The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-11-28
CHANGES TO
BE FEW
SENATOR HALE DOES NOT
EXPECT MUCH TARIFF
TINKERINC.
once in a While There Is Talk of
1t, But There Will Be no Slaueh-
terlng of Interests-Starc Trust
Under Fire Citrus Interests
Also Heard.

washington, Nov. 21.-The So
termed starch trust was under fire
at the hearing on tariff revision before
the house committee on WAYS and
means. The cross examination of B.
). Walton, representing the Corn Pro
ducts Refining Company, which. it
was claimed, monopolized the starch
business, formed the most interesting
feature of the hearing. Citrus fruits
also occupied considerable attention.
MI. Walton admitted that his COM
pany sells corn starch in the United
Kingdom at price 40 per cent less
than it is sold for in this country.
He also admitted that there was a loss
In selling corn starch in Great Britain.
MIR. Boutell, of Illinois, wanted to
know why Mr.. Hill, member of the
committee from Connecticut, who is
interested in the manufacture of an
article requiring corn starch, could
buy the starch in Great Britain at
~. rs hundred pounds, pay the ocean
freight of 10 cents and secure delivery
OF the article at saving of 80 cents
over the price demanded in the home
market.
"Where does the 80 cents go?" he
asked.
1.-The committee can understand
why you desire protective tariff, -
said Mr.. Gaines, of West Virginia, to
tho uifnocc flint mo x.,o,,@ ~ L,o-r
why you should have it. You are
selling your products in Great Britain,
free trade country, cheaper than here,
but you want protection here.
"Why don't the American consumers
go to London to buy their corn
starch?" inquired Mr.. Bonynge, of
Colorado.
To these and similar questions Mr..
Walton was evidently at a loss to
reply.
Payne Comes to Rescue
Representative Serene E. Payne,
chairman of the committee and a
'standpatter, supplied the answer
''The sales of your products have
UOOu ldllluS OA LII bll1S COuAGIy IOA
some time past" said Mr.. Payne,
land you are selling at loss in order
to get rid of your product.
Senator Hale, who, as member OF
the finance committee of the senate
will have to consider the proposed
tariff bill next March, asked that
tapioca flour be included in the tariff,
putting duty on starch. Several i'm
porters urged that tapioca flour be kept
on the free list, where it was placed
under a decision of the supreme court.
Representatives of California and
Florida citrus fruit growers urged a
higher tariff on oranges and lemons
A protective tariff on pineapples
and fresh vegetables was requested by
Florida growers of these articles.
! Aprotective tariff on oranges and
lemons was strongly opposed by F. A.
Hamilton, representing the Italian
chamber of commerce and the citrus
fruit trade of New York. He wanted
the duty on lemons entirely removed,
declaring that the American growers
were securing an unreasonable pront
and driving out the cheaper foreign
fruits at the expense of the American
pople.
Does Not Expect Many Changes
Senator Hale does not anticipate any
effort to change the tariff law during
the present session of congress.
ssOnce in WHILE" he said, you
will hear such suggestion, but it is
clearly out of the question, and it Will
not be undertaken. And" he added,
"it is safe to say that there will not
he any radical changes when the much
talked of revision is made.
ssRecent events have made 1t certain !,
that there will be no sauglhterlng OF
;nterests Necessarily there will be
come alterations, some readjustments,
Init no genearl tearing down and build
mo mn It is clear that the country
does not expect nor court such course
ond congress will not enter upon 1t.
The senator expects the etNa ses-
sion to be called very soon aIter the
/ 4th of March. He does not count up,
On any important legislation beyond
the massage of the appropriation Dliis
during the last session OF the present
/ congress. -, u..h;,o+on
in anticipation of the meeting Q, ene
monetary commission, which mas Deen
cot for Monday, and he said that the
Submission had not yet been able 20
Trosecute its inquiries SO far as 70 pe
able to make any important recon-.
mandation at the forthcoming session