Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-24

sometimes as a board of experts on the
tariff. This is hardly a correct descrip-
ton. 1t would be impossible to secure
a board all the members of which had
expert knowledge upon all the subjects
of the tariff, for the fourteen or fifteen
schedules are very broad in their scope
and include much of what is manufac-
tured or produced in the world. Indeed,
it is by no means clear that 1t would be
of advantage to have in the board it.
self men who are experts upon the max
ing and sale of particular articles mem
toned in the tariff. 1t is far better to
have in the board men who are in the
habit OF making investigations, who are
in the habit Of calculating costs, who are
in the habit of digesting and analysing
great collections of evidence and reduc-
ing them TO intelligent conclusions which
may be stated for the benefit Of those
who intend to use them. That Is the
profession of trained economists, and
therefore l put at the head OF this board
Prof Henry c. Emery, upon the recon-
mendation OF the presidents OF num-
Der of universities who were consulted.
Mr.. Alvin Sanders was the editor OF the
Breeders Gazette, a man of the highest
standing, who had devoted his life to the
study of the agricultural Interests or this
country, while Mr.. Reynolds had been
four years an assistant secretary OF the
treasury under Mr.. Roosevelt in charge
of customs, and had become very TAMIL
lar with the operation OF the existing
tariff and its construction. To these thNee
| added Professor Page OF the University
of California, and then OF the University
OF Virginia, a well-known economist with
the same general standing as that or Pro-
lessor Emery; and Mr.. W. NJ. Howard
a former democratic congressman from
Georgia and admittedly one of the ablest
and fairest members Of the half dozen
congresses in which he served. The
makeup of the board insures nonpartisan
action, The truth Is, that with the eX-
ception of Mr.. Howard and OF Mr.. Rey-
noIds, the board may be said to have
no political affiliations at all
Highest Intelligence and Ability
The board is a board of the highest
Intelligence and ability, and well qualified
by their experience TO act as investigators,
tnalyzers Of evidence, and judges of is
sues OF fact. They are under instructions
! 10 draw their conclusions without respect
their effect, and venture to say that
there is no board in the country less
ikely to be influenced by political or
| other improper consider atoms than the
| tariff board as II is now constituted Even
the attacks made upon it, prompted by
the heat of political controversy and i'm,
patience at my vetoes, can not turn II
/ from a judicial attitude toward all CUES
tons that it is now considering.
In preparation for this work, Prof
Emery visited Europe and devoted very
considerable time to consultation with bu
reaus IN Germany, In Austria, and II
other countries In which similar bureaus
! We're engaged In this same work II,
made full report to the secretary o.
the treasury, and, proceeding upon thes,
/ lines OK experience which were pointed GU
by the reports Of these foreign bureaus
the board has organized an office il
> which they employ eighty persons, O
: whom many are technical experts in IN
investigations that they are making an,