Show ALDRICH AGAIN AT WHITE HOUSE Later Leaves for New York and the Finance Commit Committee tee Will Mark Time TAFT FAVORS SENATE PLAN MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM RATES TO BE PROVIDED Washington April 2 Taft was informed today of the senate pro program gram gran for the Ule administration admi of the new for forthe tariff MU bUL It provides that a minimum tariff shag aban apply to all countries for oney one y year yer r At th the end of that time Ume the max maximum maxImum maxImum rate shall go into effect against all countries which in the opinion of the tile president pre are not giving the United States their beet hest tariff rates rate President Taft it is said strongly ly fa ta favor favors vor vors the idea Wea of applying the maximum and minimum principle and it is believed that It will be finally finally agreed upon The plan of administering the minimum and maximum rates in the house bill as it now stands standi is ill said to be Indefinite arid and lees lews I effective than Ulan the one proposed by bythe bythe bythe the senate finance committee Prior to the cabinet meeting m today Mr Ir Taft conferred d with Chairman Aldrich of the senate finance committee and Secre Secretary Secretary Secretary tary MacVeagh Senator Aldrich assured d the president that the committee is makIng mak making making ing satisfactory progress With the bill bUl billand billand and ADd said there would be little or no delay tela in ID taking the matter up in the senate enate The Wheels Stop I The administrative e features of the senate sen senate senate ate bill hili were th then n discussed Senator Aldrich later left for New York and antI the finance coMmittee commute will not Bot meet during Ida his absence Reports Report apparently app authentic have bave been current currant that the tile majority sentiment In the senate opposed 4 the minimum and maximum principle as enunciated in the Payne Pane bill President Taft TaCt has not DOt shared this be belief belief belief lief and aDd today h he be received l as cc assurances as to the correctness of his position position tion when Senator Aldrich outlined l nl rl I Iown own position po lUon and that of ot the majority of or i ithe the finance committee i i ii Difference 20 Per Cent i iTile Tile Tie difference between the minimum I and maximum rates will be X Je per cent It is Iii planned that for nine months or one year the minimum rate shall apply to all countries without distinction or discrimination dl discrimination crimi crimination nation At the end and of this period tte tle maximum rates raUs automatically will go into effect against all countries which In n the opinion of the tIM executive are not giving the United States Stat their most mOt favored na nation nation nation tion If It In the general inquiry that will b lie be made during durin the probation probationary ary try period the president finds that certain certain ct r tain tam nations nation are discriminating against the United States he be will merely refrain from leinin a proclamation regarding these there countries COUII and the maximum rate henceforth will apply to them This plan gives give ve te to the executive com complete complete power of ot inquiry and amt decision The supreme court of d the tho United States in aase a ause aase ase use Involving the constitutionality of the tit tariff act decided that congress ss by similar MUted methods of administration was wasn in n DO ne wise wIN delegating its authority to the executive Standard of Valuation Another nother matter mutter discussed at the c in 1 fere had to do with what plans shall shalle be e adopted In hi the bill to prevent under valuation The president believes that tross frauds have hae been practiced on the in the past under existing methods cathode and aDd considers it of supreme im importance Importance that a fixed standard of value alu i ion toa should be prescribed President Pre Taft Tatt seems more satisfied lust just now ROW than at any an ether time as all to the he tariff especially in the sen sea senite senale ale ite where grave disasters have hare been pre predicted |