The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-07
TAFT CRITICIZED
IN HOUSE REPORT.
His Attitude on Payne Aldrich
Tariff Bill Dis
cussed.
RAP FOR THE TARIFF BOARD
Underwood Wool Bill Submitted
BY Ways and Means
Committee.
RAP FOR THE TARIFF BOARD

Washington, June s.-Sharply crlti-
CLING President Taft, the Republican
party. and the tariff board. the report
on the Underwood wool bin was sub
mitted TO the House to-day by 1.-THE
democratic members of the Ways and
Neal, committee. Quoting President
Tatts addresses, after the passage Of
the Payne Aldrich bill. in which he
declared tile wooden schedule Is in.
defensible, and l propose to say So
the report says: NJ
ii Had the President made these pub-
lie admissions earlier; while the tariff
OF 1903 was under considera ton by
congress his declarations would have
been Of real service to the people, and
would have ena bled them TO protest
against the betrayal of the public
welfare to private greed
shares Responsibilities
The Presidents silence at that time
and his approval OF the act of 1909
makes 1t impossible for him TO evade
/ his fun charge of responsibility for
ne 1ailure OF revision which he now
admits II
The report deals at some length
with the attitude of the administration
In not communicating to Congress data
on the steel trust" and other indus
tries now being investigated, and the
failure OF the tariff board to communi.
Vate data on the WOODEN industry.
The position of the tarir board ap-
pears to be-" says the report. THAT
they. In conference with and under / he
sole control ofathe President. shall be
the sole Judges as to what part of
the data they collect may be likely to
be or service for purposes of legisla
tion; and this situation must be con :
sidered with reference TO the view
point OF the President concerning tariff
legislation.
Reasons Rack of Deiny.
1T is therefore not impossible that
there may be some such delay in the
communication to Tho Congress OF
statistical Information. collected BY
me tariff board concerning wool and
WOODEN goods. as there has been In
communicating to Congress or max
Ing public the data by the Bureau OF
Corporations concerning investigations
OF the steel and other Industries
The report maintains that any further
delay III the revision of the WOOL and
WOODEN schedule would be objection
apie TO the public In explaining the
determination Of ;he committee not "a
put raw wool OH the free list, but To
reduce the present duty 10 20 per cent
ad vaiorem, the committee insists, as
Tho Democratic caucus did, that the
duty is not to be construed as an
abandonment of any, Democrat c
policy"
THE present situation OF the treas
J ury, the report states. following a
long course of unwarranted extraya-
gance By the Republican party. and
the appropriation already made by
the sixty first Congress. which the
Democratic minority could not limit
require that the revenue from customs
duties In the immediate future be
maintained at npproxima tely tic total
of the fiscal year 1910.''
No reason for System.
The committee states that there is
| no sufficient reason for continuing the
complicated and Troublesome system
OF classification Of raw ,w6ols. char
actcrizing II az aa..great burden and
/ atlnoSancc To the customs service. anG
adding Ia the expense of FcollcctinS
duties of raw wnols.''
IT Is asserted that the average ad
Halorem rate on manufactures OF wool,
on tho imports and duties as csti-
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