| Show IT IS A HARD H RD PROBLEM Senator Spooner and Secretary Root Boot Discuss Philippine Affair A I Washington Dec Dee 7 During the aft afternoon afternoon afternoon Senator Spooner called at the ther war r de w rw mt t and t talked ned ked with w h Sec Eec Root about the th legislative rece itie of the Philippines It appears that the problem presented Js a s not net as easy esy as was vas supposed when it was thought a simple Joint resolution could b e put through congress within a a fe few days daya to continue practically Exacting tariff rates as aa to Philippine exports and imports Some Sonic members of ef the ways and means mean committee see Bee dIM difficulties dl l growing out of the existence of an export tax in the and there is much apprehension that t te e issue ionic may be made a party rt one with the re result suit sult that there will be a bitte bitt Ie at least host in the senate if not noi in the house before satisfactory legislation I Itan can tan be had It rt is i the expectation ho how everY ever that aft after r h haring from all the leaders Secretary Root will be he able aIde to I perfect a plan of action by b Tuesday when the house next meets It is I earned that in the course of the conference today Secretary Root took advantage of the opportunity to talk freely with his callers about the t t tIng press pressing pressing ing needs of Cuba uba and to urge earl early action on tn k along the line rae rec recommended u ii ill his annual report A movement is on foot among tre tte Republican I members of the way ways and means committee to incorporate a re reel red i feature in the forthcoming Philippine tariff bill As roughly out Olt outlined outlined lined in the informal talks thus far farhad farhad had tad among members Of of the commit committee tee the th reciprocity provision ion would re recite cite that when Den the Philippine commis commissioners reduce the duty on certain doe des designated articles ir it eluding clu Dg American text textiles Des and various v goods g easily mar marketable m r rk k in the Philippines then theft Thu t president pre of the tM United States should by proclamation grant stated reductions reduction tion of duty on Philippine sugar and an another other products prod ts shipped to this thi country This TIt reciprocity provision Ion would be bealon along alon the lines of that provided provi in the he Dingley act whereby hereby President Jie Me 1 e Kinky by proclamation made tariff re reductions reductions in a limited number of ot arti AtU articles des cles without the formality of a treat treaty A reciprocity provision prevision on the foregoing foregoing fore i going lines was discussed eu di ed at the meet 1 lag Ing of Republican members of the com corn committee mittel last Friday afternoon and re received received ve ey y favorable consideration al although although although though action was deferred until the reassembling of the Republican mem mom members members bers on Monday Chairman Payne Pay e probably wm call calla a meeting of oC the full committee on oni i Tuesday by which time the Republican can draft of a Philippine bill may be ready |
