Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-03
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO SPLIT
OVER PLACING FREE RAW
WOOL ON FREE LIST.
FAvoRs IT,
POLITICIANS DO NOT
MIGHT Have . Destructive Effect on
Presidential Aspirations Of One OF
Party Lsaders-Now Brings in Revs'
nue. Of S22,oco,ooo AnnuaIIy-ovsr-
hauling of Schedules Certain.
rspecial Correspondence

[Special Correspondence
! Washington, May Sunless certain
members of the ways and means COM
mi,tee of the house are relieved from
pressure which is now being brought
! TO bear on them it is probable that
there will be a serious split on the
democratic Sue OF the committee.
! When the ways and means commit
(. tee was elected by the democratic
caucus it was the general understand
f, ing that when that committee brought
+; a revision OF the wooden schedule into
/ the house there would be a provision
! in the schedule putting raw wool on
the free list. Members of the COM
mittee themselves proceeded on that
assumption until they began to hear
! from select circle OF democratic
| leaders in the house. They heard, in
i effect, that it would be dangerous, po-
litically, to put wool on the free list;
that 1t might be embarrassing to the
! ambitions of a particular candidate FOR
the democratic presidential nomination.
and that the country would be satisfied
| with a compromise on the basis Of
very material reduction in the duty on
raw wool without actually putting it on
| the free list.
| Sentiment Overwhelming, But
| Members of the ways and means
committee VINO are determined to put
wool on the free list, Notwithstanding
the pressure from leading members OF
| their own party, have made a canvass
! of the democratic side of.the house with
a view to sounding out the sentiment
on raw wool. and they have discovered
that 80 per cent Of the majority mem
bers want free raw wool. NotWlth-
standing this overwhelming sentiment
on the dem ocratic side the free traders
| in raw wool are fearful OF the same
pressure being brought to bear on
members OF the house that Is now be-
| ing exerted on members OF the ways
and means.
Pay. $22oooooo In Duties.
M hers OF the ways and means
| committees who have demonstrated
| that they gro amenable to the influence
Of some Of tho leaders are now paving
the way for 4 moderate duty on raw
wool by announcing that q democratic
ihouse can not afford to sacrifice tho
| see, oe0. 900 derived from duties on raw
wool. This argument u being met by
1 the radical democrats on the commit
toe with the statement that while raw
wool produced . big revenue that por-
ton OF tho schedule dealing with the
lnanufa ctures Of wool would produce
a much greater amount Of revenue II
the prohibitive duties were reduced
down 20 a strictly revenue or competi-
tive basis.
| Row OF Fine Proportions.
| Unless the free raw wool men on the
committee are given an opportunity to
sv,t., "a
IN In accord with their ideas 1t II not
| improbable that there Will be a row Of
fne proportions and that the names OF
the men who are working for a compro-
misc will be made public during the
debate on the schedule. Several mem
bern of the committee are determined
that they shall not permit the presiden-
tial ambitions Of any man to Interfere
with the tariff program. 1t Is pointed
tout that with one exception the demo-
cratic ways and means committee have
always incorporated free raw wool in
their wooden schedules. Democratic
platforms have invariably called for
free raw wool, and opposition to that
proposition has always emanated from
the wool growing states which are
nearly always to be found In the re-
publican column In presidential cam
paigns.
! overhauIins is Certain.
| Whatever may be done in the matter
OF raw wool it is certain that the
method Of levying duties in both the
WOODEN and cotton schedules will be
entirely overhauled. Members Of the
WAYS and means committee are con-
WINGED that nearly all OF the jokers In
these two schedules and a very consid
cradle promotion Of the under-vallla-
TONS and frauds are made possible be-
cause Of the specific duties. Because
Of these conditions. which are especial
" Migrant in the Pavre-Aldrtch tarif
law, It is proposed to change the duties
from SPECIFIC to advalorem. By this
method II Is hoped to give the govern
ment the advantage instead Of permit.
ting the importer to have the advant-
age II there Is a difference Of
opinion among members Of the ways
and means committee regarding raw
wool, there Is practically mono II
connection with the percentage of re.
duction which should be made on thu
cotton and wooden schedules az q whole
, with change all along the limo from
|, specific to advslorem duties the con-
struction OF schedules will be compare.
, lively simple. The committee, in thu
, preparation Of these two schedules vii
! proceed with its work with view Il
, bringing the wooden schedule down t.
a duty which will average about q
!, per cent, while the cotton schedule will
be revised 80 that the average will II
, no circumstances be higher, on an av.
, erage than 20 per cent, with the pos.
! sibiiHy that the average may be low
cred to Is.
Hope 10 Reduce Cost.
In addition to raising q very much
, greater amount OF revenue that is now
, realized from the two schedules thu
ways and means committee by the re.
vision outlined above hopes to plac'
! cotton and wooden goods In the hands
: OF the American people at a much les,
! cost than exists today. It Is pointed
Tout that IN the care Of the woolel
> schedule the wooden manufacturer
D given fis raw material FREQ, will o
/. Inecessity be compelled 70 turn out I
4 jsmuct better class Of goods than can b,
B bought IN the american market toda,
ieif ne hopes 10 hold the market Asalns
ths foreign trade which Will be attract
j, 4 Cd 6y the reduction IN duties prop0set