The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-30
REPORT OF BOARD
|. IS NEARLY READY
1t Will Be Submitted to Con
gress at Opening Of Session
in December.
START OF TARIFF FIGHT
Attitude OF Democratic Leaders
Has Not Yet Been
Determined.

Washington. d. c.. October 2a.--The
Tariff Boards much discussed report
on the WOODEN industry is to be trans
mitted TO Congress on the opening OF
! the next session In December, and the
boards report on cotton will follow
probahi? before January This. /,
has become known. is the admins tra-
ton program with relation 10 the biz
tariff hight that viii be wagcd by the
Democratic majority in the House anu
between the Democratic, Insursent kc-
publicam and Regular Republican forces
in the senate.
stan of fifteen clerks at the Cen
sus Buream is putting the finishing
touches upon the Tariff Boards WOODEN
report completion of the tables now
being prepared practically will termi.
nate the statistical work on the report
and IL is expected that II will b.
printed and placed in President Tatts
/ hands IN ample Time for transmission
to Congress soon after Speaker Clark 6
! eavel calls the frs; regular session
OF the sixty second Congress 10 orde,
on December 1.
An appropriation bill passed 10y Con.
gress for continuing the existence OF
| the board called for a report OH wool
frequently referred TO as Schedule *
of the tariff law-by December /. and
| every effort has been made to Insure
completion OF the figures by that date
President Tai, has declared that
schedule Is the most complicated
schedule in the existing turiT law AND
that many rates In it are too high. ex-
! ceeding any needed protection fer the
wool grower or manufacturer He has
contenaed repeatedly, however. that he
could not judge what reductions should
be made until nc had sufficient data AT
hand.
Within a fortnight the wheels OF tina
| tariff planning machinery of Congress
Will again be moving, with Democratic
Leader Underwood. chairman OF the
House Ways and Means Committee and
other Democratic members OF that COM
inittee laying out tentative plan for
the winters tariff program for ratin.
cation by the Democratic caucus when
Congress convenes. Clerks Of the com.
mittec have been engaged iii getting
tariff data together ever since Con.
gross adjourned last August.
So far as can be learned. no exhaust.
I've investigation has been made. with
the idea of specifically attacking the
Tarof Boards coming report, and Dem
ocratic leaders now in the city said
to-day that until the character OF that
report is known they cannot say
~hether they VIII assault or support
X.
President, Tafts position Is that he
is in favor of reduction OF the tariff
wherever 1t can be done and still give
living measure of protection to those
industries that need It," but that THE
tariff should not be changed and bus
iness disturbed except upon informa-
ton which sholl enable us to disturb
business least"
lie has declared that the failure of
the wool bill at the extra session should
not be regarded as taking away the
only chance for reduction by this Con-
gress.
Besides the high wool and cotton
schedules. a host of other provisions
of the tariff law. including proposals
to reduce the duties on steel and iron,
cotton. machinery. chemicals. recipro-
cal free admission OF bituminous coal
across the Canadian border. etc. will
figure in the coming tariff discussions.