Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-04-07
NO HOPE
FOR REVISION

Senator Hansbrough Says the
House Has ThrOttled 1t.
Tariff readjustment is dead. !"
This was the reply of Senator
Hansbrough when he was asked
yesterday by a Post representa-
tive what he thought Of the pros
pect for tariff legislation.
n The senator is a strong proIec-
ZIONIST, but believes the existing
tariff law should be adjusted to
changed conditions. and that the
drawback provision Of the Ding
ley law is being perverted BY the
treasury department from the
purpose for which it was origin
ally intended. Continuing, SEN
ator Hansbrough said:
Apparently the standpatters
in congress have finally persuad-
ed the executive branch of the
government that there is no nee
essity for a REIMBURSEMENT of the
existing tariff law, and so it is
semi off cially announced that
the extra session will not begin
until October Is. From that
date until the beginning of the
regular session the two houses
will be occupied in their own re-
organization, and any railroad
rate legislation that may be pro-
posed must be considered during
the winter and spring months of
1906. The house managers will
easily discover that there is no
time for the consideration Of
tariff or other revenue legisla-
ton; indeed, it looks as if they
had already made that discovery.
''This situation, and | believe
it is the correct one, gives the
Post editorial on Better Rela-
lions with Canada unusual inn
portance. The editorial appears
to be based upon a statement at
tributed 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 Will
son did not mean to be under
stood as saying that the United
States had reached a point where
it could no longer supply our own
people with bread, for find him
quoted in the New York Tri-
bune of the 31st to this effect:
There is not to be any shortage
of wheat in the near future. or
the far future for that matter.
| do not know how such a report
got out, but do know that it is
absured.'
"The Post falls into a common
error by assuming that domestic
millers are obliged to go to Can
ada for the hard variety of wheat
which is supposed to be used in
exp rt flour. The fact is that
the millers can get all the hard
wheat they want in the United
States if they will pay the price.
They prefer the Canadian wheat
because it is from Is to 20 cents
per bushel cheaper. The dispar-
ity in price is greater now than
tor several seasons past, owing
to the short crop in the United
States last year, the total output
amounting to $50, 000,O0 bushels
which is. 81, 900, 600 bushels less
than in 1903 and 1876, 900, 600 bu-
shells less than in 1901.
In consequence of this shor-
tage, there was but little sur
|pluss wheat Tor sale abroad, and
the domestic grain growers,
being relieved from the influence
of the worlds competition, were
receiving the full benefit Of the
protective tariff Of rs cents pei
1 bushel, until Secretary Shaw, II
furtherance Of his fantastic anc
unconstitutional scheme Of tariff
revision by application of The
/ drawback law, permitted thu
millers to bring in wheat from
abroad to be ground into foul
for export, allowing a rebate Q.
the duty less 1 per cent. Since
then wheat has fallen in price
from A to 6 cents per bushel, al
for the glory and gain Of thu
manufacturer.
Now the intent of those Wht
/ framed and nassad fha drawhacl