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Tariff Question Is Not Settled There However as Had Been Hoped When the Feast I II Was Planned by President I t. t 1 FRIDAY OR SATURDAY TO SEE THE MATTER ENDED r I Free Raw Materials Are Still c Demanded by the President and as Firmly Opposed by bythe the Leaders in Congress COMPROMISE IS IN SIGHT ASHINGTON Jul July 21 President l W Taft raft served notice upon the V V congressional leaders of or the Republican n party at nt tho the White WhiteHouse House dinner tonight that the countr country Is Its looking to them for a n downward revision re rc- vision Islon of tho the tariff Friends of Senator Senator Sena Sena- cna- cna tor tal Burrows are arc responsible for tor the thc statement that tho dinner failed to ad- ad ance In an any particular the Taft Tatt plans for or free freo raw materials and material re reductions re- re Senator Burrows and those who ho oppose oppose oppose op op- op- op pose free raw materials ht told the lie Pr President I- I dent it is said that free iron ore Ole free hides and free freo coal cannot sass pass the Senate onate Senator Burrows and Penro o Insisted that tho they could not support Free ree Iron free coal or freo hides The Tile President then said that the have to be bo thrashed out tur further lcJ l in Ili t. t the le conference conference and If It no agreement was reached it would have to go back to Congress for tor settlement It Is Js the opinion of ot Senator Crane Cran that the tho tariff compromise will willbo bo he made Friday or Saturday Senator Crane would not enter into an any discussion discussion discussion discus discus- sion of ot tho the events following the din lUn- ner nero From reliable sources It Is learned however howe that the tho conversation con brought the conferees closer together and closer to the President The Tho President was supported b by Chalman Chaiman of the tho ways and means committee who wont over the entire Situation compared compared- tho Al bill iii t it It i. i l t g l Payne After Low Tariff on Lumber Payne refused to accept the tho Senate dut duty of ot 1 I DO O on lumber and is holdIng holding hold hold- In Ing out for the thc House rate of oC 1 A AHW now HW cotton schedule dulo has been drawn to to meet the these c views of ot tho President and of Mr Payne It Is said aRid to carl carry nil all tho the House low rates upon the tho cheaper grades of or cotton Payne is not satisfied with tho the schedules and is radical reductions Insisting on moro maIo upon tipon tho the hl high h grades rades He lie has abandoned abandoned aban aban- his lila high rates on cotton hosiery and gloves The glove compromise provides for tho the re entry of oC gloves glove the cheapest grade when of ot tho the skin of or the still horn born hornI 1 I lambs Reduced rates on all other grades rp eg are arc c expected IL Tho The duty on zinc In tins anI anti and blocks was reduced from 11 to 13 cents centa per pound A dele of wholesale clothiers called upon the President and Mr o today toda and made nadO a plea pica for fOl woolen rates lower than those i contained con con- tamed In the tho lcy bill This committee committee com corn was composed of William II n Corwine Cor secretary of or tho the National Council of Commerce and national see sec rotary of or tho the National Association of or ClothIers S S. S J 1 Klein of or Chicago S. S J. J of or Baltimore Frank A. A Chambers of at Baltimore and William Goldmar of or Now New York Thc They asserted that the Senate change o of at ad valorem to specific duties would result In an un increased cost of ot 20 0 o per cent upon the tho cheaper grades of or woolen suits stilts Representative Tawney had llUll a n talk with the President this morning Later ho he hunted up Mr l Payne and told tho the leader of at tho House conferees that tho the House was wag behind b him In his demands for reduced rates and anu would support him This means that unless the compromise com corn promise report is approved by Payne It will not pass pasa the House Payne Pano told Tawney that he lie was standing pat put in Ills bia demands for tor reduced rates rales and would continuo continue to do so To challenge tho the assurance given by rawney a a. number of or the House members mem mom b hers bers r opposed to free raw materials got ot together this afternoon to voice their protest against tho the Presidents President's enl's program ram They are aro for tot a dut duty on raw material as a Republican protecting polio policy The They did not take an any definite action looking to refusal to support tho compromise report currying carryIng tree free raw material Thov Tho claim to have havo thirty nine possibly possibly pos pos- Albl sibly forty five votes In the thc House By ty joining the lie Democrats they would defeat de do- de- de feat teat the tho Ito conference report Continued on Pege Six MX TAFTS TAFTS TAFT'S DINNER HAS GOOD GOODS S EFFECT ON CONFEREES S Continued from front lage l'age 01 One Otic S Borah told tho the President of oC l Im f desire of or the tho Insurgent ent members o of Jt 8 fois fre r raw ravi J i 7 but the f Insisted II In return en enon taron tar on reduced rr rates tes on boots and shoes and leather and on various Items In tho the steel schedule especially on structural steel steel Borah norn h rounded up a number of senators during the tho day and got got their theli assent to free hides In return for a cut cuton cuton on boots anti and shoes from 26 25 per cent to 10 per cent cent It I Is believed beloved this cut will wil cheapen shoes A special resolution reso- reso II lution ton will wi have to bo be passed by both louse house HOlse and Senate enate to make mako this reduction ton lon tion In the lie leather heather schedule and to tomake tomake make any reduction In the wool sched- sched tile ile It I is believed the tho resolution sChed 1 can bo ho passed without much difficulty |