The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-20
ants Perm entBoard
Provided Before Re-
vision Is Started.
WILL BE zDECIDED
Al EXi RIA SESSION
His Message Will Be Confined to
This Subject and to Canadian
Reciprocity-Not Known
What Attitude Of Demo
cratic Leaders
Will Be.

CoiuInDl 3, >. ~, Marcn - Con
board President Tafts train. Columbia,
S. c., March 19).--Prcsilent Taft. ac-
cordinE to present plans, Will conlinc
his message to the extra session OF
Congress 10 be convened on April 4. to
Canadian reciprocity and to tho cstab-
lishncn, Of 4 permanent tariff board.
The President is convinced that the
country desires and ought to desire,
4 further revision Of several schedules
Of the Payne Aldrich act lie feels
that the WOODEN schedule. schedule *,
is particularly indefcnsiblc. Mt is said
tina, he Is anxious that it Shall be re-
viscd at an early date
INC president Is equally convinced
however. that the country desires that
rcvisions OF the future shall be made
In the light Of the scientific informa-
ton which il is the duty OF the tariff
board to collect. So at this time, il
Is said. he rather inclines 10 the idea
that no schedule should be revised
upon which the tariff board is not
ready with its information. The Pres
idcnt has directed the temporary board
TO make report on the WOODEN SEIZED
ulc by December / next. Personally
he would like Very much for Congress
to Wait until that time. and not to
attempt TO revise any Of the schedules
at the extra session. lie Will give
tho latter further consideration, how
ever after he reaches Washington
II Mr. Tafts present wishes were
met. the extra session would devote
itself 10 reciprocity first. the perma-
nent tariff board second. and then u
speedy adjournment, and a postpone
ment OF the revision OF the textile
schedules until the tariff board com
pictcs is work on Deccmber l.
No Chance OF Delay.
In addition to the Presidents in
structions that the wooden schedule
shall be ready at that time the APP
preparation bill carrying funds for the
tariff board. contains proviso 10 that
effect. This does away with tho pos
sibility of delay. President Taft
frankly expects the Democratic House
and the nearly Democratic Senate OF
the SiNty-second Congress to help
him to carry out program OF scien-
tific revision of the tariff. He hopes
that another year VIII mark great
progress in that direction. lie is par
ticularly anxious. however, that the
revision shall be made in accordance
with his established policy of lifting
the tariff as far as possible out Of the
realm of politics. and placing it, as
is done in Germany. upon a scientific,
non partisan and disinterested basis
Just how the Democratic leaders
Will receive proposition to postpone
action on tariff revision until next
December. remains TO be seen. \
number OF the leaders have already in.
dicated that at least two or three
schedules of the Payne ldrich law
Will be acted on prior to the adjourn
ment of the extra session .
President Taft has said that he be-
icves it would be illogical, unwise
and injurious to the business interests
If n general tariff revision should be
Immediately undertaken.
It was a bitter disappointment TO
the President that the permanent .ariff
board should have been defeated at the
very close of the last session Of Con
GrcSs.
After passing the Senate on the day
OF adjournment. the bill was killed IN
the House by i filibuster.
How important the President re-
CARDS permanent tariff board was
made evident after Congress adjourned
when he placed upon the present board
the Very men, Mr.. Howard and profcs-
sor Page, whom he intended to placo
on the permanent tariff commission.
with Messrs. Emery, Sanders and Rcy-
nods.
Therefore, there now exists in tens
porary form precisely that tariff
board which would have existed if the
law had been passed. All that Is now
required is to secure for the board n
permanent status.
Board Already ut work
Under the personal direction OF
Mr.. Emery. the. board is already en-
gagged in a careful analysis OF the tex,
tile schedule. which Will be ready to
be submitted to Congress at tho rcg
,uiar session.
The President is said to be greatly
encouraged by the steady progress
and development of his tariff program
The PayncAldrich law, the tariff
board. the Canadian rcciprocity agree.
mcnt. he regards as milcstori.s OF
progress, and while tho President orig
inally intended to devote his message
to the special session OF Congress Ia
the reciprocity, agreement. on account
of lis urgent International Importance.
he has come to tho, conclusion that he
ought 90 seize the occasion to secure
the permanent tariff board. for which
there was majority in both tho
senate and louise OF tho last Con
gress. and for which he hopes a ma.
iortty will exist in the Sixty-sccond
Congress.
Tho President and Mrs Taft Left
Augusta a 3:05 r. NJ. over tho south
crn Railway. and passed through here
at GEO o'ciocli. The train is duo in
Washington al S:52 To- morrow morn
ling.
Accompanied by Mrs. Taft the Pres
ident attended morning service at the
First Baptist Church in Augusta. and
later called by The city post office to
see Postmaster Thomas D. Murphy,
and to shake hands With ali the en-
ployes. Colonel Murnhy formerly was
a: newspaper men, and q personal friend