The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-21
Congress Must Face Crusade
AS Soon AS 1t
Meets.
DRY GOODS MEN
PREPARE TO ACT
Getting Together Data to Show
Need of Change In
Rates.
By WALTER 7. FAHY


NEW YORK, Oct. 2l-It President
Taft, Speaker Cannon. and Senator AZ
rich cherish the thought that the tartrr
has been disposed of for an fndeauife
number OF years II is because they are
unaware OF countrywide movement
70 agitate the subject at the coming
session OF Congress.
members Of the House and Senate
VIII discover shortly after their arrival
IN Washington this winter that thev
VIII be called TO give the matter Sc
nous consideration They viii hear
from dissatisfied interests in practical
y every section or the country.
That a program has been manned ouf
for the purpose Of agitating tariff re-
vision with as much vigor as that which
characterized the campaign OF I907-0S
was disclosed today by H. z. Miles. OF
the National Association Of Manufsc-
turers Mr.. Miles has come to New
York from his home IN Racine, Wis.
to get In touch with a number Of bust
ness men with whom he has been in
correspondence ever since the extra ses-
sion Of Congress adjourned.
Mr., Miles has done considerable travel
ing throughout the country since he left
Washington, where ne made a streau-
Gus night for real downward revision.
He has been in close touch with prac-
ticaIly every trade which is interested
in the tariff His trip primarily was 10
find out just what the feeling was about
the Payne-Aldrich bill. He had no dif-
hculty IN learning the sentiment.
Il have been amazed said Mr.. Miles
today, "at the widespread bitterness
against the new tariff law. was aware,
81 he Fr.u
disappointment III many quarters. but
was scarcely prepared 10 find wide
spread dema nd for a continuation OF the
agitation for downward revision. The
sentiment for still further tariff legis-
IatiOn is so strong that the organiza-
tion with which L am connected has
finally been prevailed upon 70 make
careful Investigation of the situation
with a view to deciding upon what
course shall be followed IN the near
future.
Il have been engaged in making that
investigation for some weeks, and al
though my work is not completed I
can assure you that the men who urged
downward revision OF the taTiH prior 70
the extra session OF Congress are Al
most as dissatisfied with the Payne
Aldrich law as they were with the Ding
ley law
6Ir. Miles has been assured is many
a
on Congress- for still further tariff re-
vision will be heartily supported. Presi-
dent Batcheldor, OF the National
Grange, which has membership OF
/ 900, 600. has pledged hts organization
TO assist in every possible way in urging
upon Congress the necessity of again
revising the tariff. That Is only one IN
stance Of the widespread movement
The wholesale dry goods merchants Of
New York are busiiy engaged IN pre-
pairing data which viii be usd TO sup
port a tariff revision campaign winch
thew propose to launch shortly after
CONGRESS convenes Mr. Miles has been
ia conference with these merchants and
il is probable that they viii join HANDS
The cotton goods men who vigorously
opposed the increases In the cotton
they made when Senator Aldrich re
fused TO heed their protests last sum
mer. Every salesman VINO leaves New
York is being loaded UP with taflH
literature and the merchants throughout
the country are being made familiar
with the fact that the increase In the
price Of cotton goods which VIII De Ielt
next spring IS due almost enurely %
the new tariff law. All OF the trade
with which these wholesalers do bust
ness is being impressed with the ne
cessity Of getting into touch with Us
in Congress
The men who are foremost IN the
for renewed tarih asltauon
will not admit that business VIII %
Tbev poInt out that e is absolutely
necessary TO cut down some or the pro
hibfrive schedules in order that the
present prosperity may be equitably dis
tributed among manufacturers. WhoIs-
ssIers. retailers, and consumers Whetf-
er that proves TO be the case the fact
remains that the cry Of Revision Down
ward is very likely 70 be as keen ana
in sistanf as II was q year ago. pro
vided. of course, present plans do not
NTr Miles is authority for the state
uent the fight is on again and he IS
IA cted IN in his assertion BY numer-
ous business men right here in New
YORK and by the National Grange II
bsgins to look then as though Congress
will have tariff agitation on its hands
for some time to come.