The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-01-19
TARIFF QUESTION REVIVED.
French Will Protect Beet
ySupar Interests of the West.
THE Observation-Disclosures
One of the Encumbrances OF a
Senator's Life.

Congressman French has received
from the Bureau of Fisheries that $50
Landlocked Salmon have been de-
posted in Spirit Lake. Some time
ago Mr.. French requested that this
be done, and 1T was on his request
that the fish were procured. This is
a fin ne fish for inland streams and
lakes, and Mr.. French will be glad to
procure fish for other places at the
request of residents.
In spite of everything thus far done
by the republican leaders in Congress,
with the aid Of President Roosevelt,
to prevent discussion of the tariff
question, 1T appears inevitable that
the issue will be raised in short
time, and it is expected by wise poll
tlcians that tariff reform will be the
paramount issue in the next cam
paign. Under the gulse Of the Philip
pine Tariff bill, the whole tariff ques-
tion has been agitated for the last
few days in the house, despite the
efforts of Speaker Cannon to stifie it.
The Philippine Tariff bill which pro-
yides for free trade with the Philip
pine Islands in all articles except
tobacco and sugar, raised in the Is
lands, on which a duty Of % per cent
is retained, or in other words the
duty is to be cut to 25 per cent by
this bill. This bill is causing more
trouble than all other legislation be.
fore Congress, and in fact is the first
question on which the republicans
have split since the Cuban Reclpro-
city question was an issue. Hereto
fore the members of the House from
the Northwest have been considered
staunch supporters Of every policy OF
the administra tion, but the proposed
reduction on sugar has caused those
Greet Sugar. representatives to re-
bel and they are now prepared to join
hands with anybody and fight to the
last ditch the bill. which they believe
will destroy the sugar industry or the
Northwest. The "insurection, as 1t
is called, has reached enormous pro-
portions, as about Is republicans have
expressed determination to vote
their sentiments on this question des'
plte the wishes OF the Administration
For nearly a week the question of re-
ducing the tariff on sugar and tobacco
from the Philippines has been one o.
consuming interest. Congressman
French has taken stand against th'
reduction of the duty on sugar ant
has given the following as his reasons
s'Its passage in my Judgment woult
not aid the Filipino, nor would it ait
the American consumer, as 1t is mani
fest from our experience with smila
legislation touching Cuba. On tn
other hand it's passage would put
club into the hands of the great suga
and tobacco barons that would enaDl
them either to dictate terms to, or I,
nut out of existence the independen
producer within our own country, an
U0e one 10 WlOuh CNChUua'J w a"">
look for lower prices to the consumer
Within the State which l have th
honor to represent, approximate
Eve millions of dollars have been e.
pended within the last few years,
erecting factories and developing TT
Beet Sugar industry. A market hi
been made for the product of thou
ands of acres of land, and new v
cation given to our people. do NJ
believe in policy which will disma
tie our industry, retard our develo
ment, and for this loss give no col
mepsurate benefit to the Amer!ci
consumer first of all, or to the FL
pino looking to us for aid. But tn
is not all The Sugar Industry ca
not be built up in the Philippi
Islands by Philippine labor.
would need to import Coolie lat
from the east. That is admitted
Governor Wright and has rot be
denied. / am strongly opposed
the general admission of Chinese a
coolie labor, and especially when S,
cess to them is purchased at sac
Gee to our own labor aud to our g