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Show President Taft Believes Such a Bureau Bu-reau Would be of Great Assistance. Washington. President Taft has declared himself in favor of a tariff bureau to be created at this session of congress. He believes that such a bureau will be ot great assistance in the application of the maximum and minimum principle prin-ciple of the Payne bill. The president's presi-dent's announcement was made to the executive committee of the committee com-mittee of 100 created by the national tariff convention recently held in Indianapolis. In-dianapolis. This committee, headed by H. E. Miles, chairman, called at the White House on Wednesday to lay before the president the tariff views of the convention and to recommend rec-ommend a permanent tariff committee. commit-tee. They will use their influence as far as possible to secure legislation on the subject at this session. |