The sun., 1912-08-10
UNDERWOOD SURE FREE
list WILL DROP BEEF
"oHs" Leader Calls Passage Of
farmers Bill Best High
Price Remedy.
,niij. RfPl'BLICANS AGREE
\nimii Argentina Meat Though
ro"ror Than American.
WIGHT Lower cost.


o,.f h.ahor than ever before and no
.... ,,tt for any Ions continued relief.
,., mon here vino make the laws are
,.us serious consideration to the
las Tor months b,cn sounding an alarm
10 the American public against waste
nd la. been urging the American
e.gncr to conserve his resources.
sccrc,ai, Wilson, like the experts OF
nc .o-callod beef trust, has been pre-
di,,.ns .h,rc would he no relic. from
n, shortage of hoci except through I'M
pro,ed methods adopted by the farmers
themselves.
Loader | ndcrwood Of the House is
.onNden. that some help might be oh.
,alacd through putting beef and other
meats on tho free list.
i am not willing TO assert" said Mr.
ndcrwood 10 THE SuN corresponds Mt
'o.day. "that the placing OF food prod
..t,s on the free list would In all cases
materially affect the prices. 1t would.
however, prevent monopoly. II the So
,sNed farmers free list bill which we
,ent to the President at me last session
lad been signed it would have allowed
rec competition between the meats of
Nr-entina and those sold by the beef
rust.
There Is no question but that to-day
'he price If meat affects the price Of
,attlc aud tn" price of cattle H. fixed by
he great combinations which control
hc mat products Of the country. The sc
Combinations .i% the price of meat sc-
,,-dir- to tho demands Of the market
and III" necessities of the case.
'rh Tree list ill would have secure i
.ampetition in meat products. Ii would
lave opened the inarkct.e specially along
. Eastern seIboard. 10 competition In
neat PRODUCTS from Argentina. be.
.c'r ,h!s would have reduced the cost
4 nloa, products and hence the cost uf
Wing.
he farmers, free list bill to which
Mr. | Underwood referred sought 10 admit
l4r.n implements frse "a "A compensation
io me tI-inc: for the removal of duties
{ om food products. The Pre.ident [
vetoed the bill hecau.e he said il was
.oo,"lv drawn and hecaus. he asserted
II would bring no relief to tn. America II
con>rmer if we opened our markets 10
~. Canadian packers and miilers without
hating free access 10 the Canadian market
u.ef
10 attempts have teen made bv the
democrats 10 reintroGuce the farmers
iree list bill ~ this session. Now that
,oef Is mounting higher and higher tai.
l1a been revived Of Introducing "A bill
70 rCt meats on the free list There l.
'r lkehhood. however. that the Demo-
.tdtic Leaders will take this meas,ir Ir
Of, present teca,i-e. ior political reasons.
'reN would fe Obliged II give III. farmer
-6n"thing IN lower duties to plaCate
Am tor FREQ hee; The Democratic
"4Gier> say thcy have not attempted To
ra.- the free list bill again because tn.
President vetoed II once and would surely
'oui i tack If IT was laid before him
acsip
t.. an soma of The protsctionis,s in
t"uere~. acknowledged that The putting
~ meats on the free li7t might bring
,7op' = redu"i,on IN price-.
The -emoTal of tho duty on meat
-arI Eepresoni alive Mccall Of Massa-
'nrse't-, would probably haye ten
dencr 10 reduce the price IIorever
ono mlsht easily everest innate the prob.
anls ano'in' Of reduction IN view Of the
'ncr.aeo of Price thar in some instance:
'olioued tho removal Of material r.dirc,
IN of du,le- in the PAYNE Law and on.
cbt much moro easily overestimatc the
ioiuctlon that would get by the various
m'ddl@men ilnd reach thc ultimate con.
.im.r
i believe said Representative Love,
'' south tdrolna, tho ranking Demo
rra'Ic mcmhor ot the House Commit &c
on Ncrlril'ure, that the removal Of ths
dry ~ meat would stimulate import a.
TON This would result in sharper com
oo'r'on ,n our markets and tend natural ly
:" d"Nrc,5 prices. Just how such = de-
ehs. N The price of meats would follow
'n' femova Of 'h" duty l., however, a
ma 'or ot con lecl'ire."
oncre.,msu \nderson of Minnesota
'rogros i've Republican. who has given
good doal of study Ia this quest ion. said
" general Tong he meat sold IN
''', country ar"" nigh priced meats ON
t'l' arc. ral,od on high priced lands and
7lr'ur"d on hugh priced feed We raise
''o finest meat in 'h" world. II i, be-
r"od tho roach of many poor people in
"l country. The cattle of Argent ina
'nd N".l"o do not compare with ours in
rHnbY They do no' produce meat oi
% quality raised lntthis country.
" j., possible that the free admission
d lr'lon tnat j. not sold 10 any large ex-
."n' ~ rhi- country. II would probably
"i'n ur source of supply of meat of 4
,N'ap'r quality, what Is generally known
= 'npoN meat, that Is now sold in com
"a'"' I.oN -lnall quantities IN this co'in
u ihl- theory is correct then tho
h"' admission of meat would tend tc
.'lr' lnr cost of living"
HW'o m"'nb"rr of Congress are givin
'la''! thought IN the question of tha high
''-' nj Inlur the chances of an inVeSii-
-'' "u e iho so-cali"d beef trust by
~'"-> M the near future seems to be
-VHut away The House leaders have
TO. Fl'd .I,a' tho lower body Of Congress
.". I''' 'ruigh investigating until after
." Inc members of the House
'"ho'f' committee say. however, tha,
~" hH' 'TR- will eventually ~" inVes-
-'t"d ~ connection with the entire
'u'>i l"'l Of n" hIgh cost Of living, Many
''hh'"~ "' Congress- are opposed Ia IN
'" - IONS "hlle politics IL 80 strongly
80 az
'''f' ~"me prospect. however, OF
'''t' '9in"rv ut the Govcrnncni moving
''''' 10" present session IL over toward
N"''d'Id" investigation Of the high
'''' of living. President Taft recon-
''l"I VA u recent message that he b.
.''I'"i to appoint commissioners
''ond take up with other govern,
' p'r the question of AN intrrnai iona
'''' INTO this problem. As yet, how
.''r' '." Presidents recommendation
'' n"' .""u acted upon 10y Congress.
LOW GRADE BEEF A PLENTY.