Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-20
SLOAN AMONG LIST OF SPEAKERS
Underwood Will Try to Get Action
on Measure Today.
FREE LIST BILL UP
Underwood Reports on Measure for
Relief of Tillers of Soil.
TEN MILLION CUT FROM REVENUE
Agricultural Implements, Lumber,
Barb Wire, Meat Products,
Leather and shoes Placed
on Free List.

WASHINGTON, April l9-Former Speaker
Cannon. Representative Hubbard Of Iowa,
Hanna of North Dakota. Nelson OF wis
consin and Sloan Of Nebraska attacked
the Canadian reciprocity agreement in the
debate on the reciprocity bill In the house
today Some rapid speeches were
made by republicans In reply to democratic
and republican supporters Of that meas
ure headed by Representatives Underwood
and Mccall
Speaker Cannon discussed the fight in
the last national campaign over the free
print paper, bill. Mr. Sloan referred to
the house supporters OF the reciprocity
bill as "Tammany and Dixie combina-
ton against the welfare of the country.
The general Debate on the measure will
continue tomorrow, but Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means committee
will endeavor to get the bill before the
house under the five-minute rule before
adjournment.
Report on Free List.
The majority report of the ways and
means committee on the so-called farmers
free list bill. submitted to the house to the
house today by Chairman Underwood, is
a merger of democratic political argument
and analysis OF the proposed duty exemp-
tions.
The report shows that the bill would
reduce the tariff revenue S10,0l6, 49, based
on the importation for the last fiscal year,
an amount described as "inconsderable in
comparison with the great saving and ad-
yantages to our people with the additions
to the free list provided for"
Quoting President Tafts recent Cana
dian reciprocity speeches. the report seeks
IN hn iron h.
rninstration 10 convinced that protective
tariff rates are too high.
In several public addresses II SAYS.
he dhe presidenD has admitted that
tariff rates are too high, that such rates
have resulted In excessively high prices
felt especially In the Increased cost of liv-
ing which now bears heavily on our peo-
pie. and that they have not received the
long promised benefits OF domestic com
petition under high protective duties.'
ga Republican Confession"
Referring TO the presidents statement
that the republican party had modified it's
tariff policy SO as TO limit II for purposes
Of protection to the difference in cost OF
production here and abroad. with a rea-
sonable profit to the United States pro-
ducer the committee report says:
This is a confession as was the repub-
lican platform of 1908, that the theory Of
high protective duties as put forth by
the republican party has broken down
that combinations and trusts which prey
upon the people have been fostered by
the tariff, and that under high protective
tariff United States manufacturers have
forced unreasonable profits from the peo-
pie"
Again the report declares:
now before the house Is a recognition on
the part of the administration of the in
furious effects of the extreme protective
policy which has so long been imposed on
the country and is an effort to mitigate
its effects"
The reciprocity agreement, the committee
asserts, cannot afford the United States
all the needed relief from high prices.
Action on the agreement involves the ne
cessity OF further and immediate action in
removing a number of duties on imports
from other countries in order that Justice
may be done to the great army of agri-
cultural producers, who, in the Canadian
agreement, are to have all the alleged pro-
lection removed from their products with
out corresponding or reciprocal removal
of the protective duties most burdensome
on the commodities they must purchase
as necessary to sustain their lives and in
dustries"
Trusts Control Farm Tools.
The report takes up in detail the classi-
fled list of articles included in the free
list bill, Rsgarding agricultural imple-
ments. II says their msnufacture is con-
trolled by trusts and combinations that
have sold in foreign countries at lower
prices than at home. building up their
foreign trade from ts,S5s,l lu in 1880 to SIS
f14,oSs In 1910.
BsgEins and bafng materials. essential
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