Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-29

,oen7 TAFT, IN MESSAGE TO
i.,cpFss. ADVOCATES RE
o,c7loN OF DUTIES.
,qsOvLE K UNDER FIRE
foundation to Congress-, Chief
.i,s Indorses Conclusions
,,,ive5 at by the Recently
Created Tariff Board.

+" STItF"~
Created Tariff Board.
.,ingrop..-In transmitting to
.sss the report of the tariff board
o.bsdnIe K the president accom-
'1;. with he following message:
~. ~, senate and House of Representa-
o-rrai message to congress, De-
l- Isa 7 stated that under section
.,,. aot If August ), 1909, l had APP
rorif' board of three members
,narate with the state department
o5,,fristratiOn of the maximum
.' hmm? clause of that act, to make
N ," .... mr. encyclopedia Of the exist
a.ria ca as to render its terms intel
=, - the ordinary reader, and then
..,,igara Industrial conditions and
., of PRODUCTION at home and abroad.
low r. determining to what eX-
'yisrfrg t1riff rates actually exem-
T. The protective principle, viz: That
Il, choIIld be made adequate, and only
"a ,,ote IN eauaIize the difference in cost
S,oirction at home and abroad.
s,rtfar stated that I believed these in
.aTatfors would be of great value as a
~ I. f,r accurate legislation, and that I
.rIl from time to time recommend to
sr,ass the revision of certain sched-
in accordance with the findings Of
board.
The last session of the SiXty-first con-
t9 ri IF
Spri Of five members, of whom not
II 70 than three should be of the same
IhaqI marty. passed each house. but
ai If enactment because of slight diff
,rces on which agreement was not
ksred before adjournment. An appro-
ron act provided that the permanent
In hoard, if created by statute. should
o,t IN congress on schedule X in De-
her, 1911.
Presidential Appointments.
therefore, to carry out so far as lay
Hin my power the purposes Of this
for a permanent tariff board, I ap-
Mntel in March, 1911, a board of five,
n ing two members of such party affili-
IN as would have fulfilled the statu-
h requirements, and directed them to
Esr a report to me on schedule K of
tariff act in December of this year.
ms message of August II. 1911, ac-
HDanying the veto of the wool bill, 1
i b that in my Judgment, schedule K
\ bgId be revised and the rates reduced.
veto was based on the ground that,
e. the tariff board would make, in
embnr. a detailed report on wool and
b manufactures. with special refer
to the relation of the existing rates
duties to relative costs here and
bad public policy and a fair regard
The interests of the producers and the
&1utacturers on the one hand and of
consumers on the other demanded
i legislation should not be hastily en-
I'D in the absence of such information:
p was not myself possessed at that
b Of adequate knowledge of the facts
ceteFm.ne whether or not the proposed
was in accord with my pledge to
f7mt fair and reasonable protective
Y, that such legislation might prove
temporary and inflict upon a great
Gstry the evils of continued uncer-
bly,.
Advocates Reduction of Rates.
now herewith submit a report of the
III board on schedule X. The board is
aDmouS in its findings. On the basis
heSe findings | now recC mmend that
congress proceed to a consideration
MS schedule with a view to its revi-
and a general reduction Of its rates.
e report shows that the present
nod Of assessing the duty on raw
C.-thiS is, by the specific rate on the
4 ae pound j. g, uuscOur ed-Operates to
Gae woods of high shrinkage, in
"lS, 5ut fine quality from the
mean market and thereby lessons the
" OF woods available to the domestic
~'sevrer; that the dIty on unsecured
u So cents par pound is prohibitory
'te.ateS TO exclude the Importation
."aa, loW-priCed foreign woods of in
o' grades, which are nevertheless val
material for manufacturing and
!" cannot he imported in the grease
,.Sr OF their heavy ahrinkage. Such
~ Il imported might be used to dis
"' cheap substitutes now in use.
.~Ne the preceding paragraph a lit
'a'"'E take the instance of a hun
FUNDS OF ftrst-class wool imported
Ge present duty, which is II cents
t," mat would make the duty on
.-''lFed pounds $l. The mTchan-
S~I. oi the wool thus imported is
."'sh, of the wool of this hundred
I'D. "'ler securing. If the wool
'DS per cent. as some wool does,
q "s onty in such Il case would
~, 10 SlI on % pounds of secured
ms. OF course, would be prohibit
II the wool shr,nks only 80 per
would be Sl1 on 80 pounds of
,,, ~.1 'ntS IS near to the average of
H. 'D' odih OF woods that are imported
n. SFaiIa. which is the principal
U, Gu" imported wool.
determinations could be over
\, : assessing q duty in ad valorem
n, WI Ul$ method is open to the OBJ
. ,:. s'>, s"at It Increases admfnistra-
.-, -'''.1itleS and tends to decrease
|NrI through differentiation; and,
h.. mat as prices advance, the ad
y Ia ..'' I'M reases the duty per pound
H. ~'.e when the consumer most
! n3 c ,,sI ana the producer can best
n, S'@tloA. while if prices de-
T. -, V"lE Is decreased at the time
M. ~.s Consumer is least burdened by
s,,i,,, "ha The pro&ucer most needs
s ~s'o0d That Meets Difficulty.
& me, me- method of meeting the diff
s ,1A,nS the grease pound is 10 as
ns - specific duty on grease wool in
ia IL, -,S secured content. This obvi-
kssIr G-'st evi. Of the present system,
! SIM, I.e discrimination due to differ
+ d s .,-aasss, and thereby tends great
Is ,bs I' ~. the duty. The board re-
a la'' .ais method is feasible in prac-
s !, srr could he administered without
.7r [Eu., shows in detail the difficult
tssari,sf III attempting to state IN
oa a~s 'ssaS the cost of wool pro-
s.rs -.,' NE Sreat differences in cost
4 Is Of ~, 5,'Ierent regions and different
2s AZ Eoo' 1t IS found, however, that.
az, - varieties in account the aver
r. a.. u. production for the whole
cf-. clip IS higher than the cost in
eaat son ,g2,petiog country by an
''9"hat less than the present