Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-31
TAFT IS IN FAVOR
OF A TARIFF BUREAU
Believes 1t VIII be of Great Help
Mckinley Fears That Orient
viii Crowd Out
American
markets.

Washingtoa. ID. c.. March Sin
dicatiGns today are strong that a rule
will be brought into the House next
Monday fixing Apri 10 as the day
for a vote on the Payne tariff bill.
The discussion began today with
debate on the zinc schedule and was
participated m by number of Con-
gressmen.
President Taft today declared him
self in favor of a tariff bureau to be
created at this session of Congress.
He believes the bureau would be OF
great assistance in the application
Of the maximum and minimum prin-
ciple of the Payne bill.
Mann of Illinois, chairman of the
pulp and paper committee, today dis
cussed the recommendation of that
committee. He declared that the
committee refused to be Influenced
by newspaper clamor," when a re-
port favoring reduction in wood pulp
would have been OF great value to
the Republicans. If, he declared, the
United States was to have cheap pa
per in the future, the question is
where will the spruce come from.
He pointed out that if the duty is
reduced on mechanically ground
wood pulp the desired result viii be
reached.
He Fears the Orient.
Pointing to "A new industrial rival,
Representative Mckinley of California
cautioned Congress to oe slow in re-
moving the protective tariff from ar
ticles in which there is likely to be
competition with the Orient.
1.-The competition of Europe need
no longer be feared" he said The
rivalry to be feared is that of the
Orient" He explained that he meant
not Japan alone, but all the Oriental
countries.
1--WE find in the countries sur
rounding the Pacific ocean with their
eight hundred million people" ne
continued competitors in production
and manufacture, as well as consum-
ers of the products which we are
anxious to dispose of in order to
maintain in continued operation our
home industries" He pointed out
that American trade with China, ia
pan. Korea, Manchuria and the is
lands of the coast of Asia is dimin-
iShng This is due ne calimed to
the fact that the competition of Jap
an in almost every line of manufact-
ure displacing American products.
He told the House of two inter-
views he had with Marquis Ito the
Gladstone of Japan.
Il remember well the conclusion
of our second interview" said Mr..
Mckinley. The marquis was speak
ing of the conclusions of the war
with Russia. When we get back those
million men from the armies in Man
churia and the ships on the sea,
he said, we are going to train them
in industrial and productive employ
ment of every kind. We are going
to send our bright young men into
the world to learn every trade and
craft and every kind of business sys-
tenn and some day we will be aole to
make good and products so cheaI
that you people of America will buy
them and so we prefer to keep our
labor at home
Il find that the words of the mar
quis have been more than made good
Japan has the most paternal govern
ment of any country in the world
and in any possible way the gov.
ernment is assisting in the promotion
of every form of manufacture. trade
and commerce
Mr.. Mckinley said he believed th6
Payne bin which admits 100000 tons
OF Philippine sugar to the United
states free Of duty is wise one. The
fears of the sugar producers of the
United States" he said, ARE ground
less and will remain so as long as the
United States is compelled to import
in the neighborhOOd of a million tons
of sugar annually"
He assured the House that Philip
pine tobacco can not compete seri'
ously I'm American markets with Am
erican tobacco and that the fears OF
Louisiana rice growers Of Philippine
competition were unfounded
If the Payne bill is made the Law
of the land" he said, lit should Sc
cure TO the American manufacturer
the trade OF the Philippines. Ant
thus the market of the Philippine is
lands under the provisions of thi'
bill should become a part of th'
great home market of the United
states
Claiming that the great coal op
orators of western Pennsylvania anC
Ohio, who, he said. now enjoy
monopoly markets, favor the recipro