The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-25
POWERS OF YHB TARIFF BOARD
cUNURRss LEADERS PROPOSE TO
ENLARGR FHEM.

tnsvtsy % hMSsgsixaas the Csst 90
Ppa@1sehu1 90 c1s@e amt Nhpsaa and
% 9sap A@1lntlan fSs Tariff nevistna.
WAsHrSuroN. April sa-ThAt the powers
Of me sxis1inR Tariff Board viii D. -
oroadehed a. % give that body authOrtty
% mAhs snesAatvs Investigations into
cost % proStaotiOn here and in foreign
countries n as lr~d 90 q result % recent
conferences between senate and House
leaders. The "-ariR commission plsn-
was . bona % oonasntion bsewssE the
regulars and the insurgents during the
hght On the ASigiGh-PAyus hv A com-
promise va effected satisfactory only
In part % ne Insurgents In shs form %
ne Tariff BOARD that 10 nuw opsvafing
under the direction % President Taft
In . rsesae meMAAas N COaGFwB the
President aaksd fer an AppropriAeion
Of S2sO Oo0 "a enable The Tariff Board IN
continue lea Inquiries. Announcement
hAs already been made by Representative
Tawuey. chairman % the House Com
nitrss on Appropriation. and Rspre~en-
zsiveEwalssr l. smith. OnS az the Hoa@s
leaders. who h Q memter az tho COMMITTEES
On Appropriatioa =. that the ssnndry civil
ban nov beng framed viii Aush0viEe the
APPROPRIATED desired by the Presidenf
In addition is will broaden the powers ~
the board % such an extsnt. In the opin-
ion u Republicans. a. 70 hay down the
AgitAtion against the tariff lac.
II present plans ers carried out the
Administrator viii authorize at the be-
ginning Of the new fiscal year tho most
comprehsn -tve inquiry into onst Of pro-
duction that has ever been undertakes
by the Government. The inquiry viil be
begun in this country and touch every
industry affected By the more important
schedules u the tariff Law AfssP the
Investigation has been concluded here
it viii BE- extended to foreign countries
with a view of making comparisons for
uss in future rsvisions u the tar.
President Taft does not look for an
other general revision Of the tariff before
the expiration % hIs tsrm on March 4
ISia- There "a q fair pro~psct. however.
u piscsmeal revision along esrtain lines.
dsp%ndenE upon contemplated invesea-
cations by the tariff board. In some
% hia sg.ss chss the Pre~idsns has sx-
pressed the Opsnion that certain features
Of thu tariff law are not a. he woald have
them. but that the law an . whole 10 q
good one and was the best obtainabls
under the circumstances
In mn criticisms Of the Ia - the Presi-
dent has addrexsssi himself 20 the wool
schsduls- IL q the und erstanding nere
that the nrst inquiry TO be made oy the
tariff board under is enlarged authority
wiIl be into the wooilsn industry. PrSsrnt
plans call for the smpbovmeut 90 az
perts in getting &C the facts r~tati ~ 20
the cost % wool producssSn in this country
a. compared with tbs cost abroad
Tho existing tariff board was created
by tho Prestdsnt under the authority %
Section % the tariff Law. which provides
for the Impoaition % a ma ximum tariff
on the prodncts u countrtes THAI unduiy
discriminate agAinst tho products Of the
United States. In making inquiries to
determine what countries are discrimi-
mating agnInat the United States the
President AUTHORISED 20 -empioy such
persons a. may b required Undsv
thls authority the President bSlisvsd he
would bs ahts TO collect information that
would hs useful 20 Congreas hereastmr
IN revising thu tariff.
The advooAseM of tariff commission
plan. however. have continued the Agi-
tAfion. and the leaders believe that II such
board 10 created the demand for rN-
vision will ns silenced until the GoveTn-
mef1f mas sECtAreu tull lnIoGutAf1On On
the sabJscs. The provision IN the s'Indry
civil bSll wlIl specifically authorize IN
quiries INTO cost Of production. There
| u - least q probability THAI the b0agci
viii BE- gwen inquisitOriAl powsrA- That
il 10 say 10 vii b. cloth~d with aaTthoF-
~ 70 summon Witneaaes and compel
the prodtlction % books and Dapsrs q
it considers snch . course desirable IN
gwen cAses.
During the consideration % the tArin
bill q year % two ago SenatoF Aldrich
opposed the creAfion Of a tariff CON-
MISSION. 10 - tho undarW anding thar
he Will Inferpuss no obteCaion to the
tariff board provision Of the -sIndry ctvfl
bill. 10 fAct "a .s a&id thar Mr. Algarich
mas informed the House. leaders that Il
they are disposed Co enlarge the powers
q the tAriH board ~ PROPOSED Il wall
meet no objection in the senate 80 far ~
he - concerned.
The proposed broadsning Of the scope
of the Tariff Board may b@ the baAis Of q
beet@r understanding SstWesn the IN
surxrnss and the regulars. The Payne
Adrlch tariff law - AZ ths boetom % the
pFes-nt discunteus and dtNspnmaon In the
party and Republican leaders ac<n0wls dep
thar II the eWo factions are % Do hrUu9me
togseber IN any way for the fan eAegei1@M
10 must be- through co@S~zBsnus On TIM
QUESTION. Il 10 likely that Pre~sdenf Tan
on his forthcoming Western "trip viii have
aomething 90 sHy On the future woFk Of the
TariH Board and tho machinery whlch
&c aforcis for calleeting accGwats informn-
ton on which tho tariff rgvistons % the
ftreparu NAV b0 haNsnd