New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-07
WOOL REPORT IN HOUSE
Republican Minority Riddles 'oe
Democratic PresentmenI.
PAYNE PRESENTS STATISTICS
Shown That Democratic ASSET
ton That Duty Is Needed
Is Unfounded.
from The Tribune Bureau

From Tho Tribune Bureau ,
Washington, June 6.-Reports from oou'
the majority and the minority 'nei'i''''
of the Ways and Means Comn'''ee o-'
the Underwood bill revising the "oone"
schedule were presented TO the House ~
day. and notice was given that tho ..''
VIII be called up tomorrow. Inc hi'ilo''''
report Kidding Democratic claims ana o.p-
recating the Democratic rush 10 IeFi'o
Schedule X without public hearings anu
without obtaining data from the ia' III
Board. covers only four sheets OF Epe-
written paper. 1t criticises the Dei'io'''''O
habit of '1egislating by caucus.
| Once more the Democrats allege that
revenue duty On wool is necessary because
Of depleted treasury. Representative
Payne. who presented the minority report
furnishes figures to show that this state
ment is unfounded. The Democratic re
vision" says the minority report is merely
q political pretext, since II is realized the
bill as drawn cannot pass the senate Inc
minority report reads in part
II is difficult TO understand on any
economic principle why this bill Is pressed
al this time. We have a Tariff Board at
an annual cost OF $4,000, when mas oeell
engaged for several months on an inVes>
tgatlon Of Schedule X, and we are as
| sured that the board will be ready 10 re-
port fully on December ! next. The wcol
| schedule is difficult and intricate and dl-
rectly involves the welfare and living OF
| more than half a million people changes
when made should be with the ereatest
care and study. and with all the intelligent
! aid We can muster.
Statement About Treasury False.
| The only reason or excuse for the exist
ence Of this bill is that given by the Demo-
cratic caucus In its resolution AS the eau
Gus seems to be the only body dong any
legislatng at this time. the action taken at
the time 1t put this bill upon its passage
must be taken is expressing the views OF
the majority. No amendment Will be al
lowed in the House The caucus is su-
| prone the House Is its weak echo
The statement as to the condition OF the
Treasury is absolutely false as proved by
| the Treasury's daily statement On May
81. the day before this caucus. there WAS
| lures for the past eleven months Of the
fiscal year which will end on June 20 OF
S. 81. el4 81. - -
one vear agc, on May 81. 1910, there was
a deficit for the like period OF eleven
months Of Sl3 275.llo 30.
The Treasury was not depleted, but was
better off by 500 5o2l Y on the date ate OF Inc
| gain has increased daily since, and Is no"
about S22.WD,co9 -..,-, u
| In the words OF the most distinguished
Democratic leader Let no DemoGrassl oh auI
vocate of a tax on wool masquerade Dehlnd
the pretence that he IL voting for revenue
tariff let him not add hypocrisy 10 the
| sin he commits against his party. 49,
| The bin is not drawn on lines LOT tn Z
| PRODUCTION OF revenue on raw WOOL; l.Ii
y duty Of % per cent on wool the duty on
| manufactured cloth is too low 70 ehan .
our manufacturers 70 p pay ,hs c 10Th The The
h I'M is much worse than the Wilson bill
Tor the weavers of cloth. Under that BIZ
the wool was free and the dutIes 81,
woollens greater. What WOOL came WouI,'
come as cloths under this bill. but me
| Mills here on most lines must soon cl2.e.
and the farmer. unable 10 iind a Hiaik IN, b.
for his wool. must destr ,,l,s ms hiyI demon.
| experience under tne N"S'h "'''
We do no, care 10 go into the many Or
iections TO this bill which we mlsht u r,S
Eor nureiv political reasons this cold,,
Hooded measure is brought forward. II
r. could become a law II would siaughter
tho sheep. as in 1894. and close the mills
much more universally.
Thr Democratic Report.
The report Of the Democratic members
Of the committee critlcises President Tart
the Republican party and the Tarin Board
Quoting President Taft's addresses after
the passage Of the Payne-Aldrich bill. IN
which he declared that the woollen
schedule Is indefensible and propose &c
say So" the report says
Had the President made these public ad adj
missions earlier. while the tariff or lgos
vas under consideration by Congress, MS
declarations would have been OF real ser,
vice TO the people and would have enabled
! them 10 protest against the betrayal ol
The public welfare 10 private greed. The
Presidents silence az that time and his
! approval of the act OF 1909 make IL I'M
! nossible for him TO evade his full snare
| fOr
which he now admits.
"The position of the Tariff Board APP
nears 10 be-" says the report that they
in conference with and under the sole con-
troll of the President. shall be the sole
Judges as 10 what part Of the data they
collact NAV be likely TO be of service fol
purposes Of legislation, and this situation
must be considered with reference TO the
viewpoint of the President concerning
tariff legislation.
II is therefore not impossible that there
may be some such delay in the communi-
cation 10 the Congress of statistical In
formation collected by the Tariff Board
concerning wool and woollen goods as
there has been in communicating 10 Con
gress or making public the data by the
Bureau Of Corporations concerning inves-
legations of the steel and other indus
tries"
II IS asserted that the average ad valo-
rem rate on manufactures of wool on the
imports and duties as estimated for 1912
would be 1855 per cent, as compared with
9010 Der cent under the schedule in 1910
and the average ad valorem equivalent Of
duties or raw wool 20 per cent. as com
pared with 4i.31 per cent in 1910.
All the Democratic members of the
, WAYS and Means Committee. With the ex
ception Of Francis Burton Harrison. OF
New York, signed the report.
SPECIAL, SESSION IN ILLINOIS