The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-05
Tariff Must Recognize the
Consumer
H. E. MILES, OF WISCONSIN
Before Committee To-day--Will Discuss
Especially the Steel Sehedule-North,
In Straightforward Statement,
Meets Criticism.

Washington, Dee. 5.--Fresh from an
interview with Mr. Taft and reporting
the president-eleet as in sympathy with
his general scheme OF thought, H. +,
Mile. Of Racine, Wis, will be given a
special hearing by the committee OF
ways and means to-day. Mr.. Miles is
chairman of the tariff committee Of the
National Association OF Manufacturers.
but for the purposes OF the hearing he
chooses TO represent the ultimate con-
sumner" The association represents so
many diverse interests and varying
views, Mr.. Miles says, that no one person
could speak fer II with authority.
While hearing no special message from
Mr., Taft which can be made public, Mr..
Niles says the country may rest assured
that President Taft will stand ready TO
veto any bill which fails to recognize the
interest OF the ultimate consumer. while
also providing for the farmer, the manu-
fssturer and labor. Revision upon this
principle would BE- something OF an limo
walton, for no Republican leader of inn
psrtsnee has arisen to question the die
tum OF leslie ". Shaw, that "the Re-
publican party il the party OF the pro
Queer; the Democratic party is the party
OF the consumer" Mr.. Taft is under
stood to believe that the country desires
a revision which viii result in = cheaper
ing Of commodities 20 the ultimate con
sumer, or an Improvement OF their quail
ity where il can be demonstrated By
facts and figures that the present duties
are toe high and are taken advantage OF
BY INSCRIPTIONS bereGeiaries for their
own proHt and act that Of labor.
II j. understood that Mr.. Miles will
discuss particularly the iron and steel
schedule, from the basis OF a manufse
turer using these and other raw mater
isls. Tie also will touch pointedly upon
the trust question.
rhe decision Of the committee to give
hearings until Dec. 10, when Congress
viii adjourn fer the holiday, is intended
to give opportunity to hear all who may
have been unable to appear.
Many statements made by witnesses
have been fatty ccutradicted in private
eenversstiou and ne doubt in the extra
hearings testimony in rebuttal will be in
troduced by some interests. The com
nsit,ee voted Thursday to subpoena wit
nesses to testify under oath, but were
prompted to this aetisn not 90 much BY
the desire to hear Andrew Carnegie and
James W. Van CIeave as to enable them
selves to clear up the mystery Of the city
on wool tops Talk Of 4 subpoena for
5. n. D. North was rife Thursday, but
Mr.. North has met all criticisms with |
a straightforward letter to Chairman |
Payne, giving q detailed explanation OF |
his connection with the subcommittee |
Of the Senate committee on finance He |
was requested by Senator Aldrich, he |
says, to assist the committee when the I
Wilson bill avs being prepared in 1894, |
md again in 1897 when the Dingley bill |
sas in process He describes his work in (
1stail and says ne never attended the I
executive sessions Of the committee and I
had no knowledge Of 6 single rate on a |
Jingle article agreed upon BY the snb- /
committee until the night before the bill I
vas reported to the Senate "On that 4
light, said Mr.. North, Senator Aldrich I
ent for me, and at his dictation from a
opy 81 the House bill upon which he
lad made notes from time to time, and
vhich never passed out of his posses
ion, / wrote out the changes in the bill.
When it was completed / took the bill
o the government printing office ard
cad the proof Of ii as fast as it was put
nto type. 1t was about FIVE o'clock in
he morning when the work was finished,
nd the bill was reported at noon the
ame day"
Mr.. North declares that he never was
n position to give illicit information.
mt that "as matter Of personal pro
ection" he wrote President Whitman
hat he must not expect any information
rom him in view OF his confidential re-
atoms with the committee; land" adds
#. North, he never received any such
n fnrmstion y