The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Senator Dixon On Wool

In the closing nOulS VI tHe uSOo'>
on the wool tariff, and before the
compromise was made in the Senate
in accepting the LaFollette measure
S enator Dixon Of Montana. paid his
RESPECTS to the Underwood bill in
which he said that it had been hastily
prepared. The Senator continuing
his remarks said that he was brought
up to know that the wooden manu-
fact urers must have sufficient pro-
lection to effect the cost of labor
here and i'm Europe, and he said that
it was without even hearing by
the House or Senate committees.
Nobody knows or dare prophesy its
effect on the wool industry in the
United States. But we all do know
that it has been written not from any
accurate information as to the con-
ditions affecting either the growing
of wool or the manufacture of wooden
goods. 1t is hardly less thana crime
tor this Senate to enact that bill into
law when we know that it has been
presented purely as political meas
ARE, intended solely for use in the
next presidential campaign.
In his opinion the report of the
Tariff Board. which is making awjde
investigation regarding the cost OF
growing and manufacturing wool
here and abroad, and which will be
ready for use in December, should be
before Congress before the wool tariff
matter is disposed of and in this res
pect he remarked that labor here is
paid twice, and, in most cases, three
times what it is paid in England,
France and Germany. We know
that it costs the woolgrower, paying
the wages that he does here, more
to produce wool on the ranges of
Montana than it does in the Argen-
tine or Australia
The general objections to Schedule
K were stated by Senator Dixon and
he pointed out the solutions of the
qualities of the present law saying:
I'VE would belle every promise
that we have made, prove false to
our political platform, and act not
as wise and conservative men' and
legislators if we do not await the re-
port of the Tariff Board three months
hence. For that reason shall vote
not only against the pending House
Underwood bill, but also against any
and all bills proposing to amend the
wool tariff at the present extra
session. Do away with the in
famous skirting clause Write the
tariff duties in plain, everyday En-
glish that the sheepman in the West
can understand the same as the
manufacturer can understand it.
Give us eight cents per pound duty
on woods of the first and second class
and four cents per pound on carpet
woods, as Mckinley wanted in 1890.
DO away with the false and UNI
warranted compensatory duty above
pays ON imported wool. Either do
hat or give us a duty Of twenty-five
cents per pound on the secured pro-
duct. There will be no subterluge
then. The woolman would know
exactly the measure OF his protects on
Many of our wool growers, who have
given the matter intelligent consid-
Grafton, have arrived at the con-
clusion that the secured basis is the
sound basis.
/ know that Mr.. Hagenbarth, of
Idaho: DR.. Mcclure, who is secre-
tary of the National Woolgrowers'
Associations: and A. K. Prescott,
president of the Montana Wool
growers, and many others are in
favor of the secured basis.
Give the woolgrowers a tariff of
that kind and | guarantee that with
in ten years time we will produce
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