The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-07-25

mined to dsparage the tariff for poiticai erect WIN
undertake maintain. For those who had the most
to do in adjusting the difficult matter oil coarse WOOL
claim not only honest intention to insure protec
ton TO the wool growing interests but success in Sc
curing such an enactment as fairly carried into CO
| ecution will attain the end ut which they aimed. II
Tint end is not attained let the responsibility rest
| uhere IL ought 10 rest.
After all, even under what may have been an inn
proper constructions and imperfect execution, OF the
law by the Executive Department, it would seem,
from reference to the quantity Of wool costing seven
cents and under imported into the United States du-
ring the first six months of the present fiscal year that
there has been very great falling off in the impoa
ton of that description Of wool under the new tari;a
falling off which ought to silence the clamors oil those
who have been laboring with so much zeal Tor Inc
last six months, to persuade the people that the new
tariff furnishes no check to the rulnous importaons
of fine wool which took place under the duty-iree
clause of the tariff Of 1882.
have recently obtained from the Treasury De-
pnrment a statement showing the quantity and value
of wool costing seven and under, and the guam
tity and value costing over cents, imported IN
to the United States during the six months ending on
the 3lst of March last being the first six months of
the present fiscal year. The following comparison
of these imporntions with those Of the preceding year
commend to the consideration Of those who real
" DESTROYS to know whether the abors Of their Rep
resentatives in Congress have been of any avail in Sc
curing protection to the wool growing interest.
From the statement just received from tho Regis
ter of the Treasury appears that during the first
half ofthe present fiscal year, which commenced one
month after the present tariff went into operation there
was imported
Wool costing cents under
per pound, SSI ,36S lbs.
Wool costing cents 1892 t'
Doubling the amounts for the impora,ions Of the
entire year, and they will stand as follows
Wool costing ccnts under ,762,736
Wool costing cents 35l ,924
Now compare this with the importa,ions OF the year
ending Sep 80 1912, which were as pillows
Wool costing cents or under lo,53s ,a9s lbs
Wool costing over cents N75l,3s4
\ falling OF, upon the establishment Of the new
Tariff in the importation ofduty free wool, from ten
millions an half, to million and three quarters
orpounds, while there is elimination Of the mporta-
ton of wool subject to protecting duty Of more than
one half Will those who denounce the tariff as al
together inefficient to protect the interests of the wool
growers, tell me what this means?
But there is another very striking and more impor-
tant point in the comprehensive importation OF fine
wool, duty free under the operation of the tariff of
1882, it is well known was almost wholly from Bu-
Ayers. | was that importation which awaken
ed special attention to the subject coarse wool, in
revising the tariff, and induced the' modification of
the wool clause, in the described in the fol-
lowing letter. Now compare the importation of du-
ty cree, wool from Buenos Ayres during the year
previous to the adoption of the Tariff, with the i'm
portaon of wool subjec, duty of per cent from
the same country subsequent to its adoption. Impor
tation for the year ending the 3Oth Of September
1912 7,304,sll lbs,
For the months ending March
lS43 5O4,746
Double this for the entire current fiscal
wear and we have 1,OO9,492
A reduction from millions three hundred
thousand pounds to fraction million!
The Convention oflast January to which have
REFERRED soemny declared in one Of their resolutions,
s'iat in revising the late tariff the aoool grorers in
terest acas ENTIRELY p1sREGARpEp:" and yet,
while they thus resolving, for party effect, there
silently being wrought out under the very tariff
thus denounced by them, result which now demon
strates the injustice of their assertion.
And all this, let it be remembered, under an
execution of the provision with regard TO wool
which it is by no certain in full accordance
with its true intent and meaning. Great has been
the reduction in the importation Of duty free wool RI
make no distinction in this argument between the
per cent duty and freedom from duty,1 yet have
doubt that, with thorough and careful execu-
ton of the wool provision, according to its
true intent and meaning the reduction would have
been still greater. And am not without hope that
the efforts Of the Vermont Delegation in Congress,
will have the effect Of producing such further reduc-
ton feel quite that such would have been the
effect had Mr. Forward, remained at the head Of the
Treasury Department; as had repeated conversa-
tons with him on the subject, in which he expressed
his entire in the views expressed in the
letter to him, aud would have no doubt, have car
red them out, had he remained at the head of that
Department. I have means of knowing the views
of his Successor but feel too strong confidence in
the correctness Of the ground taken in the letter to
his predecessor, doubt that he will practically