New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
IAN CLE4TE ON TARIFF.
SAYS Manufacturers Demand Honest
REVISION.

$ Louis. Nc-. zs-Regs-ding the tart1 hearings
before the Ways and Means Cornnittee st Washing
-on- James W Van Cleave. president OF the Nation
= Association Of Manufacturers. gave out state
--enr to-day, which *. II part, as follows
Several strange things connect themselves with
Laese hearings. I an told only about one hIn-
5-ed CIT Of the hundred and fifty thousand
"a APPEAR before the committee In most cases
TIE notice which they received vas too short 70
mems. although al q them have the privilege OF
IT, hearings Vhicn VII c2Se on Lece1loe.
have covered only about three weeks IN the as
s-s n rhe COMMITTEES 70 these manufacturers are
a5-rs6ly calculated 70 call OUT answers asking
atvz1oes II them.
-. Mn for Ire revision Of Ire DinEley law IN
s-<o-- - 7anS re RepiIhIicar7 par-y declared
- -e-{s{o-5 IN szecisI session Of Congress. be
called ~ t-e rev President Just after ne lne
z9cz. The country, including ne Natlone! Assocl
suon n Manufacturers, assumed mar TINS r1Sz
honest. and not bogs revision ~ us p - 80
&c large majority q tne 2ther Ie-lDSls ~ -
PFC. IN IA fa2o qso e AZ 4; s re ifss -'-
T4zat . say right here that as: II is member
ooT.s aaost al the great crafts II he COUNT. ~
2sgsT EsEs oT 5 a. fn snT prtctaT schedules
As --a-ricaI men. hoNeve-, We know that oranges
needed il many cases. and that tne PI0i.c Ea
II Ranges Re honest a-o be e4uiIz Die during
- czoalgn -esident-eiect Taft also interpr eJeo
=
I clear 70 from things which some o. al. Ms
r,oeA trends have said about him n TIE ast ="
6z-E -a- in MS message 70 Congress q the open
SO -Ha extra session he will insist that ne pat
<ar- promise ~ honest revision must De cerr,eo
81 = spirit and Letter Il IS likewise ceeT 70
r. that n making this demand ne VII have large
--z7o--- Of he sight million Republican voters OF
o-z-- ~ with him ,z
these hearings Of ne COMMITTEES o. q ta-l III
vr-s Includes more than four thousand items VII
---4- 7n1v about three weeks I suppose that my
friend PANE must have arranged Tor inyestlgaIloLs
~ A~-@-rs II al the leading industrial ana com
--e--1sl centres q Europe and Asia. reSlI11aCo!
---ee experts have been busy ever since the ioI1s
seE<lou of Congress closed last spring ana tney VII
~~-+f-u. fte.r work until me eve Of the extra Sc
SIGN haze seer no word Yet IN ire Papers a0 p
re activity Of tasse delegated investigators nut
y Pane knows the irlsdeoEscy ~ MS
Inquiries ard he therefore, must have ProEioeo IoE
t-ls supplementary work in the leading Oio " ORIG
centres o. trade ., -
I s-y che sIpposes that he can safely assam the
r-H-f-'s patience he IS taking gamblers chances
r-s-s how = looks 10 ne al this moment n PoL
Is ss IN everything else. there IS hereafter al
=-0s = some OF our lawmakers sometimes seem 20
----lr -Ets IN case the hereafter InaE strike
Is 1872 r gets sufficient PROV ton II may
ne 70 worked and voted for Mr.. Taft and Re
2 -5i-zn platform mean aTaCtlE what they said ana
o rave faith in his sincerity. MS courage his pro
e-assive-ess and his devotion 10 Republican prin-
rf1Ie< car upon M Taft and the WAYS and Means
Cr-7rni-ree not forget these elementary truths