New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18

whom were TO belong to the same party.
and gave them the power ana maue u
their duty to investigate the operation OF
the tariff, the comparative cost OF pro
duction at home and abroad ana IKE mat
tiers of importance In fixing the terms ol
n revenue measure, and required them 10
report 10 the Executive ana 70 Nonsres,S
when directed Several. not Vltal, ainenI-
ments were made in the Sen S1e ~, "n tSe
House. where because of the limiteo AURA, AURA,
ton OF the session, a comparatively snai'
minority were able TO prevent IT'S oecom-
e The Tariff Board.
On the failure of this bill. | took sucn
stems as I could 10 make the Tarln Boaro
I nd already appointed a satisfactory sun
stitute for the proposed tariff coilnisSi,UI,
An appropriation of S2ZoWV 10 Coh,iiIo
the work until June ~; ISL ai,sr nat TO
he applied to the board ] had appolnle9'
unless a tariff commission bil! was paS pass, !,
In this appropriation bill the non
tariff commission, if created ana appoihs, ~
was directed 10 make a report on Scheouee
X nv December !. Nll AccoralhsIE,
added two members TO the IaTlh boai
from the opposition party. ana dirSC'TyI
80 hosrd 10 mako report on Schedule Is
nv December next. The board ulIieIs ~ i.
no way from the tarin commission % :. ~
would have been except IN us dr,ysod nv
summon witnesses; and am adNlseu -.
the members Of the beard thai N,tno. Wv
this power. they have had no ol,nCui'5 D"
securing the information they qeslte' i,,.ee.
The board took some months 10 lhNe n
ticate the methods pursued in other couiss
tries in procuring information on ''' II
subjects and to organize us , Iotf he.
October 1910. its work OF investiSauon ~
gan With a force OF forty, that has ny ~
increased 20 eighty. In aodlu0n ~ o nd
glossary" which is near conpIeti,O;i, " IN.
other work connected with furnishing III III
Formation IN connection with the ehIoiCe
ment Of the maximum and MINIMUM l,o &c n
of The Payne tariff act ana IN Iesi at
the Canadian reciprocity meaSuie, " q" =,
tAn;ion has been especially drecteo ~
comparative cost under Schedule 5n, eo
and woollens). under Scheduie VI NPattor
and pulp and n rl rs SSnyuU on Schedule
NJ (pulp and paper has already neeh sen Ii
70 Congress Full reports on Wool any ~
cotton will be submitted 10 congress :,
Dscenher have also directed an inves
tigation into the metal and ieddhe, so' -,
ilies the results of which II Is hopeu Cdn =,
submitted TO- Congress sTr az their fe consaera
ton and legislative action II necessa'S
The President. after quoting from
report Of the Tariff Commission Associs'
ton commencing the work of the tarln
board. adds:
have thus reviewed the history OF me
movement for the establishment OF taI
IN commission, or board, IN 9[oeI ~ sarif,
making are to be found in the acqulIlns 80
accurate and impartial intormatlon ds 80 W
the effect Of the proposeo tdIlu Ci. az,
under each schedule before they are auot T.
"a and further TO show that II delay IN the
passage OF bill to amend schedule n S Sar
be had until December CONGRESS WIa5 e trT
ba IN possession Of q full ana sausld@'oiS
report upon the whole schedule
Terms of the Bill.
This brings me to the consideration o.
the terms Of the bill presented loi ny ah
yroval Schedule X is the most colppn
stAd schedule in the tarln " claSslhe.
raw wool With different rates for dlneIsa
classes. il affords the manufacturer Wn 10,
for the increased price Of the raw nlat tr "a
6E has "a use due 70 the re on raw Wool
and for the shrinkage that taxes pace u
securing the wool foT manufacture, anu 4,
owes him in addition, an ad valorem dut,
- rrotoct him against foreign conlpeuuoi
with cheap labor The usages which Pre-
vail in securing the wool, IN mdklnS III
warn and IN the manufacture or cloth pre-
sen, a complication of technical detail ma
nrevants any one not especially ln1Orme'
concerning wool growing and manutaetur'
from understandings tie scheduie o Sne I'M IN,
effect of changes in the various rates an'
PERCENTAGES.
IL there ever was q schedule that need
ed consideration and investigation am
elaborate explanation by experts betor
;ts amendment il is schedule x. Their
is WIDESPREAD belief that many rate
in the present schedule are too high an
arc in excess Of any needed protection
for the wool grower or manufacturer.
share this belief and have so stated II
several public addresses, But ! have n
sufficient data upon which ! can Judg
how schedule X ought to be amended o
how its rates ouuht to be reduced, u
order that the new bill shall furnish tn
proper measure OF protection and n
more. Nor have I sources OF inform alto
which satisfy me that the bill presento
h TO me for SIGNATURE will accomplish thl
resuIt. The parliamentary history OF tn
xEh,ll is not reassuriru upon this point
Twas introduced and passed in the Hous
as providing a tariff for revenue on
and with the avowed purpose OF depart
ina from, protective tariff policy
The rate Of duty on raw woods Of al
classes was changed from speclhc dut'
OF n cents pound 10 ~ per cent ad va
loren on the average for the importa
tons for the last two years this is re
duction from 4I2l per cent 10 ~ per cent
Rates on cloths were reduced IN the BIZ
from the present average duty of 9IY pc
cent TO 20 per cent, and on wearing ap
Tarel from 81 81 per cent 10 40 per cent
The bill was defeated in the Senate ant
SO was a substitute introduced "a pro
lection measure. The proposed substitute
fixed the duty on raw wool rrst class,
81 per cent. and on second class of carpe
wool at 10 per cent and on cloths at 6
Per cent. and one wearing apparel AZ tn
same rate. on reconsideration conpro
mise measure was passed b. the Senat
which was n compromise between th'
Hcrse bill and the Senate substitute b'll
ana in which the rate on first class woo
wss fixed at 81 PER cent on carpet woo
&c yer cent and on cloths and wearing ap
parel * ger cent. In conference between
the two houses the rate on all classes o
Jaw wool was eti%ed at p per cent, THU
reT cent ss fixed I'm the House bill. and o
70 per cent as fixed in the senate bill. Thu
conference rate on cloths and wearing ap
parel was fixed at 80 per cent. No evt
dence as 20 the cost Of production here o.
abroad was published. and the compromis
amendment in the Senate vas adopted
without reference to or consideration by {
committee.
Not Clear in Principle; Effect Uncertain
do not mention these facts TO critics'
the method Of preparation OF the bill; bu
J must needs refer n them TO show tha
the Congressional proceedings make avail
able for me no accurate or scientifically
acquired information which enables me Il
ure OF protection promised IN the platform
on which I was elected.
Without sny investigation Of which tn,
details are available. an sVowed tariff
for-reVenue and anti protection bill il
hy compromise blended with professec
protection bill. Rates between those o
the two bills ere adopted ard passed. ex
cept that in some important instances
rates are fixed in the compromise at
figure higher, and in others at figur,
lower. than we're originally fixed IL
either House. The principle followed II
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