Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-16
Reasons for a Change.
Mr. yancleaye said i'm part:


Mr.. vanCleave said i'm part:
"I will give some reasons why a
change in the collection of facts to be
used by our tariff trainers is impera-
tive. The carded wool people say that
specific duties are unjust to them, and
want ad valorem rates. On the same
goods the worsted manufacturers take
directly opposite ground. The New
England shoe manufacturers want free
hides. Most Of the western shoe men
favor the retention of the duty. Some
OF the cattle men want the duties on
hides to be advanced. Like divergencies
are seen among the manufacturers of
chemicals, automobiles, and in many
other lines of trade. Mr.. Carnegie says
that steel manufacturers could stand
free trade. Mr.. Schwab says the steel
men need more protection than ever.
s.yNho is to- decide equitably between
these interested disputants? The ways
end means committee lacks the mental
equipment and the impartiality to do
this. Nor can congress do it. Each
of these contending parties presents a
,mass OF matter to sustain dts side,
most Of which is technical, and thus
beyond the understanding of the COM
mittee, OF congress, and of the average
layman. To a certain degree all the
liputants are right, and all are
wrong They are like the knights of
old who saw different sides of a di-
Rersely figured shield. Neither side
sees things, or can see them, from the
viewpoint Of the other.
K SYNro I'd of n int -oI f,f
large experience in trade such as this
these Emergencies. They would have
the tines the patience and the impair
TALLY to look at the controverted
points from all sides. They would
climate the non-essentials, reconcile
thefvariances. They would bring a ses-
Element which would be fair enough to
all interests to command the assent Of
congress and the country"
Fowler Scores Congress.
Representative Fowler, New Jersey,
addressed the convention in advocacy
OF bill outlined by himself. which
proposes the creation of tariff COM
mission of fifteen members at a salary
of $4,000 per year. In urging the bill
Fowler admitted the difficulties in the
way of its enactment into law, and to
that end he recommended that every
commercial body in the U:aited States
should be organized into a campaign
club and "thru sheer force of voting
bower compel your members of con-
Gress to commit themselves to the
He declared that neither
house nor senate will yield an atom
of its power or prerogative any more
than the kings Of England did, unless
driven to do so by overwhe Inning, con-
suming public sentiment. which you
alone can create"
Manufacturer is Heard.
II. 3. Miles, of Racine, Wis, chair
man Of the tariff committee of the Ma
tfonal Association of Manufacturers,
was one of the speakers at todays
who urged the establishment
of tariff commission. Miles de-
clared that all our tariffs had been
bad In one important respect. Many
mistakes in tariff making are due, he
said. to the almost utter inexperience
pf the men who make our tariffs, the
members of the ways and means COM
nittee of congress Miles said the
objection is made that tariff COM
MISSION Will llldhS liiS ee'A IL sAAS H>-N
Iect Of constant agitation. Make the
larin right, as Germany did hers" said
he aand there will be no chance for
aeitation. We can then make interna-
fional agreements Of twelve years
duration. as Germany, did, and agita-
lion will be impossible as well as un-
|,Atifable and unnecessary. He con-
tinued:
IF our government is to be a gov
of principle it must be
of principle applied. we
viii not stand for principles in plat
lorms only and permit few men IN |
power to disregard or misapply those
principles. There are 2h6,o0o manu-
lacturing establishments in this colln
rv. most of them virtually dependent
1pon protection justly applied