Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-23
SHARP DEBATE
ON TARIFF
MEASURE
DEMOCRATS CLAIM IT
WILL BURDEN CONSUMER
Payne Bill Denounced as Crude,
Indefinite and Open lnvitition
For World Wide and Bitter
Trade War,

Washington, March 22.-That the
Payne tariff bin VIII Increase the cost
of living. that It Is crude. indefinite,
sectional and prohibitive. and that II
IS an open challenge TO "A rad war
with every other nation on earth are
some Of the criticisms Of hat meas
urc, made by the democratic members
~ the ways m means. committee in
thc minority report submitted TO the
house By Minority Leader Champ
clark today.
The report Is n severe arraignmeHt
of the revision which the Payne bin
proposes. The counter vailing duty
pi"' islons for coffee and petroleum,
the maximum ana minimum features.
TIA cuban reciprocity clause, the
wp"len glass, agricultural and sugal
schedules are bitterly attacked.
Declaring that q tariff Is q tax on
Ia consumer and that the only tune
tion Of a tariff law IS 10 raise revenue
TO supply the needs Of the govern
scent. the minority members - t4c
committee insist that Instead of an ~
crease OF taxes. or q new issue 81
bonds, the correct remedy for the
growing deficiency In the revenues,
81 the cutting down OF the expenses
OF running the government
Were most heartily in favor OF
such q maximum and minimum tariff
na viii enable u government to nc
Rotintc tariff arrangements by makin +
concessions 20 other governments b.
reducing tho rates Of our statute when
such other countries VIII make equal
Vs. valuable concessions Ia the United
states. but as II stands, the max
imum ana minimum tariff plan of the
Payne bin Is an open challenge 10 u
trade war with every other nation on
earth II f. seeking trade with a club
or meat axe.
Does any sane man suppose for
one M that the great CONNER
cial nations, our competitors for the
worlds trade VIII concede that Cuba
81 one Of dependencies 1t II
"a thing Incredible
''1'ho bin is ~ many respects crude.
indefinite, sectional n p~rohibitlve,
1t seems TO ne from our examination.
which was necessarily hasty that. On
the whole. Il increases the cost of
living
'"rhc treatment Of the farmer by
this bin Is along the same lines as
have characterized republican meth
DDS in the past says the report.
criticism ~ made Of the metal achr-
duin and IL ~ commended that hides
having been placed on the free list
the duty on leather, shoe, harness
and other manufactures should also
be removed. increases in the chem
teal schedule are termed "unJuatiti-
able
A severe %arralgnmcnt of the wool
schedule IL made. "Thc only note
worthy change Ia the rates on man
utacturcs OF wool" the report states.
rs that in the Payne bin, "A lower
rate Is put On tops than ON yarns, as
1t should be"
A strong protest is made against
tho method by which the bill was
framed and the n la which the
decisions ct the republican sub com
mittec were kept secret The report
also declares that any delay in m
acting the bin Will be due to this sec
recy and the republicans should there
fore. hold themselves Responsible for
any such delays. Tho democrats In
sist that they be given free oppoftun-
ity 20 Offer amendment To any para
graph in the bill during an unlim-
tied consideration of the measure un-
der the 5-minute rule.