Arizona republican., 1902-10-06

New York, Sept 3O.-Keen interest is shown in all parts of the business world in President Roosevelt's tariff commission plan. The exposition of public sentiment in the newspapers here has served to focus public atten- tion upon the question, with the result that it is discussed on all sides.
 Alexander R. Smith. superintendent of the Maritime Exchange, said:
 If a non-partisan commission can be appointed, composed oi men com manding widespread public confidence, it could be made a great factor in se- curing proper and needed readjust- ments of tariff schedules.
 If an element of radical free trade ism is appointed to membership discord and division will arise and the commits sion will exert little or no influence with either the people CT congress. ''The United States is protective nation. An overwhelming majority of the people believe in adequately pro- 1 tecting American industries that are subject to foreign competition. The men appointed upon a tariff commis- sion should all represent that senti- ment, not in a political, but in busi- 1 ness sense.
 The proper adjustment of tariff schedules is essentially and purely a practical business matter. To appoint to membership partisan advocates of protection, or extreme free traders. will make abortive the effort to give proper relief to existing conditions. It would be as unwise to attempt to satisfy the demands Of partisan political protec- ltinniCfE a tn q ' theoretical and radical free-traders.
 The people desire a tariff that shall reasonably protect American indus tries, subject to as few and as infre- quent changes as possible. It must be stable and permanent-as to policy reasonable and accurate as to sched- ules. Extremists either way, if ap- pointed to membership, will probably cause all that may be attempted to end
 in failure"
 The agitation begun for the crea- tiOn of permanent tariff commission. . said McDougall Hawkes., commissioner Of decks and ferries, "is a step in the
 right direct ton. l have always favored
 scientific instead of haphazard treat
 mert of the tariff question, and per
 marent commission is just the thing
 we want.
 "The plan proposed is a most advisa
 ble one, and I hope to see such a com
 mission created. Long debates in con
 gress over the tax to be levied on thi:
 and on that imported product unsettle
 business, and all this can be avoided by the appointment of a board as i suggested.
 Time and labor will be saved am business will not be affected. I do no think however, that the tariff question will ever be eliminated from politics principally because it is one of tn . strong foundation stones of the repub
 liCan' party"
 Men prominent in the shippin
 world who were seen also favored tn appointment of a tariff commission.
 There are few men in the city bette
 fitted to discuss the tariff subject tha A. s. Haight. His views have ofte 9 been sought - government official = of high standing, and on several occa l sions he has served on committee t which have been sent to Washingtc to bring such matters before congress Once CT twice he was called into con sultation by President Mckinley. wh Q placed high value on his judgment con
 corning tariff measures. MT. Haight
 the senior member of A. s. Haight
 Co.,, agents for a number of underwea mills.
 Mr. HaiGht said:
 9 "A tariff commission will hardly talk 7 tariff questions and tariff discussio e out of the realm O; party politics, bu n it will enlighten the people, simplif s the subject and give the average Amer 9 ican an honest, intelligent statemen e of facts based on the investigations C