The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-12
Conduct of Progressive
Leaders Held Up as
Contemplate.

+ considerable falling of In the valpe
I or the imports OF rubber manufact-
dres. owing largely TO the fact that
3 the american manufacturers were
American market for autornobffe
tires and TO the fart that to OF tie
most imports akcrs OF tires
0lchelln and the Continental Coruparly-
Transferred their plants for ne SIM
ply Of their American market 10 the
United States
When the tariff bin reached the FL
nance Committee 70 was stated to rs bv
the Treasury experts who rad bcea as
signed by the President TO assist the
committee in the preparation Of amend
ments. mat II was extremely desirable
that The rates OF duty imposed by para
graphs 40, fZZT. 455, and ass OF the
House BIZ on the miscellaneous manu-
facturers Of various materials should be
lag manufactures In other parts OF the
bill
Expert Urges Increase
The statements Of facts that led to
the unanimous conclusion OF the FL
nance Committee and the conference
committee TO recommend an increase OF
duty on The articles named In para
graph f63 were clearly set forth in a
letter or Judge Sharretts 10 me.
The committee found that If the de-
sired uniformity was obtained by max
> per cent THIS would nave involved a
loss OF TeVenue-based upon the imp0Tua-
tons Of lslt-0r more Than half a mill
lion dollars Therefore, they decided to
cent.
IL was uot believed, nor do believe,
that this rate was IN any case excessive.
Take the case Of rubber u1auutaCtlI-e-s.
for instance While IL is true that 80
per cent was ample for protective pur-
poses I1r q large class Of goods, the
articles which we're principally imported
under these paragraphs we Of a char
acter which would not be burdened-
even from the standpoint Of a revenue
Lari1f-Dy du Of 5 per cent
The principal ImDOrrati0D5 Of rubber
man Iaclures covered by these various
p1r1ETa phs were rubber dolls, rubber
TOYS, druggists supplies, fancy articles, Z
and novelties Of various kinds. The inn
position of an extra duty Of 8 PEI. cen- /
would certainly not be hardship 90
ans. one Interested in these articles
lE hen F-e consider that the AVERAGE rate
upon all articles imported into The
the De1Eilb1r1ood OF q per cent, Ger
taiuIv - ger cent could not be an eE-
cessIve rate In this case from any stand {
point
Indictment Of Insurgents.
In the tariff discussions Of other
days. the advocates Of the protective
policy have usually been called 10
meet ia debate men with convictions
on the Embellishments OF char
acrer- whose theories OF government I
differed completely from those held
bF Republican PrOtectlCnLsts-nnen {
who had some regard Tor the accuracy
OF their statements ana some EnOWl- {
edge OF the subjects they discussed
Nrw. attacks upon a Republican
President and Republican measures are
led bv men whose political existence
depends upon their Capacity--and TO
This there seems 60 be no limit-for
uiSrepre and the ignorance
this little group OF men. very small In
number. has arroEateG 90 itself the
leadership OF the progresslves, and its
members pirate about the treatment Of
the tariff IS moral question Very
trslly- yours
NELSON ". ALDRICHr