The Sentinel=record., 1910-02-13


cnee is, and whether it was recognized
in the change of all the duties down.
ward.
Particularly was shis the case ON
the materials that enter into the man
ufacture of paper and paper itself.
The reduction on print paper from
Sc to 1915, or about 81 per cent.
There was real difference of opin-
ion on the question of fact whether
the new duty correctly measured the
difference in the cost of production
OF print paper abroad and print paper
here. 1t affected the counting rooms
Of the newspapers of the country and
invited the attention of the newspa-
per proprietors who had associated
themselves together like other inter.
ests for the purpose of securing a re-
duction of the tariff The failure to
make larger reduction showed it.
self clearly in the editorial columns of
a great number of newspapers, what.
ever their party prediction.
The amount of misrepresentation
to which the tariff bill in its effect as
a downward revision bill was sub
jected has never been exceeded in
this country, and it will doubtless take
the actual operation of the tariff bill
for several years to show to the coun.
try exactly what the legislation and
It's effect are.
1T Is perhaps too early to institute
the fairest comparisons between the
Payne-Aldrich bill and the bill which
preceded il, but the Payne-Aldrich bill
has been in operation now for six
months and figures are at hand from
which we may make reasonable in.
ference, first as 10 whether II is a re-
vision downward, and, second, as to
It's capacity for producing revenue, for
1t must be borne in mind the passage
of the law was demanded not only
for the purpose of changing rates N
their effect upon the industries of the
country, but also for the purpose of
increasing the revenues and the sue
cess of the measure is to be Judged by
its results in both these respects.
The bureau of statistics is author
ity for the statement that during the
first six months of the opening of the
Payne law which has just ended, the
average rate of duties in all dutiable
imports was 21.09 per cent ad valor-
en-. The average rate of duty paid
on all imports for the same six
months for the four preceding years
under the Dingley law was 240
This would show that the reduc-
tion in the Payne law is 2.s4 per
cent of tine value of the goods, or that
the reduction below the previous tar
lift rates is ~ per cent, showing
downward revision OF this extent in
those goods which are dutisble But
this is not all
Under the Payne law SIG per cen.
of the gross imports OF the last six
months have been entered free, while
under the four years preceding for
the same six months the free iist
amounted to 1915 per cent of the
total importations. so there was only
a reduction of duty on duttsble I'M.
ports OF about II per cent, but also
encouragement OF about the same per
centage OF the free list.
For the production of revenue. the
law is even more OF an Improvement
en- the Dingley bill. During the six
months that the Payne tariff was In
force. from August 10 the night OF
amounted to sl66.002, s56,54. Under
the Wilson-Gorman tariff the semi-an.
nual average was s130,265.S4l9O. iUn.
der the Dingley tariff the semisannua
average was $130265,4S1.84.
Under the wilson tariff the MONTH,
average was slS.S57,9S7.65. Under
the Dingley tariff the monthly aver
age was s21,71O.97S.65. while under the
Payne tariff the monthly average has
been s27,677742.75, or 100 per cent
greater than the monthly average un
der the Wilson bill and 26 per cent
greater than the monthly average un
der the Dingley tariff.
'iOf course as the country increases
in population the customs receipts IN
crease, but even considering the pop
ulation, the increase in the tariff re
ceipts has been marked. Under the
Wilson tariff the average annual Gus
toms receipts per capita were $2.3S;
under The Dingley tariff, 1923, whilt
under the Payne tariff they are 1871
For the six months that the Payne
tariff has been in force, the total re
ceipts. both customs and internal rev
enue have been $32.Ss9 231.s1. while
the disbursements have been 1882. 1888.
2S3. 1S, showing that tn oxnenditura.