The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-05
DEMOCRATS DETERMINED
TO EASE TARIFF BURDENS
Bryan Said 10 Have pfOnlIs cd
10 Support New Wool DIII
as An Improvement


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Washington. June 5--The next task
before the house Democrats IS an
easy one Il is the revision OF the
cotton schedule. As soon as the wool
schedule gets out of the house. which
hencefOrth will be but a mere formal.
ity Of speechmaking, the Democratic
members OF the ways and means
committee viii take up the cotton
textile schedule There is no hitcD
over this schedule II is merely q
matter OF agreeing 10 a lowering OF
tile excessive textile rates in man.
ner TO yield approximately the same
amount Of Beyenue as Is obtained IN.
der the present bill Representative
Clark Of Florida has not made prog
ress enough with his propaganda for
protective duty on raw cotton 10 eli.
fectiyelv inject the free raw material
question into the cotton schedule
problem
After the cotton schedulewhat?
Plan Steel Revision
Originally the Democrats thought
that it would be good thing to stop
with the cotton schedule. by be
time the house passes that BILL the
senate, under Republican control viii
/ have gig<n the country q demOnstra.
/ ton Of it's determination not 10 en-
| l.ghten the burdens Of the Payne
| Aldrich bill and further attempts a.
revising the tarim at this special ses-
| sion will be shown TO be useless,
4 Slnce the fierce struggle In commit.
ltee and caucus over wool which Il II
I feared may have caused a doubt 70
latsse whether the house leaders de-
sire to make an effective revision Of
the steel schedule many Democrats
now believe that this session Of Goa
gi ess should not be permitted to ad
icurn without the removals Of any
4 such doubt by the passage on the
part Of the house OF bin that VIII
I te thorough revision Of the stee
tariff.
Bio Reduction Demanded
The demand for steel schedule
| bin this session has been heightened
also by the disclosures OF the Stan
lley committee investigating the stee
'ltrlst. on The theory that II Will take
ain immediate ana effective tariff re
duction 10 prevent the gigantic stee
corporation from becoming SO power
pi that II cart mo longer be affeefei
Inv the tariff. InGeed there are sums
Democrats who are already OF tA'
belief that the steel corporation bat
the situation so well Ia hand that
new tariff will not tempt foreigner
fo compete with the steel trust 0l
American ground They place "a
steel trust In the same class With th'
shoe industry. that Is supposed 70 D
able 10 hold its own against th'
world without q protective taflff bii
\ snll clamors for high duties to max
their control Of the situation easle
ard more certain
Bryan's Attitude on Wool
In opposition TO these Democrat
there are many, including s0ine 0
the leaders who favor letting "a
steel schedule 20 over until the req
IuJar session 81 congress, d dlifeFene
~ opinion winch viii probably be e
subject 0f another caucus In eni
Injection with the action Of the Demt
cratic caucus In tndorsing the Uuae
ood bin on wool n Is learned toda
That william J Bryan has Telegraph
I led 10 the Democratic members of ~
! Rays aud means c0mflttee vino foaga
! ,or free WOOL that be Intends 20 snl
pfrt the Underwood bill ar ~ in
uroyement over the existing law, q
Ithat he viii urge the constituents
A thase Democrats Who ih4-At ior Y
tariff on wool to SHOW their congress
y men their disapuf0yal ot such