The Detroit times., 1911-03-20
WILL PUSH FIGHT
FOR TARIFF BOARD
President Taft VIII Also Deal With.
Reciprocity in Message To i
Extra Session.

WASHINGTON, March 20.--ThoI
message that President Taft win send
To the extra session OF congress, which
conyenes April 4, will be confined To-
Canadian reciprocity and the estab-
iishment OF q permanent tariff board
The president II convinced that the
country desires, and ought to desire,
further revision of several schedules
on the Payne-Aldrich act. He feels
that the woolen schedule-schedule
ks particularly indefensible. IL
Is said that he Is anxious that 1t shall
be revised at an early date.
The president Is equally convinced.
however, that the country desires that
the reyisions OF the future shall be-
made In the light OF the scientific In
formation which IL is the duty OF the
time, II Is said, he rather inclines to-
the idea that no schedule should be
revised on which the tariff board 10
not ready with its information. The
president has directed the temporary
board to make report on the wooden
schedule by Dec. next. Personally
he would like very much for congress
to wait until that time and not at
tempt to revise any of the schedules
at the extra session. He will give the
matter further consideration. how
ever, after he reaches Washington.
IL Mr.. Taft's present wishes were
met, the extra session would devote
itself to reciprocity first, the perma-
nent tariff board second. and then a
speedy adjournment and q postpone
ment OF the revision Of the textile
schedules until the tariff board com
pletes It's work on Dec. l.
In addition to the presidents In
structions that the woolen schedule
shall be ready at that time, the APP
preparation bill carrying fund for
the tariff board contains a proviso to-
that effect. This does away with the
possibility of delay. Mr.. Taft frankly
expects the Democratic house and the
nearly Democratic senate Of the sixty
second congress to help him to carry
out a program of scientific revision
of the tariff. He hopes that another
year will mark great progress in that
direction. He is particularly anxious,
however, that the revision shall be
made in accordance with his estab-
lished policy OF lifting the tariff as
IhT db pOb8iDic OUT VI Tcdlm VI RVAk-
tics and placing II, as is done In Ger
many, upon a scientific, non-partisan
and disinterested basis.
Just how the Democratic leaders
will receive proposition to postpone
action on the tariff revision until next
! December remains to be seen. Il num-
Der Of the leaders have already indi-
Gated that at least two or three sched-
ules of the Payne-Aldrich law will be
acted on prior to the adjournment OF
the extra session.
The president Is said to be greatly
encouraged by the steady progress
and development Of his tariff program.
The Payne-Aldrich law, the tariff
board. the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment he regards as milestones OF pro-
! gress. and while the president orig
inally intended to devote his mes
sage to the special session Of congress
to the reciprocity agreement. on &C
count OF it's urgent international i'm
portance. he has come to the conclu-
sion that he ought to seize the occa,
sion to secure the permanent tarin
board for which there was major
ity In both the senate and house Of
the last congress, and for which he
hopes a majority will exist In the
sixty-second congress.