Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-01-30
TARIFF REVISION !
FIGHT IS OPENED
REPUBLICANS ATTACKED BILL AS
Destructive TO LABOR
AND BUSINESS.
HOUSE CONSIDERS BILL
Leader Underwood Declares Steel In
dustry Does Not Need Protection
Debate Lasts Five
Hours,

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vision fight opened in the house when
consideration Of the metal tariff bill
was taken up as the first of the mea'
uures which the Democratic leaders
will attempt to force through congress.
Attacked by the Republican side as
. departure from Democratic pledges,
and as likely to be destructive to
American labor and industry, the bill
went through five hours of stormy de-
bate which will be resumed again.
Replying to charges that the Demo
Gratis had abandoned the farmer by
not putting agricultural machinery on
the free list in the bill. Chairman I'm.
dervood Of the ways and means com.
mittee retorted that it was not part
Of the metal schedules of the tariff.
No Protection Needed.
The iron and steel industry does
not need any protection he said.
we have put these rates Just as low
rs we can and still secure fair
amount of revenue for the support OF
the government. We are not attempt
Ing to protect the profits of the steel
manufacturers any more than we
would try to protect the profits of the
banker, the baker or the grocer"
Representative Dalzell of Pennsyl.
vania representing the Republican mi
nority on the ways and meann com.
mittee, demanded Of the Democrats
Why they had not first introduced the
wool revision bill. The metal shcedule
be said, was cut to the bone In the
Payne-Aldrich law Of 1909; while the
Democrats had declared that the wool
tariff was the most unreasonable OF
al in the tariff code Of the country"
Mr.. Dalzell paid his compliments to
another Democratic leader, Governor
Woodrow Wilson. He quoted an arti-
Gle Of Governor Wilson's which credit
I'd the ma jority members Of the ways
and means committee Of the house
with power to control the making Of
oil tariff bills and the determination
Of what amendments. if any, would
be permitted in consideration of the
bill. I
A crowded house listened for two
hours TO the opening speech by Repre-
sentative Palmer Of Pennsylvania.
who explained the bill on behalf OF
the majority members Of the ways
and means committee.
Mr.. Palmer said the measure would
stimulate competition, by permitting .
slight increase in imports Of metal
products, and would thereby some
Id
have any effect on wages, or upon
established industries in the United
States.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
said the placing of typewriters. limo
type machines, cash registers and 9TH
Or patented articles on the free list,
rs proposed in the bill, would result
In the removal Of American plants to
foreign soil where the goods could be
made cheaper. while the patents would
prevent any reduction in the selling
price In the American market. Repre-
sentative Palmer asserted there would
not be such an outcome.
The debate was limited to speeches
tor the bill by Representatives Palm
Of, Bartlett Georgia., and Under
wood. and speeches against It by Rep
resentative Dalzell. Crumpacker, I'm.
liana) and Austin. (Tennessee.)
Alaskan Legislation Promised.
To a'delegation representing cham
bers Of commerce in Seattle. San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Portland and Ever
1T, Wash, President Taft promised
20 send a message to congress calling
attention to the need Of Alaska legis-
lation.