The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-12-08


IRE 49, nos folIomna. nus . -.
aaassenes Retained o. inserted -
way o. undue Discrimination n =.
TOR OF certain iadastv.ss and uann.
facturer.
Little. II any. Of The criticism ..
the tariff haa been directed aw.ln.s
TIE protective principle above st..ea
oat tie main sody Of he criticism
nas been based Or the eharxa 10.
TIE attempt 10 conform. 20 TIE ru~m.-
IRE of protection waa rot honem*lw
and sincerely adhered 20.
Tariff Beard.
The time in which The t.rtr -.
prepared undoubtedly Wa % mno-s
- 10 make Il impossible for the Coz
grsss and Its experts 10 acquire the
information necessary strictly 10 eon~
form 10 the declared measure In
order 10 avoid criticism Of rhss Kind
In The future and for the ourpos. NJ
more nearly conforming 10 the oartx
promise. Congress n Its last session
made provision at my request for
the continuance Of q board created
under the authority Of the maximum
and minimum clause OF the tariff bill,
ana authorized this board To exnena
the money appropriated under nv
direction for the ascertaInrnen. NJ
the cost OF production at home and
abroad OF the various articles ineYud-
ed In the schedules OF the tarsr. The
tarin board thus appointed and au-
thorized has been diiigent In pre-
pairing Itself for the necessary in
vestigations. The hope of those who
nave advocated the use or this board
Tor tariff purposes Is that the oues-
tlon or the rate OF a duty imposed |
snail become more of a business
question and less OF a political oues- /
tlon, TO be ascertained by experts of /
long training and accurate knowI- /
edge. The halt in business and the
shock to business due to the an
nouneement that a new tariff bin Ia
TO be prepared and put in operation
Will be avoided by treating the
schedules one by one as occasion
snail arise for change In the rates
oI eacn and only after a report up-
On the schedule by the tariff board
competent to make such report.
1t Is not likely that the board will
Do able to make report during the
present session of Congress on any
'r the schedules, because a proper
involves an enormous {
mount OF detail and a great deal of :
are, but | hope to be able at the 8
opening OF the new Congress. or at 6
east during the session Of that Con- /
'ress' TO bring to its attention the t
acts in regard to those schedules in ]
ne present tariff that may prove to {
ICED amendment.
The Inquiries which the members -
L the tariff board made during the >
asst summer into the methods pur- .
ued by other governments with ref =
renee to the fixing of tariffs and the :
termination of their effect upon :.
'ade show that each government :,
an office or bureau, the of =
GERS and employees of which have !.
Iade their life work the study of
lrlr matters, Of foreign and home
rices and cost of articles imported ti
nd the effect of the tariff upon o.
ade, so that whenever a change is n
fought to be necessary In the tarifr al
W this office is the source of the es
ost reliable information as to the u
'opriety of the change and its eff in
ct. o,
[ am strongly convinced that we th
Led in this government just such u
office and that it can be secured al
making the tariff board already re
pointed a permanent tariff COM
ission. to
| recommend that Congress estab- to
n commission to determine 'as
rly as practicable a comprehensive tn
licy for the organization, mobi1i- wi
ton and administration of the co
gular army, the organized militia in
d the volunteer forces In the event FIR,
war. on
Need for Additional Officers. an
One Of the great difficulties In the ~.
ompt organization and mobiliza- of
+ h,
the absence Of competent Offices
the rank OF captain TO teach the
W army, by the unit of the COM
ny, the business Of being soldiers
i of taking care of themselves so
to render effective service. This
I'd of army officers can only be
'plied by provisions of law author
1g the appointment of a great
nber of army officers than are
'ded to supply the commands of
ular army troops now enlisted in
service.
n order that the militia of each
te should be properly drilled and
de more like the regular army,
ular army officers should be de-
ed to assist the Adjutant-General
each State in the supervision of
State militia. But this is i'm
sible unless provision liz made by
lgress for a very considerable in