The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-28

sheeting, or ducking. or calico, or ging
ham, or the ordinary goods in common
use amongst the common people of the
country; and on the other hand. the
change to specific rates affords protec-
ton which cannot be ,evaded by the inn
porter and which will not be set aside
by the courts.
Why Changes Were Made.
1T happened after four years of the
operation of the Dingley law began
assessed by the appraisers in the Gus
toms house, and the courts set aside
these rates under a strict construction
of the language of the old law in such
way as to enable some hish-classed
and high-priced manufactures of cotton
to come in at the same rate as the very
cheap manufactures.
Certain Madras curtains with en-
broidered figures woven on top of
white cotton foundation as open as
cheese cloth, on which the tariff under
the old law was so per cent. were, by
decisions of the courts upon strict
construction Of the law, reduced to the
DUTY of plain white cotton cloth from
60 per cent ad val to 2 cent per square
yard In the class known to the trade
as voiles or Examines, which should re-
tail at from 81 to $1.50 per yard and
should have paid so per cent ad val,
we're by the court classified under an
other paragraph at So per cent ad VAL;
which was less than per cent ad val.
ITO correct these mistakes in the law
the rates in the new law were made
specific and the importers are still con-
tending against the strict construction
Of the new law, and are willing to re-
duce the amount of duty which they
pay without any thought Of reducing
the price to the consumer.
Upon these we have written the par
agraphs so that we believe the inn
nOrf0rQ aVQde them and that the
courts will not set them aside.
Rates on Hosiery.
"one other paragraph of the cotton
schedule was a source of great COM
plant while it was under consideration.
We raised the rates on hosiery valued
at not more than 81 per dozen pairs in
the country that they come from, from
so cents per dozen and 15 per cent ad
val. to 20 cents per dozen and Is per
cent ad val. On the next class, val
ued at than 81 and not less than
$1.50 per dozen pairs in the country
from so per cent per dozen pairs and
Is per cent ad val. to IS cents per dozen
pairs and 15 per cent ad VAL; and on
the next grade, valued at more than
$3.50 and not more than. 81 per dozen
pairs in the country they come from,
from 20 cents per dozen and Is per
cent ad val. to 80 cents per dozen and
Is per cent ad val
Upon all other hose no change in
the rate was made. and these changes
which 1 have named amount respec-
lively to cent and two-thirds, a cent
and a quarter, and a cent and two
thirds, on the classes that I have
named.
Keeping Out Foreign Goods.
ssThe reason for this change was
that American importers were going to
Germany and buying the raw material,
taking 1t to the mills there and con-
tracing for the knitting at the cheap
labor rates, and then taking the output
to a finishing mill and finishing them
up, boxing and labelling them to their
own houses in this country and ship
ping them in.
"Sixty-nine million pairs came from
Germany in the hfstyeight months of
the year that we were revising our
tariff, and American knitting mills
were standing idle, while the German
mills were running.
I'VE also raised the rate on mems
and boys cotton gloves from SO per
cent ad valorem to SO cents per dozen