Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-01

| coffee will not necessarily cause, the
United States to adhere to the maxi
mum rates"
The number of advisers to the Pres
| ident in the matter of imposing maxi
mum or minimum rates Is not speci-
fed, but is left to the President and 1t
is understood that assurance has been
given that such a body of men would
be appointed to this work as would
cause its decisions to be regarded with
general favor. The organization VIII
not be designated as commission put
it will perform the functions of a com
| mission at least in the matter of MAX
/ ing investigation and advising the
Chief Executive. Following is the text
| of that portion of the amendment
| which relates to the Presidents ad-
viserS:
ITO secure information to assist the
President in the discharge of duties
imposed upon him by this section and
information which will be useful to
Congress in tariff legislation and to
the officers of the government in the
administration of the customs laws
the President is hereby authorized to
employ such persons as may be re-
auired to make thorough Investigations
and examinations into the production
commerce and trade of the United
States and foreign countries and all
conditions affecting the same"
England, Fletcher said, is making
vast improvements in the valley of the
Nile region to mGnopolize the long
staple cotton industry of the world and
the tariff thus becomes an important
matter for the cotton producers. He
insisted that there should be no sec
tional influences in determining what
industries should receive tariff bene-
fits He asked where any protection
would be found for the turDent;ne and
rosin industry. valued respectively at
$4,000. 900 and s1S.OO0.0OO.
Johnson, n. D., made his maiden
speech in reply to a statement made
during the campaign by w. j. Bryan,
who he said, had been fooled" by the
countervailing clause in the petroleum
schedule by which petroleum brought
into this country pays the duty levied
Oh American oil imported into Russia.
II had to sit and take it then" he
said. referring to Mr.. Bryans address,
but today is my inning"
Johnson severely criticised Mr.. Bry-
an as being largely responsible for just
such q clause remaining in the Wilson
bill
mo resources of the country which,
when once utilized cannot be repro
duced and which are certain of ex
pansion in a comparatively few years
should lie protected against impOrta
tion," declared McCumber, n. D., a
member of the committee on finance,
who followed Mr.. Johnson.
mo tariff" he added. should be
levied upon iron. coal, Oil or timber. -
Except for these. he said he was
strong advocate of American protec-
tiCn.
The lumber schedule was practically
the only feature of the bill with which
McCumber found fault. He said ne be-
lieved on the whole that the bill Does
for the most part meet the just de-
manis OF the people, McCumber con-
tended that the Southern Democrats
are making stronger appeals for pro-
lection than the Republicans of the old
school. and Senator Ti,lman interrupts
ed him to say.
we are getting so badly mixed here
that it is hard to tell the sheep from
the goats, and l am afraid that be-
fore we get through there won't be
trough enough for all the hogs 10 get
their scraps"
Tillman said some Republican men,
bers were making speeches in accord
ance with Democratic principles, while
some Democratic members were deliv-
ering excellent Republican speeches
He declared that the prefense for the
protective tariff was to encourage in
FAINT Industries. T1ffn1an argued that
the United States can compete in the
open market of the world for steel
rails and other steel manufactures.
Yet Carnegie and Schwab and Corey
and Gary and that crowd dave influ-
encc enough to have high rates Of duty
retained"
McCumber replied that he would be
glad to vote with Tilman on any
schedule. the rates of which Tillman
could prove We're higher than was nee
essary to protect the difference in la
hor cost in America and abroad ri
deny that there is any one policy that
can make one-half of the American
people rich and the other half poor,''
said McCumbcr.
MCCumber presented statistical esti-
mates to show that the coal of the
United States at the present rate Of
consumption would last 100 years, iron
ore 80 years. lumber 30 years and oil
from 20 to so years. and maintained
that the best way to conserve these
supplies would be to permit free i'm
portation Of such products. He stated
that the great advances in prices OF
lumber will probably continue from
year to year.
Dixon. Piles. Page and Gallinger en-
gagged the North Dakota senator in
frequent discussions
Pointing 10 the export of New Eng
land manufacturers to obtain free raw
material. McCumbcr disclamcd any
failure to appreciate the needs of all
industries. He insisted that he would
not agree to protect any product which
could not be produced in less than SO
years and under that rule lumber was
barred out.