The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-12-09
The Presidents Message.

ses fairly many of the vex'ng
questions now before the people.
II carries with ii recommendation
for economy In all lines that will
surely meet the views of the people
at present. We give below his
treatment of the criticisms on the
Payne tariff bill.
"The schedules of the rates of duty
IN the Payne tariff act have been
subjected to great deal of criticism,
some of it just. more of it unfound-
ed. and too much Misrepresentation.
The act was adopted in pursuance
of a declaration by the party which
is responsible for it that customs
hill should be a tariff for the pro-
lection of home industries, the
measure of the protection to De the
difference between abroad and the
cost of producing it at home
together with such addition to that
difference as might give a reason
able profit to the home producer
The basis for the criticism of this
tariff is that in respect to a number
of the schedules the declared
measure was not followed, but
higher difference retained or insert
ed by way of undue discrimination
in favor of certain Industries and
manufactures. Little, if any, OF
the criticism of the tariff has been
directed against the protective
principle above stated; but the
main body of the criticism has been
based on the charge that the attempt
TO conform to the measure OF
protection was not honestly and
sincerely adhered to.
"The time in which the tariff was
prepared undoubtedly was so short
as to make it impossible for the
congress and its experts to acquire
the information necessary strictly
IA conform to the declared measure.
I'm order to avoid criticism Of this
kind in the future and for the
purpose of more nearly conforming
to the party promise, congress at
Its last session made provision at
my request for the continuance OF a
board created under the authority
of the maximum and minimum
clause of the tariff bill, and
authorized this b oard to exPend the
money appropriated under my
direction for the ascertalnment OF
the cost of production at home and
abroad OF. the various articles in
cluded in the schedules of the tariff.
The tariff board thus appointed and
authorized has been dilIgent In
preparing itself for The necessary
Investigations. The hope of those
who have advocated the use of this
board for tariff purposes is that the
dVlsslion of the rate of a duty
Imposed shall become more OF
business question and less OF
political question, to be ascer aimed
by experts of long training and
accurate knowledge.
"The halt in business and the
shock TO business, due to the
announcement that new tariff bill
is to be prepared and put in
operation, will be avoided by
treating the schedules one by one
as occasion shall arise for change
in the rates of each, and only after
a report upon the schedule by the
tariff board competent to make
such report 1t is not likely that
the board will be able 10 make
report during the present session OF
congress on any of the schedules,
because a proper examination in
wolves an enormous amount of
detail and a great deal of care, but
/ hope to be able at the opening of
the new congress, or at least
during the session of that congress.
to bring to its attention the facts in
regard to those schedules in the
present tariff that may prove to
Seed amendment.