Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-12
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New York Business Men Will Descend
on Washington Statesmen
This Week.
WILL HAVE OUTSIDE HELP
Next Few Days Will See Big Develop
ments in Situation.
ALDRICH DEFENDS MEASURE
Declares Consumer Will Not Be Hurt
by Senate Bill.
PAYNE ALSO HAS HIS SAY
General t. $. Sharetts, Noted Tariff
Expert, is Called in 60 Assist
Conferees in Their
Lnbors,


NEW YORK, July u.-Delesates Of q
| number of New York business associa-
tons will 60 to Washington early this
week to urge that a tariff commission
be incorporated as a part OF the tariff
bill finally agreed upon by the senate and
house conferees having that measure in
charge.
Delegates from commercial bodies from
other parts Of the country will meet the
New York delegation at Washington. and
the combined gathering will urge the need
of a change in present tariff making
methods. A statement issued in behalf of
the delegations says:
"A canvass recently conducted among
! 1000 commercial bodies throughout the
country shows that fully 80 per cent OF
these organizations favor the creation OF
a tariff board, or some satisfactory method
of handling this perplexing business propo-
sition in the future.
THE figures quoted show a total mem
bership in the 1000 commercial assocla-
tions exceeding 100000 corporations, firms
| and individuals. The approximate total
capitalization exceeds the enormous sum
of Sl4 1000, ,00O.O OO0"
Has Reached Crucial stage.
! WASHINGTON, July 11.--If the interest
of the ultimate consumers" has Jagged
during the detailed discussion of the tariff
! bill in the senate there should be a re-
vival Of concern in the subject this week.
for the measure. now In the hands of the
senate and house conferees has reached
the crucial stage where the Influence of
the president in the final shaping may
be watched with lively anticipation.
1t is no secret that the BILL as amended
by the senate, fails TO satisfy the expecta-
| tions of the more insistent downward re-
Visionists," and whether II meets or shall
be made to meet the views of Mr.. Taft,
as set forth in his speeches will be a
matter of news entitled to first place with
the chroniclers OF the weeks events.
Making tariff law that will most nearly
meet the wishes of the greatest number
of people and at the same time raise suf-
ficient revenues for the expenses OF gov
ernfnent@-that. is the task with which, for
four months, both houses Of congress have
wrestled and which has now reached what
might be called the semi-final. or con-
ference stage
| Eleven incentive republican senator's and
six republican epresentatives--have should
cred the responsibility of evolving from the
tariff bills passed by the senate and house
a law that will be acceptable, not only to
both houses of congress, but to the presi-
dent and above all to the mass OF the peo-
pie.
Concessions in Order.
While the conferees from both houses de-
sire to have retained in the bill the
schedules as approved by their respective
branches, none realize better than they
that they must make concessions. Their
present determination not to yield will give
way to a more concilatory attitude as the
conference wears on
The senate made SAT changes, many Of
them merely verbal, In the tariff bill as
liz passed the House. Members of the house
claim the latters measure comes closer
to answering the public demand for a
revision downward" than does the senate
bill. Whittier II would provide all the
revenue needed to run the government 1t
a question.
The fight upon the number Of changes
made by the senate the house conferees
can be induced TO accept. Upon the one
hand, Senator Aldrch will be found con-
tending for the higher tariff On the other
will be found Representative Serene Z.
Payne, leading the house forces In fighting
for lower duties.
AIdrich Talks of Bill.
Senator Aldrich reiterates his statement
that the senate bill IL enacted into law
would not impose additional burdens upon
the consumer.
isolated cases OF increases Of rates are
taken and the entire bill condemned be-
cause OF those" said Mr. Aldrich. 1T is
usually the case that, II the section OF
the country which has found fault with one
schedule would consider the transfers OF
articles to the free list and compare the
increase with reductions that have been
made, that section would see that II had
made a beneficiary to no small degree by
the general revision"
General T. S. Sharretts, the veteran tar
II expert, who has been a member OF the
board Of general appraisers in New York
for many years is authority for the state
ment that the senate bill will show
per cent reduction from the rates Of the
Dingley law, and a very material reduo-
ton from the house rates.
Some folks may say that per cent
is not a great reduction" said General
sharretts today, but when you consider
the rates Of the Wilson bill. the demo-
cratic tariff measure adopted during the
Cleveland administration. we're not per
cent lower than the rates OF the existing
law, you will realize how extensive q 3
per cent reduction really is."
Expert Helps COnferees.
General Sharretts, who is a democrat
is assisting the conference committee on
it's deliberations. He performed the same
office for the democrats when the Wilson
bill was In conference, and was OF valu-
able assistance, according TO the story
told Of him by one Of the democratic con-
ferees today.
The latter said that at that time the
democrats who had shut out the repub-
licans just as the republicans have ex-
cluded the democrats, were in a deadlock.
Let US send for General Sharretts and
: have him go over these rates. acting as
} referee on all disputes" said Senator Cor
man, who had charge Of the bill in the
senate,
The matter was put 70 vote ana General
Sharretts came to washington He wrote