The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-25

IZcial TO The Tribune.
Jan q. = Senator
<0ot Of Utah appeared today In the role
X1drich's mcgaphone once more. He was
! forward TO oppose revision of the tariff
..eduic by schedule and TO outline the
uments that will be used against this
Nhile the Smoot speech occupied only
irfy minutes. it revealed the inten-
ns of those Republicans who will rally
the support of the present tariff bill
L speeches OF Smoot and Cummins IN
Hted the future line OF cleavage be-
Zen the conservative and progressive
Inents OF the Republican party, Cum
n9 pointedly referred 10 this phase OF
Mutation.
moot addressed the senate on the
I1mIns joint resolution which, ii adopt
will commit congress TO revision
Iedule by schedule. In the earlier stages
his address he was interrupted by Sem
~ McCumber who asked why revision
/edulc by schedule was not feasible.
Eumber is Smoot's colleague on the
nee committee and had large share
framing the tariff law.
4 Conservative Plea Framed.
The chief argument prepared by the
drich wing and given 10 the world to-
u by the senator from Utah seems 10 be
out as follows:
fariff schedules arc intricately core
I'D. To change one schedule without
[efence to allied schedules Will produce
|aw Inconsistent with itself, inharmo-
1ns. Ill working and, therefore, men
+ 10 tile prosperity of the country.
The tariff act" said Mr.. Smoo;, sis a
mplete whole. II is not made UP Of
dependent integral parts, but all are so
ierwoyen that change in any of them
IEhf disastrously disarrange parts In
Uerent schedules.
TO determine the amount of duty each
<icle might be taxed. the cost of the
1ferIals entering into the fabrication is
essential element AS the cost of ma
[IRls 10 the manufacture is increased
Increased by changing the duty there
4 II follows that a commensurate
made to maintain the proper equili-
Ium between the materials used and
articles fabricated.
Would Wreck Industries, He Says.
Schedule by schedule revision would
I1ble sections OF this country not in
{estsd directly in particular industry
|comoine and destroy the industry. with
chance left 10 consider the justice of
reduction OF the duties on articles
Eessary ior use In the process of manu-
ELure In that industry.
schedule by schedule revision is a plan
feparate industries which are so cor
lied that the tariff on one affects the
Her- Such a system VIII result in the
ftruction OF our industries and the
az principles OF protection"
4nrlng his speech Snoot was several
"fs made the target of witty GOSH
oy Senator Bailey
Elosing his speech, the Utah senator
Vision.
accept the challenge" said Mr.. Cum =
re. and am preT'ared TO say that |
eve that the division here outlined
constitute the issue Of the future" "
] Says Farmers Are Safe.
heferring to the fear expressed tina, the
frests of the farmers would be i'm
|,ien oS piecemeal legislation. Cummins
~ inc Tine never would come when
3lculture would not be the dominant
<prest III the majority OF states, render
~ certain that agricultural products
,CSr would be Disseminated against in
matter OF legislation.
~. fIint Of California called attention
loe iact that in the last revision oi
tariH Dir, Cummins had voted 10 put
Rnsit on the free list. This, he said
ru'a nave destroyed the asphalt inter
ns In his state.
-. Eummins said lie had not felt un
oolish'ons to place such a tariff
nSphait as would permit the shipping
Ieop.lalt across the continent in orde
q Wotect California industry