Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-28

ufacturers the sole bidders for government
supplies. These are but few examples Of
the language and character of the bill
which is presented for the consideration
or the people. 1t Is only possible for one
who is only a member Of the minority of
the committee to speak in general terms
upon the subject, but when the bill gets
abroad and those who are interested bring
to bear upon 1t their peculiar knowledge
1 think it will be found that it Is as un-
satisfactory as could well be imaKined
W hat they nave In store for US in the rev.
enue bill it seems we are not to know, so
that We cannot judge their scheme as a
whole. but, judging from the sample which
has been presented, 1t is an unfortunate
one for the country
Destruction of American Industries.
Mr.. Burrows, who had not had an oppor-
tunity to study the bill as to details, said
that an examination Of the measure in a
general way showed it to be extremely
radical from end to end. He said that the
enlargement of the free list would destroy
industries which were now on the protected
list, and in many cases duties were reduced
to a point which would be destructive of
American Industries
THE bill WILL" he said, bear with es-
pecial severity on the agricultural interests
of the country by reason of the reduction
of duties to such an extent as to admit
foreign products. especially from Canada
Take my own state of Michigan, for in
stance. All our prominent industries either
go on the free list or are so far reduced as
to make their successful production impos-
sible- WOODEN, Iron ore, copper, lumber,
salt-hve of our great industries-go on the
free list absolutely, while the rates on our
agricultural products are reduced as to
invite free competition from Canada.
Il do not see how the glass interests or
the pottery interests can survive the cut
made in this bill. / think the modifica-
tiOnS in The yEonleO schedule xNtu haV q
effect Of closing up all the smaller mills in
the country. 1 also notice that all agri-
cultural implements are put ON the free
list, which will certainly cripple that in
dustry In the United States, at time. too,
when agricultural implements were never
furnished so cheaply to the farmers as to-
day. Free wool, of course, will destroy
that industry in the United States.
'One of the most serious phases in this
bill IS the change from specific to ad va
loren duties, which prevails in the bill
from its opening clause to it's final para
graph. Nothing like 1t ever existed in any
tariff bill. unless 1t be the Walker tariff,
and If anything was needed to complete
the destruction to American industries
which this bill will bring, it was only nee
essary to change from specific to ad va
loren duties. l regard this feature of the
bill as most perilous and one of its obnox-
ious features. for ad valorem duties have
been condemned by the best writer's of po-
litical economy. and by the experience of
and is practically today abandoned in the
tariff system of all nations"
Skeptical of It's Passage.
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee, who
is in this city, is inclined to be skeptical of
final legisla tive action on the lines of the
new tariff bill He said today:
Il believe the democrats will not really
want to put that bill through, for they will
be afraid to disturb existing Industries. If
we have half a chance the conditions of
the country will improve, and the dem
ocrats would rather go into the presidential
campaign with prosperous times in the
country than in period of depression in
all industries
Against the Sugar Cut.
Senator White of Louisiana said to
Star reporter this morning that the Louisi-
ana delegation, while not criticising the
ways and means committee or inveighing
against them in any way, were determined
to contend against the cut of 60 per cent
in sugar, and that they hoped to succeed
in their contention. He did not see what
consistency there was in the gradual ex-
tinction of the bounty as long as they had
recognized the principle.