The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-07
REPUBLICANS Will FIT
ALL TARIFF REDUCTIONS

duties in and out of the American Pro-
tective Tariff League camped on the
trail of President Taft and constantly
urged him to veto the tariff bills pass
ed by Congress- They argued it would
be unwise to undertake to alter the
various schedules until the tariff
board had furnished data on which to
build an intelligent plan of tariff re-
vision. The American Protective
Tariff League with the standpat mem
bers of the Republican party, are get
ting ready to again sound the battle
cry against "tinkering with the tariff"
during this session.
A resolution passed by the Tariff
league and given to the public recent
~ declares against a "piece-meal" re-
vision. The document further argues
that intelligent adjustment of tariff
duties is a practical impossibility
when dealing with one schedule at
time, for the reason that each and ev-
cry schedule is more or less correlated
with some other schedule or sched-
ules.
Continuing,the League declares the
business of the country ought not to
be subjected to plumbers of piece-meal
tariff revision 1t is asserted that if
other revision must come it should be
in the shape of a general tariff meas
ure framed with proper regard for the
interdependence of producing inter
ests. An adjustment of rates and
schedules, it is further urged. should
be made as shall secure uniformity.
The resolution further recites that
if the country wants more tariff revis-
ion, and if it wants such revision to
be in the direction of free trade, the
country has the right and the power to
compel law enactment of this charac-
ter. It continues:
IF. on the contrary, the country
wants tariff that shall be adequately
protective of all forms of American
labor and industry the country will
get that kind of a tariff. In any case.
the country should decide this ques-
ton as whole, and not in chunks.
That is the only safe and sensible
way of settling the tariff question"
This declaration of the Protective
Tariff League indicates how the forces
are now drawn up for the impending
battle during this session of Congress, /
and has proved a great interest to the
lawmakers who will be called upon
to take part in the struggle.
The announcement further indicates
that strong pressure will be brought to |
bear on the President to veto any
tariff bills that reduce the schedules. |
1t was freely predicted at the time
President Taft vetoed the tariff bills /
sent to him during the special session |.
Of Congress and announced that he |
would recommend revision by SEIZED. |
lle based on facts presented by his
tariff board, that he would take SINH
ar stand at this Congress.
The action Of the Protective Lea
que and recent other developments |
make it apparent that this prediction |
is to materialize, and that the Presi- |
dent and the "old guard" Republicans |
will be lined up strongly in an effort |
to balk revision. They believe if they
can prevent piece-meal revision at the |
coming session they can defeat revis-
ion altogether. The Democratic house
IS opposed to general revision at this
time.
AS the situation now stands it will |
De a continuous struggle through the
session. The schedule revised plan is
IN on thrnuOb /