The San Francisco call., 1909-03-23
DECLARE PAYNE
BILL CHALLENGE
TOATRADEWAR
House Minority Democrats Say
Tariff Measure Crude
and Sectional
ReyiSiOns Proposed TO Increase
the Revenue Severely
Arraigned

WASH ENGTON, March 22.-That the
p payne tariff bin viii increase the cost
uf living. that ii is crude, indefinite,
-. sectional and prohibitiye; and that It is
an open challenge 10 trade war with
every other nation, are some OF the
. criticisms Of that measure made by
the democratic members Of the ways
and means committee in the minority
report submitted 10 the house by
Minority Leader Champ Clark today
The report is a severe arrai gnment
.if the revision which the Payne bill
proposes. The countervailing duty pro-
visions for coffee ana petroleum. the
maximum and minimum features. the
cuban reciprocity clause. the woolen.
glass agriculture and sugar schedules
arc bitterly attacked
Declaring that tariff is a tax paid
ry Tile consumer and that the only
legitimate function Of a tariff is u
raise revenue 10 supply the needs Of
the government, the minority members
.insist that instead OF an increase Of
taNes- er q new issue OF bonds, the
-0rrecC remedy forfhe growing defci-
-eacT In the revenues is q reduction OF
rle expenses Of government.
PREDICT HARDSHIP
Continuing. tie report says:
lla whole maximum and minimum
.rariG scheme as set forth in the PAYNE
nill enables foreign countries 10 force
as 70 raise the rates Of the Payne
schedule 20 per cent. which would. after
making ample allowance for all reduc-
lions I'm The PAYNE bill increase our
tarlG rates on the average much above
- the rates OF The Dingley law. 4 pros
pecr which VIII bring sorrow and dis
may 20 the great BODY OF the people
he are most heartily IN favor OF
such maximum and minimum tariff as
Viii enable our government 10 nego-
rate tarin arrangements by making
'9rcessions 70 other governments. By
reducing the rates OF our statute when
such other countries viii make equally
valuable concessions 10 Us. but as il
!. stands. the maximum and minimum
tarih plan Of the Payne bin IS an open
challenge 10 a trade war with every
. Qther nation on earth Il IS seeking
.tz1aoe with club or meat ak
- -Zle bin is in many respects crude.
5soe6lite. sectional and prohibitive. It
seems 20 Us from our examination,
5U-hiCh was necessarily hasty that on
~ whole IL increases the cost OF liv-
SAYS FARMER WILL SUFFER
3. The report maintains that the tariff
- arrangement with the Philippines
should be considered in separate
g1 essure and not ia the general tariff
~
rIonsl one is based largely on the cot
.-rtIn- schedule.
The treatment OF the farmer by this
#%l is aiong the same lines as have
acterized republican methods IN the /
east SAYS Tie report He gets prac- I
l.cally no relief. and the laborer and +
TEQ6ucer have greater burdens imposed
lpcl them.
The standard oil company Is as hand 4
tFouelv cared for II the Payne bill as in
-tle Dinglev bilI." the report continues +
:, and by reason OF the provision in para
:Rraph 62l. popularity known as the
-90ker' continues 10 be protected by z
tst5n duVy OF SO per cent. which enables
g % dominate and exploit the American
larket and 10 levy tribute upon the
.....sn he tax on Tea IS also attacked. the
.eirn being made that the s. GOO, 600 :
Nnich II is proposed 10 raise by impos-
5ng q duty on tea represents the amount
~ which the cost OF living viii be IN
. creased by this tax.
:. .-f5-iticism Is made of the metal sched- 4
..r Ls,-snd II is contended that hides hav- 4
& been placed On the free list the duty
~ leather, shoes. harness and other
iesrher manufactures should also Be re 4
sn01red.
= severe arraignment OF the wool ana
sfis@r schedules is made.