The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-21
Favors Reduction But Will Not
Act Unless He Gets Ac-
cura.e Information
MAKES HIS POSITION CLEARER
President Refers to Tariff Bills of Last
Session as Made with
Blacksmith's Tools"

Grand Rapids. Mich, Sept. 21.-Pres-
ident Taft and party arrived shortly
after o'clock this morning Under the
escort of a reception committee head
ed by Senator William Alden Smith,
the president was driven to the Kent
Country club for breakfast. The pro-
gram for the day included a visit and
speech at the soldiers home, speech
i'm Campau Square. and brief talks to
high school students and the Ladies'
Literary club. Mr.. Taft will depart
for Battle Creek this afternoon.
Mr.. Taft spoke here today on his
vetoes of the wool, free list ana cotton
bills. as follows:
81 am going TO tell you in as sim
pie a way as | can, why i vetoed the
three tariff bills which Congress sub
mitted to me for signature at the close
OF this extra session. | called the ses-
sion to secure the enactment in law
of the Canadian reciprocity treaty.
This was done on July %. Thereafter,
the wool BILL the free-list bill, and the
cotton bill were presented TO me for
signature, and | returned them, with
out my approval, and explained my
reasons for so doing in a special mes
sage on each bin.
what / say here will be in large
part resume OF those messages, with
some additional suggestions that the
less formal character of this address
permits | am not going to discuss the
Payne bill, except to say that the con-
troversy over It's merits and dement's
developed very strong sentiment
among Republicans and, Indeed, among
many Democrats, that bureau OF
commission or board of competent
uersons should be constituted to make
investigation into the facts concerning
the dutiable articles In the tariff ana
to report them in such way that
Congress and the public might be re-
liably advised OF the probable ehect OF
any proposed revision of the tarlif III
the future. IL was properly felt tha'
even when full opportunity for near
ings were given as they had been by
the committees of the house ana the
senate. I'm the case of the Payne Dill
the advocates of the protected inter
ests would nave the advantage over
the consuming public, who would not
organize to secure and present the
evidence in their behalf for lower du-
ties needed to secure just judgment
The Tariff Board.
The Payne bill offered an opportuh-
itv TO me TO appoint board Oh com
petent persons to assist me IN the au.
ministration of the revenue laws uho
especially of the maximum ana mum
mum clause of that act; and the rev.
epue laws we're sufficient latitude t'
enoble me TO direct this board t'
mako a glossary Of the tariH 'e',,'
ondJa kind of encyclopedia winci
would furnish n guide to the uhue'
standing of the tariff. and also 10 p,o'
ceed to determine the compara''N'
difference between the cost OF prouuc
t,or of dutiable articles under 'h'
various tariff schedules IN thiS coui
try and abroad. oo CO..
"At the extra session of l9O9' Con
gross had given me $4,000 when
could spend for this purpose, "' -
regular session of the same Co"h' 90
the slxty-first, the appropriation WI"
on,arged IN $3.50. 900. to cover expense
down to July 1, 1911. Meah'iin'' :"
movement for permanent tar''i oo"'
mission or board to effect these Be"
oral purposes acquired great moh'e"
tum BUSINESS associations t"e ,'""
try over united to form sPec''i .
cie,v for the promotion OF such lee''
lation and the campaign Tor 1t We
carried on with both houses VI
Rress. I gave the project as S''o"
sunnort as possible. and made nun
ber Of public addresses IN suppol. -
Il. and sent specific recon"ei'0'l'.,
30 a., lion In n congressional mes
sage.
% States Favored Board
The Republican convehuona %
states adopted resolutions s'ro"s,S -
vocat,ng n statutory tariff coniihis','
and deprecatIng any future re''',,
until needed evidence had pee" -, -
cred and impartial conclusions
as IN the facts upon which sucn y
vision could be properly naU' ~
wrote the resolutions from ONO ~.
York, wisconsin. Iowa and ha"s',, Nan. a,
"ohio-Recognizing inequa''.''s s,no
IN changing conditions or that o'"o
wise may be found to exist Co"s ,t
has provided tariff board, VIC VIZ.
ample appropriation for the 'n'es -,
tion Of the differences In the cos
production at home and aproaui a..
that II any rates are found TO " .nr
er than necessary to anoru
high wage and capital iar '''
those rates will be reduced I,
New York--In providing upo"
suggestion Of President TAFT Tor :,
In board. Il affords the means ~ = =
more accurately determining ',e .
ference I'm the cost OF proou'uo
home and abroad a Repuphc'" ~
gress r. necessary to provioe
appropriations for this board ""'