The New York herald., 1921-03-08
TAKES MAIN TOPIC
ATWHlTEHOUSEA AS
G. 0. P. CHIEFS DINE
Harding Pumctiliously Car
ries Out Campaign Pledge
to End One Man Rule.
SESSION EARLY In APRIL
Right Of Way to Revenue Re-
form Over Tariff to Ease
Burdens of Americans.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., March :.

New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., March :.
President Harding will call a special
session of Congress to revise internal
taxation and to build new tariff law
either for April 4 or April IL.
This was decided tonight at n din
ner given at the White House by the
President to the Republican leaders in
Senate and House, the first of a series
of such informal conferences that will
be held by the Chief Executive with
the strong men Of the party.
This Is absolutely in keeping with
the prediction pledges made by the
President that he would adopt a Gus
tom of consulting the best minds OF
the party in deciding policies to be
adopted and measures to be taken
that there would be an end made of
one man Government. 1t was a dinner
tonight, therefore, OF Republican
one was a woman's, Mrs. Harding's,
for Of the twenty-four present at the
conference dinner there We're twenty
three men and the one woman.
Perhaps the most interesting develop
ment of the dinner was the fact that the
President. who did far more listening
than talking, as he guided the discuss
sion along the lines of legislative sug-
gestlon he desired 1t 70 follow. laid more
emphasis on the swift adjustment OF
pressing problems than he did upon tho
approach to International adjustments.
Tax Exactions to he Eased.
Almost all of the iscussion---certainly
the larger burden OF it--turned upon the
question OF what kind OF tariff law
should be constructed when the new
Congress gets down 70 business and
what changes should be made to ease
and equalize the burden of taxation in a
new revenue law
One OF the main points talked about
| was which should have precedence, the
new tariff or the new revenue measure.
and the weight OF counsel as Il was laid
before the President was for giving right
OF way to the revenue measure. The
general argument was that the wisest
thing the new Administration can do Is
to go to work as swiftly as possible
upon ways and means Of easing the
strain upon business and upon the aver
| age American pocketbook.
While IL is given out by the President
/ that no definite decision was reached on
any OF the principal points OF the dis
cussion, II is now taken for granted that
the first business Of the special session
| will be to revise taxation, including the
| elimination Of the excess profits tax.
II was quite obvious that the Presi-
\ dent refrained from coming to any
/ definite decisions tonight for the reason
| that he desires TO talk over these mat
ters with other groups and wishes 10
avoid even the appearance OF singing
out any special company OF Republicans
| for yea and nay mandates to the party
| While there was no serious give and
| take between the President and his din
ner guests regarding the forthcoming
| resolution TO end state OF war with
/ Germany, it Is understood that the
| general subject was mentioned quietly.
a. wore other International matters OF
very pressing interest TO the new mas
| ters OF Government-the mess between
| Panama and Costa Rica and the zap
crisis.
Sfop,Ifxcs Success of q. o. u.
! THE dinner was the first affair OF the
Il COrf In this AuIllHlhAl aA4N aANNN'
\ allv was a happy and delightful occa-
| sion for All present, signallzing so con-
| cretelv the solldty of Republican sue
cess and control after eight years oil
wandering In the dark
From the Senate went Lodge OF
Massachusetts, the Republican leader OF
that body Curtis Of Kansas. Repuo-
lican whip; Penrose OF pennsylvania
chairman OF the Finance committee
i
and chairman OF the Committee on In
\ terstate Commerce. Warren OF Wyo-
ming. chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations: wadsworth OF New
\ York. chairman Of the Committee on
Military Affairs. Smoot OF Utah, imam
\ cial expert OF the body Knox OF Penn
sylvania. chairman Of the Committee on
| Rules: Poindexter OF washington
| chairman Of the Committee on Naval
Affairs. and Johnson OF California,
chairman OF the Committee ON Cuban
4 Relations.
From the House went Mondell or Wy
oming, Republican leader: Fordney OK
Michigan. chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means; Longworth OF ONO,
very influential In that powerful COM
mittee. Mann of Illinois. general watch-
dog OF the Treasury Porter or Pennsyl-
vania, chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Relations; Kelly of Michigan,
Campbell OF Kansas, chairman OF the
Committee on Rules Anthony OF Kan
sas, Slemp OF Virginia, Fess OF Ohio.
Towner or Iowa and Wlnslow Of Massn-
chusetts.
II was nearly ~ o'clock when the con-
trance, which was ablase with light,
broad open door at the carriage en-
trance which was ablaze with light
Senators Knox and Penrose we're the
first TO come outside. Senator Knox
was slightly In tho lead and therefore
received the first broadslde OF inquiries
hurled at him BY the waiting crowd OF
news Ratherers. Senator Penrose did
C-ortfnged "a riohfh pa0e