The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-14
TARIFF IS RAISED
ON HUNDREDS OF
ARTICLES
Senator Culberson Files Statement
Showing Increases in Aldrich
Schedule Over Dingley Law
2 Present Metal Rates Raised.
Higher Rates of Duty on Agricul-
tural Products Range From
rs to 100 Per Cent.

II WASHINGTON, May a.
Charging that the government has
Il lost S1s4,099,5 67 In the last eight
years, which II might have collect.
II ed In revenue from tobacco, and
Of this amount, S12o,ooo,o0o has
Il gone Into the pockets Of the to-
baeco trust, because Of Its con-
tlnued sale Of short weight pack
ages, Senator 6everid9e, OF In
diana, today offered an amend
Il ment to the tariff bill, Increasing
the rates OF the tobacco sehed-
ule.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE tariff
IN hundreds OF articles is higher In
the Aldrich bill than In the Dingley
law, according TO tabulated state
ment fled in the senate today by Sen
ator Culberson of Texas, the Demo
crRttc leader When the Aldrich bill
thaH been reported. the Democratic
senators employed experts TO make an
analysis of the measure. One result
of their work Is this table OF increase.
The bill shows that the Dingley
l rate hae been increased In seventeen
! paragraphs OF the metal schedule Gov
ering a great variety OF articles. The
iron vessels, and tailor's irons, is 225
percent on certain steel sheets and
y plates, the increase is S2.65 per cent,
and on steel ingots and blooms 4S.94
percent.
In the agricultural schedule there
are increases of from 20 TO 100 per
| cent on oats. rye. wheat. hops and
buckwheat -four. The duty on figs mas
been increased 25 and on date 100 per-
4 cent On lemons the raise has been
so, on olives 1888 and grapes in bar
rels 25 per cent.
There are many increases In the
wine and spirit schedules. ranging
from Is TO IL per cent. Beer and ale
have been advanced 1880 per cent;
prune juice. 1867 per cent.
Cotton thread. OF SO grades, has
duty that shows an increase OF from
TWO TO 10 per cent. The uplift in the
rates on cotton cloth has been gen.
eral and pronounced, the range being
rom one to AGO per cent One grade
was advanced 1875 and another 1856 per
cent SILK increases run from IL TO
1853 per cent.
The duty on artificial horsehair Is
Increased $50 percent and this effects
many articles made of artificial SILK.
There are increases OF 100, 225 and
400 percent In the photographic sched-
ule
Wrapping paper is up 40 per cent.
The tariff on fireworks has been CIV
en a lift OF 275 per~cent. gauffre leath-
er 100 per cent and-cloth for buttons
200 per cent.
Yachts, which are on the free list
in the Dingley law. are assessed
duty of 35 per cent in the Aldrich bill.
What the senate has done with iron
ore, is forecast OF what Will
probably be done with hides, lum-
Der and coal Democratic votes
10 put tariff on these raw
materials, 1t is believed. are ready
10 be delivered whenever the neces-
stty arises Eighteen Democrats voted
yesterday TO sustain the recommends
ton OF the senate finance committee
To put a duty of % cents per ton on
iron ore which the house had propos-
ed to put on the free list. Fully as
many, 1t is estimated. will be found
voting to restore the duty on hides.
coal and lumber. II the solid Demo
cratic vote had been joined with the
IA so-called progressive Republicans"
who voted for free iron ore they would
have been sufficient to carry that prop
-osition.- But the hopeless division or
the Democrats not only kept iron ore
from the free list but practically en-
sures the other rates in iron and steel
schedules.
Free raw materials" uoed TO be the
ccy OF the democrats but since the won
derful Industrial development OF the
south In the last twenty years, that
has all been changed and the repre-
sentatives OF that section are as eager
now for protection Of their products as
the most ardent Republican could be.
In fact, IL was the Republican house
that put free iron ore, free hides. free
coal with reciprocity attachment)
into the Payne bill and cut the exist
ing rates on lumber one-half. Demo-
cratic votes have already overturned
the first of these Republican verdicts.
and the representatives * that party
are among the loudest In clamoring
for a restoration OF the existing rates
Of 81 per thousand on lumoer..
AS consideration OF the tariff bill
progresses In the senate II Is becom-
ing more evident that the finance COM
mittee. with Senator Aldrich, at its
head, has successfully gagged the SEN
timent OF that body. Every attempt
that has been made 80 far to change
the rates recommended by II has been
voted down and 1t Is apparent now
that no reductions will be made by
the senate which have not the sane
ton and approval of the finance COM
mittee A number OF such reductions
have already been made and others
will follow. But the fact remains that
no amendments are being accepted IN
the face OF the opposition from the
finance committee. Aldrich Is still in