Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-23
Free Raw Materials Not 50 lnpOr-
lant as Cutting Down Of Duty
on Manufactures.
CUMM|HS SPEAKS FOR THE TEN
People at Large Will be Benefited
Most, Says iowa Senator, by Bring
ina Tariff on Manufactured Articles
Down to Some Where Near Protec-
ton.
Q5y Associated Press.)

(l5y Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July ~
Emphasizing the Importance of insist
ing upon reductions in the duties upon
manufactures as wei as upon raw ma
terial Senator Cummins, of Iowa, lai e
Today made public a statement, wnich
a majority Of the progressive Ike
publican senators here approved, reia-
tive to the pressNt situation with X
gard to the tariff bill.
Previously Mr.. Cumm-ns had Deen
in consultation Tor two hours with
the President and an exchange VI
views hsd passed between Mr.. Cum
m,ns and others OF the ten who v0t'a
against the tariff Lin in the senate.
The announcement is evidently IN
tended TO meet the idea thai the III s.
ident and the downward reyisionists'
viii he content with free raw matoTial.
Il endorse every word of the state
ment recently made by the President
and earnestly hope mat he VIII De
successful in bringing tae confers es
to his views says Mr.. Cumnans, Tho
then called attention to the TACT ina.
especial emphasis had been placed up
on the so-called materials free
Il feel compelled he says. TO re-
mind the pubic that neI,her the Presi-
dents statement nor oAr fight was SO
confined"
Reductions on Manufactures.
He then proce eds: While it IS CT
the utmost Importance that iron ore,
oil hides and coal be dealt with as
proposed by the President, It is ssiiii
o. greater importance that the duties
On manufactured products shan De
brought down SOM where near the
protective point. Il will be OF httie
advantage TO the body OF the people 20
DO away with unnecessary duties up
on nav materials. if the manufacturers
are permitted TO enjoy the excessive
duties that enable them to make ex-
tortionaAe profits upon the things that
the people must buy and USE
He then outlines ms PRINCIPAL Cd
isctlcns TO the boa as 1t left the sen
ate. He says the reductions in the
steel schedule generally are not suffi-
cient.
Free iron ore is a very desirable
thing" h says, ''bCE when the weifare
OIL the consumer is taken into account
it would be vastly setter TO allow the
duty On iron ore to go al twenty
cents per ton aid cut the du'y on
structural steel to five OF six dollars
per ton, where it properly belongs, and
where it would still furnish complete
protection for home producers, meas
Tres By the Republican standard
In the lumber schedule, If both
rough and dress i lumber are not
free as they ought to BE-. the house
rae OF one dollar on rough lumber
should be preserved and the different
isl upon dressed lumb5r should begin
at % cents per 1000 and not 90 be-
yond sixty cents per LOCO.
Free Wood Pulp.
In the capor schedule the house
rate Of two dollars per ten On print
paDer. without the posS- bility Ct in
G., asirg IL by a couHtervaiiing duty
and free wocd pulp, also protested
against a countervailing duty, should
be rigidly insisted upon.
In the cotton schedule the senate
Increases from b. ginning to end should
b. rejected: and while ! teiieve that
there should b. rcduc,icn in tbs scne-
duIe the people might B. willing 20
stand for the house rate, barring. OF
ccurSe the hosiery Increases.
The woolcn schedule. with res7cct
to the compensatory duties 10 ma1uisc-
1urers Is menifes;iy wrong and the ar
tifcial and arbitrary plan Of esaimat-
ing the relation between inwaShed
and secured wool Is grossly absurd
The ~ool grower Is sacrificed IN order
to give undue protect.cn 60 the worst
cd wool manufacture"
While Mr. Cummius expressly says
that he does not undertake 70 roprc-
sent the views Of the Cher -rrogrs-
sivcs.~ ~ Is known. however. TIA;
most Of thcn were afforded an oVpor-
tunify 70 read Mr. Cummins announce
meni and some of them publiciy STAT
"a that A. cxpr. SEED their OPTIONS.