The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-07
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confusion to the party TeSpoHsiuae'
Leader Underwood let the debate run
for a few minutes and then ne put
on the brakes. Free raw wool was
adopted by a viva voce vote, the ayes
drowning the feeble chorus of noes
that came from the minority side OF
the chamber.
Representative Mondell, of Wyom-
ing, who stands pat all the time de-
clared tina. no country could remain
great without a great wool industry
He had visions of soup houses and
thep eople clad in rags as result
of free raw wool Representative
Willis, Of Ohio. another Republican,
spoke in like vein. He tainted the
Democrats for change of front on this
proposition. He recalled that in Au-
gust. 1911, Leader Underwood. bid
ding defiance to w. j. Bryan, VINO
demanded that his party should IN
corporate a free wool provision In the
bill then under consideration. had
rallied the Remocrats against Bryan.
You refused to take orders from
the gentleman from Nebraska, then,
shouted, Mr.. Willis. Are you TAX
ing orders from him now?"
Mr.. Underwood grinned but held
his peace
For Moderate Rates.
Representative Payne urged the
adoption Of moderate rates on wool
embodied in a bill he had introduced
Thisw as patterned after the report
on the subject made by the TAFT
tariff board. Representative Sharp,
of Ohio Democrat offered an
amendment levying 20 per cent on
raw wool which was defeated. Re-
preventative Sharp protested against
free trade in wool. THE free wool
provision is the greatest achievement
of this measure" said Representative
Harrison, of New York. 1t spells the
doom of the system of protection in
the United States. 1t would be an
economic crime TO continue to force
the people of this country to pay tri-
butte to the wool industry.
Replying to Mr.. Mondell. the New
York member said: " He is not afraid
free wool will hurt the sheep in
dustry He is afraid 1t wont. He is
fearful the enforcement Of this pro-
vision will demonstrate the fallacy OF
his protection argument
Then the house moved on to an
other hobby--the tariff board. The
Republicans and Bull Moosers wanted
a provision put in the bill authorix-
ing the creation of tariff board.
They're att he tom toms on this pro-
position fer an hour or more but as
usual they were beaten. The pro-
posal to create a tariff board was not
considered oni IS merits. The presen-
tation of the amendment by Repre-
sentative Payne resulted In a point
OF order which was sustained by the
chair.
Another effort will be made by
Republicans and Bull Moosers to
force the adoption Of tariff board
amendment before the bill is passed,
bnt thu nencrrafS will haya mona nf
1t.
Consumer VIII Not Benefit.
NEW YORK, May 6.--Meat packers
and cattle breeders do not believe that
shiploads of chilled beef and frozen
mutton for South America and Aus
traiia will be available for United
States markets when the duty on meat
is removed Their opinion is unani-
nous that the consumer will not bene-
fit when meat Is transferred to the
free list and that the opening OF the
Panama canal will not affect the situa-
ton.
Meat. prices are governed by the
world supply and demand" said
George L. Mccarthy, secretary of the
American Meat Packers association,
to a reporter today. The question OF
tariffs has little to do with the matter.
Take the parallel case Of hides. The
duty was Is per cent ad yalorem, and
later 1t was removed. Now hides are
higher than ever in this country.
The countries from which beef
might be brought into the United
States are Canada. Mexico and Argen-
tina. Canada only raises enough for
her own consumption, Mexican beef
is VIGOROUSLY bad, SO this leaves
Argentina as the only probable source.
For the Argentina shippers It Is
question of the worlds markets. Eng
land is the largest importer and
London markets are uniformly higher
than those OF the United States, so
that the exporter from Argentina
would be foolish to market his product
In this country. I do not doubt that
some Argentina beef will be brought In
but not enough to affect the price.
| During the recent presidential cam
paign there was a great hue and cry
that American beef was being sold
cheaper in Tendon than in New York
The amount of beef exported from
the United States to London in q year
would hardly supply the New York
market for day. England uses
Argentina beef. and when American
beef Is quoted in London they mean
South American meat. Some Of this
shipped from Argentina by United
States packers who have already gain
ed foothold in South America.
Supply and Demand,
Argentina beef is of poorer quality
than United States beef and does not
command the price. 1t is not cornfed
and as yet they do not raise corn in
South America to feed the cattle"
When asked what, in his opinion.
caused the present high beef prices
In this country. Mr.. Mccarthy said: TT
IL entirely q question OF supply and
demand. The population of this coun-
try has increased nearly 10000 900 in
the last decade and the amount OF beef
raised has decreased. Naturally that
situation causes higher prices
Present day immigration into the
Unised- States makes just so many
more people to eat meat but does not
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