The Washington times., 1908-02-05
TARIFF SCORED,
BEVERIDGE ASKS
FORCOMMISSIOH
Would Follow German
Plan and Have EX-
pertS Devise Seized
uleS for Congress.

Addressing the Senate this afternoon,
IN a forceful speech IN behalf Of his
bill for tariff commission. Senator AL
bert J. Beverage arraigned the exist
ing Dingley schedules in severe terms
He presented facts 10 support his asser-
ton that Americas tariff must be
adapted 10 trade needs and that COM
mon sense must be applied if this coun-
try Is to succeed in the worldwide con-
testsfor commerce.
Senator Beveridge declared this coun-
try must have more foreign trade.
American producers demand" he said,
that the doors OF other nations that
are open 10 their rivals no longer be
closed TO them
WeBId Follow German Plan.
A maximum and minimum tarin was
strongly advocated by the Senator from
Indiana. BY this plan German pro-
dUcers are selling more goods abroad,
he asserted. than any other nation.
Years ago, according to Senator Bev-
cridge. Germany realized the import
anCe OF tariff schedules and classical
tons and an expert commission was
chosen consisting OF thirty OF the best
ntted men in the empire. This COM
mission spent almost six years in
studying the tariffs OF other countries
and the tariff needs of Germany. Sen
aJOr BeFeTldGe cOntraSted this with the
methods followed in hiking the DIngIey
schedules IN this country.
Setting forth the success Of Germany
IN getting foreign trade. Senator Bev-
eridge said.
The German empire. with an area
nineteen times smaller than the United
States and parts OF its land Door and
LhprOducuye, and with a population less
,ndu twO-thirds as great as ours, never
tneiesS exports more than one ana n
halL billion dollars worth Of German
products, more than two-thirds of which
are are man uLactured articles, whereas We
export ELuLSJ5,00 0 worth Of products.
most OF winch are raw material. Only
S1OtvJo,yJDr OF 2 per cent, OF our exports
are manufactured articles. and S2g5 600 -
OOv, or IL per cent. are seni-manufac-
tured articles, and Of these. nearly an
are steel, copper, and petroleum. re-
curing so little skilled labor that thew
are nearly raw material
1t IS her fOreign markets thar gsz-.
germany her industrial prosperity. In
deeC II Is her foreign markets which
Snanle Germany 10 live The time is
mere when foreign markets for O1IT 11a,1-
ulacJures are becoming almost as i'm
porJant 10 American INDUSTRY as 49,
are 10 German industry, This ono rac-
uloHe commands US to take the same
up-to-date scientific steps with O1I-
tariff" Win her
CHticises Treasury Decisions.
The classihcations made BY the Treas
ufy department under the tariff law
We're sharply arraigned by Senator Rev-
erlqge- He declared nearly all classi7-
cations were generation old and not
one was systematic, accurate, and Ip-
Io-u5Ie; since Jhe present law was en-
acted, he declared, there had been con
90 disputes over classinCati0ns that had
gone 10 the board OF general sinner
Tlsors and part Of them from there TO
JarlH law for want Of plainness in class
Under section 1873 of the tariff act. SEN
aJor Beverage POINTED out that our
customs officers have subjected to a
duty Of 45 per cent ad valOrem stoves
implements, electrical apparatus gold
and silver boxes, tin or brass boxes
brass tubes for bedsteads, brass sheets.
bronze crosses for churches bullets
bull s-eye lanterns, buttons with metal
shauks, carriages, carts, railway cars,
automobiles, cannon. chatting dishes
Chisels, church bells, coal sCuttles nails
copper wire, Cranks and shafts, draw
Ing instruments, dress trimmings in
which metal IS the material Of chief
value, dyes, tools, pistols. and other
firearms, etc.
These are only few instances taken
from an alphabetical arrangement Of the
tariff decisions; there are thousands
Ike them and even more absurd" said
Senator Beverage.
"Wiu anyone contend that simple ar
ticles like nails should have the same
rate as an electric dynamo?
rs there any logic in CHASING buttons
and stoves together
Should bullets andbuggies, should au-
JOmObiles and bulls'-eyes lanterns nav
the same duty2
Are farm implements and gold boxes
in the same Class2
'Is there any connection between car
riages and dress tTimmings2
'Is there any reason why cannon for
war and crosses for churches should be
CLASSIFIED alike2
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