Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-23
TAFT POSITION
ENDORSED BY
INSURGENTS
CUMMINS DECLARES
DUTIES MUST BE LOWERED
Free Raw Material Alone viii
Not Satisfy People Who Were
Promised General Downward
Revision of Tariff,

IBy Morning JOurnal Special Leased NtreI
Washington, July 22-EmphaslE-
ing She importance Of insisting upon
reductions in the duty upon manuiac-
lures as well as upon raw material l.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, late today
made public a statement which is ac-
ccpted as representing the views OF at
least a majority of the progressive
republican senators relative to the
tariff situation.
Previously Mr. Cummins had con-
suited two hours with the president
and an exchange of views had passed
between Mr. Cummins and others OF
the senators who voted against ue
tariff bill in the senate.
Il endorse every word OF the state
ment recently made by the president
and earnestly hope he will be success
ful in bringing the conferees to ms
views" said Mr.. Cummins.
while il is of the utmost import
ance that iron ore, oil, hides and coaI
be dealt with as proposed by the
nrcsidcnt. it is of still greater import
ance that the duties on manufactured
products shall be brought down some
where near the protective point. IL
will be of little advantage to the peo-
ple to do away with unnecessary du-
ties on raw materials if the mamfae-
turors are permitted to enjoy the eN-
cessive duties that enable them TO
take eXtortionate profits upon the
things that the public must buy aha
use"
Instaneing the most prominent fea-
ture of the senate bill which he thinks
should be amended, Mr.. Cummins
said
''Those who have been contending
for lower duties can afford to sur
render a part of their just demands
ii they can. in the main, obtain tne
reductions which insure the people
against undue prices in the chlet COM
modities of commerce
He then outlined principal obJec-
tfons to the bin as it left the senate
"Structural iron and steel the use
of which is so rapidly increasing ne
said lis raised from the Dingley rate
of S10 per ton and the house rate OF
sc per ton to A. per cent ad Valorerh
which. at the present price OF TINS
commodity. means duty OF $40 pei
ton. an increase over the present Id"
of Sc per ton and over the house pro-
vision of SO per ton.
"W-hcn II is considered that the duty
on steel rails is $3.50 per ton and
tboir market price is SIS per ton the
nroposed duty on a form of steer
which sells for $35 per ton is WhoilY
indcfcnsible Free iron ore Is a very
desirable thing. but when the welfare
of the consumer is taken INTO ac-
count it will be vastly better u u IAN
rate can be secured ON but one %
these items to allow the duty on iron
ore to go at - cents ton ana cu'
tho dntv on structural steel to five OF
six dollars per ton where it properly
holongs. and where it would still fur
nish complete protection for nome
producers measured by the republican
standard.
"In the lumber shipped, if both
rough and dressed lumber are not
free as they ought to be- the MOUSE
rate of 81 ON rough lumber should be
preserved and the differentlal upon
dressed lumber should begin at
cents per thousand and not go peHoi'u
90 cents per thousand
In the paper schedule the mouse
rate of 50 per ton on print paper
without the possibility Of increasing II
bv countervailing duty, and lree
wood pulp. also protected against
countervailing duty should be insisted
on
"tn the cotton schedule the senate
increases from beginning to END
should be rejected and | believe the
people might be willing to stand Tor
the house rate. barring of course the
hosiery increase.
"Thc wool schedule is manifesliy
wrong. and the artificial and aroi-
trary plan Of estimating the relation
between unwashed and secured wool
is grossly absurd The wool grower
is sacrificed in order to give undue
protection to the worsted wool manu-
racture. The whole schedule rs 50 IN
dcfensiblc that readjustment seems
imperative, even though To accom-
plish il the conference report be voted
down and the bill brought before the
senate again for amendment.
our platform ana pledges embrace
every dutiable commodity ana we
should apply the same criterion from
the first to the last. 1t will be most
if we succeed only In Civ
ing manufacturers free materials and
thus add to the over protection which
they now enjoy the further proiits OF
cheapened roduction-profits Whlch
most of them probably would be SLOW
10 share with the consuming pubic.
TAFT AGAIN POIRS