The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-16
Y. 81 :
RESIDENT FACES
! vEX|NG PROBLEM
Democrats and Insurgents
Likely to Embarrass
Taft.
ALLIES TO FORCE HIS HAND
Believed That He Will Be Con-
ironted by Measure He Will
Have to Veto.
ALLIES TO FORCE HIS HAND

Washington. July 16--If Senators
emoot and Crane. Republicans. and
Williams. Democrat prove true pro-
phets President Taft before the adj
iournment OF Congress will have to
loiVe one of the hardest problems he
mas considered since he entered the
White House. According to these three
Senator'S the Senate through a combi-
nation of Democrats and Insurgents,
VIII pail the La Toilette bill revising
the wool schedule of the present tariff.
1he House. according to the same pro-
phets. viii agree TO this bill in confer
snce. although 1t has already passed
wool revision bill of its own.
1t Will then be squarely up to the
President. either to veto a measure re-
Vising the schedule that he himself
called "indefensible" or 10 accept one
that has not been based upon scientific
information furnished by the tariff
board which Congress gave him. In
many OF his later speeches the Presi-
dent has declared that he Is against
unscientihc and haphazard revision OF
tho tarim and has indicated that he
would much prefer Congress to wait
until next December when the board
has promised to report on wool and
perhaps cotton.
The regular Republicans Will make
an effort 10 counteract the effect OF tho
movement by introducing bill Of
their own along lines which the Presi-
dent can approve. but they have little
hope OF success
His Views Not Disclosed.
The President. his friends say has
not informed Senators in his confidence
whether or not he VIII veto a bill re-
Vlslng any schedule of the tariff, but 1t
is believed that he would use the veto
and In strong veto message explain
10 the country his reasons for such ac-
ton
Senator Williams had a conference
WITH the President about q pardon
case. but did not discuss the tariff on
leaving the executive Offices. however.
he venturcd the prediction that ad-
>ournHent Of Congress Will not come
SO easily or quickly as might be sup
posed from the Senate agreement Of
yesterday. He said that II he were in
Inc House he would not agree TO ad-
jouFnHent Of Congress until there had
peen vote upon the wool and farmers
aree hst bills and also upon cotton
and Campaign contributions. He would
insist upon these things. he said. He
also .ntinated that he regards the La
fol!ette bill as the probable solution
oil the wool proposition in the Senate.
Senators Smoot and Crane who con-
terrei for long time with the Pres
lden'. evidently upon the tariff situa-
tion IL tho Senate. predicted that the
La Follet;e bill Will 20 through the
senate by combination OF Democrats
ana Insurgents. Just what else might,
be done they could not say.
Alliance Deemed Certain.
i, was evident from the predictions
during the day that the closing or
congress viii see a combination ~
Democrats and Republicans on tho
tarir, and that this combination viii
leave nothing undone to embarrass the
President 1t is the evident aim OF
this combination TO force the Presi-
cents hand, with the expectation that
he viii furnish aid and comfort 10 both
elements by vetoing some OF the worl.
or Congress. The insurgents predict
That veto OF Il tariff reduction ,ill
by the President will weaken him i'm
nensely for reconciliation and possibly
bring about his defeat In favor Of SEN
ator In Toilette as the nominee. Tho
La Toilette people expect that a veto
from the President will make their
man 500 per cent stronger as can
didate for the Republican nomination
than he is now.
The Democratic logic is that IL the
President vetoes downward revision
tariff bin II will give them the nres-
mated by the Republicans. They de-
clare that they do not want anything
better than rejection of q tariff bin
TO insure the election OF their nomi
nee for the presidency.
The President will. therefore, have
plenty OF time to look at and into the
trap that has been laid for ham and
reach carefully prepared conclusion.
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