Show TAH HAS FAITH I IN THE IDE SPEAKER Believes That the House Will Willi i M and Thorough Revision of Tariff i J RESULT RESUL T OF CONFERENCES tt i I IHAS HAS KAS NOT HAD TIME TO TOUCH 7 UP THE SENATORS t I Washington Dec 10 William H Taft said tonight that it was his belief that the house would make an honest hone t tand j and thorough revision of the tariff at atthe at atthe the th extra session which he Ill call for fori forth i that th t purpose j This belief he bases on a conference i he lie had yesterday with Speaker Can Cannon Cannon Cannon non non and in III a meeting today with the thee Republican e member meril me ts of the ways and means committee Mr Mi I Taft raft said he lie had yet con consulted suIted with senators on the subject Indicating the tremendous pressure Upon pon his time as as the till reason r aon When the th suggestion was made maUl that the senate senat 1 ouid undoubtedly haxe something to todo 10 do with Ith the tariff bill bUI he replied with 11 I no rio uncertainty in his demeanor that h re was vas some one else who lo also I would have something to do with the bill which interpreted through the thc I lum of previous utterances indi cates clearly clearl that Mr Ir Taft is 15 deter leter determined mined minet cx even n to exercise of veto t pledges Dictated a Statement i c Mr Ir T Taft rt dictated statement which covered over d his interview late hate today toda with the Republican members of the com corn committee committee with the exception of Representatives McCall of Massachusetts tt and Crumpacker of or Indiana I With th the latter latt r Mr ir Tuft Taft had satisfactory u in interview interview teI wat at Hot Springs He was asked the substance of the thO interview I he had yesterday esterday with the speaker His reply was that Mr Ir Can Cannon Cannon Cannon non had said that he lie was in favor of or oran an honest hon st and thorough rex revisIon ision of o the tariff In accordance with the tire party part promises The Tue question que of the of the next congress Mi Mr II Taft T t said ald was w not discussed dicus ed but many runny other matters matter of legislation were ere f He added that he had hal been some somewhat somewhat what misled regarding his interpretation tion of the Uie attitude of the reports of or Mr Ir Cannons speech before b fon the Cleveland chamber h of f commerce The report of that th t speech he said had h ad given him an all entirely differ different ent eat impression It Taft Has Faith I 1 had an interview inte lew with Mr r Cannon C te ar liis concurrence and at the suggestion fiu of ofa a member r of the Die ways was and meant meRits com committee with ith the Republican members member of that committee this thi afternoon From Fromm my m conversation e with them and am with the discussion lI that followed as to the examination which they are ale row now con conducting conducting ducting and expect t to conduct I hae have i ieverS every everS reason to be confident that they the I Iare are keenly alive alle to the obligation which is on them as representatives I Iele elected ele ted to represent the Republican I party part to prepare an honest and thor thorough i ough dughi revision of ot the present tariff that they have taken three times as mud mud muc evidence as has ever been taken in the I preparation of other tariffs and that I IUle they Ule r are going to tE make additional and independent effort to get at the evi evl I Jence lence ence themselves them elves by b the thee use ure of th i s subpoena and under oath with a view I Ito to reaching the differences in the cost I of or production of the various articles I abroad brought within the tariff here and i Working for Harmony I 1 found them quite anxious for or as much harmony as us possible in which I sympathized with them and amI prepared for consultation on points of difficulty difficult that might arise at any an time In the future I The plan Is I to prepare a bill on such I evidence ris as they the have hae and will have I in the of the hearings hearing and amI then to call for additional evidence as to the items whenever It should seem necessary necessary sary sar Not ot only from rom conversation with the members together but with the members individually I 1 am quite con convinced convinced convinced vinced that they are in good faith going to prepare s a bill which shall be bea b ba a thorough revision on the basis of the I Republican platform I IThe The discussion lon covered other things like the Philippine tariff and I am very ve hopeful that there will be no dif dlf difficulties di in reaching an agreement be between between between tween the various vari us people interested those representing the Philippine is Islands Islands ands and those representing the sugar sUg lr and tobacco interests so that there will be no disputes and that the mat matter matter matter ter may be Incorporated in the new tariff bill without an Ip ue |