New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
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fFrom The Tribune Bureau
washington, May j.
a GRAVE PRoRLEsM.-Nhen President
Taft returns 10 Washington he WIN be adj
vised by q number of his stanchest sup
porters in Congress to abandon ali hope OF
securing the enactment OF the measures on
his legislative programme and to sanction
the prompt passage of the few remaining
appropriation bills and the immediate al
.eufnnlent of Congress, to be followed py
an appeal to the voters to decide between
the administration, standing squarely on
the Republican platform. and coahuoh
OF insurgents and Democrats when mas
made Impossible the enaetHent OF any I'm
pertant legislatio Some OF the PresoehCs
supporters in Congress will tell him that IL
NAV be possible to secure the enactment
of the mere shell of an interstate COM
merce bill. with all its vital provisions
eliminated. and possibly one or Two olhef
measures on the programme. All VIII aa-
nit. however, the iu1pesSibillty OF etfact-
ing anything like an adequate iiaterst1te
commerce bill and the great iInpFepaplentS
of securing the enactment OF any VI tais
ether measures to which Ma 4aIt slanuS
specially committed. IT is frankly aqirll.eu
BIZ leaders in both houses OF congress tilal
in neither house is there a Repupilcan MA
5oritv today The leaders are wnoily dfs-
Outraged and disheartened and they can
foresee nothing but intcrTnlhahls
ahead, with no Commensurate return t't
The effart expended. The Democrats aFe
equally disguised with tbs sllnalaoA at1e
are urging prompt adjournment me oiiis
rnen who are obtaining any sacsiacoeii
F-on, the situation are the insurgents,
49, arr
ti,eir personal prestige and promoting their
,rdit,d,sI noliticai fortunes by siding with
,ha Je.mecrats against ar. Taft and ms
administration
THE POLITICAL AsPEcT.-The men
who will urge the President TO aDeeeoh
all hone Of effective legislation at ta's
session are not without g reehzaton q
,be -ra,yitv of thai step. but they are
CONVINCED OF the futility OF pursuing any
ether eei,rse They believe the time Has
.asse6 ygllen the President can secure any
,ar+tcrIer political credit from the enact
,aen+ OF measures which amount TO HtVle
-,n-s than legislative titles, and they are
y,r+ -,-,slaelt iaepe that If the Presaoef1t can
once l,e aroused ro~a state OF intense III
6sgnatsan he will prove powerful slaf'S
leader They believe Mr.. TAFT can lose
nothing by making a determined als1e OK
.,,s 49,, -pt,., are responsible for the failure
OF ais legislative programme nay
an,xsneed ttaet the public will welcome sR
znneaI fer support from the head OF the
,ar+v and that the voters VIII raliy 10
- standard and visit dire punishment on
those who, actuated by purely sellisii
,,ol,3tcal rno-,ves, have comprised the de-
.ee+ ~ the efforts OF tbs Pres.oent 70
.,,ncb the Roosevelt policies. II IS re-
..Y7e5 that when President RoossVelI
fa,,ns his policies baked by the selnshness
81 rbe members of the ratlone4 leSls+e1 u-o
n. neyer appealed 70 the voters II
T, is realized that the American peo1i9
live 2 good hghter, and that they teoe y
+l,e nresent Executive fer e oasposllOa -
strike cut from me shoulder and oes+ teH-
inc blows TO ell uho secylIlce Shs seoo o.
the psopie ana the welfare OF ms parry Oh
tbs altsr OF personal ambition
TIE RAILROAD BILLs-T1ae sltua.leh
Of the railroad bill in both houses OF Zoe
sress affords no ground fer hepe th@t II
can be whipped irto any shaRs (Which
would make = q ereditabie party measure
There is no doubt that soreeEeiAs esl p9
r,esssd by the Senate AID something else
ear he nsssed by the House, but there is
grave doubt that the radical differences
between the two houses can be eliminated
in conference: and. even if they can IS II
worth v-fl5ls to write in the statutes an
ennascuIated measure and then ask 1hs
public TO accept Il as an achievement OF
the Taft administration? That IS the CUES
ron which will be put up 10 5Ir- Taft Iyhen
l,e returns to Washington That his alb
eence from Washington at this uIne has
contributed largely IS tbs dishea-tening OF
his supporters cannot be denied, end i he
keeps his engagements he viii be absent
2 considerable part OF next weak. He IS
due 10 reach the White House on Friday,
but he has promised 70 attend the open
ing OF rlle actors fair in New York On
Monday, and 10 address the Passaic Board