East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-15
CHAMBERLAIN STANDS
|TH0REG0NW 0OLMEM
DENIES THAT HE FAVORS
FREE LIST MEASURE
In Letter TO Secretary Smythc no
States That he Never mtimated That
He Favored the Removal of Duty
on Wool.


on Wool.
Washington, ID. c., May 15.-Sena-
tor Chamberlain, replying to mac
curate statements regarding his po-
sition on the wool tariff, writes to Dan
Smythe Of Pendleton, secretary of the
Oregon Wool Growers association:
81 am just in receipt of your favor
of 4th inst, enclosing Il letter ad-
dressed to you by r. f. Hynd, attach
ed to which Is a clipping from the
Oregonian in which it is stated: In
connection with the possible effort to
place wool on the free list, Senator
Chamberlain said he did not believe
such legislation would injure the bus
mess of the wool grower / have
never made any such a statement as
that attributed TO me by O~regonian's
Washington correspondent, and the
statement is in line with the purpose
Of the Oregonian to misrepresent
my attitude toward nearly all public
questions.
Never Sees Correspondent.
"You understand this without my
mentioning 1t to you. The correspon-
dent of the Oregonian here never
comes into my office for any purpose.
1t is upon rarest occasions that he
ever speaks to me with reference to
my attitude on public questions or
on measures introduced by me affect
ing oregon. He has never at any time
mentioned schedule X or any item in
1t to me or in my presence.
II wrote you the 18th ultimo stat
Ing frankly my opinion with refer
ence to this schedule. l have written
to other constituents the same way.
| / have never had any reason to change
my previously expressed views on the
subject. There is no question in the
minds of those who lave given the
matter attention that manufacturers
of woolens have been benefited more
by the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill than
the wool grower. and hat a reduction
of duty on woolens would not materi-
ally affect the price Of the raw ma
terial.
Manufacturers Enriched.
zone thing is certain that the wool
en- manufacturers have piled up mas
sive fortunes. while the wool grow
ers have scarcely been able to main
tain a status quo. 1t does not fol-
low from his view, which Is shared
by men of all parties, that those who
entertain 1t are favorable to modi-
fication OF duty on raw material with
out some concession on the part OF
the manufacturers. So far as l per-
sonally am concerned, | am opposed
to the removal of any part of the duty
on wool unless Clere should be a ma
terial reduction in the duty on wool
ems. Until this is accomplished. il
seems to me there should be nt
change in the duty on the raw ma
terial.
Always Been Position.
This has always been my position
in reference to the matter, l hold
/ that opinion still. / am inclined &c
believe that you entertain the same
views on this important subject. II
Is possible hat a bill will be intro
duced during this session to revis,
schedule X. There is a very great di'
versity of opinion among the demo
Gratis and republicans on the subject
| do not believe it will be possible tC
pass any bill removing entirely thu
, duty on the raw material nor even tC
reduce the duty in part unless there
IS a very material reduction of dut!
on manufactured articles.
an consideration of this schedule
and others, | assure you that 1t VII
be my purpose to do my whole dut.
as my conscience and best judgmen
dictates, uninfluenced by persona
consideration, striving at the sam
| time to square my action to the hes
interests of the people of my Owl
state.
Statements Are Denied.
"You can positively deny the state
ment that l have ever said at an
time or place, and to any person tina
favored the removal of duty on WOO
Aside from other considerations l
the present condition of national fl
nances, the duty is essential for pun
poses of revenue. If the time eve
comes when | shall favor free wool
+ will be when conditions have so ma
~terially changed With reference I
tariff legislation that the views of a
of us will undergo a decided chang
4 There is no question but that ther
has been a general demand through
4 out the whole country, not only for
4 reduction of the high rates of dut
imposed by schedule X. but by mar
y other schedules of the Payne-Aldric
: tariff bill. The difficulty in the wa
of accomplishing reform along thes
lines Is in the divergence of views {
men in all parties. 1t is this divers
ence which will make a reform
tariff legislation difficult, If not in
nossible of accomplishment at tn