The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-28
WOOL REVISION


permit such quantities OF imports as
viii effectively regulate domestic
prices such competition would be
an Important service TO the people. as
IL would encourage increased con-
sumption and production by making
more nearly normal the conditions OF
supply and demand The report OF
the Tarin Board. so far as Il admits
OF conclusions. shows that the rates
which meet the consumers needs
also sufficiently satisfy those OF the
producer"
After reviewing the Democratic at
tempt OF last year to secure revision
OF the wool schedule and the Presi.
dents veto. the committee quoted the
report on the original wool bill to the
enect that 1T would be trifing with
the people to give further considera,
ton to Republican counsels of more
delay in this matter"
No Protection Needed.
The committee discussed at length
the conditions relating TO the produc.
ton OF raw wool In this country and
abroad, and. after reviewing the three
classes OF wool as considered In the
report and in the Payne-Aldrich bill,
the committee says. In justification of
the bill placing a revenue duty OF 20
per cent on raw wool:
Class III wool needs no protection.
because IL is scarcely produced at all
in the United States.
Glass ii wool needs no protection.
because those OF our woods which
compete with It are produced at a
very low cost of production.
Glass l woods needs no protection
as indicated by the actual figures of
sales. AS shown by estimated cost
OF production the needed duty would
not exceed IL to 90 per cent. A duty
OF 25 per cent would be considerably
in excess OF the requirements of pro.
duction in the West that are indi-
Gated by the figures OF the Board:
while in the Ohio region the industry
Is partly at least. incidental to gen
eral farming and can not be consid-
cred on the competitive footing"
Every item in the wool schedule as
treated by the Tariff Board is ana
lied at length by the committee, such
as tops, noils, yarns. cloths, carpets,
etc. and the report submits that
there Is nothing to justify a change
from the rates proposed in the Under.
wood bill
Regulating clothing the report says:
The rate OF duty fixed in this bill
upon ready-made clothing was IS per
cent, which was the highest rate Civ.
en- upon any article provided for in
the bill. except carpets"
Minority Report.
Inviting the Democrats OF the
House to join them in passing the
Republican wool bill and make a
radical reduction now instead OF pre-
venting a reduction" the Republican
members OF the ways and means COM
mittee today submitted a report on
the minority bill introduced last week
which would reduce the wool duties
about 40 per cent. from the rates I'M
der the Payne-Aldrich bill.
The report submitted by Represent
alive Payne was signed by all the Re
publican members OF the committee.
Representatives Payne. Dalzell, Nc.
Call. Hill, Needham, Longworth and
Fordney.
The very able and complete re-
port of the tariff board on wool was
presented to the house on the 21st
OF December last" says the minority
4 ItpBIA. L ne uidJOllAS iutlnOciS vi
the committee have had il now for
three months. Upon the facts in the
report, Il seems they are not able to
make any changes in their wool bill
heretofore introduced. They have APP
parently settled down upon a convict.
ion that no amount OF information IL
of any avail In the formation of a
Democratic tariff bill for revenue
only"
The minority members declared
that they have framed and introduced
a wool bill based upon the tariff
boards report and have endeavored
20 adjust the rates in accordance with
the doctrine OF protection by pre-
scribing deuty equivalent TO the diff
ference In the cost OF production at
home and abroad as found by the
board.
In fixing the rate OF duty upon
wool" says the report we have
adopted the system OF a specie duty
per pound upon the clean content Of
(the woods. The tariff boards report
shows IN the most conclusive way
why an ad valorem ratee on wool
should not be adopted. The argu-
ment in brief Is. n the basic idea OF
the duty on woods Is 10 give the do
nestle grower permanent protection.
u should remain as uniformly effect
i've as possible under all changes Of
foreign conditions.
The Republicans assert that the
tariff boards report expiodes the hct-
ION In reference % the greater cffici
ency ~ the American labOrer In the
textile industries" and proves that
the labor cost per yard IN the United
States IN double that 81 the labor cost