Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-10
Chairman Of Ways and Means
Committee So Expresses Self
at Hearing Relative to Regu-
Iation Of Tariff Rates.
REDUCTION ASKED IN
EARTHENWARE DUTIES
Representatives Payne and
Longworth Take Issue with
NJ, S, Pitcairn Who Spoke
for New York importers,
ln, MarnIns Ian.naI seeeIaI I.sa.ea VIC.

(liy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington. Jan. a.-"t would like
90 see a competitive tariff an along
the lnc announced Chairman TN
dcrWoot Of the ways and means eom-
mittec. NJ the final hearing today on
the farthenwafa and glassware schtd-
ulc. Mr.. Underwood had been hear
ing arguments aimed at securing "A
lowering of the tariff OF so and 60
per cent to 80 and 80 per cent ad
valorem on China. earthonwarc. por-
celainc. stone and crockcry ware, in-
cludlng clock cases. statues stems,
mmps and host of similar articles
taxed az a higher rate Ia Section "a
ana 90 of Schedule Z. OF the Payne
Aldrich tariff law
1T looks 10 me- Mr Underwood
continued. "ns II schedule ~ and %
arc more competitive than most Of
the paragraphs We have 20 deal with.
"That j. my judgment subject 60
reservation II any Information Is
brought ont that might develop 20
the contrary.
NJ. 81 Pitcairn. Of New York. repre-
sentlng the importers. presented radi-
callN divergent views. His protest
against the eXerhllancV Of the preH-
crt tariff" on English and oihcr
carthcnWaro led tu shafp inter-
changes with Representatives Payne
and lnnaWorh Mi Pitcairn de-
clared that carihcnwnfc importations
steadily wore decreasing and cited
what he said were actual transactions,
which MIR. Payne attacked. saying
thar II the statements were true. the
importers would go ont ef business
in thirty days Mr. Pitcairn said thnt
II Mr. Payne douhted these state-
menis. he could produce the entries ih
the records Of the treasury depart
ment Mr.. Pasne answered thnt even
the treasury department could not
produce miracles"
Representative of The American
manufacturers urged retention Of
present rates. ]. J. Neenan. of cleVe-
land. representing m association oi
window glass workers. pleaded Tor
rejection og the present tariff. Tie
told of conditions among the foreign
window glass workers and said pro-
tcetion should he little more than
10 represent the difference In the
cost of labor as the wages 10 Anerl-
can workmcn still were too low Hc
pre missed that Il the tariff was made
sufficient to enable the workers to
maintain their organization they
would look after the ware question.
W. O. and G.. G. Gennert. Of New
York charged that photograph trust
exists in this country and that seven
cighths Of the business in every
branch Of that industry was con-
tiolled by the Eastman Kodak Com
pany He said putting cameras on
the free list would be "A benefit TO
everybody. Arthur sewcll. OF phlla-
dclphia. representing the Barber AS
phait Company, asked that the duty
on asphalt be removed.
G. NJ Well, representing the Ameli /
can Optical Company. said his indus
try was not ready 10 meet cOmpeii-
tion from abroad on fqual terms Hoi
told Of his company hnying dividends
or 100 per cent. Mr., Palmer suggest
ed those dividends were "a pretty
fair profit. and Mr.. lmlnes inquired
whether there werc other companies
having such "a struggle" The witness
said there were.
Charles l.. Casey, Of Cambridge O..
representing an carthcnwarc cun
panN. testified that foreign producers
We're undersclling Amcrican manu- I
facturcrs.
Tho committee VIII take MP tomuf (
row the metals schedule hearing rep- 7
resentatiyes Of The iron aud steel IN (
terests.