Show A REVISION DOWNWARD IS PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S ORDER 1 STATEMENT P IS ISSUED President resident Taft Makes Plain What He lIe Desires Introduced Into Tariff Bill Now v Being I Considered by Conferees ACTION BROUGHT ABOUT BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS i Congressmen Call Upon the President and Make Several Requests Which Bring Forth the Statement CREATES MUCH COMMENT Wa Washington July 16 Pres 16 Pres President ident Taft today struck his promised blow for downward revision of the tariff In an official statement issued issued issued is is- sued from the White House the President stated clearly for free raw v materials reiterated his conviction that the Republican Republican lican party is committed to a revision downward of the tariff schedules and must redeem its promises and served plain no no- tice that mat any Din bill does not meet with his views as to 1 Sio will e ent IJ 1 vL tV L J hl I mh 4 1 s E t Brt fl put t that h IR the cc o ott significant d document which Secretary Carter handed to the Hie newspaper cort cor- cor t shortly after atter 3 o'clock this thio afternoon Coming at this time it tt Indicates clearly the belief bellet of or the President that the psychological moment has hat arrived for him hint to let Congress ss and the countr country country coun coun- tr try Know Just where ho stands While the statement from the tho President President President dent was not unexpected Its force took con congressmen and senators by surprise surprise sur sur- prise and all nil afternoon Its effect has hus been the sole topic In conversation Speaker Cannon and several other Republican leaders leader turned their attention attention attention atten atten- tion from the con congressional ball game am amat at nt National park to tho statement nt which The he Republican correspondent curried carried to them The general opinion Is that the statement statement state state- te- te ment will greatly strengthen then tho the fl fight g hl l that IB is being beig made by tho downward revisionists and that In the final analysis the President will foice force the conferees and ond after them the Senate and House to come around his way of ot thinking It may muy defer final action Speaker Cannon after aHer he had read the statement said that he did not see how Congress can get gel through before the tho first week in August AutUst President In is The Presidents President's action came as as the the I result of at a n. visit 1 paid ld him this mornIn mornIng mornIng morn- morn In Ing by a a. delegation of or congressmen headed beaded by Representative Young g of Michigan an who called to urge him against Insistence upon free thew raw w ma ma- Every member of ot the tho porn party y was a Republican and the they v a all organization men The talk was earnest earn earn- ost est but almost from the tho opening statement statement state state- ment the President made it clear to I his hi'S callers that he had little comfort for them Tho The statement which was vas written In Inthe Inthe Inthe the third person as all aU such declarations declarations declara declara- are follows Mr Ir Young of Michigan 1 opposed freo free reo ore are Mr Mondell Mondel opposed free Cree coal o of Qt reciprocity with Ca Canada and free hides each on the ground round that the policy would injure the the Interests in his state In ln and a discussion was participated by other representatives who ur urged that the doctrine of ot free tree raw materials was not a Republican doctrine The President replied that he was not com com- committed mUted to the principle of ot free raw material ma ma- nt- nt but that he was committed to the principle of a 0 downward revision re of ot the tariff which he promised an and that he was obliged to look at nt the matter matter matter mat mat- ter not from the standpoint a of ot any y Continued on opt J nC T lo o. o A REVISION DOWNWARD IS IS PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S ORDER Continued from front n e Our Out po particular district but from the standpoint stand stand- standpoint point of ot tho the whole country and und also alsofrom alsofrom from the standpoint of ot responsibility for tor tho entire Republican part party lie Ho until the question In each case I was a 0 question of or fact to be determined d dI b by evidence as Bill to whether the present I dut duty was needed for or protection or whether the tho rate W was S excessive BO so that thata a downward revision rc or putting tho the article upon the free treo list would not the Industry IN is ed e l. l He IC quoted the platform of or tho the Ito Ke- pUblican party party- and s said T lIe he lie haul had always alway understood that It meant a n downward revision re In many Instances though perhaps perhaps per per- h haps In some Instances an Increase might be that he reached this construction of or th the tho platform on which he under understood too to be tho the principle of protection and UH Its Justification namely that after an industry was protected by dut duty equal to the difference in this countr country Including a fair rail profit to the manufacturer tho the energy onona and enterprIse enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise of or American business men and capitalists the effectiveness eness of ot American Amen Ameri can cari i labor and the In Ingenuity of ot American American Ameri Amerl- can Inventors under tho the Impulse of or competition behind the tariff wall would reduce the cost of production and that with the tho cost of production n- n tho the tariff rate would become unnecessarily arlly hl high h and ought to bo by reduced This was tho normal operation of ot the tariff as nit claimed by the tho defenders of or tho the protective system not not In even every case put but ut as u n. a. a general rule that rule that 01 of course a n revision Islon of or the tariff could rouK not bo lIo perfect must have defects detects and a al Inconsistencies but In so 80 far tar as his Influence In Influence In In- fluence went when called upon to a art ad adIn artin i In connection with legislation It would be thrown In the direction of or perform perform- performing ing tho the promises of tho the party part an as hI he h understood them then anc and that of Iron ron ore and all and coal and hides did dill not need protection and the conditions were such as fiS to enable the ore producers and the oil producers ant and tho the coal producers and the producers of ot hides to compete successfully without reduction of ot wages with tho the producers from abroad then t they 10 did not need a duty and their articles should go upon the free Cree list 1 11 It was a n. question of or fact which he hoped to make up his hiM mind with respect re respect ro- ro to on such evidence as was available avail ablo able to him In order to carry out what he understood to be tho the promises of ol the party to the whole people rte lie said that he felt rell that Ills hits position a as the titular head of ot the Republican party and as PIe President with the whole people people peo peo- people as aJi his constituency gave ve Mm him somewhat some some- somewhat what broader point of view than that of or a single member of or Congress In re respeCt respect respect re- re to articles produced In his dis dis- He lie felt Celt strongly the call all of ot the country for tor a downward r revision within with with- in the limitations of ot tho the protective and he lie hoped to be ablo able to respond to that call as well as In the Interests of or the party of or till thin country |