Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-07

when ne was asked yesterday by a.
Washington Post representative what
he thought Of the prospect for tariff
Legislation.
The senator is strong projections.
ist, but believes the existing tariff law
should be adjusted to changed condi-
tons, and that the drawback provis.
ion of the Dingley law is being pre-
verified by the treasury department
from the purpose for which it was
originally intended. Continuing, Sen.
ator Hansbrough said:
Apparently the standpatters in
congress have finally persuaded the
executive branch Of the government
that there is no necessity for a read
justment of the existing tariff law,
and so it is semi-off1cially announced
that the extra session will not begin
until October Is. from that date un.
til the beginning of the regular SEES.
sion the two houses will be occupied
in their own reorganization, and any
railroad rate legislation that may be
proposed must be considered during
the winter and spring months of 1906.
The house managers will easily dis.
cover that there is no time for the
consideration of tariff or other rev.
enue legislation; indeed, it looks as
If they had already made that dis.
covery.
"Better Relations with Canada"
.'This situation, and / believe it is
the correct one. gives The Post edi.
torial on Better Relations with Can.
ada unusual Importance. The edi.
torial appears to be based upon d
statement attributed to Secretary
Wilson TO the effect that the United
States must raise more wheat in
order to Keep pace with consumption.
Very naturally, the United States
will raise more wheat from year to
year as new lands are opened and
new cropping methods are discovered
and adopted. Surely Secretary Viii
son did not mean to be understood as
saying that the United States had
reached point where it could no
longer supply our own people with
bread, for find him quoted in the
New York Tribune of the 21st to this
effect: There is not to be any short
age Of wheat in the near future, or
the far future for that matter. do
not know how such a report got out,
but I do know that it is absurd
The Post falls into a common er
ror by assuming that domestic millers
are abliged to go to Canada for the
bard variety OF wheat which is sup.
posed to be used in export -four. The
fact is that the millers can get all the
hard wheat they want in the United
States il they will pay the price. They
prefer the Canadian wheat because
1t is from Is to 20 cents per bushel
cheaper. The disparity in price is
greater now than for several seasons
past. owing to the short crop in the
United States last year, the total out.
put amounting to $4,000, 900 bushels,
which is 85,oo0,o0O bushels less thas
In 1903 and 1876, 100000 bushels less
in 1901.
shaW's Scheme Of Tariff Revision"
I'm consequence Of this shortage,
there was but little surplus wheat for.
sale abroad, and the domestic grain
growers, being relieved from the in
fuence OF the worlds competition,
were receiving the full benefit Of the
protective tariff Of rs cents per
bushel, until Secretary Shaw, in
furtherance Of his fantastic and un.
constitutional scheme OF tariff revis.
ion by application OF the drawback
law, permitted the millers to bring in
wheat from abroad to be Ground into
flour for export, allowing a rebate Of
the duty less 1 per cent. Since then
wheat has fallen In price from 4 to 6.
cents per bushel, all for the glory
and gain of the manufacturer.
Now the intent Of those who
framed and passed the drawback law
was to provide for the use OF I'm.
ported materials IN articles made for
expectation only, when such materials
could be identified IN the manufact.
ured article. The law itself speciA.
cally provides that the imported ma.
terials shall SO appear In the com.
.pleted articles that the quantity Of
measure thereof may be ascertained,,
and Attorney. General Olney 50 con.
.strued the law In a case where appli.
cation was made for the drawback
on lead ores from Mexico.
Since Mr.. Oiney's time the law, on
the application Of numerous manu-.
facturers. has been given a different
interpretation said Senator Hans