New-York tribune., 1910-12-18
LODGE FAvORS REVISION
Advocates Tariff Changes Seized.
uie by Schedule.
FOR PERMANENT BOARD
Approves Purpose, but Not the
Method, Proposed by Cummins
Still a Protectionist.
EFrcn The Tribune Bureau.

washington. Dec r7-Senator Lodge. in a
brief but forceful speech to-day. declared
himself in favor of the purpose of the Cum
rnins resolution. paving the way,for tariff
revision, schedule by schedule or subject by
subject.
Although approving the purpose. he did
rot approve the method proposed by the
Curnmins resolution. holding that the House
is already in the habit Of adopting special
rules 10 cut off amendments TO measure
under consideration. making It unnecessary
10 pass a 5oint resolution To attain this end
IIe believed that change of the Senate
rules would meet the difficulty and that
there would be no obstacle in the way of
making such an alteration. the prece-
dent has been established by the Senate in
the discussion Of many measures
Senator Lodge also advocated strongly the
establishment OF a permanent commission
20 gather information for the guidance of
Congress in revising the tariff. In no
other way he said. can We get informa
ton or which Congress can legislate which
viii carry conviction to the legislators and
10 the country. The crying need is for some
government board of experts who can make
2 scientific and disinterested investigation
He added that in his experience with five
tariff revisions he had observed that they
dustTies OF the country, that they had in
,ariahly disturbed business conditions and
that in each case they had been ruinous to
the party undertaking them I'VE have
now had another revision he added. We
have not benefited business and we had had
the usual result. The time has come when
we NAV no longer lag behind other great
commercial nations which have adopted the
idea Of E tariff board
Senator Lodge also said that he had not
changed his views with regard to protection
an economic doctrine ard he believed
that a scientific study of tariff conditions
h the proposed board would hear out the
wisdom Of that policy
Tariff stability" he declared. sis the
hest gift that the business interests can re-
ceive, while nothing is so bad as insta-
hility"
Nr Hepburn of Idaho. announced un-
yielding opposition 10 the Cummins resolu-
ton and TO all. efforts at piecemeal re
vision.
we want no expert body of pencil men
20 tell us what 10 do" he said, adding that
there was no telling where such d system
would lead He then expressed apprehen-
sion that The '-hne spun scheme might
bring about = revision of the wool sched-
ule because tho manufacturing states want
wool treated raw material. Then. re-
ferrins 10 tho talk af foreign competition
Mr.. Heyhurn declared that such talk was
Jesorted 20 for purposes of coercion. We
co not want 10 call in the Hessans-the
Germans and the French. he said hut
o,lr own people can do all that is necessary
The tariff commission IF this country
should he the markets, the people them
Eelves. engaged in their business func-
tons
The resolution was left on the table for
further discussion
The Senate passed the urgent deficiency
hili. CARRYING an appropriation of s5ea.el0
for the continuation of work on the dry.
dock ~ she BROOKLYN navy yard and an
ar1r7rapristios1 for the salaries of the judges
nS the Commerce Court The omnibus
claims hill vas amended by the adoption
II The addition of The proviso that not more
than - per cent Of any claim is 10 he de-
voted to the payment Of attorneys fees
ard that the fees are 10 he passed on by
. 4he Probate Court of the District of Co
lurnhia The hill viii he taken: up for
further consideration on Monday.