Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-12
FARMERS URGE
TARIFF CHANGE
IMMEDIATELY
SOL0NS HEAR FROM SOURCE
MUCH AFFECTED
UNUSUAL SITUATION CREATED
AT HEARING
Paint Dealers Demand Reduction and
Monopollsts Argue That Revenue
Conforms to High Price
Of Labor
TRv AnsncIaied preus.1


WI ASHINGTON, Nov. 11.--An imme-
w diate revision Of the tariff sched-
ules affecting articles that are
alleged to be sold by American manu-
faeturers in foreign markets at lower
prices than in this country, was urged
in behalf of the interests of the Ameri-
can farmers by former Governor N. J..
Bachelor of New Hampshire, national
master, in his annual address today be-
fore the National Grange, Patrons of
Husbandry.
Mr. Bachelor also made a strong
plea for postal savings banks, parcels
posts and highway appropriations at
the next session of congress.
Commenting on the purpose of Presi-
dent Roosevelts country life commits
sion, Mr.. Bachelor stated the COM
mission already has ascertained from
letters sent by farmers in every part
OF the United States that the reform
which would mean more to the 1ar1n-
ers in dollars and cents was adequate
appropriations for the improvement Of
highways.
The committee on ways and means
of the house of representatives con-
tinued the public hearings begun yes
terday on the schedule of chemicals,
oils and paints.
These hearings, which are for the
purpose of gathering information to
be used in deciding if a new tariff law
is necessary, form a part of the plan
proposed by Mr.. Payne last May, when
he said of the bill to be framed:
"WiII Revise Tariff
''It will be a revision of the tariff;
it will be a protective tariff, and 1t
will be medium and general-medium
tariff. 1t will put us on equality with
France, Germany and Russia in that
respect. That is the Republican pro-
gram
There was little argument presented
to the commission at yesterdays hear
ing to indicate any general desire for
a change, either higher or lower in the
present rate of duty on articles COM
ing under schedule "a" of the Dingley
tariff. Today, however, there were in
Clications of conflicting views regard
ing the present duties on paints and
coiors. it being claimed by some that
certain of these articles are in the
hands of a monopoly and that the
tariff on these articles should be re-
duced.
On the other hand e. H. Dyer of
st. Louis, representing the Paint
Manufacturers Association of the
United States stated yesterday that
L1e elRHIY OF InOlG paint
turers belonging to that association be-
lieve that the duties now levied are
not too high considering the high price
of labor and material.
Unusual Situation
The Democratic memberA of the
house committee on ways afld means
favoring an increase in the rate of
duty, and the Republican members as
suming an attitude against protective
rate on barytes, an article listed in
schedule A of the tariff, was one of the
unusual situations which developed to-.
day.
Former Representatives A. G. Nell
son, M. NJ Rhoades, S. M. Evans of
North Carolina, and Charles j. Staples
of Buffalo, spoke in favor of increasing
the duty on crude barytes, and when
Mr.. Evans took up the argument,
speaking of the barytes deposits in
North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and
Tennessee the members of the ways and
means committee became interested.
Representative Pou of North Caro-
lima, a Dmocrat, told Mr.. Evans that If
he could show that the mining of barry
tes was made Improbable because of
the prevailing tariff, he would have
the support of the minority members
of the committee in the recommended
ton for an increase in the duties.
Despite the assertion by Mr.. Rhoades
that Missouri was carried in the last
election for Taft because of the belief
that a higher protective tariff would
be enacted, the Republican members Of
the committee, led by Chairman Payne
and Representatives Longworth and
Boutell, apparently desired to bring
out the fact that no higher duty was
necessary on barytes.
The hearing on the proposed revision
as affecting the schedule on chemicals,
oils and paints was completed at 8
O'Clock and tomorrow the hearing on
schedule H, covering spirits, wines and
other beverages. will be begun.
The arguments presented today were
in the main technical, and in favor of
the retention of the present rates Of
duty.