Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-25
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REVISION IS
The Slogan
Holiday Season Does Not
Lessen Work Of the
Congressman
Leaders Will Make a Close
Study Of Findings Of
Tariff Board
(6y Associated Press.)
Robert N. McWade.

xVXh <AVVAu0s
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Although
the festive Christmas holidays are
with us, the leaders Of both great po-
litical parties i'm the senate and the
house of representatives are hard at
work ON new wool tariff measures,
which they hope to be able to intro
d1lce shortly after the recess. The
senate and house ways and means
committees are digging in, in an EMU
lous rivalry to beat each other in the
presentation of their bills and also
in the thoroughn sss of the various
provisions intended to deal with every
phase of the wool issue. Downward
revision is the word all along the line,
but the democracy and the insurgent
republicans seem to be more intent
on decided reductions.
It is believed by the cognoscenti
that the rates of the new bills will
not, however, differ very materially
except in form and the classifications
of the various products of woods i'm
ported into this country. It Is also
the Impression that while the aggres-
sive democrats are disposed to adhere
to ad valorems, their political antag-
omists in the lists are really divided
as to whether or not specific rates
or compound ad valorems as sue.
gested by President Taft shall be
adopted, and this difference OF opinion
crops up at a time when every effort
of the party leaders is being exsTted
for harmonious and Converted tariff
action. The democrats are acting
most sagaciously, and, in order that
all possibility of variance of opinion
may not develop itself in their party
lines on the floor of the house when
the measure Is up for debate, they
will submit the bill to the acid test Of
a party caucus, where it's each and
every provision will be logically and
thoroughly threshed out.
OF one thing, the nation can ibe we'll
assured. Both democrats and repub-
licans have about made up their
minds to make a close and compre-
hensive study of the reports and find
ings Of the tariff board. These data
are now in the hands Of the public
printer, and, no matter how big or
urgent the rush ORDER" the extraord-
inaryily large force of compositors
and linotype operators will not be
able to turn them out of the govern
ment printing Office for some days,
because of their extent and variety.
As at present prepared, they will fill
at least five bulky volumes and they
will give a most illuminating and edu.
cational history of wool growing, and
of all other matters connected either
directly or indirectly with that great
industry in all Of the civilized coun-
tries Of the world. The instructive
value Of this remarkable work is so
very large, and it's deductions so I'm
partially and equitably drawn that
for many years to come It will be
used by statesmen, scholars and edi-
tors all over the land as a source Of
reliable information. A copy Of it
should he in every newspaper office
and in every public and private H.
brary throughout the country, and
the farmers and wool growers who
wish to be properly posted on this
wool issue, question vital to the
interests Of the nation, would do we'll |
10 ask their congressman to frank it !
70 them as soon as practicable.