The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-06-29
SPEAKERrLARK !.
TALKS OF TARIFF
With Aid OF InsurDent Republicans
Democrats Plan a Systematic
Revision During All Summer
Session OF Congress.

Washington, June o. Predicting
an aII-sumn1er session and aeolar-
ing that the Democratic house in
tends TO stick i'm Washington until
the senate acts upon bills revising
various tariff schedules, Speaker
Champ CLARK today outlined the
tentative program OF the Democrats
The party proposes a revision of the
entire Payne tariff.
The speaker is hopeful that the
coalition between senate insurgents
and Democrats will hold together.
In this event, he forecasts remedial
tariff legislation that will be put
directly up to the president either
TO sign or veto.
Speaker Clark declared that the
public is not in the mood to ac-
cept excuses for a delay in revising
the tariff. The Republican plea
that the tariff board has not made
its report observed Mr.. Clark,
will not be received with patience
by the country"
The tariff board" said the
speaker. has been in existence
about Is months. So far as
congress is advised it has learend
nothing.
In view OF the recent develop
ments In the senate and coalition
between the insurgents and Demo-
Gratis there who want revision of
the tariff, in program of the house
will be as follows:
The house will mark time for
ten days or two weeks. Meanwhile,
work will progress or the cotton
schedule and it may be ready to lay
before the house within three
weeks With cotton out of the way
the committee may make better
time on some of the less involved
schedules in the Payne law.
I'VE are going TO shoot tariff
bills over TO the senate just as fast
as we frame them properly and
secure their passage in the house
The cotton schedule probably will
be followed with revision Of tho
sugar, iron, steel and other sec
tions of the payne-Aldrich law.
Representative Clayton has in
PRODUCED bill TO lower the duty on
sugar and TO strike out of the law
all reference TO No. i6 Dutch STAN
dard, the retention of which bene-
fits only the rcflners.
Il have seen reports that the |
president will veto all tariff legis-
lation enacted in advance of the re-
port OF The tariff board. We cannot
help that, il such proves TO be the |
case. We take the position that a |
general revision of the Payne law
is needed and that IL is demanded |
by the people. We would not be
justified in further delay and the
country is not inclined to make any
more excuses. The time for cx-
cuses has passed.
In the light OF the situation to-
day I see no prospect for an early
adjournment. AS for the house, IL
is willing to do its part, believe,
and win stay here all summer, If
necessary. in order TO give these
tariff matters attention.
Il hope that those who favor
tariff revision in, the senate will L
stick together"
What will be the attitude of the
house il the senate tacks the free
list bill and the wool schedule as
riders to the Canadian reciprocity
agreement" the speaker was asked
Il don't believe they will do any
such thing said Mr.. Clark which
indicates that the Democratic lead
er believes that reciprocity will
stand on its own. bottom and that
tariff bills, if, they are passed by /
both houses will be put up to the |
President on. their own merits.
Il can tell you what the house
will do with the Root amendment
If it is added to reciprocity" con- Il
tinued Speaker Clark. Is
I'VE viii turn the Root amend [
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