. He held that all men who
were willing to support measures which
we're clearly framed in compliance with
pladges In the party platform were en-
titled to be regarded as members of the
party, no matter what their position
might be as to the House rules or the
opeakership. It Is also said here tonight
that President Taft will point to the fact
that all of the legislation he has recon-
mended and which has been enacted has
been in line with the progressive policy
he outlined at the beginning of his admin
jstration. AS far as he can consistently
do so, the President will endeavor to
placate all factions of the party. He be-
1ieves the party already is moving ahead
and he wants all its members ito pull at
the oars"
Representative Mckinley of Illinois.
UnalTHlan OF the republican COuBTeSSloHdl
campaign committee, when he was in
Beverly 10 days ago, announced that the
congressional committee was ready to
support regulars and insurgents alike,
the only test being support of the Presi-
Aent apd of the party platform.
As to the Tariff
A. to the tariff, President Taft, 1t is
believed, will lay chief Importance upon
the results that it is hoped will be ac-
eomplished through the work of the new
tariff commission.
The party platform called for re-
Vision Of the tariff on the scientific prin-
eiple of difference In the cost of produce
tion here and abroad with fair profit to
the producer.
II also called for Immediate revision"
and the public demanded immediate re-
vision. In bringing about immediate re-
vision, it was obviously impossible to
make that revision scientific. The means
e securing the needed information was
not available and the time was too short.
The President will point out what he be-
Meyes to be the good features of the
Yayne-Aldrich act, and will declare that
& real, scientific revision. based on the
mass of information the tariff commission
viii collect, will undoubtedly be had II
the republican party is kept in power.