Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-04-28
Washington
FREE LIST COMES
TO HOUSE BACKED
BY The MAJORITY
Position of Republicans on the
Tariff Question Assaulted
In Report on the
Measure.

Washington, April 2O.-The majority
report of the ways and means commit
tee on the so-called farmers free list
bill submitted to the House today by
Chairman Underwood is a merger of
democratic political argument and an
.alysis of the proposed. duty exemptions.
The report shows hat the bill would
reduce the tariff revenue $40, 0l6,4 95.
based on the Importation for the last
fiscal year, an amount described as
"incOnsiderable in comparison with the
great saving and advantages to our
people with the additions to the free
list provided for"
Quoting President Taft's recent Can
adian reciprocity speeches, the report
seeks to convey the impression that the
administration is convinced that pro-
tectivc tariff rates are too high.
Quotes Presidents Words.
In several public addresses" it says,
he. Uhe presidcut) has admitted that
tariff rates are too high, that such
rates have resulted in excessively high
prices felt especially in the Increased
cost Of living which now bears heavily
on our people. and that they have not
received the long promised benefits of
domestic competition under high pro-
tective duties
Referring to the presidents statement
that tho republican party had modi-
GeG is tariff policy 50 as TO limit II tOr
Pc I"909 20 p'9,Lltlo 49, I'G ~ oLrnod
80 y W. pio"", 49, InoHt rht TTnito5
49, " ,-,o4,,n ,a,,,rt
~. e''"~~' ''N
"This is a confession, as was the re-
publican platform Of 1908, that the
E'oI'J " rs" 49,, $50 IS @
iorIh' oy, tle tENuolICaI pIttN MAJ
pLohSn G1Mn Id WINK ",IJtiS ~.
SuoC9 "HI,i P'L5 utoi' t1I I'ortT
pSCh AJStG'Su ~ ,nI ,'IIn "i'T -
Stiuci us G,U,.rIna' "t"I 49,
tt"s'9 L~'rT- go
ied"ofldDIe P"""'" NOM 'A' I'oi'''
Extreme Protection Scored.
Again the report declares;
The Canadian reciprocity agreement
now belore me fioGSe - d tco6na'Ipl
on lhC par 81 t'c ""'.LH'9'I4 lion ~ M
.HJuiious SiiS~l1 - IIc Il"e,nc -
leciiVe poilCE "H'CIi mas 50 l"hS oeeh
impose on me pe"P'e o. me country
anu IS an 1Ior' 10 "ii"s"'c us e.
LeCtS-
Inc reciprocity a3reelileht' Inc com
Illltee ASSERTS Cjtnhol "Iotu me CnlIe"
states people all thH hceued reilel from
uign prices.
Action on the agreelHent lhN"iNcs
the necessity OF furtn"r ana 'nlnme--
Ilate actlon IN removing q NUMBER OF
eutieS on imports from other countries
IN order that justice may pc done To
the great army or agricultural pro-
lucers VINO IN tie Cahadlah agreement
are 10 have all the alleged projection re-
moved from their products without a
corresponding or reciprocal removal OF
The protective duties most burdehSome
ON the commodities they. must purchase
necessary 10 sustain thetr lives ana IN
doSLrfes. ,
me report taxes IN aotali me citSSi-
iieu Iis1 ol a'tiCleS nSluuGu IN tlS iTtc
"St nnt. N@e"iutu9 go u!
pleLle1IS, ~ says tnelL I"'|nuLdElutS -
.uIi.'uleu 10y "u'CS "hu C",r,Dtma >t'.t4
,iaI hnse a'4H :" piS-Sn Lun5f ~, ="
49, prnoG@ 80" 800 800 60 a"0II1 ~,
,Uoa ~ ESQ -, 400 ~ IoIn "''' "
"'' -
Burden on the
Bagging and paling materials 'cs-
scntfal in the transportation Of agri-
cultural products, the report says, can
not receive benefits or protection IN
home markets and duties on them
have annoyed and burdened the farm
ers 10 add to the pronts OF eNactlhg
trusts and combinations.
Concerning hoops, bands OF ties OF
IRON n STEEL oarped wire Tor i"nclnS,
etc, the report says Inc hlSl dutleS
make the people depehueht upon the
giant steer industry WhiCl LOT years
nas SOLO produCts abroad l9WSI Inau ~
donestlc consumers ana 9eclaIGS that
PidciAs tleth on the hec rs a.
OILY ueldSeu "'ea9"ic u 1""'oS AZ"
eqHItS' a.. ruoa ,i,+ 90 oil
me PidciIS OH ~ ~ 10 20 81
IoinIs oa iea.net itpit 80. shoes b -"
SntnS' eossssS - 800 e.
mss anu nm'upun0S net 70 nnan"faC-
49, ~ ,nooss, rilI, 20 oerinnlturaI
'uIJ,o anu SrIS a9
P,gau 60 % % :. NS biIIooddi in die
- ~ ~ ~ iistinm of rrasb
Saaato 81 naa+ nrod,,ntg ssTba ayist-
10 go ny ~ 80 r,ant 80
-ms y, - T. assarted go Gov tba al
80, 80 49, ,inatiao 49,
dH,IsS ~ ho anaaoo
- hmth - 10 Ia saIIiny -
- xne,,it g. go onttal odaftior 20
49, hiah h 80 &c Si,,ing fra,, ,vhinb tho
~ hde e. -" = "'iNS " ~
il 10 arenad viii nlare the farmers In