Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-16
SENATE AS BULWARK
Not a Two Thirds Majority for
Rejected Tariff Bills.
PRESIDENT is so ADVISED
Several Democrats Suspect Taft Coup
Following Adjournment.
MAY DECLARE WAR IN MEXICO
Protests Against Canal Bill Reach
the President-Politica Situa-
ton Under Discussion.
PRESIDENT is so ADVISED
MAY DECLARE WAR IN MEXICO

Republican leaders in the Senate have
informed the President that not a single
one of the tariff bills he has vetoed will
go through the Senate over his veto and
that the upper house will follow the lower
in refusing to pass the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill over
the veto of the chief executive. There
has been much fright in business circles
over the possibility that the steel bill and
the wool bill might become laws in spite
Of the presidential veto but leaders like
Senators Crane, Root and Smoot have
positively informed the President that his
vetoes will be sustained by the Senate
Talk of adjournment among congress
sional callers at the White House today
indicated a hope that all differences Will
be adjusted in time to permit adjourn
ment by the middle of next week and
not later than the last of the week any
how
Democrats Apprehensive.
It developed today that at least two or
three democratic senators are bothered
about adjournment at any time. They
have reached a conclusion in their own
minds. it is said. that when Congress gets
out of the way President Taft will find a
pretext to send American troops into
Mexico and become a war President,
thereby greatly increasing his chances of
election. The senators think that so long
as Congress is in session the President
will be shorn of power to do this. as he
would have to get the assent of Congress
to cross the border with troops. an act
that would be equivalent to war. With
Congress out of the way, the few demo-
Gratis who agitated think 1t VIII De
easy for the President to hnd an opening
to rush troops, excite the PATRIOTISM or
the country and call on Congress long
afterward
There was nothing new in the Mexican
situation today so far as the Secretaries
Of State and War were able to report 10
the President at the cabinet meeting
which was held at the regular hour.
Protests against the Panama canal bill
are reaching the White House, but the
President While not pleased with all parts
of the easl,re is likely to sign it. Rep
resentative Moore of Pennsylvania talked
to the President today, making serious
objections to the bill because of provi-
sions that foreign-built ships may be ad-
mitted to American registry and giving
free admission to raw materials for Amer
lean shin construction. Mr.. Moore told
the President it was unanimously agreed
by American shipbuilders That Tree raw
materials would do little toward encour-
to the high wages paid here as compared
to wages in foreign countries. The ad-
mission of foreign-built ships to Ameri-
can registry would be fatal to American
shipbuilding, it was claimed by Mr..
Moore He feared the effects would be
almost Immediately the unsettling of con-
ditions in shipyards and the loss OF en-
nIovment to thousands of shipyard work
ers.
Fight for Republican Congressman.
representative Moore is to open the
in Philadelphia, right after
the adjournment of Congress, of
PENNSYLVANIA republican organization
devised to care for the election of re-
publican representatives, in November,
leaving the state and county tickets
there to Bill Finn and his organiza-
ton The object Of the Pennsylvania
organization is to place before the voters
of the state the dangers Of tariff changes
under democratic or bull moose auspices
and urging the voters to stand by the
republican nominees for Congress. The
interests of President Taft will not be
wholly neglected, as the organization
will cooperate with the republican
national committee.
MI Moore will not resign as secretary
of the republican congressional committee,
but will devote much of his time to Penn
committee will leave the entire congress
sional situation in Pennsylvania 20 the
Pennsy wanna republicans, who viii make
their appeals to the voters along lines
that promise the best results in sending
MS of protective tariff faith to
Congress. Bill Finn. the bull moose
boss of Pennsylvania will probably not
oppose the purposes Of the organization.
Civil Service Order Overruled.
President Taft has overruled the civil
service commission in its attitude against
civil service employees acting modera-
tors at New England town meetings. He
will issue an order that will permit civil
service employees accepting elections as
moderaturs and presiding II town meet
ings under certain conditions.
Harry Daugherty, the new chairman of
the republican state central committee of
Ohio, the man who must undertake to