The sun., 1910-05-07
PROVIDES FOR TARIFF BOARD
SEA-. .OOO TO GET INFORMATION
ron THE PRESIDENT.

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WASHINGTON. May s.--The sundry civil
appropriation bill. reported 10 the House
of Representatives to-day. contains a
paragraph lsgAliEinE the tarid board
aud obtaining through that agency
ol all Information a. 90 the differences N
cost bstWeen all articles prOduced a.
hone and abroad. This provision gives
the tariH board broad powers Of investiga-
iion. By Western members Il 10 expected
10 60 a long way toward ailsncing criti-
cisms u the new tariff law made in middle
Western States
Ths text Of tho provision was prepared
by Representative Tawney of Minnesota.
chairman OF tho House Appropriations
COMMITTEES. u auihOuyes tbs President
to appoint a tariff board. and he may
also employ under hts personal direction.
or under the direction and supervision Of
such tariff board. such compstsnt experts
in the business aud methods Of cost Keep
ing and such clerical aud other personal
services in the District Of Columbia,
travelling and other incidental expenses.
a. may he necessary In the work 0f said
tariH board: and the work Of the said az
perts engaged in such investigations and
the compensation Of all such persons.
whether employed permanently or tenn
porarily. shall be fHsd by the President:
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information classified. tabulaisd. aud
arranged Tor his use in recommending
10 Congress such changes or notifications
In any existing tarih duties a. he may deem
necessary 10 prevent undue discrimina-
ton in favor Of or against any Of the prod
uc,s Of the United states. t2sOOO'
In explaining the provisions Of the
paragraph Mr. Tawney said:
The Republican party. in ita last
national platform. declared 'uneauivo-
cally for the revision OF the tariff by a
special session Of Congress Immediately
folloNing the Inauguration of the neEt
President' The party also declared that
ia all tariff legislation the true principle
OG protection ia hest maintained by the
imposition Of such duties a. will eqIalise
the differences between the cost Of pro-
duction at home and abroad. tOge.her
with a reasonable profit TO American in
dustry' There was more time given 20
the work Of ascertaining the cost ~ DTo-
duction IN preparing the Payne bill than
there was IN the preparation Of the pre-
ViOus tariff bill. but the methods used IN
preparing all previous tariff bills had 10
be followed. because none Jther was avail
able
For this reason the rate Of duty In
some cases may not correctly represent
the declared principle OF Republican pro-
lection; that is. Il may be more and Il
NAV be less than the difference In the
cost Of production. To this fact more
than 10 any other may he attributed prac-
tically all % the dissatisfaction with the
pavne aW.
IL was 10 remove these dihioultiaa In
the future and also 90 enable the Preai-
dent N enforce the maximum and mini
mum provisions that Congress authoriged
him TO obtain information az 20 tariff dis-
ordinations and also Information con-
cerning tho cuet Of production az hOtne
and abroad. A. interpreted by the Preai-
dent in hia annual message 10 Congress-
Nln HAM nov NAAANINNHA uANu 70 NNIuEN
information AZ to the cost 81 the prOdiic-
tion ~ such goods IN this country and the
cna, ~ their production In iOreign ooun-
tries ln executing this authority. the
President has appointed a tariff beard
Az the extra sesaion Of this Congress We
appropriated sI5.Ooo Tor this purpose.
This amount 10 available only during the
current fiscal year.
The WORK Of the tariff board will bs
largely snneTvisorv The number con.
stitItinR the board i not, therefore.
20 material Ths authority 10 as=ei-t
experiS qualified bY exnerience n obtain
accurate information in this country and
foreign countries reEDecting the cost Of
nruduction a. the pla1e OF production
and the cost 20 ths consumer A. the place
of cossumution IL Of grea' imnortance
-No tariff commission could lEWfullv
ACCOMPLISH more than this provision will
enable tbe President. through a tariff
board 10 do
II is ceTfa ain that the proposed appro-
priattou of i2SO. .OO0 for the tariH board
will ha opposed by the entire minority
side Of the House.
We will fight that provision 10 a fnish.
said Representative Underwood Of Ala
hama. one Of the Democratic leaders.
TO-DAY We are heartily IN favor Of q
straight tanh commission 10 obtain the
facts aboui the coat Of production IN
foreign countries and other important
details relating 20 tho tArin But We will
never consent 10 the establishment Of a
hoard TO gather this information for the
ar,ta i.snaHf ~ The EV@rtifive