The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1890-03-28
Mckinley TO try Again.

WASHINGTON March 22.-One of
the most singular twists In the tariff
muddle has Just developed. 1t is stated
on authority that cannot be questioned
tha. the report of the Mckinley Com.
mittse on the Tariff bill, which was
promised some days ago, ard which is
| tonight said to Ge delayed until 1.-THE
latter part of mex. week. has been
postponed for more potential reason
than the mere question of difference as
to details prevailing among the Rspub-
licau statesmen who have been engaged
in its preparation.
IS is asserted that the bill. both in its
omissions and commissions, runs point
blank against an administrative wall OF
| opposition. In other words, il will
meet the direct opposition of the Presi-
| dent and the most influentisi members
of his Cabinet.
When the Pan-American States were
gathered under the motherly folds of
| the United States Government there
were but two matters that The Pan
Americans were interested in. One
was sugars, the other hides. These
articles embodied the trade substantial
lv between the United States and the
countries represented. The sugar
question has trailed of into some defle
which leaye es nobody satisfied.
The hide question has assumed a
phase which might be characterized as
| almost alarming. There is scarcely one
of the cOdn:Iies which was in
vited Oy the United States into confer
ence upon the establishment o. more
intimate commercial relations between
themselves and the United States which
did not number raw hides among its
chief exports 20 this country. From
most OF the South and Central Ameri
can States the exports OF hides to the
United States exceed in value all other
OF such exported products put together.
The Dextiin value was sugar.
The Pan American delegates were
led to expect that in return for conces-
sions expected of them in regard TO the
| remission of their duties on American
products imported into their own
countries their sugar would be made
free, just as the sugar is chat is raised
in the Hawaiian islands and imported
into San Francisco. They are inclined
| to think that the word of promise has
been kept only 10 the ear in regard to
| sugar In respect to hides the proposed
attitude Of the United States simply
suggests a deliberately intended insult.
From The earliest times hides n their
raw state have been introduced duty
free into the United States. The pro-
position now made in the Mckinley
bill to impose a duty on them is resent
ed as an affront to friendly powers spe-
cisily invited by the United States, to
participate in conference to determine
| upon some method or Joint action in
regard to their commercial relations, of
course, implied the lIberaliZing of their
tariff laws. The first step proposed by
the Power which thus invited them into
conference has been the imposition of d
tax upon one of the chief raw materials
which they import into this country.
One of the Pan Americans familiar
with European diplomacy stated to day
that in a conference of European
| powers such a proposition so proposed,
unless promptly disavowed by the GOv-
ernment, would oe regarded as a suffi>
the invited members from the confer
ence.
Aside from the International feature
Of this proposition there are local con
sideTations which are raising a furious
storm cf opposition. The shoe and
| leather business OF the country has been
based on the free Importation of the
raw material. All the shoemakeIs ol
Massachusetts are up in arms. The
New England men are beginning al
round to opsH their eyes on the tariff
/ question. Quite a number OF leading
/ Republicans, as heretofore stated in
these dispatches, are iG favor Of fire. &
raw material for the New England
iron trade.